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 [ˈkætʃ·əp] N

catchup → ketchup

See also ketchup

ketchup [ˈketʃ·əp] N

ketchup

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

poner al día [o al corriente] a alguien

Translations for catch-up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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nivelarse con alguien

to catch up with sb

dar alcance a alguien

to catch up with sb

emparejar con alguien

to catch up with sb

alcanzar

to catch up (with)

ve tirando, ya te alcanzaré

keep going, I'll catch up with you

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Attempts to catch up with new levels of professionalism by spending money failed.

en.wikipedia.org

As a result, traditional players in financial services are hurrying to catch up in the C2C space and build solutions tailored to millennials.

theconversation.com

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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Stage lighting still has to catch up to western standards, and does not reflect a photographer's approach to painting in colour and light, quite surprisingly.

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It's a time to catch up on lecture notes or assignments, to see old friends, or to simply veg out at home.

news.ubc.ca

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.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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.

socialistproject.ca

Their whole demeanour was genuinely indifferent to the hoo-ha they'd created, ensuring all the other try-hards and copycats were never going to catch up.

www.clashmusic.com

If you drop off easily, or catch up quickly, you can save the cost of a hotel by taking an overnight ferry or a couchette on a train.

www.telegraph.co.uk