pass up

rechazar, dejar pasar

Decidir no aceptar o aprovechar algo que te ofrecen o que está disponible.

En inglés sencillo: To choose not to accept or use something that is offered or available.

• Do not pass up this chance.
• She passed up a better job to stay near her family.
• Would you pass up a free holiday?

Cómo se usa: pass something up (I could not pass the offer up.)

Sinónimos: turn down, decline, forgo

Antónimos: accept

Expresiones frecuentes: pass up something, pass up an opportunity, pass up a chance

pasar hacia arriba

Dar algo a una persona que está en un lugar más alto que tú.

En inglés sencillo: To give something to someone who is above you.

• Please pass up the hammer.
• She passed the box up to me on the ladder.
• Can you pass a clean towel up here?

Cómo se usa: pass something up to someone (Pass the bucket up to the worker on the ladder.)

Sinónimos: hand up

Antónimos: hand down

Expresiones frecuentes: pass up something, pass something up, pass up the tools

entregar

Dar trabajos o papeles al profesor, a menudo pasándolos de mano en mano por una fila.

En inglés sencillo: To give work or papers to a teacher, often by passing them along a row.

• Please pass up your homework.
• The students passed their tests up to the teacher.
• Have you passed up your assignment yet?

Cómo se usa: pass something up to someone (Please pass your worksheets up to the teacher.)

Sinónimos: hand in, submit

Expresiones frecuentes: pass up homework, pass up your papers, pass something up