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41 hangen
1 [neerwaarts gestrekt/boven de grond gehouden worden] hang3 [met een bocht verlopen] sag4 [overhellen] lean (over) ⇒ hang (over), 〈 met betrekking tot lusteloze persoon〉 loll, 〈 met betrekking tot lusteloze persoon〉 slouch, 〈 niets doen〉 hang around6 [vast (blijven) zitten] stick/cling (to) ⇒ 〈 met kleding〉 be/get stuck (in)7 [zweven] hang8 [onbeslist zijn] hang ⇒ be up in the air/undecided♦voorbeelden:de zeilen hangen slap • the sails are slack/hanging (loose)het schilderij hangt scheef • the painting is (hanging) crookedzijn kamer hangt vol posters • his room is hung with postersde sleutel hangt aan de spijker • the key is (hanging) on the nailaan het plafond hangen • hang/swing/be suspended from the ceilingaan het spit hangen • be on the spit3 het koord hangt slap • the rope is sagging/slackde teugels laten hangen • loosen/drop the reins4 hij hangt ieder weekend aan/in de bar • he hangs out Bat the pub/in bars every weekendhij hing op zijn stoel • he lay slouched/sprawled in a chair, he lolled in his chairhang niet zo tegen die kast • stop leaning against the cupboardmet hangen en wurgen • by the skin of one's teethdaarvoor zal hij hangen! • he'll hang/swing for it!er is niet veel van mijn Latijn blijven hangen • very little of my Latin has stuckde naald blijft hangen • the needle is stuck〈 figuurlijk〉 hij hangt erg aan zijn oudste zoon • he's very fond of/attached to his eldest son〈 figuurlijk〉 ze hangen erg aan elkaar • they are devoted to/wrapped up in each otherze bleef met haar japon aan een spijker hangen • her dress caught/snagged on a nailzij hangt altijd om hem heen • she's always hanging/hovering about himhij bleef in de vierde klas hangen op zijn wiskunde • he was kept down in the fourth form because of his mathsde wolken hangen laag • the clouds are (hanging) lowhet hangt erom • it's up in the air9 naar iets hangen (en verlangen) • crave (for) something, have a longing/craving for something¶ hij zal moeten hangen • he's in for it/for the high jumphij hangt • he's lumbered/stuck (with it)II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [bevestigen] hang (up)2 [met betrekking tot personen, ophangen] hang♦voorbeelden:zijn jas aan de kapstok hangen • hang one's coat on the peg -
42 festklammern
(trennb., hat -ge-)* * *to clip; to clamp* * *fẹst|klam|mern sep1. vtto clip on ( an +dat to)2. vrto cling ( an +dat to)* * *fest|klam·mern* * *reflexives Verbsich an jemandem/etwas festklammern — cling [on] to somebody/something
* * *festklammern (trennb, hat -ge-)B. v/r:* * *reflexives Verbsich an jemandem/etwas festklammern — cling [on] to somebody/something
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43 Haken
III v/i (klemmen) get ( oder be) stuck ( oder jammed); es hakt umg., fig. we’ve etc. hit a snag, we etc. can’t get any further; irgendwo hakt es immer umg., fig. there’s always a problem somewhere* * *der Haken(Werkzeug) hook; peg;(Zeichen) tick; check* * *Ha|ken ['haːkn]m -s, -1) hook; (aus Holz auch) pegHáken und Öse — hook and eye
mit Háken und Ösen spielen (Ftbl inf) — to foul
2) (inf = Schwierigkeit) snag, catchdie Sache hat einen Háken — there's a snag or a catch
die Sache ist ganz ohne Háken und Ösen — there's no catch
ein Angebot ohne Háken und Ösen — an offer with no strings attached
wo ist der Háken? — what's the catch? (inf)
3)(= plötzlicher Richtungswechsel)
einen Háken schlagen — to dart sideways5)See:= Häkchen* * *der1) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) catch2) (a fastening made of two parts which link together (eg on a necklace).) clasp3) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hook4) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) hook5) (a difficulty or drawback: We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan.) snag* * *Ha·ken<-s, ->[ˈha:kn̩]m1. (gebogene Halterung) hook2. (beim Boxen) hook3. (hakenförmiges Zeichen) tickeinen \Haken haben (fam) to have a catch5.▶ mit \Haken und Ösen by hook or by crook▶ \Haken schlagen to change tactics▶ ein Hase schlägt einen \Haken a hare doubles back [or darts sideways]* * *der; Hakens, Haken1) hook2) (Zeichen) tick3) (ugs.): (Schwierigkeit) catch; snagder Haken an etwas — (Dat.) the catch in something
