blow up
estallar
golpear
volar
levantar
<i>Blow up</i> significa enojarse mucho > <i>Our boss blows up every time someone asks him for a raise.</i> <i>Blow up</i> también significa literalmente explotar algo > <i>The soldiers blew up the bridge with a bomb.</i>
give up
rendirse
aparecer
montar
empezar
<i>Give up</i> significa parar de hacer algo o renunciar. <i>I gave up eating hamburgers when I started the diet.</i> <i>Give up</i> también significa parar de intentar algo. <i>After trying for weeks to reach an agreement, the lawyers eventually gave up.</i>
follow up
continuar
correr
acechar
empezar
<i>Follow up</i> significa continuar con algo similar o adicional. Usa <i>follow up</i> + <i>with</i> o <i>by</i> > <i>He followed up his early findings with another study.</i> <i>Follow up</i> también significa dar seguimiento > <i>The police followed up on all the phone calls they received about the shooting.</i>
sign up
inscribirse
encontrarse
amigarse
estimularse
<i>Sign up</i> significa inscribirse. Usa <i>sign up for</i> + sustantivo > <i>I signed up for a course in web design.</i> Alternativamente, puedes usar <i>sign up to</i> + verbo > <i>I signed up to go on a rock-climbing trip.</i>
shut up
callarse
estrellarse
despertar
reír
<i>Shut up</i> significa callarse > <i>Bill decided to shut up and go home after embarrassing himself in front of everyone.</i> <i>Shut up</i> también significa cerrar > <i>They shut up the store at night.</i>
show up
aparecer
demostrar
jugar
levantar
<i>Show</i> up significa aparecer > <i>The clown showed up at the start of the birthday party.</i> <i>Show up</i> también significa ser visible > <i>Some bone problems showed up on the x-ray.</i>
make up
inventar
cuadrar
armar
pasar
<i>Make up</i> significa contar algo que no es verdad. <i>Maria made up the whole story. Nothing she said was true.</i> <i>Make up</i> también significa reconciliar. <i>They always make up after a fight.</i>
screw up
arruinar
lamentar
subir
ajustar
<i>Screw up</i> significa arruinar (embarrarla) > <i>I always screw up on my tests! I really need to study more.</i>
back up
respaldar
ensanchar
preservar
atrasar
<i>Back up</i> significa respaldar > <i>The soldiers backed up their captain when the army accused him of treason.</i> <i>Back up</i> también significa retroceder > <i>He tried to back up his car in the busy road.</i>
bring up
criar
despertar
cantar
pensar
<i>Bring up</i> significa criar a alguien, como un niño > <i>It’s difficult to bring up kids while living in a dangerous neighborhood.</i> También puede significar empezar a hablar de un tema. <i>It annoys me every time he brings up the topic of politics.</i>
