jack up

subir, aumentar

Subir un precio, una cantidad o un nivel, a menudo considerablemente.

En inglés sencillo: To increase a price, amount, or level, often by a lot.

• They plan to jack up the rent.
• The airline jacked up its baggage fees.
• Why have they jacked the price up again?

Cómo se usa: jack something up (The hotel jacked its prices up during the festival.)

Sinónimos: raise, increase, hike

Antónimos: lower, reduce

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up prices, jack up the rent

levantar con un gato

Elevar algo pesado mediante una herramienta que lo empuja desde abajo, como un gato.

En inglés sencillo: To lift something heavy with a tool that pushes it upwards.

• We need to jack up the car.
• The mechanic jacked the van up carefully.
• Have you jacked it up high enough?

Cómo se usa: jack something up (We jacked the car up to inspect the wheels.)

Sinónimos: lift, raise

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up a car, jack up the truck

estropear, arruinar

Dañar una cosa o hacer que deje de funcionar bien.

En inglés sencillo: To damage something or make it work badly.

• Do not jack up my phone.
• He jacked up the settings while trying to help.
• The crash really jacked her car up.

Cómo se usa: jack something up (That update jacked my computer up.)

Sinónimos: mess up, wreck, ruin

Antónimos: fix, repair

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up something, jack something up

organizar, preparar

Organizar una actividad o dejar algo preparado.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange an event or get something ready.

• We can jack up a party.
• She jacked up a trip for the whole group.
• Who is going to jack up the transport?

Cómo se usa: jack something up (Could you jack a meeting up for next week?)

Sinónimos: arrange, organize

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up a party, jack up a meeting

mejorar, realzar

Añadir algo para que una cosa sea mejor o más interesante.

En inglés sencillo: To make something better or more interesting by adding to it.

• Try to jack up the sauce with some lemon.
• He jacked up the design with brighter colors.
• They jacked the meal up with a few extra spices.

Cómo se usa: jack something up with something (She jacked the recipe up with fresh herbs.)

Sinónimos: improve, enhance, liven up

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up a recipe, jack up the design

negarse, rebelarse

Negarse a hacer lo que alguien manda.

En inglés sencillo: To refuse to do what someone tells you to do.

• He may jack up if you order him around.
• The workers jacked up and refused to move.
• She jacked up when the manager demanded extra hours.

Sinónimos: refuse, balk, rebel

Antónimos: obey

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up at orders, jack up and refuse