4) (Boxen) hook* * *1. hook; für Kleider: peg;Haken und Öse hook and eye;mit Haken und Ösen spielen umg, fig play dirty;einen Haken schlagen fig Hase etc: make a (sideways) feint, dart sideways;3. Boxen: hook;linker/rechter Haken left/right hook;ein Haken zum Kinn a hook to the chindie Sache muss doch einen Haken haben there must be a catch (somewhere);ohne Haken no strings attached;das ist der Haken that’s the snag* * *der; Hakens, Haken1) hook2) (Zeichen) tick3) (ugs.): (Schwierigkeit) catch; snagder Haken an etwas — (Dat.) the catch in something
4) (Boxen) hook* * *sidewinder (US) n. -- m.clamp n.clasp n.glitch n.hitch (problem) n.hitch n.(§ pl.: hitches)hook n. -
44 fijar
v.1 to fix.Ella fijó las velas She fixed the sails.Ella fijó su atención She fixed her attention.2 to set, to fix (establecer) (fecha, precio).fijar el domicilio to take up residencefijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on3 to determine, to define, to establish, to set.Ella fijó las reglas She determined the rules.* * *2 (pegar) to stick3 (establecer) to set, determine, fix4 (en fotografía, química) to fix1 (hacerse fijo) to settle2 (darse cuenta) to notice■ ¿te fijaste en el color de sus ojos? did you notice the colour of his eyes?3 (poner atención) to pay attention, watch\fijar la vista to stare (en, at)fijar los ojos to stare (en, at)fijar residencia to take up residence¡fíjate! (just) fancy that!'Prohibido fijar carteles' "Post no bills"* * *verb1) to fix2) establish, set up3) appoint4) fasten•- fijarse- fijarse en* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar) (tb Fot) to fix; [con clavos] to secure; [con pegamento] to glue; [con chinchetas] to pin up; [+ pelo] to set2) (=centrar) [+ atención] to focus (en on)[+ ojos] to fix (en on)pero fijemos nuestra atención en otros aspectos del asunto — but let us focus our attention on other aspects of the matter
le contestó sin vacilar, fijando la mirada en sus ojos — she answered him directly, looking him straight in the eye
3) (=determinar) [+ fecha, hora, precio, plazo] to fix, set; [+ límites, servicios mínimos] to establish; [+ condiciones] to lay downno hemos fijado aún la fecha de la boda — we haven't fixed o set a date for the wedding yet
fijaron un plazo de dos meses para llegar a un acuerdo — they set a two-month deadline for an agreement to be reached
el Tratado de 1942 fijó los límites entre Perú y Ecuador — the 1942 Treaty established the border between Peru and Ecuador
la organización ha fijado tres condiciones para volver a la mesa de negociaciones — the organization laid down three conditions for their return to the negotiating table
el plazo fijado por la ley — the time period established o laid down by law
4) [+ residencia] to take up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner, clavar) to fixb) <foto/dibujo> to fix2)a) < residencia>b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to setc) reglamento/ley to state2.según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
fijarse v prona) ( prestar atención)si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong
es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?
fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful
* * *= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.Ex. One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex. As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.----* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fijarse = set up + camp.* fijarse una meta = set + goal.* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.* fijar un color = fix + colour.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner, clavar) to fixb) <foto/dibujo> to fix2)a) < residencia>b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to setc) reglamento/ley to state2.según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
fijarse v prona) ( prestar atención)si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong
es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?
fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful
* * *= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fijarse = set up + camp.* fijarse una meta = set + goal.* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.* fijar un color = fix + colour.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* * *fijar [A1 ]vtA1 (poner, clavar) ‹poste› to fixfija bien la estantería a la pared fix the shelving securely to the wall[ S ] prohibido fijar carteles stick no billsfijó la mirada en el horizonte she fixed her gaze on the horizonconviene fijar la atención en este punto it's important to focus our attention on this pointhabía fijado la mente en el pasado he had focused his mind on the past2 ‹foto/dibujo› to fix1 ‹residencia›fijaron su residencia en París they established their residence o took up residence in Paris2 (concretar) ‹fecha/cifra› to setya han fijado la fecha they've already set o fixed the datetodavía no hemos fijado el precio we still haven't agreed (on) a pricede acuerdo con la política fijada por el partido in accordance with the policy set o established by the party3 «reglamento/ley» to statela ley fija que … the law states that …según fija el reglamento as stated in o dictated by the regulations■ fijarse1(prestar atención): fíjate bien en el palacio, es una obra de arte take a good look at the palace, it's a work of artes muy observador, se fija en todo he's very observant, he notices everythingfíjate bien en cómo lo hace watch carefully how she does itsi no te fijas, lo vas a volver a hacer mal if you don't watch what you're doing, you're going to do it wrong again2 (darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that o how they never quarrel?en seguida se fijó en ella he noticed her immediately¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!fíjate qué faena, se lo robaron todo can you imagine how awful? they stole everything he hadestarás contenta con el regalo — ¡fíjate! you must be pleased with the present — you bet! ( colloq)* * *
fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo
1
( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills;
2
fijarse verbo pronominala) ( prestar atención):
fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing
◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;
¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date
' fijar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- prohibida
- prohibido
- sujetar
- tasar
- asegurar
- residencia
- señalar
English:
anchor
- appoint
- arrange
- attention span
- fasten
- fix
- name
- peg
- post
- set
- settle
- stick up
- tack down
- affix
- mount
- sort
- time
* * *♦ vt1. [asegurar, sujetar] to fix (a o en onto); [cartel] to stick up;[sello] to stick on;fijaron las patas al suelo con clavos they nailed the legs to the floor;2. [establecer] to fix;se fijaron como objetivo acabar el año con beneficios they set themselves the target of ending the year in profit;fijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on3. [fecha, precio] to set, to fix4. [significado] to establish;fijar el domicilio to take up residence* * *v/t3 residencia establish4 atención focus* * *fijar vt1) : to fasten, to affix2) establecer: to establish, to set up3) concretar: to set, to fixfijar la fecha: to set the date* * *fijar vb"prohibido fijar carteles" "stick no bills"3. (dirigir) to focus / to turnfijar la mirada / fijar la vista to stare -
45 argumento
m.1 argument.un argumento a favor de/en contra de hacer algo an argument for/against doing something2 plot.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: argumentar.* * *1 argument2 (de novela, obra, etc) plot* * *noun m.1) argument, reasoning2) plot* * *SM1) [de razonamiento] argument tb Jur2) (Literat, Teat) plot; (TV etc) storylineargumento de la obra — plot summary, outline
3) LAm (=discusión) argument, discussion, quarrel* * *a) ( razón) argumentb) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line* * *= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.Ex. The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex. A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.Ex. Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.----* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* argumento científico = scientific argument.* argumento comercial = business case.* argumento convincente = compelling argument.* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* argumento principal = main argument.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender un argumento = support + view.* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.* * *a) ( razón) argumentb) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line* * *= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.Ex: Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* argumento científico = scientific argument.* argumento comercial = business case.* argumento convincente = compelling argument.* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* argumento principal = main argument.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender un argumento = support + view.* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.* * *1 (razón) argumentme dejó sin argumentos she demolished all my argumentsesgrimió argumentos sólidos y convincentes he employed solid, convincing arguments* * *
Del verbo argumentar: ( conjugate argumentar)
argumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
argumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
argumentar
argumento
argumentar ( conjugate argumentar) verbo transitivo
to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
argumentar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
1 (razonamiento) argument
2 (trama) plot
' argumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arma
- base
- confusa
- confuso
- consistente
- débil
- densidad
- desmontar
- disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
- esgrimir
- exposición
- hilo
- inconsistente
- mala
- malo
- oponer
- peso
- razón
- risa
- seguir
- simplón
- simplona
- socorrida
- socorrido
- solidez
- sutil
- vigente
- consistencia
- contradecir
- contundente
- embrollo
- estúpido
- fundar
- pobre
- raciocinio
- rebuscado
- resumir
- retorcido
- sólido
- sostener
- verosímil
English:
acknowledge
- argument
- bogus
- case
- clever
- cogent
- contest
- core
- demolish
- devastating
- follow
- forceful
- impress
- lame
- leg
- pith
- plot
- point
- powerful
- reasonable
- shrewd
- side
- sound
- stand up
- state
- story
- story-line
- take apart
- telling
- tenuous
- thread
- valid
- weak
- weakness
- wishy-washy
- woolly
- wooly
* * *argumento nm1. [razonamiento] argument2. [trama] plot* * *m1 razón argument* * *argumento nm1) : argument, reasoning2) : plot, story line* * *1. (razonamiento) argument2. (tema de película, etc) plot -
46 haken
III v/i (klemmen) get ( oder be) stuck ( oder jammed); es hakt umg., fig. we’ve etc. hit a snag, we etc. can’t get any further; irgendwo hakt es immer umg., fig. there’s always a problem somewhere* * *der Haken(Werkzeug) hook; peg;(Zeichen) tick; check* * *Ha|ken ['haːkn]m -s, -1) hook; (aus Holz auch) pegHáken und Öse — hook and eye
mit Háken und Ösen spielen (Ftbl inf) — to foul
2) (inf = Schwierigkeit) snag, catchdie Sache hat einen Háken — there's a snag or a catch
die Sache ist ganz ohne Háken und Ösen — there's no catch
ein Angebot ohne Háken und Ösen — an offer with no strings attached
wo ist der Háken? — what's the catch? (inf)
3)(= plötzlicher Richtungswechsel)
einen Háken schlagen — to dart sideways5)See:= Häkchen* * *der1) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) catch2) (a fastening made of two parts which link together (eg on a necklace).) clasp3) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) hook4) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) hook5) (a difficulty or drawback: We did not realize at first how many snags there were in our plan.) snag* * *Ha·ken<-s, ->[ˈha:kn̩]m1. (gebogene Halterung) hook2. (beim Boxen) hook3. (hakenförmiges Zeichen) tickeinen \Haken haben (fam) to have a catch5.▶ mit \Haken und Ösen by hook or by crook▶ \Haken schlagen to change tactics▶ ein Hase schlägt einen \Haken a hare doubles back [or darts sideways]* * *der; Hakens, Haken1) hook2) (Zeichen) tick3) (ugs.): (Schwierigkeit) catch; snagder Haken an etwas — (Dat.) the catch in something
4) (Boxen) hook* * *A. v/t hook (B. v/r:* * *der; Hakens, Haken1) hook2) (Zeichen) tick3) (ugs.): (Schwierigkeit) catch; snagder Haken an etwas — (Dat.) the catch in something
4) (Boxen) hook* * *sidewinder (US) n. -- m.clamp n.clasp n.glitch n.hitch (problem) n.hitch n.(§ pl.: hitches)hook n. -
47 baisser
baisser [bese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to lower• elle entra, les yeux baissés she came in with downcast eyesb. [+ chauffage, éclairage, radio, son] to turn down ; [+ voix] to lowerc. [+ prix] to lower• faire baisser la tension/le chômage to reduce tension/unemployment2. intransitive verba. [température, prix, baromètre, Bourse] to fall ; [pression] to drop ; [marée] to go out ; [eaux] to subside ; [réserves, provisions] to run low ; [popularité] to decline ; [soleil] to go downb. [vue, mémoire, forces, santé] to fail ; [talent] to wane3. reflexive verb* * *bese
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1) ( abaisser) to lower [volet, store]; to wind [something] down [vitre]; to pull down [pantalon, visière]; to turn down [col]baisser la tête — ( par précaution) to lower one's head; ( vivement) to duck one's head; (par soumission, de honte) to bow
baisser les bras — lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up
baisser le nez — fig to hang one's head
2) ( réduire) to turn down [son, volume]; to dim [lumière]; [autorité] to cut [prix, taux]; [circonstances] to bring down [prix, taux]
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verbe intransitif1) ( diminuer de niveau) gén to go down (à to; de by); ( brusquement) to fall, to drop; [lumière] to fade; [eaux] to subside; [qualité, criminalité] to declinebaisser d'un ton — (colloq) [personne] fig to calm down
2) ( diminuer de valeur) [prix, résultat, taux, production] to fall; [salaires, actions] to go down; [pouvoir d'achat, chômage, emplois] to decrease; [productivité, marché] to decline; [budget] to be cut; [monnaie] to slide3) ( diminuer de qualité) [vue] to fail; [ouïe, facultés] to deteriorate
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se baisser verbe pronominal [personne] (pour passer, saisir) to bend down; ( pour éviter) to duck; [levier] to go down* * *bese1. vt1) [vitre, manette, yeux] to lower2) [radio, chauffage] to turn downIl fait moins froid, tu peux baisser le chauffage. — It's not so cold, you can turn down the heating.
