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bajar de categoría

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1 bajar de categoría

(v.) = demote

Ex. Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.

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(v.) = demote

Ex: Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.

Spanish-English dictionary > bajar de categoría
2 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 could

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs

bajar (a) por algo to go out and get something

bajar corriendo to run down

3 to reduce.

bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat

4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).

5 to download (informal) (computing).

6 to fall, to drop.

bajó la gasolina the price of petrol o (British) gasoline fell (United States)

este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down

bajó la Bolsa share prices fell

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen

7 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.

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bajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down

■ bajó un libro de la estantería he took a book down from the shelf

2 (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 injection

3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down

■ esto te bajará la tensión this will lower your blood pressure

■ nuestro objetivo es bajar la inflación our aim is to reduce inflation

■ han bajado los impuestos directos they've cut down direct taxes

■ quieren bajar el precio de los libros they want to bring down the price of books

4 (reducir en intensidad) to lower; (voz) to lower; (sonido, luz, gas) to turn 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 hot

5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down

■ la modista me bajó un poco la falda the dressmaker let my skirt down a bit

6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down

■ bajamos la escalera we went down the stairs

■ bajó la calle corriendo she ran down the street

7 (en informática) to download

► verbo intransitivo

1 (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 down

2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down

■ ha bajado la temperatura the temperature has dropped

■ los precios han bajado prices have come down

■ el yen sigue bajando the yen continues to fall

3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down

4 (marea) to go out

5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

► verbo pronominal bajarse

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

2 (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

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajarse la cabeza to bow one's head

no bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...

■ ese coche no baja de los tres millones that car must cost at least three million

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verb

1) to lower

2) descend

3) fall

4) reduce

5) take down

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- bajarse de
- bajarse
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1. VT

1) (=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

te he bajado la maleta del armario — I got your suitcase down from the wardrobe

la bajó del caballo — he helped her down off the horse

¿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, lower

bajar el telón — to lower the curtain

dimos un paseo para bajar la comida — we had a walk to help us digest our meal

3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lower

bajó 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 lower

los comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices

5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn down

baja 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 lose

bajé seis kilos — I lost six kilos

8) (Inform) to download

9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate

10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *

11) And ** (=matar) to do in **

2. VI

1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down

baja y ayúdame — come down and help me

¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!

2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get out

bajar 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 down

han bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down

el dólar bajó frente al euro — the dollar fell against the euro

los coches han bajado de precio — cars have come down in price

el partido bajó de cinco diputados a dos — the party went down from five deputies to two

4)

• bajar de (=perder) —

el avión empezó a bajar de altura — the plane started to lose height

el ejercicio te hará bajar de peso — exercise will help you to lose weight

5)

• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —

el regalo no bajará de 15 euros — you won't pay less than 15 euros for the present

la venta no ha bajado nunca de mil — sales have never fallen below a thousand

los termómetros no han bajado de 30 grados — temperatures haven't dropped below 30 degrees

6) [regla] to start

me acaba de bajar la regla — my period has just started

3.

See:

bajarse
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
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, 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

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

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 down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le 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 diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

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?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
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

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

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= 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.

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* 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.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, 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

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

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 down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le 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 diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

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?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
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

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

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= 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.

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bajar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairs

espérame, 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 + INF

bajó a saludarnos he came down to say hello

todavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yet

ha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes

2 (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 sth

me caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the bus

yo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the car

no sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own

3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated

4

«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) high

B

1 «marea» to go out

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go down

han bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharply

no le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down

3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fall

el dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightly

nuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreased

los precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%

los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in price

ha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badly

su popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recently

seguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

ha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation

4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start

5

( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepy

al escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …

■ bajar

vt

A ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down

bajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hill

B

1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame

2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take down

me 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 basement

bajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sth

bájame 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/horse

3 ‹persiana/telón› to lower

¿me bajas la cremallera? will you undo my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip for me?

le bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injection

tengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem down

baja la ventanilla open the window

C ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn down

bájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume down

baja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas down

baja la voz lower your voice

lo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demoted

D ( Inf) to download

estoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer

■ bajarse

v pron

A (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 sth

me 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 down

C

1 (Arg, Col arg) (liquidar) to rub out (sl)

2 ( Arg arg) (tener relaciones sexuales con) to score with (sl)

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bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
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 down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajar de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) 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)
b) bajar a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

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

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bajar

♦ vt

1. [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 downstairs
2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;

bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation

3. [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 could

4. [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;

bajar los bríos o [m5] humos a alguien to take sb down a peg or two

5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote

6. Fam Informát to download

7. Carib Fam [pagar] to cough up, to pay up

♦ vi

1. [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 stop

2. [descender] to go/come down;

¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;

tenemos que bajar a sacar la basura we have to go down to put the Br rubbish o US trash out;

bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;

bajar corriendo to run down;

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the Br lift o US elevator;

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 estimation

3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;
[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;
los precios bajaron prices dropped;

bajó la gasolina the price of Br petrol o US gasoline fell;

el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;

bajó la Bolsa esp Br share o esp US stock prices fell;

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C esp Br share o esp US stock prices have fallen;

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 hours

4. Fam [ir, venir] to go/come down;

bajaré 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

♦ See also the pronominal verb bajarse

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bajar

I v/t

1 voz, precio lower;

bajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;

bajar algo de arriba get sth down

2 TV, radio turn down

3 escalera go down

4 INFOR download

II v/i

1 go down

2 de intereses fall, drop

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bajar vt

1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down

2) reducir: to reduce (prices)

3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)

4) : to go down, to descend

5)

bajar de categoría : to downgrade

bajar vi

1) : to drop, to fall

2) : to come down, to go down

3) : to ebb (of tides)

♦ See also the reflexive verb bajarse

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bajar vb

1. (ir abajo) to go down

tengo que bajar a recepción I've got to go down to reception

siempre bajamos a pie we always walk down

¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?

2. (descender) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to go down

el nivel del agua ha bajado the level of the water has gone down

la temperatura ha bajado the temperature has dropped

el precio de la vivienda ha bajado the price of houses has come down

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

bajó del tren he got off the train

5. (llevar abajo) to get down / to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]

¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?

voy a bajar la basura I'm going to take the rubbish down

6. (traer abajo) to bring down [pt. & pp. brought]

¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?

7. (voz, vista) to lower

baja la voz lower your voice

bajó la vista she looked down

8. (cabeza) to bow

bajé la cabeza I bowed my head

9. (volumen) to turn down

baja la música, por favor turn the music down, please

Spanish-English dictionary > bajar
3 categoría

f.

category, class, grade, kind.

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categoría

► nombre femenino

1 category, class (social) class

■ un restaurante de primera categoría a first-class restaurant

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de categoría important, prominent

■ Mozart fue un músico de categoría Mozart was a prominent musician

■ se han comprado una casa de categoría they have bought a luxury house

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noun f.

1) category

2) grade, rank

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SF

1) [en clasificación] category

existen tres categorías diferentes — there are three different categories

obtuvo la categoría de cinturón amarillo — he got his yellow belt

hoteles de máxima categoría — top-class o top-flight hotels

• de primera categoría — [hotel, servicio] first-class antes de s

categoría gramatical — part of speech

categoría laboral — work category

categoría profesional — professional status

categoría social — social group

2) (=calidad) quality

fue un espectáculo de categoría — it was a top-quality show

telenovelas de ínfima categoría — soap operas of the very worst kind

han confirmado su reconocida categoría artística — they have confirmed their recognized status o standing as artists

no hay hoy ningún maestro de su categoría — nowadays there are no maestros of his calibre o in his class

es hombre de cierta categoría — he is a man of some standing

productos de baja categoría — poor quality products

• de categoría — [deportista, artista] top-class antes de s

es una orquesta de categoría — it is a top-class orchestra

3) (=apartado) [en premio] category; [en deporte] event

en la categoría de ensayo — in the essay section o category

en la categoría femenina — in the women's event

4) (=rango profesional) grade; (Mil) rank

fue ascendido a la categoría de director general — he was promoted (to the position of) director general

• oficial de baja categoría — low-ranking officer

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femenino

a) (clase, rango) category

hotel de primera categoría — first-class hotel

categoría profesional — professional standing

tiene categoría de embajador — he has ambassadorial status

b) ( calidad)

un actor de mucha categoría — a distinguished actor

una revista de mucha/poca categoría — a first/second-rate magazine

el hotel de más categoría — the finest o best hotel

de categoría: artistas de categoría fine o first-rate artists; un producto de categoría a quality o prestige product; gente de cierta categoría — people of some standing

c) (Fil) category

- categoría fiscal

- categoría gramatical

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= category, ranking, calibre [caliber, -USA], category heading, grading.

Ex. For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.

Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex. The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.

Ex. In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".

Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

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* ascender de categoría = advance up + the scale, move up + the scale.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* categoría académica profesional = academic rank.

* categoría fundamental = fundamental category.

* categoría profesional = job title, rank, professional position.

* creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].

* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.

* de máxima categoría = top-class.

* de segunda categoría = second-rate.

* de varias categorías = multi-category.

* en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* encuadrar dentro de una categoría = categorise [categorize, -USA].

* en otra categoría = on a different plane.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* incluir en una categoría = fall into + category.

