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up [ʌp] prep 1. indicating movement from a lower to a higher position climbing up a mountain 2. at a higher or further level or position in or on soot up the chimney a shop up the road adv 1. (often particle) to an upward, higher, or erect position, esp indicating readiness for an activity looking up at the stars up and doing something 2. (particle) indicating intensity or completion of an action he tore up the cheque drink up now! 3. to the place referred to or where the speaker is the man came up and asked the way 4. a. to a more important place up to London b. to a more northerly place up to Scotland c. (of a member of some British universities) to or at university d. in a particular part of the country up north 5. (Law) appearing for trial up before the magistrate 6. having gained ten pounds up on the deal 7. (Business / Commerce) higher in price coffee is up again 8. raised (for discussion, etc.) the plan was up for consideration 9. (Social Science / Education) taught well up in physics 10. (functioning as imperative) get, stand, etc., up up with you! all up with Informal a. over; finished b. doomed to die up with (functioning as imperative) wanting the beginning or continuation of up with the monarchy! something's up Informal something strange is happening up against a. touching b. having to cope with look what we're up against now up and running in operation; functioning properly up for as a candidate or applicant for he's up for re-election again up for it Informal keen or willing to try something out or make a good effort it's a big challenge and I'm up for it up to a. devising or scheming; occupied with she's up to no good b. dependent or incumbent upon the decision is up to you c. equal to (a challenge, etc.) or capable of (doing, etc.) are you up to playing in the final? d. aware of up to a person's tricks e. as far as up to his waist in mud f. as many as up to two years waiting time g. comparable with not up to your normal standard up top Informal in the head or mind up yours Slang a vulgar expression of contempt or refusal what's up? Informal a. what is the matter? b. what is happening? adj 1. (predicative) of a high or higher position 2. (predicative) out of bed; awake the children aren't up yet 3. (Transport / Railways) (prenominal) of or relating to a train or trains to a more important place or one regarded as higher the up platform 4. (predicative) over or completed the examiner announced that their time was up 5. (predicative) beating one's opponent by a specified amount three goals up by half-time vb ups, upping, upped 1. (tr) to increase or raise 2. (intr; foll by and with a verb) Informal to do (something) suddenly, unexpectedly, etc. she upped and married someone else n 1. high point; good or pleasant period (esp in the phrase ups and downs) 2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang another word (esp US) for upper [9] on the up and up a. trustworthy or honest b. Brit on the upward trend or movement our firm's on the up and up [Old English upp; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse up, Old High German ūf, Gothic iup] Usage: The use of up before until is redundant and should be avoided: the talks will continue until (not up until) 23rd March UP abbreviation for 1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) United Press 2. Uttar Pradesh In artillery and naval gunfire support:1. A term used in a call for fire to indicate that the target is higher in altitude than the point which has been used as a reference point for the target location. 2. A correction used by an observer or a spotter in time fire to indicate that an increase in height of burst is desired. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
up preposition ups and downs fluctuations, changes, vicissitudes, moods, ebb and flow Every relationship has a lot of ups and downs. Translations up [ʌp] When up is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come up, throw up, walk up, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg the way up, close up, look up the other word. A. ADVERB 1. (direction) → hacia arriba, para arriba he looked up (towards sky) → miró hacia or para arriba to walk up and down → pasearse de un lado para otro or de arriba abajo he's been up and down all evening → no ha parado quieto en toda la tarde she's still a bit up and down → todavía tiene sus altibajos to stop halfway up → pararse a mitad de la subida to throw sth up in the air → lanzar algo al aire he walked/ran up to the house → caminó/corrió hasta la casa a blond boy went up to her → un chico rubio le acercó 2. (position) the people three floors up (from me) → los que viven tres pisos más arriba up above (us) we could see a ledge → por encima(de nosotros) or sobre nuestras cabezas podíamos ver una cornisa from up above → desde arriba my office is five floors up → mi oficina está en el quinto piso higher up → más arriba up in the mountains → montaña arriba up in the sky → en lo alto del cielo the jug's up there, on the freezer → la jarra está ahí arriba, en el congelador the castle's up there, on top of the hill → el castillo está allí arriba, en la cima del monte 3. (in northern place, capital, etc) we're up for the day → hemos venido a pasar el día when you're next up this way → la próxima vez que pases por aquí how long have you lived up here? → ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí? when you're next up here → la próxima vez que pases por aquí he lives up in Scotland → vive en Escocia up in London → (allá)en Londres up north → en el norte how long did you live up there? → ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste viviendo allí or allá? the next time you're up there → la próxima vez que pases por allí or allá to go up to London/to university → ir a Londres/a la universidad 4. (= standing) → de pie while you're up, can you get me a glass of water? → ya que estás de pie, ¿me puedes traer un vaso de agua? the ladder was up against the wall → la escalera estaba apoyada en or contra la pared 5. (= out of bed) to be up (= get up) → levantarse; (= be active) → estar levantado we were up at 7 → nos levantamos a las 7 what time will you be up → ¿a qué hora te levantarás? is Peter up yet? → ¿está levantado Peter? I'm usually up by 7 o'clock → normalmente a las 7 estoy levantado we were still up at midnight → a medianoche seguíamos sin acostarnos → a medianoche todavía estábamos levantados she was up and about at 6 a.m → lleva en pie desde las 6 de la mañana to be up and about again [sick person] → estar repuesto to be up all night → no acostarse en toda la noche get up! → ¡levántate! 6. (= raised) with his head up (high) → con la cabeza bien levantada or erguida several children had their hands up → varios niños habían levantado la mano the blinds were up → las persianas estaban subidas or levantadas he sat in the car with the windows up → se sentó en el coche con las ventanillas subidas "this side up" → este lado hacia arriba look, the flag is up! → mira, la bandera está izada 7. (in price, value) potatoes are up → han subido las patatas the thermometer is up 2 degrees → el termómetro ha subido 2 grados the interest rate has risen sharply, up from 3% to 5% → los tipos de interés han subido bruscamente del 3% al 5% the temperature was up in the forties → la temperatura estaba por encima de los cuarenta prices are up on last year → los precios han subido desde el año pasado, del año pasado a éste los precios han subido 8. (in score) we're a goal up → llevamos un tanto de ventaja we were 20 points up on them → les llevábamos una ventaja de 20 puntos 9. (in terms of excellence) to be up among or with the leaders → estar a la altura de los líderes she's right up there with the jazz greats → está en la cumbre con los grandes del jazz 10. (= built, installed) the new building isn't up yet → el nuevo edificio no está construido todavía, no han levantado el nuevo edificio todavía the tent isn't up yet → la tienda todavía no está puesta the scaffolding is now up → el andamio está puesto ahora the notice about the outing is up → el cartel de la excursión está puesto we've got the pictures up at last → por fin hemos puesto or colgado los cuadros the curtains are up → las cortinas están colocadas 11. (= finished) [contract etc] → vencido, caducado when the period is up → cuando termine el plazo, cuando venza el plazo his holiday is up → han terminado ya sus vacaciones time is up → se ha acabado el tiempo time is up, put down your pens → se ha acabado el tiempo, dejen los bolígrafos sobre la mesa time is up for the people living here, their homes are to be demolished → a la gente que vive aquí le toca marcharse, están derribando sus casas our time here is up → no podemos quedarnos más tiempo aquí 13. (= knowledgeable) he's well up in or on British politics → está muy al corriente or al día en lo referente a la política británica how are you up on your military history? → ¿cómo andan tus conocimientos de historia militar? 14. (= wrong) there's something up with him → algo le pasa there's something up with the TV → le pasa algo a la tele what's up? → ¿qué pasa? what's up with him? → ¿que le pasa? 16. (Jur) her case isn't due up until next week → su caso no se verá hasta la próxima semana to be up before the judge/board [person] → (tener que)comparecer ante el juez/el consejo; [case, matter] → verse ante el juez/en el consejo 17. (= risen) the river is up → el río ha subido the sun is up → ha salido el sol the tide is up → la marea está alta his blood is up → le hierve la sangre 19. (US) (Culin) two fried eggs, up → un par de huevos fritos boca arriba a bourbon (straight) up → un bourbon sin hielo 21. (in exclamations) up (with) Celtic! → ¡arriba el Celtic! 22. (in set expressions) up against he's really up against it → ahora sí que está en un aprieto to be up against sb → tener que habérselas con algn, tener que enfrentarse a algn up and running to be up and running → estar en funcionamiento to get sth up and running → poner algo en funcionamiento up for sth three seats are up for election → tres escaños salen a elecciones most politicians up for reelection know this (= seeking) → la mayoría de los políticos que se presentan a la reelección lo saben every two years, a third of the Senate comes up for election → cada dos años se renueva una tercera parte del Senado to be up for sth (= ready, willing) → tener ganas de algo are you up for it? → ¿estás dispuesto? up to (= till, as far as) → hasta up to now → hasta ahora, hasta la fecha up to this week → hasta esta semana up to here → hasta aquí up to £10 → hasta 10 libras nada más to count up to 100 → contar hasta 100 we were up to our knees/waist in water → el agua nos llegaba por or hasta las rodillas/la cintura what page are you up to? → ¿por qué página vas? to be up to a task (= capable of) → estar a la altura de una tarea → estar en condiciones de realizar una tarea to be up to doing sth → estar en condiciones de hacer algo they weren't up to running a company → no estaban en condiciones de gestionar una empresa, no estaban a la altura necesaria para gestionar una empresa to be or feel up to sth are you (feeling) up to going for a walk? → ¿te sientes con ganas de dar un paseo? I don't feel up to going out → no tengo