- roll up
- 1) (to form into a roll: to roll up the carpet; He rolled up his sleeves.) enrollar; arremangar2) (to arrive: John rolled up ten minutes late.) llegar3) ((especially shouted to a crowd at a fair etc) to come near: Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the bearded lady!) acérquenseroll up vb enrollarroll the carpet up enrolla la alfombrahedgehogs roll up when they're frightened los erizos se enrollan cuando se asustanhe rolled up his sleeves se arremangóroll upv.• abarquillar v.• arrollar v.• enrollar v.v + adv (arrive) (colloq) aparecer*
they finally rolled up at ten — finalmente aparecieron a las diez
roll up, roll up! — (BrE) acérquense y miren!; see also roll II 2)
1. VI + ADV1) [vehicle] llegar, acercarse2) * [person] presentarse, apareceryou can't roll up half way through the rehearsal — no puedes presentarte or aparecer en mitad del ensayo
roll up, roll up! — ¡acérquense!, ¡vengan todos!
3)to roll up in a ball — [hedgehog] hacerse un ovillo or una bola
2. VT + ADV1) (=close) [+ map] enrollar; [+ umbrella] cerrar; [+ car window] subir2)to roll up one's sleeves — remangarse, arremangarse
3) (=wrap) enrollarto roll sth up in paper — enrollar algo en un papel, envolver algo en papel
to roll o.s. up in a blanket — envolverse en una manta
4) (=form)to roll o.s. up into a ball — hacerse un ovillo
* * *v + adv (arrive) (colloq) aparecer*they finally rolled up at ten — finalmente aparecieron a las diez
roll up, roll up! — (BrE) acérquense y miren!; see also roll II 2)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