* obtener una categoría = gain + status.

* pérdida de categoría laboral = demotion.

* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* tener la categoría profesional de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank, have + Nombre + rank, enjoy + Nombre + rank.

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femenino

a) (clase, rango) category

hotel de primera categoría — first-class hotel

categoría profesional — professional standing

tiene categoría de embajador — he has ambassadorial status

b) ( calidad)

un actor de mucha categoría — a distinguished actor

una revista de mucha/poca categoría — a first/second-rate magazine

el hotel de más categoría — the finest o best hotel

de categoría: artistas de categoría fine o first-rate artists; un producto de categoría a quality o prestige product; gente de cierta categoría — people of some standing

c) (Fil) category

- categoría fiscal

- categoría gramatical

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= category, ranking, calibre [caliber, -USA], category heading, grading.

Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.

Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".

Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

* ascender de categoría = advance up + the scale, move up + the scale.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* categoría académica profesional = academic rank.

* categoría fundamental = fundamental category.

* categoría profesional = job title, rank, professional position.

* creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].

* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.

* de máxima categoría = top-class.

* de segunda categoría = second-rate.

* de varias categorías = multi-category.

* en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* encuadrar dentro de una categoría = categorise [categorize, -USA].

* en otra categoría = on a different plane.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* incluir en una categoría = fall into + category.

* obtener una categoría = gain + status.

* pérdida de categoría laboral = demotion.

* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* tener la categoría profesional de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank, have + Nombre + rank, enjoy + Nombre + rank.

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categoría

feminine

1 (clase, rango) category

hotel de primera categoría first-class hotel

categoría profesional professional standing

tiene categoría de embajador he has ambassadorial status, he holds the rank of ambassador

un huracán de categoría 4 a category 4 hurricane

2

(calidad): un actor de mucha categoría a distinguished actor

una revista de poca categoría a second-rate magazine

el hotel de más categoría de la ciudad the finest o best hotel in town

de categoría: un espectáculo de categoría a fine o a first-rate o an excellent show

artistas de categoría fine o first-rate artists

un producto de categoría a quality o prestige product

gente de cierta categoría people of some standing

es un imbécil de categoría ( Esp fam); he's a first-class o complete idiot ( colloq)

tiene un genio de categoría ( Esp fam); he has a terrible temper ( colloq)

3 ( Fil) category

Compuestos:

● categoría fiscal

tax bracket

● categoría gramatical

part of speech

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categoría sustantivo femenino
a) ( grupo) category;

◊ categoría gramatical part of speech;

hotel de primera categoría first-class hotel
b) ( calidad):

◊ de categoría ‹actor/espectáculo/revista› first-rate;

un periódico de poca categoría a second-rate newspaper;
el hotel de más categoría the finest o best hotel
c) ( estatus):

◊ tiene categoría de embajador he has ambassadorial status;

gente de cierta categoría people of some standing
categoría sustantivo femenino
1 category
2 (prestigio, estilo) class
3 (grado en la calidad) de primera/segunda categoría, first/second rate
♦ Locuciones: de categoría, (persona muy importante) important
(objeto muy valioso o exquisito) quality, first-rate
' categoría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascender
- calibre
- clase
- descenso
- escalón
- primera
- primero
- rebajar
- subir
- talla
- elevado
- jerarquía
- júnior
- juvenil
- rango
- segundo
English:
blue-chip
- category
- class
- come under
- downgrade
- grade
- high-class
- neither
- outrank
- people
- promote
- rank
- rate
- saloon bar
- second-rate
- senior
- demote
- demotion
- distinction
- division
- down
- downmarket
- heavyweight
- low
- part
- second
- up
- upmarket

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categoría nf

1. [clase] category;

un hotel de primera categoría a top-class hotel;

en su categoría de presidente,… as president…

Comp
categoría gramatical part of speech
2. [calidad] quality;

de (primera) categoría first-class;

un discurso de categoría a first-class o an excellent speech;

se enfrenta a dos rivales de categoría she faces two opponents of the first rank

3. [posición social] standing;

de categoría important

4. Dep [división] division;

perder la categoría to be relegated

Comp
la categoría reina [en motociclismo] 500 cc category; [en automovilismo] Formula One
5. [en lógica] category

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categoría

f category; social class; ( estatus) standing; fig: de local, restaurante class; DEP division;

de categoría first-rate, top-class;

de segunda categoría second rate, second class;

actor de primera categoría first-rate actor

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categoría nf

1) clase: category

2) rango: rank, standing

3)

categoría gramatical : part of speech

4)

de categoría : first-rate, outstanding

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categoría n

1. (clase) category [pl. categories]

hay tres categorías de votantes there are three categories of voters

2. (calidad) class / rate

un hotel de primera categoría a first class hotel

un director de tercera categoría a third rate manager

3. (nivel) level

en categoría juvenil at junior level

en categoría masculina in the men's

Spanish-English dictionary > categoría
4 descender

v.

1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics

2 to descend.

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley

3 to be relegated.

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division

descender de categoría to be relegated

4 to go down.

5 to descend from.

La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central region

De esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that one

El buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.

Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.

Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.

El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.

Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.

6 to get off, to get out.

descender de un avión to get off a plane

descender de un coche to get out of a car

7 to walk down.

Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.

8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.

La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.

9 to have less.

Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.

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descender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo intransitivo

1 to descend, go down, come down

2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down

3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)

4 (provenir) to come (de, from)

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower

2 (bajar) to go down

■ descendió la escalera muy rápidamente he went down the stairs very quickly

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verb

1) to descend

2) go down

3) fall, drop

•

- descender de

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1. VT

1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frm

descendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us

2) (=llevar abajo)

descender a algn — to lower sb

descender algo — to lower sth

descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well

descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof

un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demote

lo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency

el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts

2. VI

1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, decline

el índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably

2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descend

el río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegated

ha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization

el restaurante ha descendido de categoría — the restaurant has been downgraded

su libro descendió al puesto cuarto — her book went down to fourth place

4)

• descender de (=provenir de) —

esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin

el hombre desciende del mono — man is descended from apes

desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

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= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

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. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

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* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

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= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

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: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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descender [E8 ]

vi

A

1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop

hacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that direction

2 ( frml) (desde una altura) «avión» to descend; «persona» to descend ( frml), to go down

el avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descend

descendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarked

3 ( liter); «oscuridad» to fall, descend ( liter); «niebla» to descend ( liter)

B

1

(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts

2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegated

C (proceder) descender DE algn to descend FROM sb ( frml), to be descended FROM sb

descienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)

■ descender

vt

A ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come down

B ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade

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descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) [ avión] to descend;

[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink

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descender

♦ vi

1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;

desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down

2. [de una altura] to descend;

descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;

descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;

el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

3. [de vehículo]
descender de un avión to get off a plane;

descender de un coche to get out of a car;

descender de un tren to get off a train

4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted

5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;

descender de categoría to be relegated

6. [de antepasado]
descender de to be descended from;

desciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;

el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes

7. [en estimación] to go down;

su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted

♦ vt

1. [bajar]
descendieron al paciente de la ambulancia they took the patient out of the ambulance;

descendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs

2. [en el trabajo] to demote;

lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work

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descender

I v/i

1 para indicar alejamiento go down, descend; para indicar acercamiento come down, descend; fig

go down, decrease, diminish

2

:

descender de de civilización descend from

II v/t escalera go down; para indicar acercamiento come down

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descender {56} vt

1) : to descend, to go down

2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let down

descender vi

1) : to descend, to come down

2) : to drop, to fall

3)

descender de : to be a descendant of

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descender vb

1. (bajar) to come down [pt. came; pp. come] / to go down

descendimos de la azotea we came down from the terrace roof

el explorador Stanley descendió el río Zaire the explorer Stanley went down the Zaire river

2. (bajar de coche) to get out

descendió del taxi he got out of the taxi

3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off

descendió del avió she got off the plane

4. (disminuir) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

van a descender las temperaturas the temperature is going to drop

la natalidad ha descendido the birth rate has fallen

5. (proceder) to be descended

desciende de una familia aristocrática he is descended from an aristocratic family

6. (en una clasificación) to go down

el Málaga descendió a Segunda Malaga went down to the second divison

Spanish-English dictionary > descender
5 rebajar

v.

1 to reduce (price).

te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for you

Pedro rebajó los precios Peter reduced the prices.

2 to humiliate (person).

María rebajó a sus empleados Mary humiliated her employees.

3 to tone down.

4 to lower (altura).

5 to dilute.

6 to lose weight.

Pedro rebajó muy rápido Peter lost weight quickly.

7 to rebate, to trim down, to sink, to trim.

Ricardo rebajó los precios Richard rebated the prices.

8 to have less.

Me rebajó la fiebre I have less fever.

