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go 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.).
2. (to rise)
a. acercarse
I'll go up to him at the end of the conference to ask for his autograph.Voy a acercarme al final de la conferencia para pedirle su autógrafo.
a. levantar
That new building next to the mall is going up really quickly.Están levantando bien rápido ese nuevo edificio al lado del centro comercial.
a. estallar
The plane crashed and immediately went up in flames.El avión se estrelló e inmediatamente estalló en llamas.
b. prenderse fuego
The train transporting flammable material suddenly went up.El tren que transportaba material inflamable de repente se prendió fuego.
c. incendiarse
It hasn't been confirmed why the building went up in flames, but we suspect arson.No se ha confirmado por qué se incendió el edificio, pero sospechamos que fue incendio provocado.
a. ir
I'm going up to the museum this afternoon. Would you like to come?Voy a ir al museo en la tarde. ¿Te gustaría venir?
a. ir
Derek's mom is proud because yesterday he went up to uni.La mamá de Derek se siente orgullosa porque ayer él se fue a la universidad.
8. (theater)
a. levantarse (curtain)
I hope we make it to the theater before the curtain goes up.Espero que lleguemos al teatro antes que se levante el telón.
b. prenderse (lights) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Thank God the lights are going up! The movie was so boring.¡Gracias a Dios se están prendiendo las luces! La película estuvo aburridísima.
c. encenderse (lights)
When the lights went up, the audience stopped applauding.Cuando se encendieron las luces, el público dejó de aplaudir.
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