ánimos para salir see also including to be up to sth (= doing) what are you up to? → ¿qué andas haciendo? what are you up to with that knife? → ¿qué haces con ese cuchillo? he's up to something → está tramando algo what does he think he's up to? → ¿qué diablos piensa hacer? I see what you're up to → te veo venir what have you been up to lately? → ¿qué has estado haciendo últimamente? to be up to a standard/to much (= equal to) it isn't up to his usual standard → no está a su nivel de siempre the book isn't up to much (Brit) → el libro no vale mucho to be up to sb (= depend on) it's up to you to decide → te toca(a ti)decidir I feel it is up to me to tell him → creo que me corresponde a mí decírselo I wouldn't do it but it's up to you → yo(que tú)no lo haría, pero allá tú or tú verás I'd go, but it's up to you → por mí iría, pero depende de ti if it were or was up to me → si dependiera de mí B. PREPOSITION 1. (= on top of) → en lo alto de, arriba de(LAm) he was up a ladder pruning the apple trees → estaba subido a una escalera or en lo alto de una escalera podando los manzanos to be up a tree → estar en lo alto de or (LAm) arriba de un árbol 2. (= along, towards the top) he went off up the road → se fue calle arriba put your handkerchief up your sleeve → guárdate el pañuelo dentro de la manga the heat disappears straight up the chimney → el calor se escapa chimenea arriba, el calor se escapa por lo alto de la chimenea to travel up and down the country → viajar por todo el país people up and down the country are saying → la gente por todo el país dice ... they live further up the road → viven en esta calle pero más arriba further up the page → en la misma página, más arriba halfway up the stairs → a mitad de la escalera halfway up the mountain → a mitad de la subida de la montaña up north → en el norte up river → río arriba C. NOUN 1. ups and downs → altibajos mpl, vicisitudes fpl the ups and downs that every politician is faced with → los altibajos a que se enfrenta todo político, las vicisitudes a que está sometido todo político after many ups and downs → después de mil peripecias D. ADJECTIVE 1. (Rail) [train, line] → ascendente 2. (= elated) to be up → estar en plena forma E. INTRANSITIVE VERB up [ˈʌp] prep (= to a higher position) to go up sth [+ hill, stairs] → monter qch; [+ ladder] → monter sur qch, monter à qch He went up the stairs → Il a monté l'escalier. He went up the hill → Il a monté la colline. The bus went up the hill → Le bus a monté la colline. to run up sth [+ stairs, hill, road] → monter qch en courant I ran up the stairs → J'ai monté les escaliers en courant. (= near the top of) The cat was up a tree → Le chat était dans un arbre. to be up a ladder → être sur une échelle to be up a hill → être en haut d'une colline The hotel was up a steep hill → L'hôtel se trouvait en haut d'une colline abrupte. (= along) to come up the road [person, vehicle] → remonter la rue up the road (= further along) → plus haut dans la rue They live up the road → Ils habitent plus haut dans la rue. to run up and down sth → aller et venir dans qch, faire des allées et venues dans qch There's a lot of rushing up and down the stairs → Il y a beaucoup de va-et-vient dans les escaliers., Il y a beaucoup d'allées et venues dans les escaliers. adv (= to a higher position) He went up to Jeremy's room → Il monta dans la chambre de Jeremy. to put one's hand up → lever la main to throw sth up in the air → jeter qch en l'air to rise up in the sky → s'élever dans le ciel (= in a higher position) → en haut up on the hill → en haut de la colline He lives up on the hill → Il vit en haut de la colline. up in the mountains → (là-haut) dans les montagnes Put it a bit higher up → Mettez-le un peu plus haut. up in the sky → (là-haut) dans le ciel up there → là-haut up above → au-dessus (= facing or looking upwards) "this side up" → "haut" (= to or in a place) to go up north → aller au nord to live up north → vivre dans le nord up here → ici (= at or to a higher level) to be up [prices] → avoir monté, avoir augmenté; [numbers, rates] → avoir augmenté to go up [prices] → augmenter, monter; [rent, numbers] → augmenter to go up by 30% → augmenter de 30% (British) (= knowledgeable) to be well up in sth → s'y connaître en qch He's well up in physics → Il s'y connaît en physique. adj (= out of bed) to be up (= out of bed) → être levé(e) We were up at 6 → Nous étions levés à six heures. He's not up yet → Il n'est pas encore levé. to get up (= out of bed) → se lever What time do you get up? → À quelle heure est-ce que tu te lèves? up and about (after illness) → sur pied (= wrong) what's up? → qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? what's up with her? → qu'est-ce qu'elle a?, qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? (= happening) what's up? (as greeting) → ça va? (= ready, enthusiastic) to be up for it → être partant(e) (British) (= being repaired) [road] → en travaux (= working) [computer, system, network] to be up → marcher vi to up and leave → ficher le camp She just upped and left → Elle a fichu le camp sans plus attendre. vt (= increase) [+ offer, salary, sales] → augmenter n to have ups and downs → connaître des hauts et des bas up-and-coming adj [politician] → qui monte; [businessman, actor, singer, star] → qui monte, plein(e) d'avenir; [company] → qui monte up ADVERB indicating position = in high or higher position → oben; (= to higher position) → nach oben; up there → dort oben, droben (liter, S Ger); up here on the roof → hier oben auf dem Dach; on your way up (to see us/them) → auf dem Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hinauf; he climbed all the way