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"Follow up" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "dar seguimiento", and "follow-up" is a noun which is often translated as "el seguimiento". Learn more about the difference between "follow up" and "follow-up" below.
follow up(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. dar seguimiento
I'm expecting our client to follow up on our meeting last month.Estoy esperando que nuestro cliente dé seguimiento a nuestra reunión del mes pasado.
b. hacer seguimiento
I'm calling to follow up on the job application I submitted last week.Estoy llamando para hacer seguimiento de la solicitud de trabajo que entregué la semana pasada.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. dar seguimiento
You shouldn't have any problem if you follow up our recommendations.No debe tener ningún problema si da seguimiento a nuestras recomendaciones.
b. seguir
The detectives have followed up all their clues.Los detectives han seguido todas las pistas.
c. hacer seguimiento
I trust you will follow up all charity events.Confío en que harás seguimiento de todos los eventos de caridad.
a. investigar
The detective decided to follow up a clue that a witness had given him.El detective decidió investigar una pista que le había dado un testigo.
follow-up(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el seguimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
To be effective, the workshop will need some follow-up to make sure actions are taken, and goals are met.Para ser efectivo, el taller requiere cierto seguimiento para garantizar la implementación de acciones y la consecución de metas.
a. la continuación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are running out of time. Let's schedule a follow-up for next week.Se nos acaba el tiempo, hay que programar una continuación para la próxima semana.
