turn up

aparecer, presentarse, llegar

Llegar o aparecer, muchas veces inesperadamente o después de haber estado desaparecido.

En inglés sencillo: To arrive or appear, often unexpectedly or after being missing.

• He turned up late.
• My missing keys turned up under the sofa.
• Will anyone else turn up at the meeting?

Cómo se usa: turn up at somewhere (He turned up at my house without warning.); turn up in somewhere (The missing ring turned up in a drawer.)

Sinónimos: appear, show up, arrive

Antónimos: disappear

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up late, turn up somewhere

subir, aumentar

Usar un control para aumentar el volumen, el brillo o la temperatura.

En inglés sencillo: To use a control to make sound louder, light brighter, or something hotter.

• Please turn up the volume.
• She turned the heating up because she was cold.
• Can you turn it up a little?

Cómo se usa: turn something up (Could you turn the radio up?)

Sinónimos: increase, raise

Antónimos: turn down

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up the volume, turn up the heat

encontrar, descubrir

Encontrar algo, normalmente mediante una búsqueda o investigación.

En inglés sencillo: To find something, usually by searching or investigating.

• The search turned up nothing.
• Police turned up new evidence yesterday.
• Did your research turn up any useful information?

Cómo se usa: turn up something (The search turned up a useful clue.)

Sinónimos: find, discover, uncover

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up evidence, turn up something

doblar hacia arriba, levantar

Doblar, levantar o mover algo para que quede orientado hacia arriba.

En inglés sencillo: To fold, lift, or move something so that it points upwards.

• Turn up your collar.
• She turned up the cuffs of her jeans.
• He turned the edge of the rug up to check underneath.

Cómo se usa: turn something up (He turned his collar up against the wind.)

Sinónimos: fold up, lift

Antónimos: turn down

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up a collar, turn up the cuffs

irse de fiesta, ir de juerga

Celebrar con mucha energía, a menudo bebiendo alcohol o consumiendo drogas.

En inglés sencillo: To celebrate very energetically, often while drinking alcohol or taking drugs.

• We are going to turn up tonight.
• They turned up all weekend at the festival.
• The DJ told the crowd to turn up and dance.

Sinónimos: party hard

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up tonight, turn up together

dar náuseas, revolver el estómago

Hacer que alguien sienta náuseas, especialmente al revolverle el estómago.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel sick, especially by upsetting their stomach.

• That smell turns up my stomach.
• The sight of the rotten food turned up her stomach.
• Even thinking about it could turn up his stomach.

Cómo se usa: turn up someone’s stomach (The smell of the drains turned up my stomach.)

Sinónimos: sicken, nauseate

Expresiones frecuentes: turn up someone’s stomach, turn up my stomach