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1 upright
1. adjective1) ((also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) derecho, vertical2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.) honrado
2. noun(an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.) montante, columnaupright1 adj vertical / derechoupright2 adv derecho / en posición verticaltr['ʌpraɪt]1 derecho,-a, vertical2 (honest) recto,-a, honrado,-a1 derecho, en posición nombre femenino vertical1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL poste nombre masculino, palo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLupright piano piano verticalupright ['ʌp.raɪt] adj1) vertical: vertical2) erect: erguido, derechoto sit upright: sentarse derecho3) just: recto, honesto, justoupright n: montante m, poste m, soporte madj.• bueno, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• engallado, -a adj.• enhiesto, -a adj.• honesto, -a adj.• honrado, -a adj.• probo, -a adj.• vertical adj.n.• cuchillo s.m.• estante s.m.• montante s.m.• mástil s.m.
I 'ʌpraɪtto place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical
b) ( honest) <character/citizen> recto
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1) (Archit, Const) montante m2) upright (piano) piano m vertical['ʌpraɪt]1. ADJ1) (lit) derecho, recto2) (fig) honrado, íntegro2.ADV erguido, derecho, rectoto hold o.s. upright — mantenerse erguido
to sit bolt upright — sentarse muy derecho, sentarse muy erguido
3. N1) (=post) montante m, poste m ; (=goalpost) poste m2) (=piano) piano m vertical or recto4.CPDupright piano N — piano m vertical or recto
upright vacuum cleaner N — aspirador m vertical
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I ['ʌpraɪt]to place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical
b) ( honest) <character/citizen> recto
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1) (Archit, Const) montante m2) upright (piano) piano m vertical -
2 upright
nCONST cross-piece to which rail is attached subida f, montante m, soporte m, ascensión fMECH ENG post apoyo m, paral m, poste de tabique m, soporte m, columna f, of planing machine montante mMINE apoyo m (AmL), poste m (Esp), sustentación fRAIL soporte m -
3 upright
adj.derecho, de pie, empinado, parado, en pie, enhiesto, erguido, recto, en pino, inhiesto.adv.en posición vertical. -
4 upright urinal
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5 upright piano
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6 upright burner
nPROD quemador recto m -
7 upright fold
nGEOL pliegue simétrico m -
8 upright freezer
nREFRIG congelador vertical m -
9 upright radiator
nAUTO radiador derecho m, radiador vertical m -
10 upright shaft
nMECH ENG eje vertical m -
11 upright silo
nAGRIC silo vertical m -
12 upright citizen
s.hombre de pro. -
13 upright man
s.hombre de bien, hombre de bigotes. -
14 upright piano
s.piano vertical, piano recto. -
15 upright projection
s.proyección vertical, alzado. -
16 upright row
s.remo vertical, remado hacia arriba, remo parado. -
17 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) erecto, vertical -
18 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) erecto, vertical -
19 hoist upright
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20 rise high or upright
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