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send up(
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)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 send)
a. decir que suba (person)
The secretary sent Mr. Atkins up to the manager's office.El secretario le dijo al Sr. Atkins que subiera al despacho del gerente.
b. mandar subir (thing)
We'll send some food up for you so that you can keep working.Mandaremos subirles comida para que puedan seguir trabajando.
2. (to launch)
a. lanzar
The sailors in the lifeboat sent up a flare.Los marineros en el bote salvavidas lanzaron una bengala.
a. hacer subir
The restriction on the importation of this product has sent the price up.La restricción de la importación de este producto ha hecho subir el precio.
4. (colloquial) (to mock) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. burlarse de
This bit is supposed to send up government bureaucracy.Se supone que esta parte se burla de la burocracia del gobierno.
b. imitar
The actors on the show always send up lots of different celebrities.Los actores de la serie siempre imitan a muchos famosos diversos.
c. parodiar a
The film sends up the spy films of the sixties.La película parodia las películas de espías de los años sesenta.
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