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rebajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (nivel) to lower; (arco) to depress

2 (precio) to cut, reduce

3 (color) to soften, tone down; (intensidad) to diminish

4 (bebida) to water down

5 (comida - sazonamiento) to make milder; (- densidad) to make thinner, thin out

6 figurado (humillar) to humiliate

► verbo pronominal rebajarse

1 MILITAR to be exempted

2 figurado (humillarse) to humble oneself

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FRASEOLOGÍA

rebajarse a hacer algo to stoop to do something, lower oneself to do something

rebajarse ante alguien to humble oneself before somebody

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verb

to reduce, lower

- rebajarse

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1. VT

1) (=reducir)

a) [en dinero] [+ impuesto, coste, precio] to reduce, cut, lower

algunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday

le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off

¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?

hemos rebajado todos nuestros artículos — we have reduced all our stock

b) [en tiempo] [+ condena, castigo] to reduce; [+ edad, límite] to lower

le rebajaron la condena por buen comportamiento — his sentence was reduced for good behaviour

han rebajado la edad penal a los 16 años — they have lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 16

propusieron rebajar la jornada de trabajo — they proposed shortening the working day

rebajó la plusmarca mundial en 1,2 segundos — he took 1.2 seconds off the world record

c) [en cantidad] [+ nivel, temperatura] to reduce, lower; [+ luz, tensión, intensidad] to reduce; [+ peso] to lose; [+ dolor] to ease, alleviate

la OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet

quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos

el hotel rebajó su categoría de cinco a cuatro estrellas — the hotel reduced its rating from five-star to four-star

2) (=diluir) [+ líquido] to dilute; [+ pintura] to thin; [+ color] to tone down; [+ droga] to cut, adulterate

siempre rebaja el vino con gaseosa — he always dilutes his wine with soda water

echa un poco más de agua al caldo para rebajarlo de sal — put a bit more water in the soup to make it less salty

3) (=bajar la altura de) [+ terreno] to lower, lower the level of; [+ tejado] to lower; [+ puerta] to rabbet

4) (=humillar) to humiliate, put down

rebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends

piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating

ese tipo de comportamiento te rebaja — that sort of behaviour does you no credit

5) (Mil) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)

2.

VI

rebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight

una dieta para rebajar de peso — a diet to lose weight, a slimming diet

3.

See:

rebajarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < precio> to lower, bring... down; < artículo> to reduce

me rebajó $200 — he took $200 off

me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500

2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin

3)

a) (achicar, acortar)

rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door

b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

4) ( humillar) to humiliate; ( bajar)

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
2.
rebajar vi ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading
3.
rebajarse v pron

rebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing

no pienso rebajarme a pedirle perdón — I'm not going to lower myself to asking him to forgive me

rebajarse ante alguien — to humble oneself before somebody

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= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.

Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

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* rebajar el precio = cut + price.

* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.

* rebajarse = crawl.

* rebajarse a = stoop to.

* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < precio> to lower, bring... down; < artículo> to reduce

me rebajó $200 — he took $200 off

me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500

2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin

3)

a) (achicar, acortar)

rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door

b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

4) ( humillar) to humiliate; ( bajar)

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
2.
rebajar vi ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading
3.
rebajarse v pron

rebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing

no pienso rebajarme a pedirle perdón — I'm not going to lower myself to asking him to forgive me

rebajarse ante alguien — to humble oneself before somebody

* * *

= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.

Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

* rebajar el precio = cut + price.

* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.

* rebajarse = crawl.

* rebajarse a = stoop to.

* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.

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rebajar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹precio› to lower, bring … down; ‹artículo› to reduce, bring down the price of

me rebajó $200 he took $200 off, he reduced it by $200, he knocked $200 off ( colloq)

me rebajó el cuadro a $3.500 he brought the price of the painting down to $3,500, he reduced the painting to $3,500

pídele que te lo rebaje ask him to bring the price down o to give you a discount o ( colloq) to knock a bit off

todos estaban rebajados they were all reduced

B ‹pintura› to reduce, dilute, thin; ‹solución› to dilute, thin

C

1

(achicar, acortar): hay que rebajar un poco la puerta we need to cut/saw/plane a little off the door

rebajaron el terreno unos tres metros they lowered (the level of) the ground by about three meters

2 (adelgazar) to lose

rebajó 15 kilos he lost o shed 15 kilos

3 ‹arco› to depress

4 ( RPl) ‹pelo› to layer

D

1 (humillar) to humiliate

la rebajó delante de todos he humiliated her o made her look small in front of everyone

2

(bajar): llamarlo hostal es rebajarlo de categoría calling it a guest house doesn't do it justice o makes it sound less grand than it really is

el restaurante ha sido rebajado de categoría the restaurant has been relegated to a lower category o has been downgraded

3 (dar de baja) to exempt

lo rebajaron de guardias he was exempted from o relieved of guard duties

■ rebajar

vi

A (humillar) to degrade, be degrading

B

( RPl) (adelgazar) tb rebajar de peso to lose weight

■ rebajarse

v pron

rebajarse A + INF to lower oneself TO -ING

no pienso rebajarme a pedirle perdón I'm not going to humble myself by asking him to forgive me, I'm not going to lower myself to o stoop to asking him to forgive me

rebajarse ANTE algn to humble oneself BEFORE sb

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rebajar ( conjugate rebajar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ precio› to lower, bring … down;
‹ artículo› to reduce;
◊ me rebajó $200 he took $200 off

2 ‹peso/kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading
rebajarse verbo pronominal rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself to doing sth;
rebajarse ante algn to humble oneself before sb
rebajar verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to lower
2 (un precio) to cut, reduce: nos ha rebajado dos mil pesetas, he has taken two thousand pesetas off
hemos rebajado las camisas, we have cut the price of the shirts
3 (una sustancia) to dilute
(con agua) to water: rebajan el vino con agua, they water the wine
(un color, tono) to soften
4 (hacer disminuir) to diminish: la falta de empleo ha rebajado su autoestima, being unemployed has diminished his self-esteem
5 (humillar) to humiliate: la corrupción rebaja a las personas, corruption degrades people
6 (a un empleado, funcionario, etc) to downgrade: rebajaron a Gómez de categoría, Gómez was downgraded
7 (una pena, multa) to reduce
' rebajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descontar
English:
bring down
- cheapen
- discount
- knock down
- lower
- mark down
- put down
- reduce
- slash
- cut
- debase
- knock
- mark
- put
- thin
- work

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rebajar

♦ vt

1. [precio] to reduce;

han rebajado los precios a la mitad prices have been reduced o cut by half;

te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for you;

me rebajaron el 10 por ciento they gave me 10 percent off

2. [humillar] to humiliate, to put down;

se siente inferior, toda la vida lo rebajaron he feels inferior, people have always put him down throughout his life

3. [intensidad] to tone down

4. [altura] to lower;
[acera, bordillo] to lower
5. [diluir] to dilute

6. Mil to exempt

7. RP [adelgazar] to lose;

rebajé 3 kilos en un mes I lost 3 kilos in a month

8. RP [pelo] to layer

♦ vi
RP [adelgazar] to lose weight
♦ See also the pronominal verb rebajarse

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rebajar

v/t precio lower, reduce; mercancías reduce; Rpl: peso lose

* * *

rebajar vt

1) : to reduce, to lower

2) : to lessen, to diminish

3) : to humiliate

♦ See also the reflexive verb rebajarse

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rebajar vb to reduce

rebajamos todos los precios all prices are reduced

Spanish-English dictionary > rebajar
6 subir

v.

1 to go/come up (ascender) (calle, escaleras).

subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs

2 to lift up (poner arriba).

ayúdame a subir la caja help me get the box up; (a lo alto) help me carry the box upstairs (al piso de arriba)

3 to put up, to increase (increase) (precio, peso).

La empresa sube los precios The company increases the prices.

Me subió la calentura My fever increased.

4 to raise (alzar) (mano, bandera, voz).

El chico sube la cama The boy raises the bed.

5 to raise the pitch of (Music).

6 to go up, to rise (increase) (precio, temperatura).

subir de categoría to improve; (mejorar) to be promoted (ser ascendido)

El elevador sube The elevator climbs.

7 to get on (montar) (en avión, barco).

sube al coche get into the car

8 to rise (cooking) (crecer).

9 to walk up, to climb.

Ella subió el sendero She walked up the path.

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subir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir hacia arriba - gen) to go up, come up; (- avión) to climb

2 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in; (autobús, avión, barco, tren) to get on, get onto

■ ¡venga, sube! go on, get in!

3 (montar - bicicleta) to get on; (- caballo) to get on, mount

4 (a un árbol) to climb up

5 figurado (elevarse, aumentar) to rise

6 figurado (categoría, puesto) to be promoted

7 figurado (cuenta) to come (a, to)

■ la deuda sube a dos mil euros the debt comes to two thoudsand euros

► verbo transitivo

1 (escaleras, calle) to go up, climb; (montaña) to climb

2 (mover arriba) to carry up, take up, bring up; (poner arriba) to put upstairs

■ súbelo arriba take it upstairs

3 (cabeza etc) to lift, raise

4 (pared) to raise

5 COSTURA to take up

■ subir un dobladillo to take up a hem

6 figurado (precio, salario, etc) to raise, put up

7 figurado (subir el volumen - voz) to raise; (- aparato) to turn up

8 figurado (color) to strengthen

► verbo pronominal subirse

1 (piso, escalera) to go up

2 (árbol, muro, etc) to climb up (a, -)

3 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in (a, -); (autobús) to get on (a, -); (avión, barco, tren) to get on (a, -), get onto (a,-)

■ ¡súbete, súbete al coche! get in, get into the car!

