power up

encender, poner en marcha

Encender una máquina o un dispositivo para que empiece a funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: To turn on a machine or device so it can start working.

• Power up the computer.
• She powered up the camera and checked the battery.
• Can you power up the machine before we arrive?

Cómo se usa: power something up (Power the computer up before the lesson.)

Sinónimos: turn on, switch on

Antónimos: power down, switch off

Expresiones frecuentes: power up something, power something up

encenderse, arrancar

Recibir electricidad y quedar listo para funcionar, hablando de una máquina o un dispositivo.

En inglés sencillo: If a machine does this, it receives electricity and becomes ready to work.

• The computer powers up quickly.
• The system powered up as soon as I pressed the button.
• Why won’t this tablet power up?

Sinónimos: start up, boot up

Antónimos: power down, shut down

Expresiones frecuentes: power up automatically, power up slowly