kick up

animar, intensificar

Dar más vida, emoción o intensidad a algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something more lively, exciting, or intense.

• Bright lights kick up the excitement.
• The drummer kicked the performance up a notch.
• Can we kick things up with a faster song?

Cómo se usa: kick something up a notch (A live band kicked the party up a notch.)

Sinónimos: liven up, spice up

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up something, kick up the excitement

subir, aumentar

Aumentar un precio o la cantidad que hay que pagar.

En inglés sencillo: To increase a price or an amount that people must pay.

• They kicked up the rent.
• The hotel kicked its prices up during the festival.
• Will the new owner kick up our fees?

Cómo se usa: kick something up (The owner kicked the rent up again.)

Sinónimos: raise, increase, put up

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up prices, kick up rent

saltar hacia arriba

Moverse de repente hacia arriba con fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To move suddenly and strongly upward.

• The lever kicked up suddenly.
• The rear wheel kicked up as the bike hit a bump.
• Watch the rod kick up when the spring releases.

Sinónimos: jerk upward

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up suddenly, kick up sharply

protestar, armar un escándalo

Quejarse de algo a gritos o con enfado.

En inglés sencillo: To complain loudly or angrily about something.

• Dad kicked up about the bill.
• She kicked up when they cancelled her booking.
• There is no point kicking up about a small delay.

Cómo se usa: kick up about something (He kicked up about the extra charge.)

Sinónimos: complain, make a fuss

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up about something, kick up angrily

fallar, recrudecerse

Empezar a funcionar mal, o volver a causar dolor o molestias.

En inglés sencillo: To start working badly, or to become painful or troublesome again.

• My knee is kicking up again.
• The old engine kicked up on the way home.
• Has your arthritis started to kick up?

Sinónimos: act up, play up

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up again, kick up badly

pasar a un superior

Pasar dinero o un asunto a alguien de mayor rango en una organización.

En inglés sencillo: To send money or a matter to someone higher in an organization.

• They kick up money to the boss.
• The local gang kicked up a share of its profits.
• She kicked the decision up to a senior manager.

Cómo se usa: kick something up to someone (They kicked the proposal up to the director.)

Sinónimos: pass up, refer up

Expresiones frecuentes: kick up something, kick up money