live up to

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live up to

verbo transitivo con partícula

1. responder a, satisfacer (expectations)

to fail to l up to expectations -> no responder a las expectativas
he lives up to his principles -> vive de acuerdo con sus principios

live up to

verb:intransitive:plus_preposition

1 (be true to) [+principles] vivir de acuerdo con; [+promises] cumplir

she tried to live up to what she believed was right parties which fail to live up to their election promises his country is determined to live up to that pledge President Bush failed to live up to the `no new taxes' pledge of his 1988 campaign

2 (be equal to) [+reputation, expectations] estar a la altura de

marriage failed to live up to her expectations el matrimonio no estuvo a la altura de or defraudó sus expectativas; his brother's success will give him something to live up to el éxito de su hermano le dará algo que igualar

the holiday didn't live up to expectations sales have not lived up to expectations this year he had to live up to his reputation for extravagance it's tough to live up to the image of the all-American boy she was unable to live up to her mother's ambitions for her

the new president has not lived up to their hopes el nuevo presidente ha defraudado sus esperanzas; the product doesn't live up to its name el producto no hace honor a su nombre

the movie cliffhanger really lives up to its name it calls itself the lightest chocolate mousse in the world and it lives up to its name

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