step up(
stehp
uhp
)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.).
transitive verb phrase
1. (to increase)
a. aumentar
The manufacturing company has stepped up its production by three percent in the past year.La compañía industrial ha aumentado su producción por un tres por ciento en el último año.
b. intensificar
The government has stepped up its campaign against drunk driving.El gobierno ha intensificado su campaña contra la conducción en estado de embriaguez.
c. redoblar
The city police has stepped up its enforcement of the noise restrictions in the downtown area.La policía municipal ha redoblado la aplicación de las normativas de ruido en la zona del centro.
2. (to improve; used with "it")
a. ponerse las pilas
You've turned your last three assignments in late; if you don't step it up, you're going to fail the class.Has entregado las últimas tres tareas tarde; como no te pones las pilas, vas a reprobar la clase.
b. espabilarse
The novelist knew she needed to step it up if she was going to finish the book in time.La novelista sabía que tenía que espabilarse si era que iba a terminar el libro a tiempo.
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.).
intransitive verb phrase
3. (to confront something directly)
a. dar la cara
It's high time you step up and take responsibility for your actions.Ya es hora de que des la cara y que asumas la responsabilidad de tus acciones.
4. (to approach; used with "to")
a. acercarse a
Diana stepped up to the box office and said "two tickets for the matinee, please."Diana se acercó a la taquilla y dijo, "dos boletos para la función de tarde, por favor".
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
5. (improvement)
a. el paso adelante
(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).
After the studio apartment that my wife and I were living in, the penthouse was quite a step up.Tras el estudio donde vivíamos mi esposa y yo, el penthouse fue un gran paso adelante.
b. el ascenso (career)
(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).
Getting hired at the big law firm was a step up for Susan's career.Ser contratada por el gran bufete de abogados fue un ascenso para la carrera de Susan.
step up
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.).
transitive verb phrase
1. (production, pace)
a. aumentar
step up
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