buck up

anímate

Se dice para animar a alguien a sentirse mejor o tener más valor.

En inglés sencillo: Used to tell someone to feel happier or braver.

• Buck up! You can do this.
• Buck up, Sam! Tomorrow will be better.
• Come on, buck up! There is still hope.

Sinónimos: cheer up, take heart

Expresiones frecuentes: buck up now, buck up everyone

animarse, cobrar ánimo

Sentirse más animado o valiente y preparado para afrontar algo.

En inglés sencillo: To become happier or braver and feel ready to deal with something.

• I need to buck up.
• He bucked up after hearing the good news.
• She bucked up and faced the difficult conversation.

Sinónimos: cheer up, take heart, rally

Expresiones frecuentes: buck up again, buck up a little

animar, alentar

Ayudar a alguien a sentirse más alegre, valiente o esperanzado.

En inglés sencillo: To help someone feel happier, braver, or more hopeful.

• Your visit bucked me up.
• She tried to buck up the team before the match.
• Will some good news buck him up?

Cómo se usa: buck someone up (A friendly message bucked me up.)

Sinónimos: cheer up, encourage, hearten

Antónimos: discourage

Expresiones frecuentes: buck someone up, buck up someone

espabilar, mejorar

Esforzarse más para trabajar o comportarse mejor.

En inglés sencillo: To make more effort and improve how you work or behave.

• You need to buck up.
• He bucked up and started finishing his homework.
• The manager told us to buck up our ideas.

Sinónimos: improve, shape up

Expresiones frecuentes: buck up your ideas, buck up at school

remitir a un superior

Pasar un problema o una decisión a alguien con más autoridad para que se encargue.

En inglés sencillo: To send a problem or decision to someone with more authority to deal with.

• We bucked the problem up.
• She bucked the complaint up to her supervisor.
• Why are you bucking every decision up to management?

Cómo se usa: buck something up to someone (They bucked the decision up to the director.)

Sinónimos: refer upward, escalate

Expresiones frecuentes: buck up something, buck up a complaint

golpear, pelear con

Golpear a alguien o pelearse con esa persona.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or fight them.

• He threatened to buck me up.
• They bucked him up outside the bar.
• The bully wanted to buck up anyone who challenged him.

Sinónimos: hit, fight, beat up

Expresiones frecuentes: buck up someone, buck someone up