3) AUTOMOBILES, [phares] to dip Grande-Bretagne lower USA2. vi[température, niveau, taux] to fall, to dropLe prix des CD a baissé. — The price of CDs has fallen.
faire baisser [température, niveau, taux] — to bring down
* * *baisser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( abaisser) [personne] to lower [volet, store]; to wind [sth] down [vitre]; to pull down [pantalon, culotte, visière]; to turn down [col]; les stores étaient baissés the blinds were down; baisser la tête ( par précaution) to lower one's head; ( vivement) to duck one's head; (par soumission, de honte) to bow; baisser les yeux (de honte) to look down (in shame); baisser les bras lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up; baisser le nez fig to hang one's head; je vais leur faire baisser le nez, à ces prétentieux! I'm going to bring them down a peg or two, those pretentious twits!;2 ( réduire) to turn down [son, volume]; to dim [lumière]; [autorité] to cut [prix, taux]; [circonstances] to bring down [prix, taux].B vi1 ( diminuer de niveau) [température, pression, tension] to fall, to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [fièvre, volume sonore] to go down; [lumière] to fade, to grow dim; [eaux] to subside; [qualité] to decline; [criminalité, délinquance] to decline, to be on the decline; [moral] to fall; [optimisme] to fade; le Rhône continue de baisser water levels in the Rhône are still dropping; le niveau des étudiants n'a pas baissé the standard of the students' work has not deteriorated; baisser dans l'estime de qn to go down in sb's esteem; baisser dans les sondages [candidat] to go down in the polls; le baromètre baisse the barometer is falling; le jour baisse the light is fading; baisser d'un ton○ [personne] fig to calm down;2 ( diminuer de valeur) [prix, résultat, taux, production, recettes] to fall; [salaires] to go down; [pouvoir d'achat] to decrease; [chômage, emplois] to fall, to decrease; [productivité] to decline; [actions, chiffre d'affaires] to go ou come down, to decrease; [budget] to be cut; [marché] to decline; [monnaie] to slide; les loyers vont baisser rents are going to go down; les prix/taux d'intérêt/salaires ont baissé de 2% prices/interest rates/salaries have come down by 2%; leur PNB a baissé de moitié their GNP has dropped by half; la productivité va baisser de 10% productivity will fall ou drop by 10%; la nouvelle de la guerre a fait baisser la Bourse news of the war caused prices on the Stock Exchange to fall ou drop;3 ( diminuer de qualité) [vue] to fail; [intelligence, ouïe, facultés] to deteriorate; ma vue baisse my sight is failing.C se baisser vpr [personne] (pour passer, saisir) to bend down; ( pour éviter) to duck; [levier, mécanisme] to go down; [rideau] Théât to drop; baisse-toi pour passer sous les barbelés bend down to get under the barbed wire; baissez-vous, ils tirent! duck, they're shooting at us![bese] verbe transitif[tableau] to lowerb. [boutique] the iron curtain's down2. [main, bras] to lowerbaisser les yeux ou paupières to lower one's eyes, to look down, to cast one's eyes downa. [de tristesse] to walk with downcast eyesb. [en cherchant] to walk with one's eyes to the groundbaisser son chapeau sur ses yeux to pull ou to tip one's hat over one's eyesattention, baisse la tête! look out, duck!a. [posture] with one's head down ou bentb. [de tristesse] head bowed (with sorrow)baisser un prix to bring down ou to lower ou to reduce a price————————[bese] verbe intransitif[espoir, lumière] to fade[marée] to go out[santé, faculté] to declinenos réserves de sucre ont baissé our sugar reserves have run low, we're low on sugarces mesures visent à faire baisser les prix du mètre carré these measures are intended to bring down the price per square metresa vue baisse his eyesight's fading ou getting weaker ou failing[réduire le prix]————————se baisser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to bend downil n'y a qu'à se baisser pour les prendre ou les ramasser they're two a penny (UK) ou a dime a dozen (US)2. [store, vitre] to go down -
48 nos
m 1. (część twarzy) nose- czubek nosa the tip of one’s nose- rozpłaszczyła nos o szybę she pressed her nose up against the window(pane)- włożyć na nos okulary to put on one’s glasses2. (czubek) nose, tip- czółno zaryło się nosem w piasku the nose of the canoe dug into the sand- pantofle o kwadratowych nosach square-toed shoes- nosy nart the tips of the skis■ autobus/pociąg/tramwaj uciekł mi/jej sprzed nosa I/she missed the bus/train/tram by a whisker- to jest pod nosem a. masz to pod nosem it’s a. you have it under your nose- dostać a. oberwać po nosie pot. to be hauled over the coals GB, to be taken a. brought down a peg (or two)- kręci a. wierci mnie/ją w nosie my/her nose is tickling- od kurzu aż w nosie wierci the dust makes my nose tickle- mieć kogoś/coś w nosie pot. to not care a. give a hoot a. two hoots about sb/sth- mieć nosa do czegoś pot. to have a nose for sth- miałem nosa, rzeczywiście przyszli I had a hunch (that) they’d come- robić coś na nosa pot. to