wind up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wind up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wind up VB [Am waɪnd -, Brit wʌɪnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.wind up VB [Am waɪnd -, Brit wʌɪnd -] (v + o + adv)

III.wind up VB [Am waɪnd -, Brit wʌɪnd -] (v + adv)

Translations for wind up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] N

1. wind C or U METEO:

to get the wind up Brit inf
to get the wind up Brit inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
to raise the wind Brit dated

II.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] VB trans

I.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB trans

II.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB intr

III.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] N

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):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

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

See also come up to

wind up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Although many subject names are suggested, all calls wind up discussing the aforementioned situations.
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The pair often find ways to cause trouble and usually wind up assisting the antagonist.
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They eventually wind up in a strange mansion where the very concept of time is all over the place.
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The detectives eventually wind up romantically pursuing the women, who turn the tables on them.
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Whether this was in appreciation of his batting or an attempt to wind up the bowling side is open to interpretation.
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His vehicle, the suspects' car, and much of the city all wind up demolished, but no lives are lost.
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This humour is known to wind up some officers, although others enjoy his input.
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As the aliens return to their planet, the two humans find themselves attracted to each other, and wind up engaging in reproductive activities after all.
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Studying together late one night, they wind up sleeping together.
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The allegory is drawn to the group of young men who arrive on the desert island in harmony, and wind up in homicidal disarray.
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