turn up

subir

llegar

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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.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to increase)

a. subir

I can't hear the music. Turn up the volume.No oigo la múscia. Sube el volumen.

2. (to raise)

a. subirse

He turned up his collar on his shirt.Se subió el cuello de la camisa.

3. (to discover)

a. descubrir

The archaeologists turned up a 2,000 year old crypt.Los arqueólogos descubrieron una cripta de 2,000 años de antigüedad.

b. revelar

Investigators working on the case said that a weekend search may have turned up new evidence.Los investigadores que trabajan en el caso dijeron que una redada del fin de semana puede haber revelado nuevas pruebas.

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.).

intransitive verb phrase

4. (to appear)

a. aparecer

I can't find my other shoe. - It has to be here somewhere. It'll turn up.No encuentro el otro zapato. -Tiene que estar aquí en alguna parte. Aparecerá.

5. (to arrive)

a. llegar

The boat was late leaving the harbor because the captain turned up late to work.El buque salió tarde del puerto porque el capitán llegó tarde al trabajo.

b. aparecer

What time did Juan arrive? - He turned up around 11 am.¿A qué hora llegó Juan? - Apareció como a las 11 am.

c. venir

We've waited for hours and Gloria still hasn't turned up.Hace horas que esperamos, y Gloria todavía no ha venido.

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turn up

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.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (trousers)

a. meter (de abajo)

to t one's collar upsubirse el cuello

2. (volume, heat)

a. subir

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (person, lost object)

a. aparecer

something is sure to t upseguro que algo aparecerá

turn up

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 (be found) aparecer

has your passport turned up? Don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it'll turn up ...a rare 15th-century spoon, which turned up in an old house in Devon

2 (arrive, show up) [+person] llegar; aparecer; [+playing card etc] salir

we waited but she didn't turn up esperamos pero no apareció; we'll see if anyone turns up veremos si viene alguien; he turned up two hours late llegó con dos horas de retraso; he never turns up at class no asiste nunca a la clase; something will turn up algo saldrá

3 (point upwards) volverse hacia arriba

his nose turns up tiene la nariz respingona

transitive verb

1 [+collar, sleeve, hem] subir

nose

2 [+heat, gas, sound] subir

Would you mind turning the volume up a little?

[+radio etc] poner más fuerte; subir

to turn up the heat (on sth/sb) meter más presión (a algo/algn)

Yazov turned up the heat this week, accusing the Lithuanian authorities of actively blocking the enrolment of draftees for the Soviet forces Today, however, there are signs that the US wants to turn up the heat on the Iraqi ruler Epstein's book turned up the heat on the debate over ...