4 (en animales, bicicleta) to get on (a, -), mount

5 (ropa, calcetines) to pull up; (cremallera) to do up, zip up; (mangas) to roll up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

subir a bordo to get on board

subir al trono figurado to ascend to the throne

subir como la espuma familiar to spread like wildfire

subirse por las paredes figurado to hit the roof

subírsele a uno los humos a la cabeza figurado to become conceited

subírsele algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

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verb

1) to increase, rise

2) raise

3) climb

•

- subir a

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ pierna, brazo, objeto] to lift, lift up, raise; [+ calcetines, pantalones, persianas] to pull up

sube los brazos — lift your arms (up), raise your arms

2) (=poner arriba) [llevando] to take up; [trayendo] to bring up

¿me puedes ayudar a subir las maletas? — can you help me to take up the cases?

voy a subir esta caja arriba — I'll take this box upstairs

¿puedes subir ese cuadro de abajo? — could you bring that picture up from down there?

lo subieron al portaequipajes — they put it up on the rack

lo subimos a un taxi — we put him in a taxi

3) (=ascender) [+ calle, cuesta, escalera, montaña] (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up

subió las escaleras de dos en dos — she went up the stairs two at a time

tenía problemas para subir las escaleras — he had difficulty getting up o climbing the stairs

4) (=aumentar) [+ precio, salario] to put up, raise, increase; [+ artículo en venta] to put up the price of

los taxistas han subido sus tarifas — taxi drivers have put their fares up o have raised their fares

van a subir la gasolina — they are going to put up o increase the price of petrol

5) (=elevar) [+ volumen, televisión, radio] to turn up; [+ voz] to raise

sube la radio, que no se oye — turn the radio up, I can't hear it

6) [en escalafón] [+ persona] to promote

7) (Arquit) to put up, build

subir una pared — to put up o build a wall

8) (Mús) to raise the pitch of

2. VI

1) (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up; [en un monte, en el aire] to climb

suba al tercer piso — go up to the third floor

sube, que te voy a enseñar unos discos — come up, I've got some records to show you

seguimos subiendo hasta la cima — we went on climbing till we reached the summit

estaba mirando como la mosca subía por la ventana — I watched the fly move slowly up the window

tuvimos que subir andando — we had to walk up

2) (Transportes) [en autobús, avión, tren, bicicleta, moto, caballo] to get on; [en coche, taxi] to get in

subir a un autobús/avión/tren — to get on(to) a bus/plane/train

subir a un coche — to get in(to) a car

subir a una bicicleta — to get on(to) a bike

subir a un caballo — to mount a horse, get on(to) a horse

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

3) [en el escalafón] to be promoted (a to)

nuestro objetivo es subir a primera división — our aim is to go up o be promoted to the First Division

4) (=aumentar) [precio, valor] to go up, rise; [temperatura] to rise

la gasolina ha vuelto a subir — (the price of) petrol has gone up again

sigue subiendo la bolsa — share prices are still rising

le ha subido la fiebre — her temperature has gone up o risen
tono 2)
5) (=aumentar de nivel) [río, mercurio] to rise; [marea] to come in

6) [cantidad]

subir a — to come to, total

3.

See:

subirse
SUBIR Otros verbos de movimiento ► Subir la cuesta/ la escalera {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por to come up o por to go up, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario al hablante), pero come y go se pueden reemplazar por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se sube mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Tim subió las escaleras a gatas Tim crept up the stairs El mes pasado los precios subieron vertiginosamente Prices shot up last month Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

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. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

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. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

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. The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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.

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* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

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: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

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: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

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: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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.

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *

subir [I1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go up; (acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie you have to walk up

ahora subo I'll be right up, I'm coming up now

voy a subir al caserío I'm going up to the farmhouse

los autobuses que suben al pueblo the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

2 (a un coche) to get in; (a un autobús, etc) to get on subir A algo ‹a un autobús/un tren/un avión› to get ON o ONTO sth; ‹a un coche› to get IN o INTO sth; ‹a un caballo/una bicicleta› to get ON o ONTO sth, to mount sth ( frml)

subir a bordo to go/get on board

3 (de categoría) to go up

ha subido en el escalafón he has been promoted

han subido a primera división they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

ha subido mucho en mi estima she has gone up a lot o ( frml) risen greatly in my estimation

4 ( Arg fam) to take up office/one's post

5

(en tenis): subir a la red to go up to the net

B

1 «marea» to come in; «aguas/río» to rise

las aguas no subieron de nivel the water level did not rise

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go up, rise

han subido las temperaturas temperatures have risen

3 ( Med) «leche» to come in, be produced

C «precio/valor/cotización» to rise, go up

la leche subió a 60 céntimos milk went up to sixty cents

el desempleo subió en 94.500 personas en el primer trimestre unemployment rose by 94,500 in the first quarter

ha subido el dólar con respecto al euro the dollar has risen against the euro

D ( Inf) to upload

■ subir

vt

A ‹montaña› to climb; ‹cuesta› to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera she ran upstairs

tiene problemas para subir la escalera he has trouble getting up o climbing the stairs

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went o walked up the stairs two at a time

B

1 ‹objeto/niño› (acercándose) to bring up; (alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

¿puedes subir las maletas? could you take the cases up?

sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

ese cuadro está muy bajo, ¿puedes subirlo un poco? that picture is very low, can you put it up a little higher?

traía el cuello del abrigo subido he had his coat collar turned up

2 ‹persiana/telón› to raise

¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla she wound the window up o closed o raised the window

ven que te suba los pantalones come here and let me pull your pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers up for you

3 ‹dobladillo› to take up; ‹falda› to take o turn up

C

1 ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? how much did your salary go up this year?

2 ‹volumen/radio› to turn up

sube el volumen turn the volume up

sube el tono que no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you

sube un poco la calefacción turn the heating o heat up a little

■ subirse

v pron

A

1 (a un coche, autobús, etc) subir vi A 2.

2 (trepar) to climb

se subió al muro she climbed (up) onto the wall

les encanta subirse a los árboles they love to climb trees

estaban subidos a un árbol they were up a tree

el niño se le subió encima the child climbed on top of him

3 (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc):

el vino enseguida se me subió a la cabeza the wine went straight to my head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza success has gone to his head

noté que se me subían los colores (a la cara) I realized that I was going red o blushing

B ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up

* * *

subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona/coche] ( ir arriba) to go up;

( venir arriba) to come up;
◊ hay que subir a pie you have to walk up;

ahora subo I'll be right up;
el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill
b) subir A algo ‹a autobús/tren/avión› to get on o onto sth;

‹ a coche› to get in o into sth;
‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);
◊ subir a bordo to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up;

( en el escalafón) to be promoted
2
a) [ marea] to come in;

[aguas/río] to rise
b) [fiebre/tensión] to go up, rise;

[ temperatura] to rise
3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ montaña› to climb;
‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb
2
a) ‹objeto/niño› ( traer arriba) to bring up;

( llevar arriba) to take up;
◊ tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) ( poner más alto) ‹ objeto› to put up … (higher);

‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up:
◊ sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

c) ‹persiana/telón/ventanilla› to raise;

‹ pantalones› to pull up;
◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

d) ‹ dobladillo› to take up;

‹ falda› to take o turn up
e) (Inf) to upload

3
a) ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

b) ‹volumen/radio/calefacción› to turn up

subirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (a coche, autobús, etc) See Also→ subir verbo intransitivo 1b

b) ( trepar) to climb;

◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;

estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree
c) ( a la cabeza) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el éxito se le subió a la cabeza the success went to his head

2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up;
‹ cuello› to turn up
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up
(hacia el hablante) to come up
(una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs
(hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand
(el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her?
(acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train
(a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up
' subir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abrochar
- ascender
- bordo
- cajón
- cerrar
- cortante
- embarcación
- escena
- estrado
- irse
- trono
- abordar
- alto
- bien
- escalafón
- montar
- volumen
English:
aboard
- ascend
- board
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- climb
- come in
- come up
- curl
- elevate
- escalate
- flight
- get into
- get on
- go up
- hand up
- heave
- hoist
- increase
- jump on
- mount
- move up
- pile in
- push
- raise
- rise
- roll up
- send up
- sharply
- shoot up
- show up
- slope
- spiral up
- stair
- stand
- steeply
- tree
- turn up
- up
- volume
- walk up
- zip up
- air
- come
- do
- flow
- gain
- get
- go
- jump

* * *

subir

♦ vt

1. [poner arriba] [libro, cuadro] to put up;
[telón] to raise; [persiana] to roll up; [ventanilla] to wind up, to close;
he subido la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia up from the bottom shelf to the top one;

sube el cuadro un poco move the picture up a bit o a bit higher;

¿me ayudas a subir las bolsas? could you help me take the bags up?;

ayúdame a subir la caja [a lo alto] help me get the box up;
[al piso de arriba] help me carry the box upstairs
2. [montar]
subir algo/a alguien a to lift sth/sb onto

