bump up

subir, aumentar

Aumentar rápidamente una cantidad, un número o un nivel.

En inglés sencillo: To quickly raise an amount, number, or level.

• They bumped up the price.
• The company bumped our pay up last month.
• Will extra demand bump up the cost?

Cómo se usa: bump something up by an amount (They bumped the rent up by fifty pounds.); bump something up to an amount (We bumped the budget up to ten thousand dollars.)

Sinónimos: raise, increase, hike

Antónimos: lower, reduce

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up prices, bump up wages

toparse con, chocar con

Encontrarse con un problema, una norma o una fuerza contraria que dificulta avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: To meet a problem, rule, or opposing force that makes progress difficult.

• We bumped up against a legal problem.
• Their ambitions keep bumping up against financial limits.
• The reform movement bumped up against strong political opposition.

Cómo se usa: bump up against something (Our plans bumped up against strict safety rules.)

Sinónimos: come up against, encounter

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up against, bump up against limits

ascender, promover

Pasar a alguien a un grado, rango o clase superior.

En inglés sencillo: To move someone to a higher grade, rank, or class.

• They bumped him up a grade.
• She was bumped up to a senior role.
• Could the school bump our daughter up to the next class?

Cómo se usa: bump someone up to a grade/rank (They bumped her up to the senior class.)

Sinónimos: promote

Antónimos: demote

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up someone, bump up students

adelantar, dar prioridad

Mover a alguien o algo a una posición anterior o más visible en una lista o un orden.

En inglés sencillo: To move someone or something to an earlier or more noticeable place in a list or order.

• They bumped my name up the list.
• The editor bumped the story up to the front page.
• Can urgent cases be bumped up the queue?

Cómo se usa: bump someone/something up the list/queue (The hospital bumped her up the waiting list.)

Sinónimos: advance, move up

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up someone, bump up something

chocar

Golpear algo mientras te mueves.

En inglés sencillo: To hit something while moving.

• The boat bumped up against the dock.
• My head bumped up against the low ceiling.
• The loose panel bumps up on the frame when the door closes.

Cómo se usa: bump up against something (The cart bumped up against the wall.)

Sinónimos: bump into, collide with

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up against, bump up on

transferir a una cinta más ancha

Copiar un vídeo grabado en un tipo de cinta estrecha a otro de cinta más ancha.

En inglés sencillo: To copy recorded video from a narrower type of tape onto a wider type.

• The editor bumped up the footage.
• We bumped the recording up to a wider tape format.
• Can this old tape be bumped up for editing?

Cómo se usa: bump something up to a format (The studio bumped the footage up to a wider tape format.)

Sinónimos: transfer, copy

Expresiones frecuentes: bump up footage, bump up tapes