build up

acumularse, acumular, aumentar

Aumentar poco a poco con el tiempo, o hacer que una cantidad aumente así.

En inglés sencillo: To become greater over time, or make an amount become greater.

• Dust can build up here.
• We built up our savings before buying a car.
• Traffic was building up near the bridge.

Cómo se usa: build up (Dust built up on the shelves.); build something up (She built her savings up over several years.)

Sinónimos: accumulate, increase, mount

Antónimos: decrease

Expresiones frecuentes: build up savings, build up pressure

fortalecer, reforzar

Hacer que alguien o algo tenga más fuerza, mejor salud o más posibilidades de éxito.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone or something stronger, healthier, or more able to succeed.

• Walking helps build up your strength.
• Her teacher built up her confidence.
• The army is building up its defences.

Cómo se usa: build someone/something up (These exercises will build your muscles up.)

Sinónimos: strengthen, develop

Antónimos: weaken

Expresiones frecuentes: build up strength, build up confidence

construir, levantar

Hacer una estructura añadiendo piezas o materiales.

En inglés sencillo: To make a structure by adding parts or materials.

• Build up the wall with bricks.
• They built up a small tower from wooden blocks.
• Workers are building up the outer walls.

Cómo se usa: build something up (They built the wall up with stone.)

Sinónimos: build, construct, erect

Antónimos: demolish

Expresiones frecuentes: build up walls, build up something

tapiar

Cerrar una abertura rellenándola con ladrillos u otros materiales de construcción.

En inglés sencillo: To close an opening by filling it with bricks or other building materials.

• They decided to build up the doorway.
• The old entrance was built up with stone.
• Why did the owners build up that opening?

Cómo se usa: build something up (They built the unused doorway up with bricks.)

Sinónimos: brick up, seal

Antónimos: open

Expresiones frecuentes: build up doorways, build up openings

ordenar las cartas de forma ascendente

En el solitario, colocar cartas sobre otras siguiendo un orden de valor creciente.

En inglés sencillo: In solitaire, to put cards on other cards in increasing order of value.

• Build up each pile from the ace.
• She built up the foundation pile in hearts.
• Can you build up that pile with a five?

Cómo se usa: build up from something (Build up from the ace to the king.)

Expresiones frecuentes: build up piles, build up cards