a pumped up cryptocurrency industry
Literal: I need to pump up my bike tyres. → “Tengo que inflar las ruedas de mi bici.”
Figurativo (aumentar): They pumped up exports last year. → “Aumentaron las exportaciones el año pasado.”
Figurativo (motivar): He was trying to pump them up with his speech. → “Trataba de animarlos con su discurso.”
to pump up:
1.-Inflar / hinchar con aire
Pump up the tyres. → “Hincha las ruedas.”
Pump up the balloons. → “Infla los globos.”
2.- Aumentar / subir algo
Pump up the volume. → “Sube el volumen.”
The broker pumped up the prices. → “El corredor infló los precios.”
3.- Animar / motivar a alguien
The coach pumped up the players before the match. → “El entrenador animó a los jugadores antes del partido.”
4.- Mejorar / potenciar
We need to pump up his image. → “Tenemos que mejorar su imagen.”