pop

to appear suddenly and unexpectedly

aparecer de repente, surgir

• sb/sth pops up

Collocations a pop-up ad · someone popping into the office

• He popped up at my door just now.

  Él apareció en mi puerta justo ahora.

to make a quick visit to someone or somewhere

hacer una visita rápida, pasar por

• pop in/by/round

Collocations pop by the store · pop round to a friend's house

• I'll pop into the office later.

  Pasaré por la oficina más tarde.

to make a sudden sharp noise, often as something bursts or explodes

hacer un ruido súbito, estallar

• sth pops

Collocations pop a balloon · pop a cork

• The champagne bottle popped loudly.

  La botella de champán estalló con un gran ruido.

to remove something suddenly and easily, often with a sharp noise

quitar de golpe, sacar con un ruido súbito

• take sth out

Collocations pop a cork · pop a pill

• She popped the cork from the champagne bottle.

  Ella sacó el corcho de la botella de champán con un ruido súbito.

a type of popular music with simple tunes and lyrics, often played on the radio

género musical pop

• pop music

Collocations pop star · pop concert

• She loves listening to pop.

  Ella ama escuchar música pop.

an informal way of referring to a person, especially in British English

persona (informal)

• a pop

• He's a bit of a pop, isn't he?

  Es un poco una persona informal, ¿verdad?

an informal way to refer to something that is popular or trendy

algo de moda (informal)

• the pop thing

• That's the pop thing to do these days.

  Eso es lo de moda hacer estos días.

an informal way of referring to a sudden increase in something, often used in economics or statistics

aumento súbito (informal)

• pop in numbers

• There was a pop in the sales figures this month.

  Hubo un aumento súbito en las cifras de ventas este mes.