well up



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
well up vi phrasal(liquid: spring forth)brotar⇒ vi
 The little girl dug a hole in the sand and watched the water well up in it.
 La niña cavó un hoyo en la arena y observó cómo brotaba el agua dentro.
well up vi phrasal(tears: spring up)brotar⇒ vi
 Tears welled up in Tina's eyes when she heard the news.
 Las lágrimas brotaron de los ojos de Tina cuando supo la noticia.
well up vi phrasalinformal (person: emit tears, weep)llenarse los ojos de lágrimas loc verb
 Joanna welled up when she thought about her father.
 A Joanna se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas al pensar en su padre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
well-brought-up,
well brought up adj		(taught etiquette as child)bien educado loc adj
Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun.
 This private school only accepts well-brought-up children from wealthy families.
 Esta escuela privada solo acepta niños bien educados de familias ricas.
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'well up' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
so far so good
Spanish:
empañar - brotar - emerger - entendido - borboritar

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Collocations: the [emotions, feelings] welled up inside (her), [she, her tears] welled up, well up at the [thought, idea, sight] of, more...

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