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Mr Estraightenos Uprah said, I CLEANED AND ORDERED the house before Ceci arrived. Limpiar Algo, ordenar Algo, ordenar Algo a la Altura. to order things or to make a place tidy. (See also: clean up, tidy up). start learning
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Mr Estraightenos Uprah said, I "straighten up” the house before Ceci arrived. ----- STRAIGHTEN sth UP. Could you just "straighten up" the lounge Quito before people start arriving?. ---- STRAIGHTEN something UP.
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Mr Digger Uprah said, while workers were MAKING HOLES IN the road they found a dead body. Cavar, escarbar. to dig holes in or destroy the ground or a floor. start learning
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Mr Digger Uprah said, while workers were digging up the road they found a dead body. ----- DIG UP. The police then came and dug the body up and took it away... They're digging up the road outside our house. ------- DIG UP.
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Mr Divider Uprah said, we decided to SEPARATE the profits equally and pay each partner his share at the end of each month. Dividir, repartir, dividear. to separate people or things into smaller groups or parts. start learning
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Mr Divider Uprah said, we decided to divide the profits up equally and pay each partner his share at the end of each month. ---- DIVIDE UP. ... Teacher Melani divided up the class into four groups. ------- DIVIDE UP.
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Mr Drawcula Uprah said, I've WRITTEN CAREFULLY a list of candidates I'd like to interview. Redactar, preparar un documento Arriba escribiendo algo, etc. to prepare something [e.g. list, plan, contract] by writing it very carefully... start learning
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Mr Drawcula Uprah said, I've drawn up a list of candidates I'd like to interview. ---- DRAW UP. The new agreement was drawn up in secret by Donal Trump and the Health Minister. ---------- draw up.
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Mr Drawcula Uprah said that police car STOPPED alongside Oviedo's truck at the red lights and asked him to pull over. Llegar y parar en un vehiculo. TO arrive somewhere and stop. start learning
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Mr Drawcula Uprah said that police car drew up alongside Oviedo's truck at the red lights and asked him to pull over. --- DRAW UP. With a screech of the brakes Emmy drew up outside Cessi's house in a red sports car. ------DRAW UP.
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Mr Drawcula Yourselfy Uprah said that Mike Mastruani ROSE TO HIS FULL HEIGHT, stared at Danno in disgust and walked angrily out of the room. stand straight and tall Pararse Unomismo Arriba bien derecho... to stand up very straight, usually in order to make yourself seem bigger and more important or because wants to look as tall as possible, or to impress or frighten someone. start learning
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Mr Drawcula Yourselfy Uprah said that Mike Mastruani "DREW HIMSELF UP, stared at Danno in disgust and walked angrily out of the room... ---- DRAW YOURSELF UP. Usually she got her own way, but if she were beaten in an argument, she would draw herself up in a very dignified way and say, “The one who holds her peace wins.”--- DRAW YOURSELF UP.
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Dowy Uprah said, we’ve decided to REMODEL our apartment. We’ll paint it, redecorate it and buy some new furniture... Remodelar, reparar, duop. to repair something, or to improve the appearance of something, especially a building. (see also: fix up). start learning
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Dowy Uprah said, we’ve decided to do up our apartment. We’ll paint it, redecorate it and buy some new furniture... ---- DO UP. Jane and her husband were planning to buy an old country house in Indiana and do it up. --------- DO UP.
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Puty Uprah said, police have OFFERED a $1,000 reward for information leading to his capture. Ofrecer algo, dar algo, Poner a la Altura para ofrecer. to offer (something) as an argument, a suggestion, etc. start learning
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Puty Uprah said, police have put up a $1,000 reward for information leading to his capture. ----- PUT UP. Gloria Trevi put up a good argument in his defense. ---------- put up.
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Mrs Dreamy Uprah said, It must take a brilliant imagination to INVENT something as detailed and rich as the world of Lord of the Rings. Ocurrirse, inventarse. to think of an idea or plan, especially one that is very imaginative or not really possible. (see also: come up with, think up). start learning
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Mrs Dreamy Uprah said, It must take a brilliant imagination to dream up something as detailed and rich as the world of Lord of the Rings. ---- DREAM UP. It must take a brilliant imagination to dream up something as detailed and rich as the world of Lord of the Rings. ---------- DREAM UP.
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Mr Heatler Uprah said that there’s some food on the stove. All you have to do is WARM it and eat it. Calentar algo en el Calor o fuego. to make food hot so that it can be eaten. (see also: warm up). start learning
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Mr Heatler Uprah said that there’s some food on the stove. All you have to do is heat it up and eat it ---- HEAT UP. I was just heating up some soup for lunch. ----- HEAT UP.
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Mrs Holdy Uprah said sorry I’m late. I got DELAYED in a traffic jam. Retrasarse, demorarse, retardarse. to delay something or someone. (see also: tie up). start learning
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Mrs Holdy Uprah said sorry I’m late. I got HELD UP in a traffic jam. ---- HOLD sb / sth UP. The mayor of the city said that lack of funding could hold up the building of the tunnel. -------- HOLD something or someone UP.
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Mr Bundlerly Uprah said that the man WRAPPED my fish and chips in newspaper... Envolver, enrollar, bundlear ó Abrigarse bien por el frio. to wrap in a bundle; to dress warmly or snugly. start learning
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Mr Bundlerly Uprah said that the man bundled up my fish and chips in newspaper... --- BUNDLE UP. . It is best to bundle up before going out into cold weather. --------- BUNDLE UP.
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Mrs Rises Tota said that Edgar in FORD HEIGHT DREW HIMSELF UP to impress the girls. stand straight and tall Pararse a su altura completa, pararse bien derechito. To stand up straight, often to project confidence or prestige. start learning
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Mrs Rises Tota said that Edgar ROSE TO HIS FULL HEIGHT to impress the girls. ---- RISE TO YOUR FULL HEIGHT... or ... DRAW YOURSELF UP. People would be more apt to take you seriously if you rose to your full height instead of hunching over all the time. ------ RISE TO YOUR FULL HEIGHT... or ... DRAW YOURSELF UP.
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