hop up

saltar hacia arriba

Dar un pequeño salto para llegar a una superficie más alta.

En inglés sencillo: To make a small jump onto a higher surface.

• The rabbit hopped up the steps.
• A cat hopped up onto the wall.
• Can you hop up onto that low bench?

Cómo se usa: hop up onto something (The kitten hopped up onto the sofa.)

Sinónimos: jump up

Expresiones frecuentes: hop up onto something, hop up the steps

subirse

Entrar rápidamente en un vehículo alto, subiendo hasta su interior.

En inglés sencillo: To climb quickly into a vehicle that is high off the ground.

• Hop up into the truck.
• She hopped up into the cab beside the driver.
• Can you hop up into the tractor without help?

Cómo se usa: hop up into something (He hopped up into the tractor.)

Sinónimos: climb in, get in

Antónimos: get out

Expresiones frecuentes: hop up into something, hop up inside

levantarse de un salto

Ponerse de pie de forma rápida.

En inglés sencillo: To get to your feet quickly.

• He hopped up to help.
• I hopped up when the doorbell rang.
• Why did you hop up from your seat?

Cómo se usa: hop up from something (She hopped up from her chair to answer the door.)

Sinónimos: jump up, spring up

Antónimos: sit down

Expresiones frecuentes: hop up quickly, hop up from something

potenciar, trucar

Modificar una máquina, especialmente un motor, para que funcione más rápido o tenga más potencia.

En inglés sencillo: To change a machine, especially an engine, so it works faster or more powerfully.

• He hopped up his car.
• They hop up engines for racing.
• Can this old motor be hopped up?

Cómo se usa: hop up something / hop something up (The mechanic hopped up the engine.)

Sinónimos: soup up, upgrade, boost

Expresiones frecuentes: hop up an engine, hop up a car, hop something up

excitar, animar

Hacer que las personas se sientan muy emocionadas o llenas de energía.

En inglés sencillo: To make people very excited or full of energy.

• The music hopped us up.
• Too much sugar had hopped the children up.
• The singer knows how to hop up a crowd.

Cómo se usa: hop someone up (The loud music hopped the crowd up.)

Sinónimos: excite, get worked up, hype up

Expresiones frecuentes: hop someone up, hop up the crowd