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I.strike up VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv + o)

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2. strike up (start to play):

strike up tune

empezar a tocar

II.strike up VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

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strike up band:

strike up

empezar a tocar

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to strike up an acquaintance

entablar una relación

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I.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB trans

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II.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB intr

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1. strike (hit):

strike person:

golpear

strike person:

asestar un golpe

strike lightning:

caer

he collapsed as the bullet struck

se desplomó al ser alcanzado por la bala

he always strikes with deadly accuracy

sus golpes son siempre tremendamente certeros

lightning never strikes in the same place twice

los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of sth)

(estar) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky Brit

tener un golpe de suerte

2.1. strike (attack):

strike bombers/commandos:

atacar

strike snake/tiger:

atacar

strike snake/tiger:

caer sobre su presa

strike police:

intervenir

strike police:

actuar

he stood, sword in hand, poised to strike

esperaba, espada en mano, listo para atacar

Banks struck in the seventh minute SPORTS

Banks marcó en el séptimo minuto

to strike at sth/sb

atacar algo/a alguien

she struck at him with a knife

lo atacó con un cuchillo

3. strike (withdraw labor):

strike

hacer huelga

strike

declararse en huelga

strike

declararse en paro esp LatAm

they're threatening to strike

amenazan con ir a la huelga

they're threatening to strike

amenazan con hacer huelga

they're threatening to strike

amenazan con hacer un paro esp LatAm

to strike for higher pay

hacer huelga por reivindicaciones salariales

to strike for higher pay

hacer un paro por reivindicaciones salariales esp LatAm

they were striking in sympathy with the miners

estaban en or de huelga en solidaridad con los mineros

they were striking in sympathy with the miners

estaban en or de paro en solidaridad con los mineros esp LatAm

4.2. strike (penetrate):

strike sun/light:

penetrar

5. strike clock:

strike

dar la hora

two o'clock struck

dieron las dos

6. strike plant/seed:

strike

echar raíces

strike

arraigar

7. strike match:

strike

encenderse

strike

prender

8. strike fish:

strike

picar

III.strike [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] N

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1. strike (stoppage):

strike

huelga f

strike

paro m esp LatAm

to be on strike

estar en or de huelga

to be on strike

estar en or de paro esp LatAm

to call a strike

convocar una huelga

to come out or go (out) on strike

ir a la huelga

to come out or go (out) on strike

declararse en huelga

to come out or go (out) on strike

ir al paro esp LatAm

to come out or go (out) on strike

declararse en paro esp LatAm

to break a strike

boicotear una huelga

to break a strike

esquirolear pej

to break a strike

carnerear RioPl inf, pej

official/unofficial strike

huelga oficial/no oficial

official/unofficial strike

paro oficial/no oficial esp LatAm

general/selective strike

huelga general/parcial

general/selective strike

paro general/parcial esp LatAm

hunger strike

huelga de hambre

attr to take strike action

ir a la huelga

strike ballot or vote

votación f de huelga

strike fund

fondo m de resistencia

2. strike (find):

strike

descubrimiento m

a lucky strike inf

un golpe de suerte

3. strike (attack):

strike

ataque m

4.1. strike SPORTS (in bowling):

strike

pleno m

strike

chuza f Mex

strike off VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. strike off (delete):

strike off

tachar

2. strike off (disqualify) Brit:

strike off doctor/lawyer

prohibirle el ejercicio de la profesión a

3. strike off TYPO:

strike off copy

tirar

strike off copy

sacar

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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1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit

un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda

to go up and up

subir más y más

we went all the way up to the top

subimos hasta la cima

it looks a long way up

parece una subida larga

is there an easier way up?

¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?

we saw them on the way up

los vimos cuando subíamos

the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop

el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina

I'll give you a lift up

te llevo hasta arriba

from the waist/neck up

desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba

face up

boca arriba

put it right side up

ponlo con el derecho para arriba

up United! Brit

¡arriba el United!