up (to us/them) → er ist den ganzen Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hochgeklettert; to stop halfway up → auf halber Höhe anhalten; we were 6,000 m up when … → wir waren 6.000 m hoch, als …; 5 floors up → 5 Stockwerke hoch; 3 floors up from me → 3 Stockwerke über mir; they were up above → sie waren hoch oben; I looked up (above) → ich schaute nach oben; this side up → diese Seite oben!; a little further up → ein bisschen weiter oben; to go a little further up → ein bisschen höher (hinauf)gehen; hang the picture a bit higher up → häng das Bild ein bisschen höher; stick the notice up here → häng den Anschlag hier hin; from up on the hill → vom Berg oben; up on top (of the cupboard) → ganz oben (auf dem Schrank); up in the mountains/sky → oben or droben (liter, S Ger) → in den Bergen/am Himmel; the temperature was up in the thirties → die Temperatur war über dreißig Grad; the sun/moon is up → die Sonne/der Mond ist aufgegangen; the tide is up → es ist Flut, die Flut ist da; the wind is up → der Wind hat aufgefrischt; with his collar up → mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen; the road is up (Brit) → die Straße ist aufgegraben; to be up with the leaders → vorn bei den Führenden sein; to move up into the lead → nach vorn an die Spitze kommen; Red Rum with Joe Smith up → Red Rum unter Joe Smith; up and away the balloon sailed → der Ballon stieg auf und schwebte davon; then up jumps Richard and says … → und dann springt Richard auf und sagt …; the needle was up at 95 → die Nadel stand auf 95; come on, up, that’s my chair! → komm, auf mit dir, das ist mein Stuhl!; up! he shouted to his horse → spring! schrie er seinem Pferd zu; up with the Liberals! → hoch die Liberalen!; up with Spurs! → Spurs hoch!; up yours! (sl) → leck mich (inf), → fick dich! (vulg) = installed, built to be up (building) → stehen; (tent also) → aufgeschlagen sein; (scaffolding) → aufgestellt sein; (notice) → hängen, angeschlagen sein; (picture) → hängen, aufgehängt sein; (shutters) → zu sein; (shelves, wallpaper, curtains, pictures) → hängen; the new houses went up very quickly → die neuen Häuser sind sehr schnell gebaut or hochgezogen (inf) → worden ? to be up and running → laufen; (committee etc) → in Gang sein; (business etc) → einwandfrei funktionieren; (= be on the market) → auf dem Markt sein ? to get sth up and running → etw zum Laufen bringen; committee etc → etw in Gang setzen; have you got your computer up and running yet? → läuft dein Computer schon? = not in bed → auf; up (with you)! → auf mit dir!, raus aus dem Bett (inf); to be up and about → auf sein; (after illness also) → auf den Beinen sein; she was up all night with him (= looking after him) → sie war seinetwegen die ganze Nacht auf = north → oben; up in Inverness → in Inverness oben, oben in Inverness; we are going up to Aberdeen → wir fahren nach Aberdeen (hinauf); to be/live up north → im Norden sein/wohnen; to go up north → in den Norden fahren; up from the country → vom Lande; we’re up for the day → wir sind (nur) für heute hier; he was up at Susie’s place → er war bei Susie zu Hause = at university Brit → am Studienort; the students are only up for half the year → die Studenten sind nur die Hälfte des Jahres am Studienort; to go up to Cambridge → (zum Studium) nach Cambridge gehen; he was up at Oxford in 1982 → er hat 1982 in Oxford studiert in price, value → gestiegen (on gegenüber); my shares are up 70p → meine Aktien sind um 70 Pence gestiegen; then up go prices again → und wieder steigen die Preise in score to be 3 goals up → mit 3 Toren führen or vorn liegen (on gegenüber); the score was 9 up (US) → es stand 9 beide; I’ll play you 100 up → ich spiele auf 100 (mit dir); we were £100 up on the deal → wir haben bei dem Geschäft £ 100 gemacht; to be one up on somebody → jdm um einen Schritt voraus sein = upwards from £10 up → von £ 10 (an) aufwärts, ab £ 10; from the age of 13 up → ab (dem Alter von) 13 Jahren, von 13 Jahren aufwärts = wrong inf what’s up? → was ist los?; what’s up with him? → was ist mit dem los?, was ist los mit ihm?; something is up (= wrong) → da stimmt irgendetwas nicht; (= happening) → da ist irgendetwas im Gange; there’s something up with it → irgendetwas stimmt damit nicht or hier nicht = knowledgeable → firm, beschlagen (→ in, on in +dat); he’s well up on foreign affairs → in außenpolitischen Fragen kennt er sich aus or ist er firm; I’m not very up on French history → in französischer Geschichte bin ich nicht sehr beschlagen = finished time’s up → die Zeit ist um, die Zeit ist zu Ende; the weekend is nearly up → das Wochenende ist fast zu Ende or fast vorüber; to eat/use something up → etw aufessen/aufbrauchen; it’s all up with him (inf) → es ist aus mit ihm (inf), → es ist mit ihm zu Ende set structures ? up against it was up against the wall → es war an die Wand gelehnt; put it up against the wall → lehne es an die Wand; to be up against a difficulty/an opponent → einem Problem/Gegner gegenüberstehen, es mit einem Problem/Gegner zu tun haben; I fully realize what I’m up against → mir ist völlig klar, womit ich es hier zu tun habe; they were really up against it → sie hatten wirklich schwer zu schaffen ? up and down → auf und ab; to walk up and down → auf und ab gehen; to bounce up and down → hochfedern, auf und ab hüpfen; he’s been up and down all evening (from seat) → er hat den ganzen Abend keine Minute still gesessen; (on stairs) → er ist den ganzen Abend die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt; she’s still a bit up and down (after illness etc) → es geht ihr immer noch mal besser, mal schlechter ? up before the matter is up before the committee → die