firm up

concretar, cerrar

Hacer que los planes o acuerdos queden más claros y seguros.

En inglés sencillo: To make plans or arrangements clearer and more certain.

• Let us firm up our plans.
• We firmed up the dates yesterday.
• Can you firm those arrangements up before Friday?

Cómo se usa: firm up something (We need to firm up the travel dates.); firm something up (Let us firm the details up tomorrow.)

Sinónimos: finalize, confirm, settle

Expresiones frecuentes: firm up plans, firm up details, firm something up

endurecerse, cuajar

Volverse menos blando o líquido y más sólido.

En inglés sencillo: To become less soft or liquid and more solid.

• Let the jelly firm up.
• The chocolate firmed up as it cooled.
• Put the mixture in the fridge until it firms up.

Sinónimos: set, harden, solidify

Antónimos: soften

Expresiones frecuentes: jelly firm up, mixture firm up, butter firm up

concretarse, definirse

Volverse más claro y seguro, especialmente un plan.

En inglés sencillo: To become clearer and more certain, especially when talking about plans.

• Our plans should firm up soon.
• The dates firmed up after the meeting.
• Tell me when your travel arrangements firm up.

Sinónimos: take shape, become definite

Expresiones frecuentes: plans firm up, details firm up, arrangements firm up

tonificar, fortalecer

Hacer que los músculos se vuelvan más fuertes y firmes mediante ejercicio.

En inglés sencillo: To make muscles stronger and less soft through exercise.

• These exercises firm up your legs.
• She firmed up her arms by lifting weights.
• Can swimming help firm up my stomach?

Cómo se usa: firm up something (These exercises help firm up your stomach.); firm something up (Regular workouts will firm your arms up.)

Sinónimos: tone, strengthen

Expresiones frecuentes: firm up muscles, firm up arms, firm something up

tonificarse, fortalecerse

Volverse los músculos más fuertes y firmes gracias al ejercicio.

En inglés sencillo: To become stronger and less soft through exercise.

• Your muscles will firm up.
• Her legs firmed up after months of cycling.
• My arms are starting to firm up with regular exercise.

Sinónimos: tone up, strengthen

Expresiones frecuentes: muscles firm up, arms firm up, legs firm up