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2.22.2012

Phrasal Verbs: KEEP UP / KEEP UP WITH

KEEP UP

1. to move or progress as fast as someone else [acompanhar o mesmo ritmo de outra pessoa]
  • While they were jogging, Tony asked Ray to slow down as he could not keep up with him.
  • Enquanto estavam correndo, Tony pediu a Ray que fosse devagar porque não conseguia acompanhar o ritmo dele.
  • The professor told the class on their first day that if they didn’t always do their homework it would be impossible to keep up with the workload throughout the semester.
  • O professor disse à classe no primeiro dia de aula que, se eles não fizessem sempre a lição de casa, seria impossível acompanhar a matéria durante o semestre.

2. to continue to do something, to maintain [continuar a fazer algo, manter]
  • keep up the good work“Keep up the good work!”, our boss told us, trying to keep us motivated.
  • “Continuem o bom trabalho!”, nosso chefe nos disse, tentando nos manter motivados.
  • “If our monthly sales keep up like this, we will have a more profitable year than the last one”, the sales manager told the other employees at the company.
  • “Se nossas vendas mensais se mantiverem assim, teremos um ano mais lucrativo que o anterior”, o gerente de vendas disse aos outros funcionários na empresa.

3. to keep updated [manter-se atualizado]
  • Glenn is a serious computer buff. He’s always trying to keep up with the latest developments in software.
  • Glenn é sério aficionado de computadores. Está sempre tentando manter-se atualizado com as últimas novidades em software.

KEEP UP WITH to keep in touch with [manter contato com alguém]
  • Ever since graduation, Adolph says he’s only managed to keep up with a few of his high school friends.
  • Desde a formatura, Adolph diz que conseguiu manter contato com poucos amigos do colegial.

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