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up (EN)
adverbio, preposición, adjetivo, sustantivo, verbo

adverbio “up”

up (more/most)
  1. hacia arriba
    The balloon floated up into the bright blue sky.
  2. a un nivel superior
    Since the new model was released, the demand for the old smartphones is up.
  3. al mismo nivel
    After studying all night, I was finally up to speed with the rest of the class.
  4. indica completitud o exhaustividad en los verbos frasales
    She cleaned up her room until it was spotless.
  5. hacia el norte
    After finishing college in Texas, she moved up to Canada for a new job opportunity.
  6. sin hielo (en coctelería)
    He ordered his martini up, preferring it chilled but with no ice in the glass.

preposición “up”

up
  1. hacia el extremo superior
    Can you climb up the tree?
  2. más adelante
    Walk up the street and you'll find the picnic area at the end.
  3. río arriba
    We paddled up the stream, searching for the spring from which it flowed.

adjetivo “up”

forma base up, no graduable
  1. hacia arriba
    Place the book on the table with the cover up so we can see the title.
  2. en un nivel superior
    The water levels are up in the whole country.
  3. disponible (hecho público)
    The restaurant's menu was finally up on their website for customers to see.
  4. levantado
    The bridge over the river was up.
  5. construido
    All the houses in the new area are up.
  6. de pie
    When the judge entered the courtroom, everyone was up to show respect.
  7. despierto y levantado
    Even though it was past midnight, the lights in her room were on because she was still up reading her book.
  8. montado (en carreras de caballos)
    The jockey was up on the thoroughbred, ready to race.
  9. visible (sobre el horizonte)
    We decided to start our hike early, while the moon was still up, to enjoy the cool night air.
  10. aumentado
    Attendance at the concert was up by 20% from last year.
  11. adelante (en una competición)
    After scoring three times in a row, Sarah's team was up 3-1 in the match.
  12. terminado
    The movie is almost up; should we start getting ready to leave the theater?
  13. de buen humor
    After acing her exams, she was really up and couldn't stop smiling.
  14. dispuesto (para algo)
    Are you up for a game of basketball this afternoon?
  15. el siguiente (en turno)
    After finishing her math problems, Jenny was up next for the spelling quiz.
  16. actualmente sucediendo o de interés
    Hey, what's up with the sudden crowd outside?
  17. descubierto (en póker)
    I thought I had the winning hand, but he had jacks up, beating my tens and eights.
  18. informado
    She's always up with the latest fashion trends, so she knows exactly what to wear each season.
  19. en funcionamiento (en informática)
    After the maintenance, the website is finally up again.
  20. dirección a la estación principal (en ferrocarriles)
    I need to catch the 5:30 up train to get to the city center on time.

sustantivo “up”

sing. up, pl. ups o no contable
  1. ventaja
    After weeks of rainy weather, the clear blue skies were a definite up in everyone's mood.
  2. habitación superior
    After dinner, the children ran off to play in the ups while the adults chatted downstairs.

verbo “up”

infinitivo up; él ups; pret. upped; part. upped; ger. upping
  1. levantar
    The workers upped the flag to the top of the pole as the crowd cheered.
  2. aumentar
    We should up the budget for our department to meet our goals.
  3. ascender
    After consistently exceeding her sales targets, the company decided to up her to regional sales manager.
  4. levantarse y hacer algo
    Mid-conversation, he just upped and walked out of the room without a word.