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act up
Language:
en
1.
General
informal
colloquial
To behave badly or in a disruptive, unruly manner, especially of children or animals.
To deliberately create trouble or cause a scene.
2.
General
neutral
informal
To malfunction or fail to operate correctly, as applied to machines or equipment.
To become symptomatic or flare up, as applied to a chronic medical condition or injury.
3.
General
informal
colloquial
To exaggerate one's behaviour or perform in a conspicuous way in order to attract attention or to put on an act.
Examples:
EN:
Don't act up.
ES:
Venga hombre, no seas fantasma...
EN:
Doesn't look like you act up to your pedigree.
ES:
Lo que es por vos, no respondés al pedrigué.
EN:
Why did you act up like that, earlier on?
ES:
¿Por qué te has metido en esta farsa?
EN:
You never know when she's going to act up.
ES:
Uno nunca sabe cuándo va a dar guerra.
EN:
These foreign donkeys do act up.
ES:
Estos burros extranjeros se portan muy mal.
EN:
I'd advise you to be quiet and not to act up in front of these gentlemen.
ES:
Es mejor que se esté callada y no le monte un teatro aquí al señor.
EN:
I don't think he'll act up. He's just whip-shy, that's all. I'd never use a whip.
ES:
No, a él no le gusta el látigo, eso es todo.
EN:
The next time this baby starts to act up or gets nervous... just remember he's got a tender mouth.
ES:
La próxima vez que este nene dé guerra... recuerda que tiene una boca tierna.
EN:
♪ You're breaking my act up ♪
ES:
Se me está acabando la paciencia.
EN:
Let me do that. Your rheumatism will act up.
ES:
- Le volverán los dolores así.
EN:
Don't act up this ways, Dave.
ES:
No te comportes así, Dave.
EN:
Tommy, why do you act up like this when you know how worried your mother is?
ES:
¿No ves que está muy preocupada?
EN:
That leg had begun to act up again.
ES:
La pierna había empezado a darle problemas otra vez.
EN:
But act up again reporter, and you'll be shaking hands with Arthur.
ES:
Si vuelves a intentarlo, acabarás como Arthur.
EN:
Make sure he doesn't act up.
ES:
Que no dé guerra.
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