throw 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.).
1. (to vomit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Seeing all that dog poop make me want to throw up.Ver toda esa caca de perro me hace dar ganas de devolver.
b. vomitar
The doctor asked Amanda what time she started throwing up.El doctor le preguntó a Amanda a qué hora empezó a vomitar.
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.).
2. (to toss up)
a. lanzar
Kevin threw a ball up to his brother, who was on the balcony.Kevin le lanzó una pelota a su hermano, quien estaba en el balcón.
3. (to raise)
a. levantar
Patrick threw up his hands in frustration over the bank's bureaucracy.Patrick levantó sus manos en frustración por la burocracia del banco.
4. (to vomit)
a. devolver (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sandy ate lunch before riding the rollercoaster, and afterwards she threw up her lunch.Sandy almorzó antes de subirse a la montaña rusa y después devolvió todo el almuerzo.
b. vomitar
Bernardo tried to eat his aunt's stew, but it tasted so awful that he threw it all up.Bernardo intentó comer el estofado de su tía, pero le supo tan horrible que lo vomitó todo.
5. (to build rapidly)
a. construir
The builders threw up the shopping center in less than three months.Los constructores construyeron el centro comercial en menos de tres meses.
6. (old-fashioned) (to give up)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. dejar
Tired of being berated every day by his boss, Bob decided to throw up his job.Cansado de ser regañado a diario por su jefe, Bob decidió dejar su trabajo.
7. (to give rise to)
a. levantar
The horses threw up dust as they galloped along the dirt path.Los caballos levantaban polvo al galopar por el sendero de tierra.
8. (to produce) (United Kingdom)
a. dar
My research in the manuscripts section of the library threw up some interesting results.Mis investigaciones en la sección de manuscritos en la biblioteca dieron unos resultados interesantes.
b. producir
The detective did an online search for a fugitive, and the search engine threw up some useful information.El detective hizo una búsqueda de un fugitivo en línea, y el buscador produjo algo de información útil.
9. (to bring to light) (United Kingdom)
a. revelar
The new mayor threw up the questionable results of the audit of the previous administration.El nuevo alcalde reveló los resultados dudosos de la auditoría de la administración anterior.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
10. (vomit)
a. el vómito (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).
The purée had disagreed with the baby, and his mother had her blouse stained with throw up.Al bebé le había sentado mal la papilla, y su madre tenía la blusa manchada de vómito.
throw uptransitive verb phraseintransitive verb
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.).
1. (raise)
a.
to t up one's handsecharse las manos a la cabeza
2. (reveal; facts, information)
a. poner de manifiesto
3. (abandon; career)
a. abandonar
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (colloquial)
a. devolver, echar la papilla (vomit)
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throw up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(vomit) devolver (informal); vomitar it makes me want to throw up me da ganas de devolver (informal); me da asco
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