catch up

catch up
verbo intransitivo
1(close gap, get closer)
  • to c up with somebody -> alcanzar a alguien
  • to c up with one's work -> ponerse al día en el trabajo
  • his past has caught up with him -> ha salido a relucir su pasado
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to c somebody up -> alcanzar a alguien
también:
  • to get caught up in something -> verse envuelto(a) or enredarse en algo (become entangled)

catch up [kach]
  • To catch up with somebody/something -> alcanzar a alguien/algo
  • She had to catch up with/on the rest of the class -> tuvo que ponerse al nivel del resto de la clase
  • I missed three weeks’ classes, and it was a struggle to perdí tres semanas de clase y me costó ponerme al día (draw level). All those late nights eventually caught up on/with me -> todas esas trasnochadas finalmente pudieron más que yo
  • To be/get caught up in something -> estar/quedar enganchado/atrapado en algo (trap, involve/in barbed wire, thorns); verse envuelto en algo (scandal, dispute); estar absorto o ensimismado en algo (in thoughts); contagiarse de algo (in excitement, enthusiasm)
coger, asir, empuñar; alcanzar (physically). Ponerse al corriente de algo (on gossip/news). Alcanzar (draw level with); recoger (pick up).

catch up
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1
to catch sb up (walking, working etc) alcanzar a algn
2 (enmesh)
we were caught up in the traffic nos vimos bloqueados por el tráfico; a society caught up in change una sociedad afectada por cambios; to be caught up in the excitement participar de la emoción
Vicky allowed herself to be caught up in the excitement shared by Michael and Adam as the departure date arrived
3 (grab) [+weapon, pen etc] recoger; agarrar
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
to catch up (on with one's work)or ponerse al día (en el trabajo); to catch up on one's sleep recuperar el sueño atrasado; to catch up with [+person] alcanzar; [+news etc] ponerse al corriente de; the police finally caught up with him in Vienna al final la policía dio con él lo localizó en Viena;or the truth has finally caught up with him ya no le queda más remedio que enfrentarse a la verdad

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