pump up

inflar

Llenar algo de aire con una bomba.

En inglés sencillo: To fill something with air using a pump.

• Please pump up this ball.
• She pumped up both bicycle tyres.
• Have you pumped the mattress up yet?

Cómo se usa: pump something up / pump up something (I pumped the tyre up before riding home.)

Sinónimos: inflate, blow up

Antónimos: deflate

Expresiones frecuentes: pump up a tyre, pump up a ball, pump up a mattress

entusiasmar, animar

Llenar a las personas de entusiasmo y ganas de actuar.

En inglés sencillo: To make people very excited and ready to act.

• The music pumped up the crowd.
• Our captain pumped us up before the final.
• What do you play to pump up your team?

Cómo se usa: pump someone up (The coach pumped us up before the match.)

Sinónimos: excite, fire up

Antónimos: calm down

Expresiones frecuentes: pump up someone, pump up fans

subir el volumen

Hacer que la música u otro sonido se oiga más fuerte.

En inglés sencillo: To make music or other sound louder.

• Pump up the volume!
• The DJ pumped up the music as we started dancing.
• Can you pump up the bass a little?

Cómo se usa: pump something up (Pump the music up so everyone can hear it.)

Sinónimos: turn up

Antónimos: turn down

Expresiones frecuentes: pump up music, pump up volume

desarrollar los músculos

Hacer que los músculos aumenten de tamaño levantando pesas.

En inglés sencillo: To make muscles bigger by lifting weights.

• He lifts weights to pump up his arms.
• She pumped up her muscles before the photo shoot.
• These exercises will pump up your chest.

Cómo se usa: pump something up (He pumps his muscles up by lifting weights.)

Sinónimos: build up, bulk up

Expresiones frecuentes: pump up muscles, pump up arms

exagerar, inflar

Presentar algo como más fuerte, grande o importante de lo que realmente es.

En inglés sencillo: To make something seem stronger, bigger, or more important than it should.

• The ads pump up the benefits.
• They pumped up the drama to attract viewers.
• Why are you pumping up such a minor problem?

Cómo se usa: pump something up (The report pumped the figures up to impress investors.)

Sinónimos: exaggerate, inflate, overstate

Antónimos: play down

Expresiones frecuentes: pump up claims, pump up something