belt up

• Verbo frasal que significa abrocharse el cinturón de seguridad o, en contexto informal, dejar de hablar o callarse.

A phrasal verb used to mean to fasten a seatbelt, or informally to stop talking or be quiet.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. informalbritish

   To fasten a seatbelt in a vehicle.

   abrocharse el cinturón

   • Please belt up before I start the car.
   • He told the children to belt up in the back seat.
   • I always belt up as soon as I get in the car.

2. Be quiet or stop talkinginformalbritish

   A rude or informal way to tell someone to be quiet.

   Cállate

   • Belt up! I'm trying to concentrate.
   • He told his noisy brother to belt up.
   • She shouted at them to belt up during the film.

   Sinónimoshushpipe downshushshut up

   Antónimosspeaktalk

Verbo basebelt