gas up

repostar, cargar gasolina

Llenar de combustible el depósito de un vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: To fill a vehicle’s tank with fuel.

• We need to gas up.
• I gassed up the car this morning.
• Have you gassed it up for the trip?

Cómo se usa: gas up something / gas something up (We gassed the truck up before leaving.)

Sinónimos: refuel, fill up

Expresiones frecuentes: gas up the car, gas something up, gas up before leaving

elogiar, alabar

Decir cosas buenas de alguien donde otras personas puedan oírlas o leerlas.

En inglés sencillo: To say good things about someone where other people can hear or read them.

• Her friends gassed her up online.
• He always gases up local artists on his show.
• Everyone was gassing her up after that performance.

Cómo se usa: gas someone up (Her fans gassed her up in the comments.)

Sinónimos: praise, talk up

Antónimos: criticize

Expresiones frecuentes: gas someone up, gas up someone

adular, dar coba

Elogiar demasiado a alguien para que se sienta más importante o talentoso de lo que realmente es.

En inglés sencillo: To praise someone too much, making them feel more important or talented than they really are.

• Stop gassing him up.
• She gassed me up until I believed I could win.
• Are they gassing her up to get free tickets?

Cómo se usa: gas someone up (Do not gas him up just to get a favor.)

Sinónimos: flatter, butter up

Antónimos: belittle

Expresiones frecuentes: gas someone up, gas up someone