well up

brotar, aflorar

Dicho de un líquido, subir lentamente o salir y empezar a llenar un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: If liquid does this, it slowly rises or comes out and begins to fill a place.

• Tears welled up in her eyes.
• Water was welling up through the floor.
• Oil welled up from the hole as we watched.

Cómo se usa: well up in something (Tears welled up in her eyes.); well up from something (Water welled up from a crack in the ground.)

Sinónimos: rise, seep up

Expresiones frecuentes: well up slowly, well up inside

aflorar, surgir

Dicho de una emoción, crecer dentro de uno hasta resultar difícil de controlar.

En inglés sencillo: If a feeling does this, it grows stronger inside you and becomes hard to control.

• Anger welled up inside him.
• Joy welled up as she read the letter.
• Old grief was welling up again.

Cómo se usa: well up in someone (A sudden anger welled up in me.)

Sinónimos: surge, rise

Expresiones frecuentes: well up inside, well up suddenly

versado, bien informado

Que sabe mucho sobre un tema concreto.

En inglés sencillo: Knowing a lot about a particular subject.

• She is well up on local history.
• Are you well up in algebra?
• Our guide was well up on the town’s traditions.

Cómo se usa: be well up on something (She is well up on local history.); be well up in something (He is well up in mathematics.)

Sinónimos: knowledgeable, well informed, well versed

Antónimos: uninformed

Expresiones frecuentes: well up on something, well up in something