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chat up VB [Am tʃæt -, Brit tʃat -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

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chat-up line [ˈtʃatʌp ˌlʌɪn] N

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chat-up line

frase f para entrarle a alguien

Translations for chat up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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I.chat [Am tʃæt, Brit tʃat] N

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chat

charla f

chat

conversación f esp LatAm

chat

plática f AmC Mex

to have a chat with sb

charlar or hablar con alguien

to have a chat with sb

conversar con alguien esp LatAm

to have a chat with sb

platicar con alguien AmC Mex

it's time we had a serious chat

es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I'll have a chat with him about his behavior

hablaré con él or le hablaré sobre su comportamiento

II.chat <pres part chatting; pt, pp chatted> [Am tʃæt, Brit tʃat] VB intr

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1. chat (talk):

chat

charlar

chat

hablar

chat

conversar esp LatAm

chat

platicar AmC Mex

to chat to or with sb

charlar or hablar con alguien

to chat to or with sb

conversar con alguien esp LatAm

to chat to or with sb

platicar con alguien AmC Mex

2. chat (on Internet):

chat

chatear

to chat to or with sb

chatear con alguien

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

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¿qué onda? LatAm sl

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué hubo? And Mex Ven inf

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿quiubo? Chil Mex inf

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

the game was tied 15 up

empataron 15 a 15

10. up (under consideration):

she will be up before the board/judge

comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

her case will be up before the board/judge

su caso se verá en la junta/lo verá el juez

11. up (in cards):

two pairs, aces up

doble pareja: de ases y jotas (or reyes etc.)

12.1. up (next to):

up

contra

13.2. up (back and forth):

up

de arriba abajo

13.3. up (of mood):

she's been rather up and down

ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14. up:

there are five nominees up for treasurer

hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

she is up for trial next month

será procesada el mes que viene

she is up for trial next month inf (to be ready for)

apuntarse

I'm up for just about anything

me apunto a casi todo

I'm up for just about anything

soy pierna para casi todo RioPl inf

I'm up for just about anything

voy a casi todas las paradas Chil inf

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

up

hasta

up to 20 days/twice as big

hasta 20 días/el doble de grande

17.3. up (equal to):

it isn't up to the standard we have come to expect of you

no es del alto nivel al que nos tienes acostumbrados

17.4. up (capable of):

she's not up to the job

no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo

she's not up to the job

no puede con el trabajo inf

I don't feel I'm up to taking over the business

no me siento capaz de hacerme cargo del negocio

do you feel up to going out?

¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

I'm not up to much nowadays

ya no estoy para muchos trotes inf

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía no es gran cosa inf

17.5. up (depending on):

that's entirely up to you

eso, como tú quieras

if it were up to me, they'd all be fired

si dependiera de mí or si por mí fuera, los echaba a todos

how you go about it is up to you

cómo lo hagas es cosa tuya or asunto tuyo

it's up to them to make the next move

les corresponde or les toca a ellos dar el próximo paso

it's not up to me to decide

no me corresponde a mí decidir

it's not up to me to decide

no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

the choice of color was left up to me

la elección del color quedó a mi criterio or a criterio mío

the choice of color was left up to me

dejaron que yo eligiera el color

Phrases:

to be up to sth inf, I wonder what she's up to in there

me pregunto qué estará haciendo allí metida

they're up to their usual tricks

están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something (planning)

estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos

I'm sure they're up to something (doing)

estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc.) están haciendo

she's up to no good

no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately?

¿en qué has andado últimamente?

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos chicos

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos pequeños Spain

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

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1.1. up (in upward direction):

to go up the stairs/hill

subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney

escondió el dinero en la chimenea

he kept running up and down the stairs

subía y bajaba la escalera corriendo

up yours! vulg sl

¡vete a la mierda! vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡ándate a la mierda! Chil Col vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡andá a la mierda! RioPl vulg sl

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

he's gone up the shop

ha ido a la tienda

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

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1.1. up attr (going upward):

the up escalator

la escalera mecánica para subir

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

the up train

el tren para Londres

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

I feel really up at the moment

me siento como en las nubes

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

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V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

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VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

