man up

echarle valor, comportarse como un hombre

Afrontar algo difícil con el valor o la firmeza que tradicionalmente se espera de un hombre.

En inglés sencillo: To show courage and deal with something difficult, in a way traditionally expected of a man.

• Man up and tell the truth.
• She told him to man up and face his responsibilities.
• He finally manned up and apologized.

Cómo se usa: man up and do something (He told himself to man up and admit his mistake.)

Sinónimos: be brave, toughen up, show courage

Antónimos: chicken out

Expresiones frecuentes: man up now, man up already, man up first

ocupar los puestos, presentarse en los puestos

Ir al puesto de trabajo asignado para estar listo antes de que salga un barco o avión.

En inglés sencillo: To gather at your assigned working positions, ready for a ship or aircraft to leave.

• The crew must man up before departure.
• The sailors manned up as the captain prepared to leave port.
• Everyone had manned up by the time the engines started.

Sinónimos: take stations, report to stations

Expresiones frecuentes: man up early, man up aboard, man up now

dotar de personal, cubrir los puestos

Proporcionar suficientes trabajadores para cubrir todos los puestos necesarios en un trabajo o servicio.

En inglés sencillo: To provide enough workers to fill all the positions needed for a job or service.

• We must man up the night shift.
• The company manned up its maintenance team before opening the factory.
• Can they man up the operation by Monday?

Cómo se usa: man up something (We need to man up the new production line.)

Sinónimos: staff, staff up

Expresiones frecuentes: man up something, man up fully, man up quickly

marcar al hombre, defender de cerca

Defender de cerca al jugador contrario que te han asignado.

En inglés sencillo: To closely guard the opposing player you have been assigned to stop.

• Man up and stop your player scoring.
• The defenders manned up as the other team attacked.
• You need to man up on their tallest player.

Cómo se usa: man up on someone (The coach told Lee to man up on their best scorer.)

Sinónimos: mark, guard

Expresiones frecuentes: man up tightly, man up defensively, man up now