subir de peso

to put on weight

subir de peso(soo-beer deh peh-soh)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to add on weight)

a. to put on weight

Estás mucho mejor desde que subiste de peso.

You look much better since you put on weight.

b. to gain weight

Al subir de peso, el boxeador pasó de la categoría de peso mosca a la de peso gallo.

Upon gaining weight, the boxer went from the flyweight category to the bantamweight category.

transitive verb phrase

2. (to add on)

a. to put on

Subí tres kilos de peso estas Navidades.

I put on three kilos over Christmas.

b. to gain

Al parecer lo normal es subir un kilo de peso por mes de embarazo.

It seems the usual thing is to gain one kilo per month of pregnancy.