show up

show up

1) (be visible) [mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare

2) colloq. (arrive) farsi vedere, presentarsi; show up [sth.] rivelare [fault, mark]; show [sb.] up

3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [person]

4) (reveal truth about)

research has shown him up for what he is — l'indagine ha messo in luce la sua vera natura

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1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) mettere in luce, rivelare

2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) smascherare, mettere in imbarazzo

3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) vedersi

4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) arrivare, presentarsi

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1. vi + adv

1) (be visible: gen) risaltare, (mistake) saltare all'occhio

2) (fam: arrive) farsi vivo (-a), farsi vedere

he showed up late as usual — si è presentato in ritardo, come al solito

2. vt + adv

1) (reveal: thief, fraud) smascherare, (deception) mettere a nudo

he was shown up as an impostor — è stato smascherato per l'impostore che era

the bright lighting showed up her scars — la forte luce metteva in evidenza le sue cicatrici

2) (embarrass) far fare una figuraccia a

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show up

1) (be visible) [mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare

2) colloq. (arrive) farsi vedere, presentarsi; show up [sth.] rivelare [fault, mark]; show [sb.] up

3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [person]

4) (reveal truth about)

research has shown him up for what he is — l'indagine ha messo in luce la sua vera natura