Sache ist vor dem Ausschuss; the boys were up before the head teacher → die Jungen sind vor den Direktor zitiert worden; to be up before the Court/before Judge Smith (case) → verhandelt werden/von Richter Smith verhandelt werden; (person) → vor Gericht/Richter Smith stehen ? up for to be up for sale → zu verkaufen sein; to be up for discussion → zur Diskussion stehen; to be up for election (candidate) → zur Wahl aufgestellt sein; (candidates) → zur Wahl stehen; to be up for trial → vor Gericht stehen ? up to → bis; up to now/here → bis jetzt/hier; to count up to 100 → bis 100 zählen; up to £100 → bis zu £ 100; it holds up to 8 → es fasst bis zu 8; I’m up to here in work/debt (inf) → ich stecke bis hier in Arbeit/Schulden; I’m full up to here (inf) → ich bin bis oben (hin) voll (inf); what page are you up to? → bis zu welcher Seite bist du gekommen? I don’t feel up to it → ich fühle mich dem nicht gewachsen; (= not well enough) → ich fühle mich nicht wohl genug dazu; it isn’t up to much → damit ist nicht viel los (inf); is he up to the heavier weights? → schafft er schwerere Gewichte?; he isn’t up to running the company by himself → er hat nicht das Zeug dazu, die Firma allein zu leiten; it isn’t up to his usual standard → das ist nicht sein sonstiges Niveau; we’re going up Ben Nevis — are you sure you’re up to it? → wir wollen Ben Nevis besteigen — glaubst du, dass du das schaffst? ? to be up to sb it’s up to us to help him → wir sollten ihm helfen; if it were up to me → wenn es nach mir ginge; the success of this project is up to you now → wie erfolgreich dieses Projekt wird, hängt jetzt nur noch von Ihnen (selbst) ab, es liegt jetzt ganz an Ihnen, ob dieses Projekt ein Erfolg wird; it’s up to you whether you go or not → es liegt an or bei dir or es bleibt dir überlassen, ob du gehst oder nicht; I’d like to accept, but it isn’t up to me → ich würde gerne annehmen, aber ich habe da nicht zu bestimmen or aber das hängt nicht von mir ab; shall I take it? — that’s entirely up to you → soll ich es nehmen? — das müssen Sie selbst wissen; what colour shall I choose? — (it’s) up to you → welche Farbe soll ich nehmen? — das ist deine Entscheidung it’s up to the government to put this right → es ist Sache der Regierung, das richtigzustellen; it’s not up to the government → das ist nicht Sache der Regierung ? to be up to sth (inf) what’s he up to? (= actually doing) → was macht er da?; (= planning etc) → was hat er vor?; (suspiciously) → was führt er im Schilde?; what have you been up to? → was hast du angestellt?; what are you up to with that? → was hast du damit vor?; he’s up to no good → er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde; I’m sure he’s up to something → ich bin sicher, er hat etwas vor or (sth suspicious) → er führt irgendetwas im Schilde; (child) → ich bin sicher, er stellt irgendetwas an; hey you! what do you think you’re up to! → he Sie, was machen Sie eigentlich da!; what does he think he’s up to? → was soll das eigentlich?, was hat er eigentlich vor? PREPOSITION → oben auf (+dat); (with movement) → hinauf (+acc); further up the page → weiter oben auf der Seite; to live up the hill → am Berg wohnen; to go up the hill → den Berg hinaufgehen; they live further up the hill/street → sie wohnen weiter oben am Berg/weiter die Straße entlang; he lives up a dark alley → er wohnt am Ende einer dunklen Gasse; up the road from me → (von mir) die Straße entlang; he went off up the road → er ging (weg) die Straße hinauf; he hid it up the chimney → er versteckte es (oben) im Kamin; the water goes up this pipe → das Wasser geht durch dieses Rohr; up one’s sleeve (position) → im Ärmel; (motion) → in den Ärmel; as I travel up and down the country → wenn ich so durchs Land reise; I’ve been up and down the stairs all night → ich bin in der Nacht immer nur die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt; he was up the pub (Brit inf) → er war in der Kneipe (inf); let’s go up the pub/up Johnny’s place (inf) → gehen wir doch zur Kneipe/zu Johnny (inf); to go up to somebody → auf jdn zugehen NOUN ? ups and downs → gute und schlechte Zeiten pl; (of life) → Höhen und Tiefen pl; after many ups and downs → nach vielen Höhen und Tiefen; they have their ups and downs → bei ihnen gibt es auch gute und schlechte Zeiten ? to be on the up and up (inf: = improving) → auf dem aufsteigenden Ast sein (inf); he/his career is on the up and up (inf) → mit ihm/seiner Karriere geht es aufwärts ADJECTIVE (= going up) escalator → nach oben; (Rail) train, line → zur nächsten größeren Stadt; platform 14 is the up platform → auf Bahnsteig 14 fahren die Züge nach London etc TRANSITIVE VERB (inf) price, offer → hinaufsetzen; production → ankurbeln; bet → erhöhen (→ to auf +acc) adverd / adj up [ap] 1 to, or at, a higher or better position Is the elevator going up?; The office is up on the top floor; She looked up at him; The price of coffee is up again. op, hoër فَوق، إلى أعلى нагоре vzhůru, nahoře, výše op (nach)oben,hoch πάνω, προς τα πάνω arriba üles, üleval بالا ylhäällä, ylös en/au/vers le haut לְמַעלָה ऊपर की ओर gore, više felfelé; fenn upp, uppi; upp á við su; alto 上へ (낮은 곳에서) 위로 aukštyn; aukštas augšup; uz augšu ke atas; naik boven, naar boven opp(e) w górę, u góry para cima la, sus, în sus вверх; наверх hore gor gore upp, uppe, uppåt ขึ้น yukarı, yukarıda, yukarıya 往上 вгору, вище پر، اوپر ở trên, lên trên 向上(走) 2 erect Sit/Stand up; He got up from his chair. op مُنْتَصِبا изправям се rovně, zpříma op; (rejse sig) auf(-recht) όρθιος derecho; de pie püsti بلند؛ راست pystyyn droit, levé לַעֲמוֹד, לָקוּם उठना uvis fel- upp, uppréttur su まっすぐに 직립하여 at(si)-(tiesti/stoti), pa-(kilti) augšā (vertikālā stāvoklī) bangun op, recht opp(reist), rett prosto, wyprostowany direito în picioare прямо rovno pokonci gore upp ที่ตั้งตรง yukarı 直立起來 вказує на перехід із горизонтального положення у вертикальне کھڑا đứng lên 站起来 3 out of bed What time do you get up?; I'll be up all night finishing this work. op, wakker خارِج الفِراش ставам от vzhůru op; oppe auf στο πόδι, ξύπνιος despierto, levantado üles, üleval, jalul بیدار ylös, valveilla debout, éveillé לָקוּם जागना iz felkel; fenn van á fætur/fótum su; sveglio 起きて 잠이 깨어 Negulēšu visu nakti. bangun op opp(e) na nogach/nogi levantado trezit, treaz на ногах hore pokonci napolje upp, uppe ตื่น (yataktan) kalkmış 起(床) вказує на перебування “на ногах” بيدار ngủ dậy 起(床) 4 to the place or person mentioned or understood A taxi drove up and she got in; He came up (to me) and shook hands. aan, verby إلى مكان الشَّخْص до před, ke hen heran προς το μέρος (που αναφέρεται κάθε φορά) hasta juurde به سوی luokse près de, à אֶל, לַמָקוֹם पास आना k, do odahajt; odalép upp að, til, hingað til su 近づいて (어떤 장소, 사람, 자기 쪽을) 향하여 pri- piebraukt ke arah aan, op...af opp, bort til pod– (-jechać, –chodzić itd.) para spre, la к k, ku bliže k do fram ถึงที่; ที่เช้าใจ yanına, yakınına 移向某處或某人 вказує на наближення до чогось / когось تک tới gần 向...方向(去) 5 into the presence, or consideration, of a person, group of people etc He brought up the subject during the conversation. aan إلى إنتِباه повдигам na pořad op auf κατά την παρουσία κπ. a colación esile پیش؛ جلو esille à l'attention de לְהַעֲלוֹת में do, k fel- (pl. felhoz) vekja athygli á (all'attenzione) 提出されて (논의, 화제에) 올라 ierosināt jautājumu mengutarakan aan de orde opp, fram(me), på bane do rozważenia acima în atenţia (cuiva) поднимать (вопрос и т.п.) na program, do pozornosti na dan u razmatranje [] (dra) upp ที่คิดพิจารณา ortaya 向(某人)提出 вказує на виникнення чогось کے اندر nêu, đưa ra 提出...(话题) 6 to an increased degree eg of loudness, speed etc Please turn the radio up a little!; Speak up! I can't hear you harder إلى درجَةٍ عاليَه по-високо více (silně, rychle) op lauter,schneller etc. δυνατότερα, ταχύτερα, σε μεγαλύτερη ένταση más fuerte/rápido... kõvemini, kiiremini بلند؛ بالا kovempaa plus (haut, fort, vite, etc.) אֶל तीव्र više, jače hangosabban!; siess! hækka, auka (su) 高めて (속도, 음량 등을) 증가하여 greičiau, labiau, garsiau vairāk; skaļāk u.tml. lebih kuat harder, sneller, etc. opp, høyere głośniej, bardziej para cima mai (sus, tare, repede etc.) чуть viac (silnejšie, rýchlejšie, hlasnejšie ap.) glasneje, hitreje... glasnije [] upp!, (tala) högre!, [] på! ที่เพิ่มขึ้น daha yüksek sesle/hızla v.b. 提高(聲音、速度等) вказує на збільшення, підвищення تيز to lên, mạnh lên (声音、速度等)变高 7 used to indicate completeness; throughly or finally You'll end up in hospital if you don't drive more carefully; Help me wash up the dishes!; I've used up the whole supply of paper; He tore up the letter. op كُلِيّاً، تماما използва се, за да покаже завършеност на действието nakonec; úplně op auf..., zer... τελείως, εντελώς (για να δηλώσει περαίωση) finalmente; completamente ära, lõpuni نهایتاً؛ تماماً kokonaan finalement; complètement לְגַמרֵי पूर्णता के संकेत के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है do, u cijelosti (különféle igékkel) endanlega; algerlega (enda á, læsa; vaska upp, rífa) sicuramente; completamente すっかり 완성된 상태에 Viņš saplēsa vēstuli. akhirnya; habiskan op{#169}, af{#169} opp, i stykker całkowicie, do końca terminat; completat обозначает окончание, истечение чего-л. nakoniec; úplne na kraju [] till, [] upp, göra slut på, [] sönder, el. oöversatt: du kommer att hamna på sjukhus ที่เสร็จสมบูรณ์ tamamen (表示動作完成的程度)完全地 вказує на завершення дії کمال کو بتلانے کے ليے hết, hoàn toàn, xong (表示动作完成的程度)完全地 prep 1 to or at a higher level on He climbed up the tree. op على، فَوْق нагоре vzhůru op i auf πάνω σε (hacia) arriba; en lo alto üles, üleval به طرف بالا ylös, ylhäällä en/au/vers le haut כְּלַפֵּי מַעלָה ऊपर na, naviše fel; fent/fenn upp su, verso ~の上へ …의 높은 곳에 į, ant augšā ke atas boven, op opp (i) na para cima spre, la, în sus вверх по; на hore na uz upp i, uppför ขึ้น yukarı 往或在高處 угору, у напрямку до کے اوپر tới, đi lên (向或在)高处 2 (at a place) along They walked up the street; Their house is up the road. op, in, af على طول، في أعْلى по протежение на po(dél), u op ad; oppe ad längs κατά μήκος a lo largo de; al final de piki, ääres کنار؛ در طول pitkin, varrella le long de בְּמַעֲלֶה पर uz végig; felfelé; tetején eftir, upp eftir lungo ~に沿って …을 따라 tolyn, išilgai augšup sepanjang ... op, verderop in oppover, oppe i, langs wzdłuż mais acima de-a lungul вдоль по po, pozdĺž vzdolž uz uppåt [], [] fram, längre fram på [] ไปตาม boyunca 沿著... по; углиб ساتھ ساتھ cuối 沿着...,向..., 3 towards the source of (a river) When do the salmon start swimming up the river? opwaarts نحوَ المَصَب до proti proudu op ad aufwärts κόντρα στο ρεύμα (για ποτάμι) hacia arriba üles(jõge) به سوی بالا ylös en amont בְּמַעֲלֶה किसी नदी इत्यादि के स्रोत की तरफ uzvodno fel(felé) upp (eftir) su per ~の上流へ …의 근원으로 aukštyn augšup ke hulu ... op opp(over) w górę para cima în amonte против (течения) proti prúdu navzgor uz uppför ไปสู่ kaynağa/ters yöne doğru 往...(河流的)源頭 вгору по منبع کي طرف ngược dòng 到...(地方) v – past tense, past participle upped – to increase (a price etc) They upped the price that they wanted for their house. verhoog يَرْفَع، يَزيد вдигам zvýšit sætte op erhöhen αυξάνω (π.