run up

acercarse corriendo

Acercarse a alguien o algo corriendo.

En inglés sencillo: To move quickly on foot towards someone or something.

• A dog ran up to me.
• The children run up to the gate every morning.
• She ran up and hugged her brother.

Cómo se usa: run up to someone/something (A little boy ran up to the bus.)

Sinónimos: rush up

Expresiones frecuentes: run up to someone, run up to something

acumular deudas

Generar una factura o deuda grande al gastar o consumir cada vez más.

En inglés sencillo: To create a large bill or debt by spending or using more and more.

• He ran up a huge bill.
• They run up debts buying things they cannot afford.
• Have you run up more charges on my card?

Cómo se usa: run up a bill/debt (We ran up a large hotel bill.)

Sinónimos: accumulate, rack up

Antónimos: pay off

Expresiones frecuentes: run up debts, run up a bill

confeccionar rápidamente

Hacer algo rápidamente, especialmente cosiéndolo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something quickly, especially by sewing.

• I can run up some curtains.
• She ran up a dress for the party.
• Could you run me up a simple costume?

Cómo se usa: run something up (I ran the curtains up before lunch.); run someone up something (She ran him up a costume.)

Sinónimos: make quickly, whip up

Expresiones frecuentes: run up something, run up curtains

izar

Subir una bandera hasta lo alto de un mástil.

En inglés sencillo: To pull a flag to the top of a pole.

• They ran up a flag.
• The sailors run up the national flag every morning.
• Run it up before the guests arrive.

Cómo se usa: run something up (The crew ran the flag up.)

Sinónimos: raise, hoist

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: run up a flag, run up something

acercarse a

Acercarse en el tiempo a un evento o una fecha.

En inglés sencillo: To move closer in time to an event or date.

• Sales increase as we run up to Christmas.
• The parties held rallies as they ran up to the election.
• Security will tighten as we run up to the festival.

Cómo se usa: run up to an event (Shops get busy as we run up to Christmas.)

Sinónimos: approach

Expresiones frecuentes: run up to Christmas, run up to something

subir, aumentar

Aumentar en cantidad o valor.

En inglés sencillo: To become larger in amount or value.

• Prices ran up sharply last month.
• The total cost can run up quickly.
• Share values ran up before the announcement.

Sinónimos: rise, increase

Antónimos: fall, decrease

Expresiones frecuentes: run up sharply, run up quickly