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on the up Brit

en aumento

la violencia relacionada con armas de fuego está en aumento

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de buena ley

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de fiar

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

estar en alza

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

marchar or ir cada vez mejor

ups and downs

vicisitudes fpl

life's little ups and downs

las vicisitudes de la vida

their business/marriage has had its ups and downs

su negocio/matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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1. come up to (reach as far as):

come up to

llegar a

come up to

llegar hasta

the water came up to my chest

el agua me llegaba al pecho

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I.chat [tʃæt] -tt- N

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1. chat:

chat

charla f

2. chat no pl (gossip):

chat

parloteo m

II.chat [tʃæt] -tt- VB intr

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1. chat (informally):

chat

charlar

chat

versar AmC

2. chat (animatedly):

to chat away

estar de cháchara

3. chat (idly):

chat

hablar sin ton ni son

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADV

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1. up (movement):

(hacia) arriba

ponerse de pie/levantarse

to go up

ir hacia arriba

to throw sth up

lanzar algo hacia arriba

(stand) up!

on the way up

2. up (to another point):

up in Dublin

allá en Dublín

to go up to Scotland

irse a Escocia

6. up (limit):

up to now

when 5 hours were up

cuando pasaron 5 horas

from the age of 18 up

a partir de los 18 años (de edad)

to have it up to one's ears (with sth) fig

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo)

7. up (responsibility of):

it's up to you

tú decides

it's up to me to decide

me toca a mí decidir

8. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

ir ganando por 2 goles

9. up COMPUT, TECH:

up

en función

II.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- PREP

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1. up (at top of):

up

encima de

to climb up a tree

subir arriba de un árbol

3. up (along):

to go up the street

ir por la calle

III.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- N

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IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB intr inf

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to up and +infin

ponerse de repente a +infin

V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

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up

subir

VI.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADJ

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2. up (under repair):

up road

abierto, -a

3. up (healthy):

up

bien

to be up and about [or around]

estar en buena forma

chat VB

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chat intr INTERNET

chatear

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English

I once had to chat up a mop, with a first-teamer providing the voice of a hard-to-pull female. www.fourfourtwo.com

Chocolate never tries to chat up your best friend. www.irishcentral.com

If a raker noticed a customer looking at radical literature, he might chat up the store owner and see what he could learn. www.huffingtonpost.com

Now, thanks to technology, publishers are creating new ways to chat up readers -- and convince them to buy a book. www.crikey.com.au

We're trying to chat up the young chicks. www.boiseweekly.com

We had a long and diverse chat up and down the mountain. blogs.abc.net.au

We chat up locals who walk up every day with their pets, unmindful of the constant rain. www.thehindu.com

The smitten actor had no interest in returning their affections, however, leaving his friends to chat up the ladies instead. www.herald.ie

Perhaps more brand owners need to chat up that supermodel in the corner. marketing.ie

Rick instead decides to obsessively follow the girl he was trying to chat up despite being rejected. en.wikipedia.org

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Translations for chat up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chat up VB [Am tʃæt -, Brit tʃat -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

chat-up line [ˈtʃatʌp ˌlʌɪn] N

Translations for chat up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for chat up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chat [Am tʃæt, Brit tʃat] N

II.chat <pres part chatting; pt, pp chatted> [Am tʃæt, Brit tʃat] VB intr

1. chat (talk):

2. chat (on Internet):

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (upstairs):

2.1. up (of position):

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

2.4. up (removed):

3.1. up (upright):

3.2. up (out of bed):

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

5.1. up (in or toward north):

5.2. up (at or to another place):

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp Brit :

5.4. up (at or to university) esp Brit :

6.1. up (in position, erected):

6.2. up (inflated):

7. up (going on) inf:

8. up (finished):

9.1. up SPORTS (ahead in competition):

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

10. up (under consideration):

11. up (in cards):

12.1. up (next to):

12.2. up (confronted by):

13.1. up (vertically):

13.2. up (back and forth):

13.3. up (of mood):

14. up:

15. up:

16. up:

17.1. up (as far as):

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

17.3. up (equal to):

17.4. up (capable of):

17.5. up (depending on):

Phrases:

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (at higher level):

1.3. up (on scale):

2.1. up (along):

2.2. up (further along):

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

1.1. up attr (going upward):

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

See also come up to

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. come up to (reach as far as):

2. come up to (attain):

3. come up to (be nearly):

chat up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chat up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for chat up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chat [tʃæt] -tt- N

1. chat:

2. chat no pl (gossip):

II.chat [tʃæt] -tt- VB intr

1. chat (informally):

2. chat (animatedly):

3. chat (idly):

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADV

1. up (movement):

2. up (to another point):

3. up (more volume or intensity):