run out

quedarse sin, agotar

Usar todo lo que se tiene de algo hasta que no quede nada.

En inglés sencillo: If you use all of something, you have none left.

• We have run out of bread.
• I ran out of money on holiday.
• What will we do if we run out of petrol?

Cómo se usa: run out of something (We ran out of milk yesterday.)

Sinónimos: use up, exhaust

Expresiones frecuentes: run out completely, run out again

agotarse, acabarse

Acabarse por completo una reserva de algo, sin que quede nada.

En inglés sencillo: If a supply is completely used, there is none left.

• Our food has run out.
• Time is running out, so please hurry.
• The fuel ran out before we reached the village.

Sinónimos: be used up, be exhausted

Expresiones frecuentes: run out soon, run out quickly

caducar, vencer

Llegar al momento en que algo deja de ser válido o de estar disponible.

En inglés sencillo: To reach the date or point when something is no longer valid or available.

• My contract runs out tomorrow.
• Her visa ran out last month.
• Will you renew the insurance before it runs out?

Sinónimos: expire, end

Expresiones frecuentes: run out soon, run out tomorrow

expulsar, echar

Obligar a alguien o algo a salir de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To force someone or something to leave a place.

• They ran him out of town.
• The angry crowd tried to run the officials out.
• Will the new prices run small shops out of business?

Cómo se usa: run someone out of somewhere (The villagers ran the thieves out of town.); run someone/something out (They threatened to run the newcomers out.)

Sinónimos: drive out, chase away, expel

Expresiones frecuentes: run out someone, run out intruders

prolongar una racha

Mantener una serie de resultados parecidos.

En inglés sencillo: To keep a series of similar results going.

• The team hoped to run out its streak.
• They ran out their series of wins through the final week.
• Can these players run out their winning streak for another month?

Cómo se usa: run out something (The players hoped to run out their winning streak.)

Sinónimos: continue, extend

Antónimos: end

Expresiones frecuentes: run out something, run out streaks

alargar

Hacer más larga una tela o una prenda de vestir.

En inglés sencillo: To make cloth or clothing longer.

• Can you run out these curtains?
• She ran out the skirt so it covered her knees.
• We need to run out the fabric to fit the taller window.

Cómo se usa: run out something (The tailor could run out the skirt by a few centimetres.)

Sinónimos: lengthen, extend, let down

Antónimos: shorten

Expresiones frecuentes: run out curtains, run out something