3. [alzar] [bandera] to raise;

subir la mano to put one's hand up, to raise one's hand

4. [ascender] [calle, escaleras] to go/come up;
[escalera de mano] to climb; [pendiente, montaña] to go up;
subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could;

subió la calle a todo correr he ran up the street as fast as he could

5. [aumentar] [precio, impuestos] to put up, to increase;
[música, volumen, radio] to turn up;
subió la voz o [m5] el tono para que se le oyera she raised her voice so she could be heard;

sube la voz o [m5]el tono, no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you;

subir el fuego de la cocina to turn up the heat;

subir la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

6. [hacer ascender de categoría] to promote

7. Mús to raise the pitch of

8. Fam Informát to upload

♦ vi

1. [a piso, azotea] to go/come up;

¿podrías subir aquí un momento? could you come up here a minute?;

subo enseguida I'll be up in a minute;

subir corriendo to run up;

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the Br lift o US elevator;

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs;

subir (a) por algo to go up and get sth;

subir a la red [en tenis] to come (in) to the net

2. [montar] [en avión, barco] to get on;
[en coche] to get in; [en moto, bicicleta, tren] to get on; [en caballo] to get on, to mount; [en árbol, escalera de mano, silla] to climb up;
subir a [coche] to get in(to);
[moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get on; [caballo] to get on, to mount; [árbol, escalera de mano] to climb up; [silla, mesa] to get o climb onto; [piso] to go/come up to;
subir a bordo to go on board;

es peligroso subir al tren en marcha it is dangerous to board the train while it is moving

3. [aumentar] to rise, to go up;
[hinchazón, cauce] to rise; [fiebre] to raise, to go up;
los precios subieron prices went up o rose;

subió la gasolina the price of petrol went up o rose;

el euro subió frente a la libra the euro went up o rose against the pound;

las acciones de C & C han subido C & C share prices have gone up o risen;

han subido las ventas sales are up;

este modelo ha subido de precio this model has gone up in price, the price of this model has gone up;

el coste total no subirá del millón the total cost will not be more than o over a million;

no subirá de tres horas it will take three hours at most, it won't take more than three hours;

está subiendo la marea the tide is coming in;

el jefe ha subido mucho en mi estima the boss has gone up a lot in my estimation

4. [cuenta, importe]
subir a to come o amount to

5. Culin [crecer] to rise

6. Fam [ir, venir] to come/go up;

subiré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going up to the capital next week;

¿por qué no subes a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come up to see us this weekend?

7. [ascender de categoría] to be promoted (a to); Dep to be promoted, to go up (a to);
el Atlético subió de categoría Atlético went up

♦ See also the pronominal verb subirse

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subir

I v/t

1 cuesta, escalera go up, climb; montaña climb

2 objeto raise, lift; intereses, precio raise

II v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come up; para indicar alejamiento go up

2 de precio rise, go up

3 a un tren, autobús get on; a un coche get in

4

:

subir al poder rise to power;

subir al trono ascend to the throne

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subir vt

1) : to bring up, to take up

2) : to climb, to go up

3) : to raise

subir vi

1) : to go up, to come up

2) : to rise, to increase

3) : to be promoted

4)

subir a : to get on, to mount

subir a un tren: to get on a train

♦ See also the reflexive verb subirse

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subir vb

1. (ir arriba) to go up

subí las escaleras I went up the stairs

¡sube! ¡la vista es fantástica! come up! the view is fantastic!

2. (escalar) to climb

subimos la montaña we climbed the mountain

3. (en un coche) to get in

sube al coche get in the car

4. (en un tren, autobús, avión) to get on

subió al tren he got on the train

5. (aumentar) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to go up

el precio ha subido the price has gone up

6. (llevar arriba) to take up [pt. took; pp. taken] / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

sube estos trastos al desván put these old things up in the loft

7. (incrementar) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to raise

han subido el precio del pan they've put the price of bread up

8. (hacer más fuerte) to turn up

sube el volumen de la radio turn the radio up

Spanish-English dictionary > subir
7 segunda

f.

1 second (gear) (automobiles).

meter (la) segunda to go into second (gear)

2 second class (aviation & fail).

viajar en segunda to travel second class

3 second division (sport).

bajar a segunda to be relegated to the second division

4 Segunda.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: segundar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: segundar.

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segunda

► nombre femenino

1 (vuelta doble) double turn

2 (tren etc) second class

3 (marcha del auto) second, second gear

4 figurado (intención) ulterior motive

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f., (m. - segundo)

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SF

1) (Aut) second gear

2) (Ferro) second class

viajar en segunda — to travel second class

3) (Mús) second

4) pl segundas (=doble sentido) double meaning

lo dijo con segundas — he really meant something else when he said it
segundo
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femenino

1)

a) (Auto) ( marcha) second (gear)

mete (la) segunda — put it in second (gear)

b) (Transp) ( clase) second class

viajar en segunda — to travel second class

2) segundas femenino plural

todo lo dice con segundas — there's a hidden meaning to everything he says

3) (Ven) ( en béisbol) bottom

la segunda del noveno — the bottom of the ninth (inning)

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femenino

1)

a) (Auto) ( marcha) second (gear)

mete (la) segunda — put it in second (gear)

b) (Transp) ( clase) second class

viajar en segunda — to travel second class

2) segundas femenino plural

todo lo dice con segundas — there's a hidden meaning to everything he says

3) (Ven) ( en béisbol) bottom

la segunda del noveno — the bottom of the ninth (inning)

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segunda

feminine

A

1 ( Auto) (marcha) second, second gear

mete (la) segunda put it in second (gear)

2 ( Transp) (clase) second class

viajar en segunda to travel second class

3 ( Mús) second part

B segundas fpl

todo lo que dice lo dice con segundas there's a hidden meaning to everything he says

este mes me he gastado un montón de dinero en comida — ¿lo dices con segundas? I've spent a fortune on food this month — is that a hint? o are you getting at something?

C ( Ven) (en béisbol) bottom

la segunda del noveno the bottom of the ninth (innings)

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segunda sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Auto) ( marcha) second (gear);

◊ mete (la) segunda put it in second (gear)

b) (Transp) ( clase) second class;

◊ viajar en segunda to travel second class

2
◊ segundas sustantivo femenino plural: todo lo dice con segundas there's a hidden meaning to everything he says

segundo,-a
I adjetivo second
la planta segunda, the second floor
II pron second (one): es siempre la segunda en levantarse, she is always the second to get up
viajaremos en segunda, we'll travel second class
III sustantivo masculino
1 (unidad de tiempo) second
fam fig dame un segundo, wait a second
2 (persona) es el segundo (de a bordo) de la empresa, he is second-in-command of the firm
segunda sustantivo femenino
1 Auto (marcha) second (gear)
2 pl (intención disimulada) su comentario iba con segundas, his remark had a double meaning
' segunda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajón
- bifurcación
- categoría
- clase
- compartimento
- compartimiento
- evaluación
- intención
- jurarse
- lengua
- mano
- segundo
- tener
- tentativa
- entrar
- usado
English:
floor
- jumble
- jump-start
- junk shop
- rerun
- rummage sale
- second
- second gear
- second half
- second home
- second language
- second-class
- second-hand
- second-rate
- specially
- syllable
- ultimately
- comprehensive
- cousin
- follow
- post
- secondary
- stuck
- thrift
- ulterior
- VE-Day
- world

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segunda nf

1. [marcha] second (gear);

meter (la) segunda to go into second (gear)

2. [en avión, tren] second class;

viajar en segunda to travel second class

3. [mala categoría]
de segunda second-rate

4. Dep second division;

bajar a segunda to be relegated to the second division

5.
segundas [intenciones] [m5] con segundas (intenciones) with an ulterior motive;

¿me lo dices con segundas? are you telling me this for any particular reason?

6. Comp
Ven Fam
hacerle la segunda a alguien to stand in for sb

7. ver segundo

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segunda

f

1

:

de segunda fig second-rate

2 en fútbol second division

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segunda n (marcha) second gear

Spanish-English dictionary > segunda
8 calidad

f.

1 quality.

un género de (buena) calidad a quality product

la relación calidad-precio value (for money)

calidad de imagen image quality

calidad de vida quality of life

2 class.

3 nature.

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calidad

► nombre femenino

1 quality

■ vino de calidad good-quality wine

■ carne de mala calidad poor-quality meat

2 (cualidad) kind, types

■ distintas calidades de papel different types of paper

3 (condición) rank, capacity

■ en calidad de ministro as a Minister

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de calidad superior superior

de primera calidad first-class

calidad de vida quality of life

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noun f.

1) quality, grade

2) position, status

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SF

1) [de objeto, material, producto] quality; [de servicio] quality, standard

la calidad del agua ha empeorado — the quality of the water has worsened

han mejorado la calidad de la enseñanza — they have improved the quality o standard of education, they have raised standards in education

de (buena) calidad — good-quality, quality antes de s

fruta de (buena) calidad — good-quality fruit, quality fruit

turismo de calidad — quality tourism

vinos de calidad — quality wines

de mala calidad — low-quality, poor-quality

calidad de vida — quality of life

2) (=condición) position, status

su calidad de presidente se lo prohíbe — his position o status as president prohibits him from doing so

en calidad de: te lo digo en calidad de amigo — I'm telling you as a friend

3) (Inform)

calidad de borrador — draft quality, draft

calidad de carta, calidad de correspondencia — letter quality

calidad de texto — text quality

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femenino

1) (de producto, servicio) quality

un artículo de primera calidad — a top-quality product

productos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products

es una obra de calidad — it is a work of high quality

- calidad de vida

2) ( condición) status

en calidad de — (frml) as

asistió en calidad de observador — he attended as an observer

en su calidad de presidente — in his capacity as president

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= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.

Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.

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. The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.

Ex. The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.

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* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.

* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.

* calidad del aire = air quality.

* calidad de los servicios = service quality.

* calidad del papel = paper quality.

* calidad del servicio = service quality.

* calidad del sonido = sound quality.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).

* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.

* controlador de calidad = tester.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* de alta calidad = high-quality.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.

* de primera calidad = premium, premier.

* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].

* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.

* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.

* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.

* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gran calidad = high standard.

* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* tiempo de calidad = quality time.

* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

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femenino

1) (de producto, servicio) quality

un artículo de primera calidad — a top-quality product

productos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products

es una obra de calidad — it is a work of high quality

- calidad de vida

2) ( condición) status

en calidad de — (frml) as

asistió en calidad de observador — he attended as an observer

en su calidad de presidente — in his capacity as president

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= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.

Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.

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: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.

Ex: The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.

* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.

* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.

* calidad del aire = air quality.

* calidad de los servicios = service quality.

* calidad del papel = paper quality.

* calidad del servicio = service quality.

* calidad del sonido = sound quality.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).

* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.

* controlador de calidad = tester.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* de alta calidad = high-quality.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.

* de primera calidad = premium, premier.

* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].

* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.

* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.

* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.

* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gran calidad = high standard.

* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* tiempo de calidad = quality time.

* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

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calidad

feminine

A (de un producto, servicio) quality

un artículo de primera calidad a top-quality product

un vino de calidad superior a superior wine

control de calidad quality control

es una obra de calidad it is a work of high quality

Compuesto:

calidad de vida

quality of life

B (condición) status

los documentos que certifiquen su calidad de estudiante the documents that prove you are a student o that prove your student status

en calidad de ( frml): asistió a la reunión en calidad de observador he attended the meeting as an observer

en su calidad de presidente electo in his capacity as president elect

el dinero que recibió en calidad de préstamo the money he received as a loan

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calidad sustantivo femenino
1 (de producto, servicio) quality;
◊ un artículo de primera calidad a top-quality product;

productos de mala calidad poor-quality products;
calidad de vida quality of life
2 ( condición):
◊ asistió en calidad de observador he attended as an observer;

en su calidad de presidente in his capacity as president
calidad sustantivo femenino quality
♦ Locuciones: de calidad, high quality
de mala calidad, poor quality
de primera calidad, first-class
en calidad de, as: asistió al juicio en calidad de testigo, he appeared at the trial as a witness
' calidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- como
- concepto
- condición
- control
- cutre
- desastre
- excepcional
- extra
- fina
- fino
- gratuidad
- grosera
- grosero
- índice
- inferior
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- inigualable
- lindeza
- lisura
- media
- mediana
- mediano
- medio
- primera
- primero
- proporción
- santidad
- singularidad
- telebasura
- test
- timo
- tintorro
- voto
- acreditar
- alto
- bajar
- bajo
- bien
- competir
- de
- decaer
- degradar
- desigual
- elevado
- insuperable
- intermedio
- ir
- loza
English:
absence
- adequate
- appalling
- capacity
- decline
- dodgy
- excellence
- fine
- grade
- high-end
- letter-quality
- membership
- money
- order
- par
- passable
- pathetic
- poor
- prime
- produce
- property
- quality
- quality control
- raise
- ropey
- ropy
- second-class
- shoddiness
- shoddy
- slip
- standard
- substandard
- superior
- third-rate
- top
- touch
- trashy
- unbeatable
- uneven
- up to
- value
- variable
- world-class
- advisory
- high-
- high
- inferior
- low
- second

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calidad nf

1. [de producto, servicio] quality;

una casa de calidad a luxury house;

una edición de calidad a deluxe edition;

un género de (buena) calidad a quality product;

de primerísima calidad highest quality;

una buena relación calidad-precio good value (for money)

Comp
Informát calidad borrador draft quality;
calidad de imagen image quality;

calidad de vida quality of life

2. [clase] class

3. [condición]
me lo dijo en calidad de amigo he told me as a friend;

acudió en calidad de testigo he was present as a witness;

fue contratado en calidad de experto jurídico he was employed as a legal expert;

no le revisan el equipaje por su calidad de diplomático his luggage isn't searched due to his diplomatic status

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calidad

f

1 quality;

de primera calidad top-quality atr ;

de calidad inferior, de baja calidad poor-quality atr ;

de calidad superior superior-quality atr, high-quality atr

2

:

en calidad de médico as a doctor

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calidad nf

1) : quality, grade

2) : position, status

3)

en calidad de : as, in the capacity of

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calidad n quality [pl. qualities]

Spanish-English dictionary > calidad
9 nivel

m.

1 level, height (altura).

al nivel de level with

al nivel del mar at sea level

la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 meters above sea level

2 level, standard (grado).

no tiene un buen nivel de inglés his level of English is poor

una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting

al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)

a nivel europeo at a European level

una campaña realizada a nivel mundial a worldwide campaign

nivel mental level of intelligence

nivel de vida standard of living

3 spirit level (instrument).

4 carpenter's level, level.

5 floor, storey, decker.

De dos niveles Used as a suffix -decker: Double-decker

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nivel

► nombre masculino

1 (altura) level, height

■ el nivel de las aguas de un río the water level of a river

■ el sofa está al nivel de la ventana the sofa is level with the window

2 (categoría) level, standard, degree

■ no están al mismo nivel intelectual they are not at the same intellectual level

■ mis alumnos tienen muy buen nivel de inglés my students' English is very good

3 (instrumento) level

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a nivel de as for

■ a nivel de gastos as far as expenses are concerned, regarding expenses

al más alto nivel at the highest level

nivel de producción production level

nivel de vida standard of living

nivel del mar sea level

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noun m.

1) level

2) standard

3) grade

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SM

1) (=altura) level, height

a 900m sobre el nivel del mar — at 900m above sea level

la nieve alcanzó un nivel de 1,5m — the snow reached a depth of 1.5m

a nivel — [gen] level, flush; (=horizontal) horizontal

al nivel de — on a level with, at the same height as, on the same level as

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

nivel de(l) aceite — (Aut etc) oil level

nivel de crucero — cruising altitude

nivel del agua — water level

nivel del mar — sea level

nivel freático — water table

2) [escolar, cultural] level, standard

el nivel cultural del país — the cultural standard of the country

alto nivel de empleo — high level of employment

conferencia al más alto nivel, conferencia de alto nivel — high-level conference, top-level conference

de primer nivel — top-level

a nivel internacional — at an international level

estar al nivel de — to be equal to, be on a level with

estar al nivel de las circunstancias — to rise to the occasion

no está al nivel de los demás — he is not up to the standard of the others

- dar el nivel

nivel de vida — standard of living

niveles de audiencia — ratings, audience rating sing ; (TV) viewing figures

3) (=instrumento) (tb: nivel de aire, nivel de burbuja) spirit level

4)

a nivel de — (=en cuanto a) as for, as regards; (=como) as; (=a tono con) in keeping with

a nivel de ministro es un desastre — as a minister he's a disaster

a nivel de viajes — so far as travel is concerned, regarding travel

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masculino

a) ( altura) level

sobre el nivel del mar — above sea level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

negociaciones al más alto nivel — top-level negotiations

un funcionario de bajo nivel — a low-ranking civil servant

no está al nivel de los demás — he's not up to the same standard as the others

estar al nivel de las circunstancias — to rise to the occasion

- nivel de vida

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= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], level, range, scale, threshold, rank, gradation, grade, plateau [plateaux, -pl.], stratum [strata, -pl.], tier, rung.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex. In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.

Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex. But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.

Ex. However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.

Ex. Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex. With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex. However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.

Ex. The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.

Ex. In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.

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* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* alto nivel = high standard.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].

* a un nivel básico = at a lay level.

* a un nivel por debajo del nacional = sub-national [subnational].

* a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level], at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* construido en dos niveles = split-level.

* con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.

* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].

* curva de nivel = contour line.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range, mid-level.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, top echelon, higher-level.

* de primer nivel = first-level.

* descenso de nivel = drawdown.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* de segundo nivel = second-level.

* de tercer nivel = third-level.

* de tres niveles = three-tiered.

* de varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].

* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en otro nivel = on a different plane.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* gestor de nivel medio = middle manager.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* nivel alto de dirección = higher management.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel avanzado = advanced level.

* nivel básico = introductory level.

* nivel cultural = literacy.

* nivel de aceptación = adoption rate, acceptance rate.

* nivel de adopción = adoption rate.

* nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.

* nivel de analfabetismo = illiteracy rate.

* nivel de atención = attention span.

* nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.

* nivel de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* nivel de colesterol = cholesterol level.

* nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.

* nivel de confianza = confidence level.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.

* nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.

* nivel de la calle = road-level.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel del alfabetización = literacy.

* nivel de lectura = reading ability.

* nivel de los usuarios = audience level.

* nivel del público = audience level.

* nivel del subconsciente, el = subconscious level, the.

