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drink up(
drihngk
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.).
1. (to finish)
a. terminar de tomar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Ben drank up his beer and left without a word.Ben terminó de tomar su cerveza y se fue sin decir nada.
b. tomarse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Drink up your medicine. It'll do you good.Tómate tu medicina. Te hará bien.
c. terminar de beber
She drank up her coffee and called for the check.Terminó de beber su café y pidió la cuenta.
d. beberse
Over the next few months we drank up everything he'd left in his wine cellar.Durante los siguientes meses nos bebimos todo lo que había dejado en su bodega.
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. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Drink up and let's go. I want to go home.Termina tu bebida y vámonos. Quiero irme a casa.
The customers were drinking up before the bar closed.Los clientes estaban terminando sus copas antes de que cerrara el bar.
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