hook up

conectar

Conectar a alguien o algo a una máquina, una fuente de electricidad o una señal.

En inglés sencillo: To connect someone or something to a machine, power supply, or signal source.

• Hook up the computer to the screen.
• The house was hooked up to the power supply last week.
• Is the patient hooked up to a monitor?

Cómo se usa: hook something up to something (Hook the television up to the antenna.); be hooked up to something (The patient was hooked up to a heart monitor.)

Sinónimos: connect, attach

Antónimos: disconnect

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up something, hook up to something

conectar, montar

Conectar las partes de un equipo para que pueda funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: To join the parts of equipment together so it can work.

• Can you hook up the speakers?
• We hooked up the new stereo yesterday.
• She is hooking up the equipment for tonight’s concert.

Cómo se usa: hook something up (The technician hooked the sound system up.)

Sinónimos: connect, wire up

Antónimos: disconnect

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up equipment, hook up speakers

unirse, colaborar

Reunirse o unirse a alguien para hacer algo juntos.

En inglés sencillo: To meet or join someone to do something together.

• We hooked up with a local band.
• She hooked up with two designers to start a business.
• Let’s hook up with the others at the station.

Cómo se usa: hook up with someone (We hooked up with another team to develop the app.)

Sinónimos: team up, join up, meet up

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up with someone, hook up with partners

conseguir, proporcionar

Hacer las gestiones necesarias para que alguien reciba algo que necesita o quiere.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange for someone to receive something they need or want.

• Can you hook me up with tickets?
• She hooked us up with a ride home.
• His cousin hooked him up with a job interview.

Cómo se usa: hook someone up with something (My friend hooked me up with a reliable mechanic.)

Sinónimos: provide, supply, fix up

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up someone, hook up with something

hacer un descuento, hacer un favor

Cobrar menos a alguien, darle algo gratis o darle más de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone a lower price, something free, or more than they would normally get.

• The waiter hooked us up with dessert.
• My cousin hooked me up with a huge discount.
• Buy your bike there; they’ll hook you up.

Cómo se usa: hook someone up with something (The manager hooked us up with a free room upgrade.)

Sinónimos: give a deal, give a discount

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up someone, hook up with extras

vender droga, suministrar contrabando

Vender o proporcionar drogas u otros productos cuya compra es ilegal.

En inglés sencillo: To sell or supply drugs or other goods that people cannot legally buy.

• He hooked them up with weed.
• Police said she had hooked several customers up with cocaine.
• The seller offered to hook him up with stolen phones.

Cómo se usa: hook someone up with something (The dealer hooked buyers up with illegal drugs.)

Sinónimos: deal, supply

Expresiones frecuentes: hook up buyers, hook up with drugs