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stack up(
stahk
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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.).
a. acumularse
My bills are starting to stack up, and I don't know how I'm ever going to pay them.Se me están acumulando las facturas y no sé cómo hago para pagarlas.
b. amontonarse
The dishes are stacking up. Don't you think it's time to wash them?Los platos se están apilando. ¿No crees que ya es hora de lavarlos?
c. apilarse
I need to stop buying so many books. They are stacking up in my room, and I haven't read a single one of them.Tengo que dejar de comprar tantos libros. Se están apilando en mi cuarto y no me he leído ni uno.
2. (figurative) (to compare; often used with "against")
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. compararse
The public transportation here simply doesn't stack up against that of other cities of similar size in the country.El transporte público de aquí simplemente no se puede comparar con el de otras ciudades del país de tamaño parecido.
3. (figurative) (to add up)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. cuadrar
I like your idea. It's very ambitious, but the numbers don't stack up.Me gusta tu idea. Es muy ambiciosa, pero los números no cuadran.
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.).
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