follow through

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follow through
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to f a project through (to the end) -> llevar a cabo un proyecto (hasta el final)
verbo intransitivo
1llegar hasta el final

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follow through
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (continue to the end)
idea, plan, line of investigation
follow it through, it might be the only lead we've got síguela investígala, puede que sea la única pista que tengamos;or that's all you need to make a start and follow it through eso es todo lo que hace falta para empezar y seguir adelante; I was trained as an actress but I didn't follow it through estudié arte dramático pero luego no seguí con ello
The study was followed through to adolescence and beyond the leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas
2 (Dep) [+shot] acompañar
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (take further action) continuar; seguir
he decided to follow through with his original plan decidió continuar seguir con lo que tenía pensado en un principio;or
we need to find out what we want and then to follow through by making and keeping plans that help us reach our goals Only after Yalta did the strategy break down, with Stalin's refusal to follow through in March with genuine free elections
to follow through on (US) [+commitment] cumplir con; [+promise] cumplir; [+plan, initiative] continuar con; seguir con; [+threat] cumplir; llevar a cabo
Western countries did not follow through on promises to help them he failed to follow through on his commitments it is necessary to follow through on this initiative the United States must follow through on the kind of economic aid program the commission has called for You probably have other impulses (like fantasizing about that good-looking person) that you'd never follow through on(like fantasizing about that good-looking person) UNITA may follow through on threats to attack U.S. oil installations the president did not say whether he'd follow through on that veto threat
2 (Ftbl) rematar; (Golf) (Tennis) acompañar el golpe

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