catch up

ponerse al día

Enterarse de lo ocurrido recientemente, a menudo hablando con alguien a quien no se ha visto desde hace tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: You learn what has happened recently, often by talking to someone you have not seen for a while.

• Let’s catch up over lunch.
• We caught up on family news yesterday.
• Have you caught up with Sam since he returned?

Cómo se usa: catch up with someone (I caught up with an old friend yesterday.); catch up on something (Let’s catch up on the latest news.)

Sinónimos: get up to date

Expresiones frecuentes: catch up with someone, catch up on news, catch up over coffee

alcanzar, ponerse al nivel

Llegar hasta alguien que va delante o alcanzar el mismo nivel de progreso que los demás.

En inglés sencillo: You reach someone ahead of you or reach the same level of progress as others.

• Wait! I need to catch up.
• He caught up with the other runners.
• After missing a month of school, she worked hard to catch up.

Cómo se usa: catch up with/to someone/something (She ran faster to catch up with her brother.)

Sinónimos: draw level, get level

Antónimos: fall behind

Expresiones frecuentes: catch up with someone, catch up to someone

involucrar, verse envuelto

Quedar muy involucrado en una situación, a menudo sin haberlo querido.

En inglés sencillo: Someone becomes deeply involved in a situation, often without meaning to.

• She got caught up in the excitement.
• Innocent people were caught up in the fighting.
• Don’t get caught up in office gossip.

Cómo se usa: be/get caught up in something (He got caught up in an argument.); catch someone up in something (The excitement caught us up in the celebrations.)

Sinónimos: involve, embroil

Expresiones frecuentes: catch up someone, catch up the crowd

poner al día, informar

Contar a alguien las últimas noticias o explicarle lo que se ha perdido.

En inglés sencillo: You tell someone the latest news or explain what they have missed.

• Please catch me up on the news.
• Her manager caught her up on the changes.
• I’ll catch you up after lunch.

Cómo se usa: catch someone up on something (Can you catch me up on yesterday’s meeting?)

Sinónimos: update, fill in, brief

Expresiones frecuentes: catch someone up, catch the team up

enredar, enredarse

Algo se entrelaza con otra cosa o queda atrapado en ella.

En inglés sencillo: Something becomes twisted together with, or trapped in, another thing.

• The net caught up several loose ropes.
• My hair got caught up in the branches.
• The two cables had become caught up with each other.

Cómo se usa: be/get caught up in something (Her scarf got caught up in the wheel.); be/get caught up with something (The cable is caught up with the other wires.)

Sinónimos: entangle, tangle up

Antónimos: untangle

Expresiones frecuentes: catch up something, catch up the wires

recoger de golpe, alzar

Recoger o levantar algo rápidamente, a menudo con un movimiento brusco.

En inglés sencillo: You quickly pick something up, often with a sudden movement.

• She caught up her bag and ran.
• He caught the baby up in his arms.
• Catching up his coat, Daniel hurried outside.

Cómo se usa: catch someone/something up (She caught the child up in her arms.)

Sinónimos: snatch up, scoop up

Expresiones frecuentes: catch up a child, catch up a bag