follow one’s nose- mamrotać/mówić pod nosem to talk a. mumble under one’s breath- mówić przez nos to talk through one’s nose a. nasally- nie wychylać a. nie wyściubiać a. nie wyścibiać a. nie wytykać skądś nosa pot. to not poke one’s head out of sth- okazja przeszła mi/mu koło nosa pot. I/he missed the opportunity- pilnować swojego nosa pot. to mind one’s own business- pociągać nosem to sniffle, to sniff- przytrzeć a. utrzeć komuś nosa a. dać komuś po nosie pot. to take a. bring sb down a peg (or two), to cut sb down to size- robić coś (tuż) pod czyimś nosem pot. to do sth (right) under sb’s nose- nos w nos pot. face to face- spotkać się z kimś nos w nos to come face to face with sb- widzieć tylko koniec a. czubek swojego a. własnego nosa a. nie widzieć dalej niż czubek swojego a. własnego nosa pot. to see no further than (the end of) one’s nose pot.- wetknąć a. wsadzić a. wściubić nos w coś a. siedzieć z nosem w czymś pot. to have one’s nose in sth pot., to bury one’s head in sth- wodzić nosem po czymś pot. to bury one’s nose in sth- wtykać a. wsadzać a. wścibiać nos w nie swoje a. w cudze sprawy pot. to stick a. poke one’s nose into other people’s business- nie wtykaj nosa w nie swoje sprawy don’t poke your nose into other people’s business- zadzierać nosa pot. to put on a. give oneself airs- zaryć nosem w ziemię pot. to fall flat on one’s face, to fall headlong- nie nosdla tabakiery, ale tabakiera dla nosa przysł. let your letter stay for the post, not the post for the letter przysł.- nie wsadzaj a. nie wtykaj nosa do cudzego prosa a. trzosa, pilnuj swego nosa, a nie cudzego prosa przysł. keep your nose out of other people’s business, don’t stick a. poke your nose into other people’s business* * *kręcić na coś nosem — (przen) to turn up one's nose at sth
wtykać nos w nie swoje sprawy — (przen) to poke one's nose into other people's affairs
mam to w nosie — (przen) I don't give a hoot
mam tego po dziurki w nosie — (przen) I've had it up to here
mieć nosa — (przen) to have a hunch
* * *miGen. -a1. (= narząd powonienia) nose; orli nos Roman nose, hook nose; zadarty nos pug nose; pod nosem (= blisko) (right) under one's nose; (= niewyraźnie) ( powiedzieć coś) under one's breath; (= w czyjejś bliskości) in one's face; dać komuś po nosie cut sb down to size, take sb down a peg (or two); kręcić nosem (na coś) tun one's nose up (at sth); mieć mleko pod nosem be wet behind the ears; mieć muchy w nosie (z powodu czegoś) be ticked off (about sth); mieć (dobrego) nosa (do czegoś) have a (good) nose (for sth); mieć kogoś/czegoś po dziurki w nosie be sick and tired of sb/sth; mieć kogoś/coś w nosie not care less about sb/sth, not give a darn l. hoot about sb/sth; mówić przez nos talk through one's nose; nie widzieć dalej niż czubek własnego nosa not see past the end of one's nose; pilnować własnego nosa mind one's own business; podtykać coś komuś pod nos put sth in sb's face; przytrzeć l. utrzeć komuś nosa rake sb over the coals; sprzątnąć coś komuś sprzed nosa grab sth (out) from under sb's nose; wodzić kogoś za nos lead sb (around) by the nose, play with sb; wtykać l. wściubiać nos w coś (= wtrącać się) stick l. poke one's nose into sth; zadzierać nosa go around with one's nose (up) in the air; zatrzasnąć komuś drzwi przed nosem slam the door in sb's face; zaryć nosem fall on one's face; zwąchać pismo nosem smell a rat; zwiesić nos na kwintę hang one's head down; idzie jak krew z nosa it is a real drag.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nos
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49 bajar
v.1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she couldbajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairsbajar (a) por algo to go out and get somethingbajar corriendo to run down3 to reduce.bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).5 to download (informal) (computing).6 to fall, to drop.este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone downbajó la Bolsa share prices felllas acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.Bajó el calor The heat descended.El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.11 to go down, to descend.Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.12 to have less.Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.13 to walk down, to descend.Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.* * *1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down2 (dejar más abajo) to lower■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down7 (en informática) to download1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down4 (marea) to go out5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over\bajarse la cabeza to bow one's headno bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...* * *verb1) to lower2) descend3) fall4) reduce5) take down•- bajarse* * *1. VT1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?
¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here
¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?
