bowl up

acercarse, presentarse

Acercarse a una persona o lugar, a menudo con confianza o sin avisar.

En inglés sencillo: To come towards a person or place, often confidently or without warning.

• He bowled up to my desk.
• A smiling woman bowled up and introduced herself.
• You can't just bowl up to the door and expect a welcome.

Cómo se usa: bowl up to someone/something (A stranger bowled up to me and asked for directions.)

Sinónimos: approach, come up, turn up

Antónimos: withdraw

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl up to someone, bowl up to reception

llegar en coche

Desplazarse o llegar en un vehículo, a menudo con rapidez o alegría.

En inglés sencillo: To travel or arrive in a vehicle, often quickly or cheerfully.

• She bowled up in a taxi.
• We bowled up the road on our bicycles.
• He bowled up to the gate in his new car.

Cómo se usa: bowl up in/on a vehicle (He bowled up in an old van.)

Sinónimos: drive up, roll up

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl up in something, bowl up the road

cargar una pipa

Llenar el pequeño recipiente de una pipa con tabaco u otra sustancia para fumar.

En inglés sencillo: To fill the small container of a smoking pipe with tobacco or another substance for smoking.

• He bowled up his pipe.
• She bowled up some tobacco before lighting the pipe.
• Have you bowled up the pipe yet?

Sinónimos: pack a pipe

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl up a pipe, bowl up some tobacco

hacer rodar hacia arriba

Hacer rodar o lanzar una pelota cuesta arriba o hacia un punto más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: To roll or send a ball up a slope or towards a place further along.

• He bowled the ball up the slope.
• Try to bowl up the ramp without hitting the sides.
• She bowled up the lane towards the waiting players.

Cómo se usa: bowl something up something (She bowled the ball up the gentle slope.)

Sinónimos: roll up

Expresiones frecuentes: bowl up a slope, bowl up the lane