χ. την τιμή) aumentar, elevar, subir kõrgendama زیاد کردن korottaa augmenter לְהַעֲלוֹת מְחִיר उठाना, चढ़ाना povišeno, više felemel hækka alzare 増す 증가하다 pakelti pacelt menaikkan naar boven jagen sette opp, forhøye podnosić subir a creşte, a mări повышать zvýšiť dvigniti povećati höja, öka เพิ่ม arttırmak 提高(價格) піднімати, підвищувати بڑھانا gia tăng 提高(价格) adj upward going up or directed up They took the upward path; an upward glance. opwaarts إلى فَوْق горен stoupající; vzhůru opadgående; opadvendt nach oben που κατευθύνεται προς τα πάνω, ανοδικός hacia arriba, ascendente tõusev, ülespoole suunatud رو به بالا ylöspäin menevä montant; vers le haut כְּלַפֵּי מַעֲלֶה ऊपर की ओर okrenut uvis felfelé upp, upp á við in alto, verso l'alto 上方へ向かう 위쪽으로 향하는 einantis, nukreiptas aukštyn augšupejošs; augšup vērsts ke atas naar boven stigende, oppover-, oppadvendt wznoszący się, idący w górę para cima orientat/îndreptat în sus направленный вверх stúpajúci; hore usmerjen navzgor na gore uppåtgående, uppåtvänd ทางเหนือขึ้นไป yukarı doğru 往上的 спрямований вгору اوپر کي جانب جانے والا hướng lên, đi lên 向上的 adv upward(s) (facing) towards a higher place or level He was lying on the floor face upwards; The path led upwards. na bo إلى الأعْلى нагоре vzhůru op; opad nach oben προς τα πάνω hacia arriba ülespoole به طرف بالا ylöspäin vers le haut כְּלַפֵּי מַעֲלֶה ऊपर की ओर više, naviše felfelé haladó; emelkedő upp, upp á við in su, verso l'alto 上方へ 위쪽으로 aukštyn augšā; uz augšu ke atas naar boven (gekeerd) opp(over), i været ku górze para cima în sus вверх hore navzgor ka gore uppåt ทางเหนือขึ้นไป yukarıya doğru 向上,朝上 вгору اوپر کي طرف hướng lên, đi lên 上升 adj up-and-ˈcoming (of eg a person starting a career) progressing well an up-and-coming young doctor. progressief مُتَقَدِّم جَيِّدا في عَمَلِه мнгообещаващ slibný, nadějný lovende vielversprechend ανερχόμενος prometedor lootustandev رو به ترقی lupaava plein d'avenir מַבטִיח कैरियर शुरू करना और अच्छी प्रगति करना perspektivan vállalkozó szellemű; nagy jövőjű efnilegur, á uppleið promettente 有望な 진취적인 kylantis daudzsološs sedang meningkat maju aankomend foretaksom, lovende rzutki, obiecujący empreendedor în devenire подающий надежды sľubný, nádejný podjeten perspektivan lovande น่าจะสำเร็จ geleceği parlak 漸露頭角的 багатообіцяючий محنتي đầy hứa hẹn, triển vọng 进取 adv upˈhill up a slope We travelled uphill for several hours. opdraand على المُنْحَدَر нанагорнище do kopce op ad bakke bergauf ανηφορικά cuesta arriba ülesmäge به طرف قلۀ تپه ylämäkeen en montant בְמַעֲלֶה הַגִבעָה पहाड़ी पर uzbrdo dombra fel upp í móti in salita 上り坂で 비탈을 올라서 į viršų, į kalną, aukštyn kalnup; pret kalnu mendaki bukit bergopwaarts oppoverbakke pod górę para cima în pantă в гору hore vrchom, nahor navkreber uzbrdo uppåt, uppför ขึ้นเนิน; บนเนิน yokuş yukarı 上坡 на гору, вгору بلندي کي طرف lên dốc 上坡 adj 1 sloping upwards; ascending an uphill road. opdraand صاعِد изидигащ се stoupající stigende bergauf führend ανηφορικός ascendente ülesmäge سربالایی nouseva montant בַּעֲלִייָה ऊपर की ओर okrenut uvis hegynek fel haladó; emelkedő brattur, upp í móti in salita 上り坂の 언덕 위의 į kalną, aukštyn (kylantis) kalnupejošs menaik opwaarts hellend skrånende, som går oppover, bratt wznoszący się ascendente care urcă идущий в гору stúpajúci vzpenjajoč se uzbrdo som bär uppför ซึ่งลาดสูงขึ้น yokuş yukarı 上坡的 що веде вгору اوپر چڑھنے والا dốc, đi lên 上坡的 2 difficult This will be an uphill struggle. moeilik صَعْب труден obtížný vanskelig mühselig δύσκολος, κοπιώδης difícil, duro raske دشوار vaikea difficile קָשֶה कठिन težak, naporan nehéz erfiður difficile 困難な 어려운 sunkus, varginantis grūts; smags sukar moeilijk i motvind, vanskelig żmudny difícil dificil трудный ťažký težaven težak besvärlig, mödosam ซึ่งยากลำบาก güç, zahmetli 艱難的,費力的 тяжкий, важкий دشوار khó khăn, vất vả 艰难的,费力的 adv upˈstairs on or to an upper floor His room is upstairs; She went upstairs to her bedroom. bo في الطّابِق الأعْلى на горния етаж nahoru (po schodech), nahoře ovenpå die Treppe hinauf επάνω, στον επάνω όροφο planta/piso superior; arriba ülakorrusel در طبقه بالا yläkerrassa à/vers l'étage supérieur לְמַעֲלָה ऊपरी मंजिल पर होना gore, na kat az emeleten, fenn upp (á loft) disopra 階上へ 층계를 올라 viršuje, viršun augšup pa kāpnēm; augšstāvā tingkat atas op, naar een bovenverdieping i annen etasje, ovenpå na górze lá para cima sus; la etajul superior наверх(у) (po schodoch) hore v zgornjem nadstropju na gornjem spratu en trappa upp, uppför trappan (trapporna) ไปยังข้างบน yukarıda, yukarıya, üst kat(t)a 樓上 вгору; наверх اوپر کي جانب lên, trên gác 楼上 n – plural upˈstairs – the upper floor(s) The ground floor needs painting, but the upstairs is nice; (also adjective ) an upstairs sitting room. bokant الطّابِق الأعْلى горният етаж (v) poschodí førstesal; førstesals- oberes Stockwerk;im oberen Stockwerk ο επάνω όροφος, τα επάνω πατώματα piso de arriba/superior ülemine korrus طبقه بالا yläkerta étage; d'en haut קוֹמוֹת עֶליוֹנוֹת ऊपर की मंजिल, कोठा gornji kat az emelet efri hæð piano di sopra; del piano di sopra 階上(の) 2층 viršutinis aukštas augšstāvs; augšstāva- tingkat atas bovenverdieping, boven{#169} annen etasje; etasjene over 1. etasje piętro primeiro andar (de la) etaj(ul) superior верхний этаж na poschodí gornje nadstropje gornji sprat övervåning ชั้นบน üst/yukarı kat 樓上(的) верхня частина будинку بالا خانہ trên gác 楼上(的) adv upˈstream towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs. stroom op ضِد التيّار срещу течението proti proudu op ad floden stromaufwärts κόντρα στο ρεύμα (για ποτάμι) río arriba, a contracorriente ülesjõge در خلاف جهت رودخانه yläjuoksuun à contre-courant בְּמַעֲלֵה הַנָהָר धारा के विपरीत uzvodno ár ellen (haladó) upp ána/með ánni contro corrente 上流へ 상류로 upe aukštyn, prieš srovę augšup; pret straumi di hulu sungai stroomopwaarts opp(over) elva, mot strømmen w górę (np. rzeki) contra a corrente în susul apei вверх по течению proti prúdu proti toku uzvodni uppströms