fill up

llenar

Poner algo en un recipiente o espacio hasta que quede completamente lleno.

En inglés sencillo: To put enough of something into a container or space to make it completely full.

• Please fill up this bottle.
• She filled the bath up with warm water.
• Have you filled up all the boxes?

Cómo se usa: fill something up with something (Fill the bucket up with water.)

Sinónimos: fill

Antónimos: empty

Expresiones frecuentes: fill up a bottle, fill up the bath, fill up something

llenar el depósito, repostar

Poner combustible en un vehículo hasta llenar el depósito.

En inglés sencillo: To put fuel into a vehicle until its tank is full.

• We need to fill up.
• She filled up the car before the trip.
• Where can I fill up with petrol?

Cómo se usa: fill up with something (We filled up with diesel before leaving.)

Sinónimos: refuel

Expresiones frecuentes: fill up the car, fill up with petrol, fill up here

llenarse

Quedar completamente lleno de personas, cosas o líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To become completely full of people, things, or liquid.

• The room is filling up.
• The bucket filled up with rainwater overnight.
• Do the trains fill up this early every morning?

Cómo se usa: fill up with something (The hall filled up with visitors.)

Sinónimos: fill, become full

Antónimos: empty

Expresiones frecuentes: fill up quickly, fill up with people, fill up completely

llenar, saciar

Dar a alguien suficiente comida para que deje de tener hambre.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone enough food that they no longer feel hungry.

• This soup will fill you up.
• The large breakfast filled us up for hours.
• Did you fill up on bread before the meal?

Cómo se usa: fill someone up (A bowl of soup filled me up.); fill up on something (Do not fill up on snacks before dinner.)

Sinónimos: satisfy, sate

Expresiones frecuentes: fill someone up, fill up on bread, fill up the children

emocionarse, llenarse de lágrimas

Sentir una emoción fuerte que hace que los ojos se llenen de lágrimas.

En inglés sencillo: To get tears in your eyes because you feel strong emotion.

• She filled up during the speech.
• I started filling up when I saw my old school.
• He filled up as he spoke about his mother.

Sinónimos: tear up, choke up

Expresiones frecuentes: fill up suddenly, fill up with tears

fastidiar, molestar

Fastidiar a alguien criticándolo, burlándose de él o molestándolo una y otra vez.

En inglés sencillo: To annoy someone by repeatedly criticizing, teasing, or bothering them.

• Their teasing filled him up.
• She was filled up by his constant nagging.
• Those repeated complaints would fill anyone up.

Cómo se usa: fill someone up (His constant complaints filled her up.)

Sinónimos: annoy, irritate, pester

Expresiones frecuentes: fill someone up, fill up someone