come up to

acercarse a

Acercarse a una persona o un lugar; también, aproximarse a una fecha o un momento.

En inglés sencillo: To move nearer to a person or place, or get closer to a particular time.

• A man came up to me.
• We are coming up to the end of term.
• She came up to the desk and asked for help.

Cómo se usa: come up to someone/something (A child came up to our table.)

Sinónimos: approach

Expresiones frecuentes: come up to someone, come up to midnight

estar a la altura de

Ser tan bueno como el nivel o el resultado que alguien esperaba.

En inglés sencillo: To be as good as the standard or result that someone expects.

• The service came up to our expectations.
• His work rarely comes up to the required standard.
• Did the hotel come up to your hopes?

Cómo se usa: come up to expectations/a standard (The meal did not come up to our expectations.)

Sinónimos: meet, match, measure up to

Antónimos: fall short of

Expresiones frecuentes: come up to expectations, come up to standard

llegar hasta

Llegar hasta una altura o un nivel determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To reach a particular level or height.

• The snow comes up to my knees.
• Her head came up to his shoulder.
• Does the water come up to your waist?

Cómo se usa: come up to something (The water came up to my knees.)

Sinónimos: reach

Expresiones frecuentes: come up to here, come up to something