carry on

continuar, seguir

Seguir haciendo lo que se estaba haciendo.

En inglés sencillo: To continue doing what you were doing before.

• Please carry on.
• We carried on walking after a short rest.
• Can I carry on with my work now?

Cómo se usa: carry on doing something (They carried on talking after the lesson.); carry on with something (Please carry on with your work.)

Sinónimos: continue, go on, keep going

Antónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on working, carry on talking, carry on normally

perseverar, seguir adelante

Seguir esforzándose a pesar de los problemas, el dolor o las dificultades.

En inglés sencillo: To keep trying despite problems, pain, or difficulty.

• We must carry on despite the setbacks.
• After losing his job, he found the strength to carry on.
• They carried on even when success seemed impossible.

Cómo se usa: carry on despite something (She carried on despite repeated failures.)

Sinónimos: keep going, persevere, persist

Antónimos: give up

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on bravely, carry on regardless

armar un escándalo, montar un numerito

Comportarse de forma ruidosa o exagerada y llamar la atención de manera molesta.

En inglés sencillo: To behave noisily or dramatically in a way that attracts unwanted attention.

• Stop carrying on like that.
• The children carried on when we told them to leave.
• He carried on as if losing his hat were a disaster.

Cómo se usa: carry on like that (You can’t carry on like that in a restaurant.)

Sinónimos: make a fuss, make a scene

Antónimos: calm down

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on noisily, carry on terribly

llevar a cabo, desarrollar

Realizar o mantener una actividad, un negocio u otro trabajo organizado.

En inglés sencillo: To do or maintain an activity, business, or other organized work.

• They carry on trade with neighbouring countries.
• The firm carried on business from a rented office.
• Both sides carried on negotiations throughout the winter.

Cómo se usa: carry on something (The partners carried on a small business together.)

Sinónimos: conduct, pursue, maintain

Antónimos: discontinue

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on business, carry on trade, carry on negotiations

hablar sin parar, dar la lata

Hablar demasiado tiempo de algo, a menudo con entusiasmo o de forma molesta.

En inglés sencillo: To keep talking about something for too long, often excitedly or annoyingly.

• He carried on about the weather.
• She carried on for an hour about her holiday.
• Why do you always carry on about that mistake?

Cómo se usa: carry on about something (He carried on about his new phone for ages.)

Sinónimos: go on, ramble

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on endlessly, carry on excitedly

llevar como equipaje de mano

Llevar una maleta a la cabina del avión en vez de dejarla en la bodega.

En inglés sencillo: To take a bag into an aircraft’s passenger area instead of putting it in the hold.

• Can I carry on this bag?
• She carried on a small suitcase and a laptop bag.
• The airline lets passengers carry on two small items.

Cómo se usa: carry something on (You can carry one small suitcase on.)

Antónimos: check in

Expresiones frecuentes: carry on luggage, carry on bags