run to

acudir a, recurrir a

Acudir a alguien, especialmente a los padres o a una autoridad, para pedir ayuda o protección.

En inglés sencillo: To turn to someone, especially a parent or authority, for help or protection.

• Do not run to me for help.
• She ran to her teacher after the argument.
• Why do you always run to your parents?

Cómo se usa: run to someone for something (He runs to his parents for help whenever things go wrong.)

Sinónimos: turn to, appeal to

Expresiones frecuentes: run to someone, run to your mother

ascender a, sumar

Llegar a una cantidad, longitud o coste total determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To reach a particular total amount, length, or cost.

• The report runs to fifty pages.
• Their legal costs ran to thousands of dollars.
• How much will the final bill run to?

Cómo se usa: run to an amount (The repair bill ran to several hundred pounds.)

Sinónimos: amount to, total, reach

Expresiones frecuentes: run to something, run to hundreds, run to ten pages

alcanzar para, extenderse a

Tener medios o capacidad para algo, poder pagarlo, o incluirlo entre lo que interesa o se desea.

En inglés sencillo: To be able or willing to reach a particular standard, expense, or range of interests.

• Our budget will not run to a taxi.
• His musical tastes do not run to opera.
• My cooking skills do not run to wedding cakes.

Cómo se usa: run to something (Our budget does not run to a private guide.)

Sinónimos: extend to, stretch to

Expresiones frecuentes: run to something, run to a taxi, run to expensive tastes