blow up

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blow up

verbo transitivo con partícula

1. inflar, hinchar (inflate) (balloon, tire)

2. explosionar, (hacer) explotar (explode)

3. ampliar (fotografía) (enlarge)

it had been blown up out of all proportion (sentido figurado) -> se sacaron las cosas de quicio

verbo intransitivo

4. explotar, hacer explosión (bomb); explotar, ponerse hecho(a) una furia (sentido figurado) (lose one's temper)

blow up [blou-ap]

sustantivo

1. Ampliación.

blow up

verb:transitive:plus_adverb

1 (explode) [+bridge etc] volar

2 (inflate) [+tyre etc] inflar; hinchar; (Esp)

3 (enlarge) [+photo] ampliar

4 (exaggerate) [+event etc] exagerar

they blew it up out of all proportion se exageró una barbaridad sobre eso; se sacó totalmente de quicio

5 (reprimand)

the boss blew the boy up el jefe puso al chico como un trapo (informal)

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 [+explosive] estallar; explotar; [+container] estallar; reventar

his allegations could blow up in his face con esas acusaciones le podría salir el tiro por la culata (informal)

2 [+storm] levantarse

it's blowing up for rain con este viento tendremos lluvia

3 [+row etc] estallar

now something else has blown up ahora ha surgido otra cosa

(in anger) salirse de sus casillas (informal)

to blow up at sb perder los estribos con algn

I'm sorry I blew up at you

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basement, cellar (in a house); vault (in a bank)