2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lowerbajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down
bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head
4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lowerlos comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices
5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn downbaja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing
¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!
6)bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs
7) (=perder) to lose8) (Inform) to download9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *11) And ** (=matar) to do in **2. VI1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!
2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get outbajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of
3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go downhan bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down
4)• bajar de (=perder) —
5)• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —
6) [regla] to start3.See:BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *bajar [A1 ]viA1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come downyo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairsespérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INFbajó a saludarnos he came down to say hellotodavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yetha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the busyo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the carno sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated4«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) highB1 «marea» to go out2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go downhan bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharplyno le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fallel dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightlynuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreasedlos precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in priceha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badlysu popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recentlyseguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two millionha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start5( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepyal escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …■ bajarvtA ‹escalera/cuesta› to go downbajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hillB1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lowerbajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take downme ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basementbajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sthbájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse3 ‹persiana/telón› to lowerle bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injectiontengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem downbaja la ventanilla open the windowC ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn downbájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume downbaja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas downbaja la voz lower your voicelo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demotedD ( Inf) to downloadestoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer■ bajarseA (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull downC* * *
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote♦ vi1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;bajar de [de coche] to get out of;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop2. [descender] to go/come down;¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;bajar corriendo to run down;bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;el río baja crecido the river is high;está bajando la marea the tide is going out;el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;los precios bajaron prices dropped;el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;han bajado las ventas sales are down;este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hoursbajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down* * *I v/tbajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;2 TV, radio turn down3 escalera go down4 INFOR downloadII v/i1 go down2 de intereses fall, drop* * *bajar vt1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down2) reducir: to reduce (prices)3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)4) : to go down, to descend5)bajar de categoría : to downgradebajar vi1) : to drop, to fall2) : to come down, to go down3) : to ebb (of tides)* * *bajar vb1. (ir abajo) to go down¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?3. (salir de un coche) to get out¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?7. (voz, vista) to lower8. (cabeza) to bow9. (volumen) to turn downbaja la música, por favor turn the music down, please
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