* nivel de luminosidad = light level.

* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.

* nivel de presentación = level of presentation.

* nivel de ruido = noise level.

* nivel de saciedad = point of futility.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nivel de saturación = point of futility.

* nivel de solvencia = credit rating.

* nivel de subdivisión = granularity.

* nivel de utilización = degree of use.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* nivel económico = wealth.

* nivel educativo = educational level, education level, level of education.

* nivel escolar = grade level.

* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.

* nivel freático = groundwater table, water table.

* nivel inferior = micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].

* nivel intermedio = meso level, intermediate level.

* nivel introductorio = introductory level.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* nivel máximo = high-water mark.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel medio = middle range.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* nivel mínimo = low-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* nivel profesional = competence, professional level.

* nivel salarial = salary bracket.

* nivel socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.

* nivel superior = top level, top layer, macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].

* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = be high on + list, rank + high on the list of priorities.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional = domestic preparedness.

* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* teoría de niveles integrados = theory of integrative levels.

* último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

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masculino

a) ( altura) level

sobre el nivel del mar — above sea level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

negociaciones al más alto nivel — top-level negotiations

un funcionario de bajo nivel — a low-ranking civil servant

no está al nivel de los demás — he's not up to the same standard as the others

estar al nivel de las circunstancias — to rise to the occasion

- nivel de vida

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], level, range, scale, threshold, rank, gradation, grade, plateau [plateaux, -pl.], stratum [strata, -pl.], tier, rung.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.

Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex: But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.

Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.

Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex: However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.

Ex: The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.

Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alfabetización a nivel mundial = world literacy.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* alto nivel = high standard.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].

* a un nivel básico = at a lay level.

* a un nivel por debajo del nacional = sub-national [subnational].

* a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level], at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.

* construido en dos niveles = split-level.

* con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.

* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].

* curva de nivel = contour line.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range, mid-level.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, top echelon, higher-level.

* de primer nivel = first-level.

* descenso de nivel = drawdown.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* de segundo nivel = second-level.

* de tercer nivel = third-level.

* de tres niveles = three-tiered.

* de varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].

* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en otro nivel = on a different plane.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* gestor de nivel medio = middle manager.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* nivel alto de dirección = higher management.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel avanzado = advanced level.

* nivel básico = introductory level.

* nivel cultural = literacy.

* nivel de aceptación = adoption rate, acceptance rate.

* nivel de adopción = adoption rate.

* nivel de alfabetización = literacy, literacy rate.

* nivel de analfabetismo = illiteracy rate.

* nivel de atención = attention span.

* nivel de azúcar en la sangre = level of blood sugar.

* nivel de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* nivel de colesterol = cholesterol level.

* nivel de colesterol en la sangre = blood cholesterol level.

* nivel de confianza = confidence level.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* nivel de detalle = completeness, granularity, level of detail.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* nivel de estudios = educational background, level of education.

* nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.

* nivel de la calle = road-level.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel del alfabetización = literacy.

* nivel de lectura = reading ability.

* nivel de los usuarios = audience level.

* nivel del público = audience level.

* nivel del subconsciente, el = subconscious level, the.

* nivel de luminosidad = light level.

* nivel de pobreza = poverty level.

* nivel de presentación = level of presentation.

* nivel de ruido = noise level.

* nivel de saciedad = point of futility.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nivel de saturación = point of futility.

* nivel de solvencia = credit rating.

* nivel de subdivisión = granularity.

* nivel de utilización = degree of use.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* nivel económico = wealth.

* nivel educativo = educational level, education level, level of education.

* nivel escolar = grade level.

* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.

* nivel freático = groundwater table, water table.

* nivel inferior = micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].

* nivel intermedio = meso level, intermediate level.

* nivel introductorio = introductory level.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* nivel máximo = high-water mark.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel medio = middle range.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* nivel mínimo = low-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* nivel profesional = competence, professional level.

* nivel salarial = salary bracket.

* nivel socioeconómico = socioeconomic status.

* nivel superior = top level, top layer, macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].

* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto = be high on + list, rank + high on the list of priorities.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional = domestic preparedness.

* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

* situado a nivel de la calle = ground-floor.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* teoría de niveles integrados = theory of integrative levels.

* último nivel, el = bottom rung, the.

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nivel

masculine

A

1 (altura) level

está a 2.300 metros sobre el nivel del mar it is 2,300 meters above sea level

pon los cuadros al mismo nivel hang the pictures at the same height

2 (en una escala, jerarquía) level

conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

negociaciones al más alto nivel top-level negotiations

un funcionario de bajo nivel a low-ranking civil servant

a nivel de mandos medios at middle-management level

una solución a nivel internacional an international solution

la obra no llega a pasar del nivel de un melodrama the play never rises above melodrama

no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others, he's not on a par with the others

no supo estar al nivel de las circunstancias he failed to rise to the occasion, he didn't live up to expectations

es incapaz de comprometerse tanto a nivel político como a nivel personal he's incapable of committing himself either politically or emotionally o on either a political or an emotional level

Compuestos:

● nivel de vida

standard of living

● nivel freático

water table

B ( Const) tb

nivel de burbuja or de aire spirit level

* * *

nivel sustantivo masculino
a) ( altura) level

b) (en escala, jerarquía) level;

◊ conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks;

nivel de vida standard of living;
no está al nivel de los demás he's not up to the same standard as the others;
el nivel de las universidades mexicanas the standard of Mexican universities
nivel sustantivo masculino
1 (de las aguas, de un punto) level: estamos tres metros sobre el nivel del mar, we are at three metres above sea level
2 (cultural, social, económico) level, standard: su nivel de francés es peor que el tuyo, her level of French is lower than yours
3 (jerarquía) level
4 (utensilio) level
5 Ferroc paso a nivel, level crossing, US grade crossing
' nivel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- altura
- baja
- bajo
- escalón
- indicador
- indicadora
- ministerial
- paso
- plana
- plano
- ras
- tren
- alcanzar
- azúcar
- chato
- competir
- creces
- crecida
- cultural
- descender
- descenso
- desnivelado
- elemental
- elevar
- equiparar
- hundimiento
- hundir
- intermedio
- menguar
- parejo
- rango
- sobre
- sobrepasar
- superior
English:
above
- academic
- catch up
- crossing
- down
- grade
- ground level
- high-level
- high-powered
- intermediate
- keep up
- level
- level crossing
- living standards
- maintain
- oil
- oil gauge
- par
- plane
- proficiency
- quality
- rank
- reach
- sea-level
- spirit level
- stand
- standard
- top
- top-level
- up to
- water level
- watermark
- A level
- basis
- bracket
- catch
- comprehensive
- contour
- county
- deck
- degree
- descend
- dumb
- ground
- high
- keep
- lapse
- living
- lowest common denominator
- low

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nivel nm

1. [altura] level, height;

al nivel de level with;

al nivel del mar at sea level;

la capital está a 250 metros sobre el nivel del mar the capital is 250 metres above sea level

2. [piso, capa] level

Comp
Geol nivel freático groundwater level o table
3. [grado] level, standard;

a nivel europeo at a European level;

son los líderes a nivel mundial they are the world leaders;

una campaña realizada a nivel mundial a worldwide campaign;

un problema que hay que abordar a nivel mundial a problem that has to be tackled internationally o globally;

tiene un buen nivel de inglés she speaks good English;

en esa universidad tienen un nivel altísimo the standard at that university is very high;

una reunión al más alto nivel a meeting at the highest level, a top-level meeting;

al mismo nivel (que) on a level o par (with)

Comp
Informát nivel de acceso access level;
nivel de colesterol cholesterol level;
Informát niveles de gris grey(scale) levels;
nivel mental level of intelligence;

nivel de vida standard of living

4. [instrumento]
nivel (de burbuja) spirit level

5.
a nivel de [considerado incorrecto] as regards, as for;

a nivel de salarios as regards o as for salaries;

a nivel personal estoy contento on a personal level I'm happy

* * *

nivel

m

1 level;

a nivel mundial/nacional at o on a global/national level;

un incremento del 4% a nivel nacional a 4% increase nationwide

2 ( altura) height

* * *

nivel nm

1) : level, height

nivel del mar: sea level

2) : level, standard

nivel de vida: standard of living

* * *

nivel n

1. (en general) level

ha subido el nivel del agua the level of the water has risen

2. (calidad) standard

nivel de vida standard of living

Spanish-English dictionary > nivel
10 puerto

m.

1 port.

llegar a puerto to come into port; to make it in the end (figurative)

puerto deportivo marina

puerto franco o libre free port

puerto pesquero fishing port

2 pass.

subir/bajar un puerto to go up/down a mountain pass

3 port (computing).

puerto paralelo/serie parallel/serial port

4 haven (refugio).

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puerto

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO port, harbour

2 (de montaña) (mountain) pass

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

puerto deportivo marina

puerto franco free port

puerto pesquero fishing port

* * *

noun m.

