drive up

far aumentare, far salire

Far salire un prezzo, una quantità o un tasso.

In inglese semplice: You make a price, number, or rate rise.

• Fuel shortages drive up prices.
• The new rules drove up the cost of building homes.
• Will higher demand drive rents up again?

Come si usa: drive up something (High demand can drive up rents.); drive something up (The shortage drove prices up.)

Sinonimi: increase, raise, push up

Contrari: lower, reduce

Espressioni comuni: drive up prices, drive up costs, drive something up

andare verso nord in macchina

Andare in macchina in un luogo più a nord.

In inglese semplice: You travel by car to a place farther north.

• We’ll drive up north tomorrow.
• They drove up from London to Edinburgh last weekend.
• Are you driving up to Manchester for the match?

Come si usa: drive up to somewhere (We drove up to Scotland to visit my aunt.)

Sinonimi: drive north

Espressioni comuni: drive up north, drive up to Scotland