act up

portarse mal, dar problemas

Portarse mal o causar problemas por no funcionar correctamente.

En inglés sencillo: To behave badly or cause problems by not working properly.

• The children are acting up again.
• My laptop acted up during the meeting.
• Her knee tends to act up in cold weather.

Sinónimos: misbehave, cause trouble, play up

Expresiones frecuentes: act up in class, act up again, act up badly

suplir a un superior

Realizar temporalmente el trabajo de alguien con un cargo superior al tuyo.

En inglés sencillo: To temporarily do the work of someone with a higher position than yours.

• She is acting up as manager this week.
• Two officers acted up while their superiors were away.
• Will I receive extra pay for acting up?

Cómo se usa: act up as someone (She acted up as team leader during his absence.)

Sinónimos: deputize, stand in

Expresiones frecuentes: act up as manager, act up a grade