throw up

vomitar

Expulsar por la boca comida o líquido que estaba en el estómago.

En inglés sencillo: Food or liquid comes back out of your stomach through your mouth.

• I feel like I might throw up.
• She threw up after the bus ride.
• Has the baby thrown up again?

Cómo se usa: throw up something (He threw up his breakfast.)

Sinónimos: vomit, be sick

Expresiones frecuentes: throw up food, throw up again

revelar, sacar a la luz

Hacer que aparezcan o se descubran nuevos datos, problemas o posibilidades.

En inglés sencillo: Something produces or reveals new facts, problems, or possibilities.

• The test may throw up problems.
• Our research threw up several surprising facts.
• What questions has the investigation thrown up?

Cómo se usa: throw up something (The survey threw up some unexpected results.)

Sinónimos: reveal, produce, bring to light

Expresiones frecuentes: throw up questions, throw up problems, throw up surprises

levantar, lanzar al aire

Hacer que polvo, agua u objetos pequeños salgan despedidos hacia el aire.

En inglés sencillo: Something makes dust, water, or small objects fly into the air.

• The wheels throw up mud.
• A passing boat threw up a wall of spray.
• Strong winds were throwing up sand along the beach.

Cómo se usa: throw up something (The truck threw up a cloud of dust.)

Sinónimos: kick up, send up

Expresiones frecuentes: throw up dust, throw up spray, throw up stones

vómito

Comida o líquido expulsado del estómago por la boca.

En inglés sencillo: Food or liquid that has come back out of someone’s stomach through their mouth.

• There was throw-up on the floor.
• The nurse cleaned the throw-up from his shirt.
• That bucket is full of throw-up.

Sinónimos: vomit

Expresiones frecuentes: throw up everywhere, baby throw up