■ catch up

■ catch up
■ catch up
A v. t. + avv.
1 afferrare; agguantare; prendere su (fam.): He caught up the money and ran, ha afferrato i soldi ed è scappato
2 raggiungere (q.): Go ahead, I'll catch you up later, andate avanti, io vi raggiungo dopo
3 to be caught up in, essere preso, afferrato, trascinato da; lasciarsi catturare, afferrare, trascinare da: I was caught up in a whirlwind of parties, sono stato risucchiato da una girandola di feste; to be caught up in one's work, essere preso (o assorbito) dal lavoro
4 to be caught up in, trovarsi coinvolto (o preso, invischiato) in; trovarsi (o finire) in mezzo a: to be caught up in a brawl, trovarsi in mezzo a una rissa; I don't want to be caught up in his dealings, non finire invischiato nei suoi intrallazzi
B v. i. + avv.
1 mettersi in pari; recuperare terreno; rimontare (sport); far segnare una ripresa (econ.): The new students must catch up, gli studenti nuovi devono mettersi in pari; to catch up on one's work, rimettersi in pari col lavoro; I've got a lot of paperwork to catch up on, devo sbrigare un mucchio di pratiche arretrate
2 to catch up on, aggiornarsi su; mettersi al corrente di: to catch up on the local news, aggiornarsi sulle notizie locali; We've got so much to catch up on!, (di due che si ritrovano) abbiamo tante cose da raccontarci!
3 to catch up with, raggiungere (q.); (fig.) trovare, scovare; (di situazione spiacevole, ecc.) cominciare a lasciare un segno su; (anche fig.) scambiare le ultime notizie con.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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