change up

variar, cambiar

Hacer u organizar algo de otra manera para darle variedad.

En inglés sencillo: To do or arrange something differently to make it more varied.

• Let’s change up our routine.
• She changed things up by choosing a different route.
• How often do you change up your workouts?

Cómo se usa: change something up (Let’s change the menu up for summer.)

Sinónimos: vary, mix up, alter

Expresiones frecuentes: change up something, change up routines, change up workouts

subir de marcha

Pasar a una marcha más alta al conducir.

En inglés sencillo: To move to a higher gear while driving.

• Change up when the engine gets loud.
• He changed up into third as we left the village.
• Should I change up before reaching the hill?

Cómo se usa: change up into a gear (Change up into fourth when the road is clear.)

Sinónimos: shift up, upshift

Antónimos: change down

Expresiones frecuentes: change up, change up a gear

lanzar un cambio de velocidad

En béisbol, lanzar la pelota más despacio de lo que espera el bateador.

En inglés sencillo: In baseball, to throw the ball more slowly than the batter expects.

• The pitcher decided to change up.
• He changed up on the next batter and got a strike.
• Will she change up after that fastball?

Cómo se usa: change up on someone (The pitcher changed up on the batter after two fastballs.)

Sinónimos: throw a changeup

Expresiones frecuentes: change up, change up on someone

desconcertar, sorprender

Desconcertar a alguien cambiando de repente la forma de actuar que esperaba.

En inglés sencillo: To confuse someone by suddenly acting differently from what they expect.

• He changed up on me without warning.
• The player changed up on her rival and left her confused.
• Don’t change up on us halfway through the plan.

Cómo se usa: change up on someone (She changed up on her opponent with an unexpected move.)

Sinónimos: wrong-foot, confuse, surprise

Expresiones frecuentes: change up on someone, change up suddenly