warm up

calentarse

Volverse menos frío.

En inglés sencillo: To become less cold.

• Come inside and warm up.
• The room warmed up after we lit the fire.
• Will the weather warm up tomorrow?

Sinónimos: warm, get warmer

Antónimos: cool down

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up indoors, warm up slowly

calentar, recalentar

Hacer que algo esté más caliente, especialmente comida que se ha enfriado.

En inglés sencillo: To make something warmer, especially food that has become cold.

• Please warm up the soup.
• She warmed yesterday’s pasta up for lunch.
• Can I warm up your milk?

Cómo se usa: warm something up (I warmed the rice up in a pan.)

Sinónimos: heat up, reheat

Antónimos: cool down

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up something, warm up some soup

calentar

Hacer ejercicios suaves antes de practicar deporte o realizar ejercicios más intensos.

En inglés sencillo: To do easy exercises before harder exercise or sport.

• Always warm up before running.
• The players warmed up with gentle stretches.
• Have you warmed up your muscles yet?

Cómo se usa: warm up before something (We warmed up before the match.); warm up by doing something (She warmed up by jogging around the field.)

Sinónimos: loosen up

Antónimos: cool down

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up before exercise, warm up your muscles

prepararse, calentar

Practicar o hacer algo sencillo antes de empezar la actividad principal.

En inglés sencillo: To practise or do something easy before starting your main activity.

• The singers need to warm up.
• We warmed up with some easy questions.
• She warmed up her fingers before playing the piano.

Cómo se usa: warm up for something (The band warmed up for the evening concert.); warm up with something (We warmed up with a simple word game.)

Sinónimos: prepare, practise

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up your voice, warm up for something

calentarse, calentar

Alcanzar una máquina la temperatura necesaria para funcionar bien, o dejar que la alcance.

En inglés sencillo: To let a machine reach the temperature it needs to work properly, or to reach that temperature.

• The engine needs to warm up.
• I warmed up the car before our trip.
• Has the machine warmed up enough to use?

Cómo se usa: warm something up (He warmed the engine up before driving away.)

Sinónimos: heat up

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up an engine, warm up the car

animar, calentar

Despertar el interés y el entusiasmo del público antes de que empiece un espectáculo.

En inglés sencillo: To get an audience interested and excited before a show begins.

• The comedian will warm up the crowd.
• A local band warmed us up before the main act.
• Who is warming up the audience tonight?

Cómo se usa: warm someone up (The host warmed the audience up with a few jokes.)

Sinónimos: excite, liven up

Expresiones frecuentes: warm up an audience, warm up the crowd