ทวนน้ำ akıntıya karşı, kaynağına doğru 朝著(河流的)上游 уверх по течії منبع کي جانب ngược dòng 向上游 be up and about to be out of bed I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident? wakker خارِج الفِراش، لَيْس نائِما станал být na nohou oppe auf den Beinen είμαι στο πόδι, δε μένω στο κρεβάτι estar en pie; repuesto jalul از بستر برخاسته و مشغول فعالیت jalkeilla être sur pied מִסתוֹבֵב וּפָעִיל बिस्तर से निकलना podignut iz kreveta felkelt kominn á fætur, kominn á kreik (essere in piedi) 起き出して (환자가) 좋아지다 būti ant kojų piecēlies no gultas bangun tidur op de been oppe; på beina być na nogach estar de pé a se ridica din pat быть на ногах byť na nohách biti na nogah ustati vara uppe och gå ลุกจากเตียงและเดินได้ ayakta olmak 下床走動 бути на ногах بستر سے دور ہونا ra khỏi giường và hoạt động trở lại (病人)已下床走动 be up to 1 to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc) What is he up to now? mee besig مَشْغول في занимавам се с zabývat se være igang med vorhaben ετοιμάζω, σκαρώνω estar ocupado con algo, traerse algo entre manos tegelema (millegagi) مشغول puuhailla être occupé à זוֹמֵם किसी गतिविधि इत्यादि में व्यस्त होना smjerati, zabaviti se nečim vmiben mesterkedik vera upptekinn við (essere occupato con) ~をしている 바쁜 užsiimti, veikti nodarboties; pasākt sibukkan aan het doen zijn være opptatt med; pønske på noe porabiać estar a fazer a fi ocupat cu заниматься (чем-л.) zaoberať sa nameravati baviti se ha för sig ซึ่งยุ่งวุ่นวาย yapmak; dalavere çevirmek 忙於... замишляти مشغول ہونا có nhiệm vụ phải 忙于...事情 2 to be capable of He isn't quite up to the job. in staat قادِرٌ على способен stačit na du til gewachsen sein είμαι ικανός για κτ. ser capaz sobima قادر kyetä à la hauteur (de) מְסוּגָל सक्षम होना dorasti képes vmire hæfur í/til (essere all'altezza di) ~ができる ..을 감당할 수 있는 pajėgti susidoroti piemērots; spējīgs mampu melakukan opgewassen zijn tegen duge til w stanie (zrobić, odbyć itd.) ter capacidade para a fi la înălţime (într-o situaţie) годиться stačiť na biti dorasel čemu sposoban duga สามารถทำบางสิ่งได้ ... için iyi olmak, yeterli/akıllı olmak 勝任 відповідати لائق có khả năng, năng lực về 胜任...工作 3 to reach the standard of This work isn't up to your best. op sy, op die يَصِل إلى المُسْتَوى достигам стандарт mít úroveň være på højde med entsprechen δεν είμαι αντάξιος, δε φτάνω τις προδιαγραφές estar a la altura (de) võrdne olema برابر با yltää tasolle être à la hauteur (de) יָכוֹל किसी मानक पर पहुंचना dorasti, doseći felveszi a versenyt vmivel í samræmi við (essere all'altezza di) ~に達している 기준에 맞는 būti tam tikro lygio, prilygti neatbilst noteiktam standartam mencapai standard het niveau bereiken van være på høyde med być na poziomie ser o seu melhor a atinge un standard соответствовать (стандарту) mať úroveň ustrezati čemu u skladu sa vara i nivå med ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน ...-in seviyesine erişen 達到…水平 відповідати معيار کو پہنچنا đạt đến tiêu chuẩn 达到...水平 4 to be the duty or privilege of It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him. sy keuse, sy besluit من حَق، يَعْتَمِد على، يَعود إلى привилегия на patřit op til abhängen είμαι στο χέρι κπ., εξαρτώμαι από κπ. estar en las manos de alguien, ser cosa de alguien (kellegi) kohuseks olema, (kellestki) sõltuma مربوط به؛ به عهدۀ olla jonkun tehtävä appartenir à תּלוּי בְּ- तुम पर है biti na nekome tőle függ vera á valdi/í verkahring (e-s) (spettare a) ~しだいだ ...의 의무인 priklausyti nuo, (jam/jai) spręsti Galīgā izvēle pieder viņam. terpulang iemands taak zijn være opp til en, påhvile zależeć od ser responsabilidade de a avea capacitatea să... предстоит решать, выбирать záležať na, závisieť biti odvisen od česa na vara ngns sak (skyldighet), ankomma på ngn ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e/a kalmış/bağlı 由...來決定 мати право на حق ہونا، ذمہ ميں ہونا tùy 由...来决定 up to as far, or as much, as He counted up to 100; Up to now, the work has been easy. tot by حَتّى до až do op til; indtil bis έως, μέχρι hasta kuni تا asti jusqu'à עַד तक do -ig (pl. százig, mostanáig) upp að; fram að fino a ~まで 지금껏 iki līdz sehingga tot... toe (inn)til; opp til, så langt (aż) do até până la до (сих пор) až do do do [] till, fram till, hittills ถึง ...-e/a kadar 直到... до تک lên tới 直到... up to date 1 completed etc up to the present time Is the catalogue up to date? op datum مُجَدَّد، مُجَارٍ، حتّى الآن завършен aktuální, současný opdateret; ajourført aktuell ενημερωμένος, συμπληρωμένος με τα πιο πρόσφατα στοιχεία al día, actualizado uuendatud مطابق آخرین روش voimassaoleva à jour מְעוּדכַּן नूतन ažuriran, suvremen korszerű, naprakész mutakhir miðaður við daginn í dag aggiornato 最新の 최신의 atnaujintas, naujausias jaunāko informāciju saturošs terbaru bijgewerkt ajour(ført), oppdatert aktualny, zaktualizowany actualizado updatat, la zi новейший aktuálny najnovejši savremen aktuell ตามสมัย güncel, en son bilgileri içeren 最新的 поточний; сучасний مکمل cập nhật 最新的 2 modern and in touch with the latest ideas This method is up to date. byderwets عَصْري модерен moderní moderne aktuell μοντέρνος, εκσυγχρονισμένος actual, moderno modernne, tänapäevane, kaasaegne امروزی؛ باب روز moderne חַדשָנִי आधुनिक suvremen modern moderno 最新式の 첨단적인 naujoviškas, šiuolaikinis moderns, mūsdienīgs termoden modern, bijdetijds moderne, tidsmessig nowoczesny, modny новейший moderný, najnovší sodoben savremen fullt modern, tidsenlig ทันสมัย çağdaş, modern 現代的 модний جديد hiện đại 现代的 UP → عالياً nahoře op nach oben πάνω arriba ylös en haut gore su 上へ 위로 omhoog (opp)over w górze para cima вверх upp ในทิศทางขึ้น yukarıya ở trên 向上 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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