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1 prick with thorns
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2 There is no rose without thorns
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > There is no rose without thorns
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3 catch up
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) alcanzarcatch up vb alcanzarI tried to catch up with her, but she was too fast intenté alcanzarla, pero era demasiado rápidav.• emparejar v.1) v + adv ( draw level)I missed three weeks' classes, and it was a struggle to catch up — perdí tres semanas de clase y me costó ponerme al día
to catch up with somebody/something — ( physically) alcanzar* a alguien/algo; \<\<on gossip/news\>\> ponerse* al corriente de algo
she had to catch up with o on the rest of the class/the work she'd missed — tuvo que ponerse al nivel del resto de la clase/al día con el trabajo
all those late nights eventually caught up on o with me — todas esas trasnochadas finalmente pudieron más que yo
2)a) v + o + adv ( draw level with) (BrE) alcanzar*b) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( pick up) recoger*3) (trap, involve)to be/get caught up in something — \<\<in barbed wire/thorns\>\> estar*/quedar enganchado/atrapado en algo; \<\<in scandal/dispute\>\> verse* envuelto en algo; \<\<in thoughts\>\> estar* absorto or ensimismado en algo; \<\<in excitement/enthusiasm\>\> contagiarse de algo
I got caught up in the traffic — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió el tráfico
1. VT + ADV1)to catch sb up — (walking, working etc) alcanzar a algn
2) (=enmesh)3) (=grab) [+ weapon, pen etc] recoger, agarrar2.VI + ADVto catch up (on or with one's work) — ponerse al día (en el trabajo)
to catch up with — [+ person] alcanzar; [+ news etc] ponerse al corriente de
the police finally caught up with him in Vienna — al final la policía dio con él or lo localizó en Viena
* * *1) v + adv ( draw level)I missed three weeks' classes, and it was a struggle to catch up — perdí tres semanas de clase y me costó ponerme al día
to catch up with somebody/something — ( physically) alcanzar* a alguien/algo; \<\<on gossip/news\>\> ponerse* al corriente de algo
she had to catch up with o on the rest of the class/the work she'd missed — tuvo que ponerse al nivel del resto de la clase/al día con el trabajo
all those late nights eventually caught up on o with me — todas esas trasnochadas finalmente pudieron más que yo
2)a) v + o + adv ( draw level with) (BrE) alcanzar*b) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( pick up) recoger*3) (trap, involve)to be/get caught up in something — \<\<in barbed wire/thorns\>\> estar*/quedar enganchado/atrapado en algo; \<\<in scandal/dispute\>\> verse* envuelto en algo; \<\<in thoughts\>\> estar* absorto or ensimismado en algo; \<\<in excitement/enthusiasm\>\> contagiarse de algo
I got caught up in the traffic — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió el tráfico
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4 hawthorn
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5 thorny
1) (full of or covered with thorns: a thorny branch.) espinoso2) (difficult, causing trouble etc: a thorny problem.) espinoso, delicado, difíciltr['ɵɔːnɪ]1 espinoso,-aadj.• arduo, -a adj.• dificultoso, -a adj.• espinoso, -a adj.'θɔːrni, 'θɔːni['θɔːnɪ]ADJ (compar thornier) (superl thorniest) (lit, fig) espinoso* * *['θɔːrni, 'θɔːni] -
6 scratch
adj.improvisado(a), de circunstancias (meal, team)s.1 arañazo (on skin, record, furniture)2 (accion)to give one's nose a scratch rascarse la narizto start from scratch partir de ceroto come up to scratch dar la tallato bring something/somebody up to scratch poner algo/a alguien a punto4 rayón, raspón, raya, arañazo.5 rasguño, arañadura, raspada.6 chiripa.7 chirrido.vt.1 arañar (skin); rayar (glass, record)3 rasguñar, arañar, rascar, aruñar.4 mellar, rayar, rasguñar.5 rascarse.vi.rascarse (oneself); picar (thorns); rascar, raspar (new clothes)(pt & pp scratched)
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