bulk up

aumentare la massa muscolare

Sviluppare un corpo più grosso e muscoloso allenandosi con i pesi e mangiando di più.

In inglese semplice: To make your body and muscles bigger by lifting weights and eating more.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked up during months of weight training.
• Are you eating enough protein to bulk up?

Come si usa: bulk up by doing something (He bulked up by lifting weights and eating more.)

Sinonimi: build muscle

Contrari: slim down

Espressioni comuni: bulk up fast, bulk up with weights

aumentare di peso, ingrassare

Diventare più pesante o più grosso.

In inglese semplice: To become heavier or bigger.

• The young bear began to bulk up.
• He bulked up after eating more each day.
• The animals need to bulk up before winter.

Sinonimi: gain weight, put on weight

Contrari: slim down

Espressioni comuni: bulk up gradually, bulk up for winter

aumentare il volume di, appesantire

Aggiungere materiale per rendere qualcosa più grande o più pesante.

In inglese semplice: To make something heavier or larger by adding more material.

• Beans bulk up the meal.
• She bulked the soup up with potatoes.
• We used extra padding to bulk up the costume.

Come si usa: bulk something up with something (You can bulk the mixture up with oats.)

Sinonimi: make heavier, enlarge

Espressioni comuni: bulk up something, bulk up a meal, bulk up soup