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

I'll be up in a minute

subiré en un minuto

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

with the lid/blinds up

con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

3.2. up (out of bed):

they're not up yet

todavía no se han levantado

don't let me keep you up

no te quedes levantado por mí

we were up all night

pasamos la noche en vela

I'm glad to see her up and about again

me alegra verla recuperada

I've been up and about since five thirty

estoy en pie desde las cinco y media

I can't lie in bed, I have to be up and doing inf

no me puedo quedar en la cama, tengo que levantarme y ponerme en movimiento

5.2. up (at or to another place):

the path up to the house

el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend

voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

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

to go up to town

ir a la ciudad (or a Londres etc.)

I met her up in town yesterday

me la encontré ayer en la ciudad (or en Londres etc.)

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

to go up to/be up at Oxford

ir a estudiar/estar estudiando en Oxford

6.2. up (inflated):

up

inflado

7. up (going on) inf:

what's up with you?

¿a ti qué te pasa?

there's something up with the engine

al motor le pasa algo

what's up? (what's the matter?)

¿qué pasa?

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué hay? inf

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿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.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck N

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1. strike (military attack):

strike

ataque m

2. strike (withdrawal of labour):

strike

huelga f

3. strike (discovery):

strike

descubrimiento m

4. strike Am (in baseball):

strike

golpe m

5. strike Am LAW:

strike

fallo m de culpabilidad

II.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck VB trans

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3. strike (manufacture):

strike coin

acuñar

4. strike (seem):

strike

parecer

it strikes me that ...

se me ocurre que...

5. strike (impress):

strike

impresionar

6. strike (engender):

to strike fear into sb

infundir miedo a alguien

8. strike (adopt):

to strike an attitude

adoptar una actitud

9. strike (sound the time):

strike clock

marcar

the clock struck three

el reloj dio las tres

10. strike (remove):

strike flag

arriar

11. strike (delete):

strike

borrar

strike

tachar

III.strike [straɪk] struck Am: stricken, struck struck, struck VB intr

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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

strike N

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strike (in bowling) SPORTS

pleno m

strike N

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lightning strike (thunder)

impacto de un rayo m

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Both strike up a relationship with the owner's daughter. en.wikipedia.org

They strike up a relationship, because of each other's hatred of society. en.wikipedia.org

The two thus strike up an unlikely friendship as they realize that neither has anyone close with whom they can confide. en.wikipedia.org

When she finally meets him, the two strike up a friendship over chess. en.wikipedia.org

Embarrassed, they break off, but eventually succumb and strike up a relationship. en.wikipedia.org

He has the ability to strike up to 1000 times in a few seconds. en.wikipedia.org

From here strike up the hillside to reach the east ridge which leads to the summit. en.wikipedia.org

He helps her with the money and tries to strike up a conversation. en.wikipedia.org

The two strike up a romance and end up marrying. en.wikipedia.org

The two strike up a relationship that goes beyond their lovemaking, enjoying each other's conversation and intelligence. en.wikipedia.org

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I.strike up VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv + o)

1. strike up (begin):

2. strike up (start to play):

II.strike up VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

strike up band:

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I.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB trans

1.1. strike (hit):

1.2. strike (collide with, fall on) wall/tree:

2.1. strike (attack):

2.2. strike (afflict):

3.1. strike (cause to become):

3.2. strike (introduce):

4.1. strike (occur to):

4.2. strike (impress):

5.1. strike oil/gold/uranium:

5.2. strike trouble/obstacle:

6.1. strike match/light:

6.2. strike coin/medal:

7.1. strike MUS:

7.2. strike clock:

8. strike (enter into, arrive at):

9. strike (adopt):

10. strike (take down):

11. strike (delete):

12. strike (insert, plant):

II.strike <pt & pp struck> [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] VB intr

1. strike (hit):

2.1. strike (attack):

2.2. strike (happen suddenly):

3. strike (withdraw labor):

4.1. strike (move):

4.2. strike (penetrate):

5. strike clock:

6. strike plant/seed:

7. strike match:

8. strike fish:

III.strike [Am straɪk, Brit strʌɪk] N

1. strike (stoppage):

2. strike (find):

3. strike (attack):

4.1. strike SPORTS (in bowling):

4.2. strike SPORTS (in baseball):

See also strike off

strike off VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. strike off (delete):

2. strike off (disqualify) Brit:

3. strike off TYPO:

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):