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turn up

verbo transitivo con partícula

1meter (de abajo) (trousers)

to t one's collar up -> subirse el cuello

2subir (volume, heat)

verbo intransitivo

3aparecer (person, lost object)

something is sure to t up -> seguro que algo aparecerá

turn up [tern]

To turn up the ground -> cavar la tierra, disponer la tierra para el cultivo

arregazar, arremangar; volver el triunfo en los juegos de naipes; acontecer, suceder; venir a mano, reaparecer.

turn up

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (be found) aparecer

has your passport turned up? Don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it'll turn up ...a rare 15th-century spoon, which turned up in an old house in Devon

2 (arrive, show up) [+person] llegar; aparecer; [+playing card etc] salir

we waited but she didn't turn up esperamos pero no apareció; we'll see if anyone turns up veremos si viene alguien; he turned up two hours late llegó con dos horas de retraso; he never turns up at class no asiste nunca a la clase; something will turn up algo saldrá

3 (point upwards) volverse hacia arriba

his nose turns up tiene la nariz respingona

verb:transitive:plus_adverb

1 [+collar, sleeve, hem] subir

nose

2 [+heat, gas, sound] subir

Would you mind turning the volume up a little?

[+radio etc] poner más fuerte; subir

to turn up the heat (on sth/sb) (informal) meter más presión (a algo/algn)

Yazov turned up the heat this week, accusing the Lithuanian authorities of actively blocking the enrolment of draftees for the Soviet forces Today, however, there are signs that the US wants to turn up the heat on the Iraqi ruler Epstein's book turned up the heat on the debate over ...