catch up

aggiornarsi, scambiarsi notizie

Scoprire le ultime novità, spesso parlando con qualcuno che non si vede da un po’.

In inglese semplice: You learn what has happened recently, often by talking to someone you have not seen for a while.

• Let’s catch up over lunch.
• We caught up on family news yesterday.
• Have you caught up with Sam since he returned?

Come si usa: catch up with someone (I caught up with an old friend yesterday.); catch up on something (Let’s catch up on the latest news.)

Sinonimi: get up to date

Espressioni comuni: catch up with someone, catch up on news, catch up over coffee

raggiungere, recuperare

Arrivare a chi è più avanti o raggiungere lo stesso livello di progresso degli altri.

In inglese semplice: You reach someone ahead of you or reach the same level of progress as others.

• Wait! I need to catch up.
• He caught up with the other runners.
• After missing a month of school, she worked hard to catch up.

Come si usa: catch up with/to someone/something (She ran faster to catch up with her brother.)

Sinonimi: draw level, get level

Contrari: fall behind

Espressioni comuni: catch up with someone, catch up to someone

coinvolgere, lasciarsi coinvolgere

Trovarsi profondamente coinvolti in una situazione, spesso senza volerlo.

In inglese semplice: Someone becomes deeply involved in a situation, often without meaning to.

• She got caught up in the excitement.
• Innocent people were caught up in the fighting.
• Don’t get caught up in office gossip.

Come si usa: be/get caught up in something (He got caught up in an argument.); catch someone up in something (The excitement caught us up in the celebrations.)

Sinonimi: involve, embroil

Espressioni comuni: catch up someone, catch up the crowd

aggiornare, informare

Raccontare a qualcuno le ultime novità o spiegargli ciò che si è perso.

In inglese semplice: You tell someone the latest news or explain what they have missed.

• Please catch me up on the news.
• Her manager caught her up on the changes.
• I’ll catch you up after lunch.

Come si usa: catch someone up on something (Can you catch me up on yesterday’s meeting?)

Sinonimi: update, fill in, brief

Espressioni comuni: catch someone up, catch the team up

aggrovigliare, impigliarsi

Qualcosa si aggroviglia con un’altra cosa o vi rimane impigliato.

In inglese semplice: Something becomes twisted together with, or trapped in, another thing.

• The net caught up several loose ropes.
• My hair got caught up in the branches.
• The two cables had become caught up with each other.

Come si usa: be/get caught up in something (Her scarf got caught up in the wheel.); be/get caught up with something (The cable is caught up with the other wires.)

Sinonimi: entangle, tangle up

Contrari: untangle

Espressioni comuni: catch up something, catch up the wires

afferrare, sollevare

Prendere o sollevare qualcosa rapidamente, spesso con un movimento improvviso.

In inglese semplice: You quickly pick something up, often with a sudden movement.

• She caught up her bag and ran.
• He caught the baby up in his arms.
• Catching up his coat, Daniel hurried outside.

Come si usa: catch someone/something up (She caught the child up in her arms.)

Sinonimi: snatch up, scoop up

Espressioni comuni: catch up a child, catch up a bag