build up

build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) aumentar
2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) crear
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (make bigger, stronger) \<\<muscles\>\> fortalecer*

to build up one's strength — fortalecerse*

b) (accumulate) \<\<supplies/experience\>\> acumular; \<\<reserves\>\> acrecentar*

they are building up their forces in the area — están intensificando su presencia militar en la zona

c) (develop) \<\<reputation\>\> forjarse; \<\<confidence\>\> desarrollar; \<\<speed\>\> agarrar or (Esp) coger*

to build up one's hopes — hacerse* ilusiones

he built the firm up from nothing — levantó la empresa de la nada

d) (praise) (colloq) poner* por las nubes (fam)
2) v + adv
a) (accumulate) \<\<dirt\>\> acumularse, juntarse

their debts had built up — sus deudas se habían ido acumulando

b) (increase) \<\<pressure/noise\>\> ir* en aumento

to build up to something: the tension builds up to a climax — la tensión va en aumento hasta llegar a un punto culminante

1. VT + ADV
1) [+ area, town etc] urbanizar

the area was built up years ago — la zona fue urbanizada hace años

2) (=establish) [+ business, firm] levantar; [+ reputation] labrarse; [+ impression] crear

to build up a lead — tomar la delantera

he had built up a picture in his mind of what she was like — se había formado una imagen mental de cómo era ella

3) (=increase) [+ stocks etc] acumular; [+ sales, numbers] incrementar

to build up one's strength — fortalecerse

to build up one's hopes — hacerse ilusiones

to build up sb's confidence — dar más confianza en sí mismo a algn

to build up one's (self-)confidence — desarrollar la confianza en sí mismo

2.
VI + ADV (=increase) [pressure, sound, speed] aumentar; (Econ) [interest] acumularse; [excitement] crecer
* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (make bigger, stronger) \<\<muscles\>\> fortalecer*

to build up one's strength — fortalecerse*

b) (accumulate) \<\<supplies/experience\>\> acumular; \<\<reserves\>\> acrecentar*

they are building up their forces in the area — están intensificando su presencia militar en la zona

c) (develop) \<\<reputation\>\> forjarse; \<\<confidence\>\> desarrollar; \<\<speed\>\> agarrar or (Esp) coger*

to build up one's hopes — hacerse* ilusiones

he built the firm up from nothing — levantó la empresa de la nada

d) (praise) (colloq) poner* por las nubes (fam)
2) v + adv
a) (accumulate) \<\<dirt\>\> acumularse, juntarse

their debts had built up — sus deudas se habían ido acumulando

b) (increase) \<\<pressure/noise\>\> ir* en aumento

to build up to something: the tension builds up to a climax — la tensión va en aumento hasta llegar a un punto culminante


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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