catch-up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for catch-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

catch-up [ˈkætʃˌəp, ˈkætʃəp] N

1. catch-up inf → ketchup

2. catch-up Am:

play catch-up (with team)

jugar para conseguir el empate

play catch-up (with player)

jugar para tratar de igualar a

See also ketchup

ketchup [Am ˈkɛtʃəp, Brit ˈkɛtʃəp, ˈkɛtʃʌp] N U

ketchup

salsa f de tomate

ketchup

ketchup m

ketchup

catsup m

I.catch up VB [Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -, Brit katʃ -] (v + adv) (draw level)

I missed three weeks' classes, and it was a struggle to catch up

perdí tres semanas de clase y me costó ponerme al día

we used to be market leaders, but now other countries are catching up

antes éramos los líderes del mercado pero ahora otros países nos están alcanzando

to catch up with/on sb/sth she had to catch up with or on the rest of the class/the work she'd missed

tuvo que ponerse al nivel del resto de la clase/al día con el trabajo

I've got a lot of work to catch up on

tengo que poner al día mucho trabajo atrasado

you go on ahead, I'll catch up with you later

ustedes vayan delante, que yo ya los alcanzo

all those late nights eventually caught up on or with me

todas esas trasnochadas finalmente pudieron más que yo

I called Sue to catch up with or on the latest gossip

llamé a Sue para ponerme al día con los últimos chismes or al tanto de los últimos chismes

I need to catch up on my sleep

tengo que recuperar el sueño perdido

II.catch up VB [Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -, Brit katʃ -] (v + o + adv)

catch up (draw level with) Brit:

catch up leader/group

alcanzar

III.catch up VB [Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -, Brit katʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (pick up)

catch up

recoger

IV.catch up VB [Am kætʃ, kɛtʃ -, Brit katʃ -] (trap, involve)

to be/get caught up in sth

estar/quedar enganchado/atrapado en algo

to be/get caught up in sth in excitement/enthusiasm

contagiarse de algo

I was completely caught up in my thoughts

estaba totalmente absorto or ensimismado en mis pensamientos

I got caught up in the traffic

me agarró el tráfico

I got caught up in the traffic

me cogió el tráfico esp Spain

she got caught up in the scandal

se vio envuelta en el escándalo

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this gives me an opportunity to catch up on or of catching up on my reading

esto me da la oportunidad de ponerme al día con la lectura

we slowed our pace to allow them to catch up

aflojamos el paso or aminoramos la marcha para que pudieran alcanzarnos

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tengo mucho trabajo retrasado

I have a lot of work to catch up on

dar caza a alg. (alcanzar)

to catch up with sb

alcanzar (llegar a la altura de)

to catch up with

a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca

at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up

alcanzar (en los estudios, en una tarea)

to catch up with

alcanzar (en estatura)

to catch up with

tengo mucho sueño atrasado

I have a lot of sleep to catch up on

emparejar con alg.

to catch up with sb

ponerse al día con algo (con el trabajo)

to catch up on sth

catch-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for catch-up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

catchup [ˈkætʃəp] N

catchup

ketchup m

I.catch up VB intr

to catch up with sb

alcanzar el nivel de alguien

to catch up with sth (make up lost time)

ponerse al corriente de algo

to catch up with sth (equal the standard)

igualarse a algo

II.catch up VB trans

to catch sb up Brit, Aus

alcanzar a alguien

catch up VB

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to catch sb up

encontrarse más tarde con alguien

catch up VB

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to be caught up in sth

estar absorto en algo

Translations for catch-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ponerse al día con algo

to catch up with sth

nivelarse con alguien

to catch up with sb

dar alcance a alguien

to catch up with sb

alcanzar

to catch up (with)

ve tirando, ya te alcanzaré

keep going, I'll catch up with you

emparejar con alguien

to catch up with sb

catch-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch up with sb

alcanzar el nivel de alguien

to catch up with sth (make up lost time)

ponerse al corriente de algo

to catch up with sth (equal the standard)

igualarse a algo

to catch sb up Brit, Aus

alcanzar a alguien

keep going, I'll catch up with you

ve tirando, ya te alcanzaré

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Occasionally, females initiate courtship by offering their hindquarters to the male and then running until he is able to catch up.

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Enabling viewers to catch up with what is latest in their favorite celebritys life, their latest films etc.

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However, over the longer term, decelerating sales trends will eventually catch up.

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It was a popular spot for politicians, businessman and local leaders to meet and catch up on the news.

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The general view is that science has been slower than other areas to embrace the web technology, but that it is beginning to catch up.

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They can be popular hangout spaces for families or a medium to call out to your neighbor to catch up with her.

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The prop man only just managed to catch up and grab the bridle and drag us both to a halt before we tipped over the edge.

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He rises above his humble beginnings to become a successful businessman, until his secrets catch up with him and combine with his inherent character flaws to bring him down.

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The remaining teenage heroes catch up to them and are invited to have shark steaks with them.

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One year after workers pass through the progression, they then catch up entirely to any other negotiated wage increases and cost-of-living allowance payments that have occurred in the interim.

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