boot up

arrancar, encender

Encender un ordenador y cargar sus programas básicos para que empiece a funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: Make a computer start working by turning it on and loading its basic software.

• Please boot up the computer.
• She booted up her laptop and checked her messages.
• Have you booted the machine up yet?

Cómo se usa: boot something up (I booted my laptop up before breakfast.)

Sinónimos: start, start up

Antónimos: shut down

Expresiones frecuentes: boot up something, boot up a computer, boot something up, boot up slowly

iniciar, abrir, reproducir

Abrir un programa informático o empezar a reproducir una película, una serie o una canción.

En inglés sencillo: Start a computer program or begin playing a film, show, or song.

• Boot up the game, please.
• She booted up her music app on the train.
• We booted up a film after dinner.

Cómo se usa: boot something up (Let’s boot the game up and play.)

Sinónimos: launch, start, play

Antónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: boot up something, boot up a game, boot something up

poner en marcha, fundar

Crear un negocio o iniciar otra actividad y hacer que funcione.

En inglés sencillo: Begin a business or another activity and get it working.

• They need money to boot up the business.
• We booted up the project with a small team.
• Can the company boot up without outside funding?

Cómo se usa: boot something up (They booted the business up with their own savings.)

Sinónimos: start, launch, set up

Expresiones frecuentes: boot up something, boot up a business