1) port, harbor

2) mountain pass

* * *

SM

1) [para embarcaciones] port, harbour, harbor (EEUU)

entrar a o tomar puerto — to enter (into) port

- llegar a buen puerto

puerto comercial — trading port

puerto de contenedores — container port

puerto de entrada — port of entry

puerto de escala — port of call

puerto de gran calado — deep-water port

puerto de mar — seaport

puerto de origen — home port

puerto deportivo — marina, yachting harbour

puerto franco, puerto libre — free port

puerto naval — naval port, naval harbour

puerto pesquero — fishing port

2) (tb: puerto de montaña) pass

3) (Inform) port

puerto de expansión — expansion port

puerto de serie — serial port

puerto (de transmisión en) paralelo — parallel port

puerto (de transmisión en) serie, puerto en serie — serial port

puerto USB — USB port

* * *

masculino

1) (Náut) port, harbor*

entrar a puerto — to enter port o harbor

llegar or arribar a buen puerto — expedición/barco to arrive safely; negociaciones/proyecto to reach a satisfactory conclusion

- puerto artificial/natural

- puerto deportivo

- puerto fluvial/marítimo

- puerto franco or libre

- puerto pesquero

2) (Geog) tb

puerto de montaña — (mountain) pass

* * *

= port, harbour [harbor, -USA], dock, seaport.

Ex. For example, enter SET PRINT COM2 if you want to direct output to a serial printer that is connected to the COM2 port of your computer.

Ex. Through various local government reorganisations the district now includes forests, rivers, harbours and residential areas.

Ex. It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.

Ex. Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.

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* capitán marítimo del puerto = harbour master.

* puerto de entrada = port of entry.

* puerto de escala = port of call.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.

* puerto deportivo = marina.

* puerto marítimo = seaport.

* puerto pesquero = fishing port.

* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.

* puerto seguro = safe harbour.

* puerto USB = USB port.

* * *

masculino

1) (Náut) port, harbor*

entrar a puerto — to enter port o harbor

llegar or arribar a buen puerto — expedición/barco to arrive safely; negociaciones/proyecto to reach a satisfactory conclusion

- puerto artificial/natural

- puerto deportivo

- puerto fluvial/marítimo

- puerto franco or libre

- puerto pesquero

2) (Geog) tb

puerto de montaña — (mountain) pass

* * *

= port, harbour [harbor, -USA], dock, seaport.

Ex: For example, enter SET PRINT COM2 if you want to direct output to a serial printer that is connected to the COM2 port of your computer.

Ex: Through various local government reorganisations the district now includes forests, rivers, harbours and residential areas.

Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.

Ex: Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.

* capitán marítimo del puerto = harbour master.

* puerto de entrada = port of entry.

* puerto de escala = port of call.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.

* puerto deportivo = marina.

* puerto marítimo = seaport.

* puerto pesquero = fishing port.

* Puerto Rico = Puerto Rico.

* puerto seguro = safe harbour.

* puerto USB = USB port.

* * *

puerto

masculine

A ( Náut) port, harbor*

entrar a puerto to enter port o harbor

llegar or arribar a buen puerto «expedición/barco» to arrive safely;

«negociaciones/proyecto» to reach a satisfactory conclusion

Compuestos:

● puerto artificial

man-made harbor*

● puerto comercial

commercial port

● puerto deportivo

marina

● puerto fluvial

river port

● puerto franco or libre

free port

● puerto marítimo

seaport

● puerto militar

naval port

● puerto natural

natural harbor*

● puerto en paralelo

parallel port

● puerto paralelo

parallel port

● puerto pesquero

fishing port

● puerto serie

serial port

B ( Geog) tb

puerto de montaña (mountain) pass

C ( Inf) port

Compuesto:

puerto USB

USB port

* * *

puerto sustantivo masculino
1 (Náut) port, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ entrar a puerto to enter port o harbor;

puerto deportivo marina;
puerto franco or libre free port;
puerto pesquero fishing port
2 (Geog) tb
◊ puerto de montaña (mountain) pass

puerto sustantivo masculino
1 (de mar o río) port, harbour, US harbor
puerto franco, free port
2 (de montaña) (mountain) pass
3 Inform gate, port
♦ Locuciones: llegar a buen puerto, to solve a problem
' puerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinarse
- arriar
- estibador
- estibadora
- fluvial
- franca
- franco
- llegar
- marítima
- marítimo
- portorriqueña
- portorriqueño
- bloqueo
- boca
- desfiladero
- Puerto Príncipe
- Puerto Rico
English:
dock
- free port
- harbor
- harbour
- haven
- marina
- pass
- port
- port of call
- Puerto Rican
- Puerto Rico
- seaport
- pilot
- PR

* * *

puerto nm

1. [de mar] port;

llegar a puerto to come into port;

Comp

llegar a buen puerto to come through safely;

Comp

llevar algo a buen puerto to see sth through (to completion)

Comp
puerto deportivo marina;
Puerto España Port of Spain;

puerto fluvial river port;

puerto franco free port;

puerto libre free port;

puerto natural natural harbour;

puerto pesquero fishing port;

Puerto Príncipe Port-au-Prince;

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

2. [de montaña] pass;

subir/bajar un puerto to go up/down a mountain pass

Comp
puerto de primera categoría [en ciclismo] first category climb;
puerto puntuable [en ciclismo] category climb

3. Informát port

Comp
puerto de la impresora printer port;
puerto del módem modem port;

puerto paralelo parallel port;

puerto del ratón mouse port;

puerto serie serial port

4. [refugio] haven

* * *

puerto

m

1 MAR port;

tomar puerto arrive in port;

llegar a buen puerto tb fig arrive safely

2 GEOG pass

3 INFOR port

* * *

puerto nm

1) : port, harbor

2) : mountain pass

3)

puerto marítimo : seaport

* * *

puerto n

1. (en general) port port da la idea de un puerto grande con mucha actividad comercial; un puerto natural, pequeño o pintoresco se llama harbour

el puerto de Barcelona the port of Barcelona

el puerto de Llanes Llanes harbour

2. (de montaña) pass

el puerto está cerrado al tráfico the pass is closed to traffic

puerto deportivo marina

Spanish-English dictionary > puerto
11 división

f.

1 division, sharing out, distribution, partition.

2 separation, division, disunion, split-up.

3 division.

4 division, branch, subsidiary.

5 partition, division, wall.

6 department, sector, division.

7 scission, division.

8 splitting, division.

La división del átomo The splitting of the atom.

9 division, military division.

10 Division.

11 cleavage.

* * *

división

► nombre femenino

1 division

2 figurado division, divergence

■ hay division de opiniones there's a divergence of opinion

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

división acorazada/blindada MILITAR armoured (US armored) division

división de honor DEPORTE league of honour (US honor)

primera/segunda división DEPORTE first/second division

* * *

noun f.

division

* * *

SF

1) (=separación) [de célula] division; [de átomo] splitting; [de gastos, ganancias] division

tras la división del país — after the country was divided

hay división de opiniones — opinions are divided

división del trabajo — division of labour

división de poderes — division of powers

2) (Mat) division

hacer una división — to divide, do a division

3) (=desunión) [de partido, familia] division, split

no existe división entre nosotros — there is no division o split between us

4) (Dep) division

primera división — first division

segunda división — second division

división de honor — top division; (Ftbl) premier division

5) (Mil) division

general de división — major general

división acorazada — tank division

la División Azul — the Blue Division

6) (Com) (=sección) division

7) (Bio) (=categoría) category

8) (=zona)

división administrativa, división territorial — administrative region

* * *

femenino

a) (Mat) division

hacer una división — to do a division

b) ( desunión) division

c) ( del átomo) splitting; ( de célula) division, splitting; ( de herencia) division, sharing (out)

d) (Adm, Dep, Mil) division

* * *

femenino

a) (Mat) division

hacer una división — to do a division

b) ( desunión) division

c) ( del átomo) splitting; ( de célula) division, splitting; ( de herencia) division, sharing (out)

d) (Adm, Dep, Mil) division

* * *

división¹

¹ = division.

Nota: Operación matemática.

Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.

división²

² = divide, division, partition, split, splitting up, cleavage, rift, segmentation, splitting, splintering, splinter, balkanization, fault line, parting, divided line.

Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.

Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.

Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.

Ex: The information note may consist of a brief history of a corporate body, highlighting changes in the body's name, mergers with other bodies, splits within or between bodies, etc.

Ex: New topics develop not merely by fission -- the splitting up of established subjects -- but also by fusion -- the merging of previously distinct subjects.

Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.

Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.

Ex: Using this method, the segmentation of natural keywords can be handled flexibly.

Ex: The most obvious threat is the splitting of the media sector into separate information and entertainment sectors.

Ex: This splintering of membership hinders the development of library unionism as a factor within the profession.

Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.

Ex: This shifts in emphasis mirror the general balkanization of modern American society.

Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.

Ex: The 1944 Education Act established free, universal secondary education but on the divided lines suited to the needs of capitalism.

* división cultural, la = cultural divide, the.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* división del trabajo = division of labour.

* división de opiniones = division of opinion, split decision, divided opinions.

* división de poderes = division of powers.

* división digital, la = digital divide, the.

* división + no estar clara = blur + division.

* división política = political division.

* división territorial = land division.

* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.

* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.

* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.

* punto de división = break.

* salvar la división = bridge + the divide.

división³

³ = unit, division.

Nota: Estructura dentro de una organización.

Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.

Ex: She did not know at the time that she would never return to that department, or to the larger division that later incorporated it.

* característica de división = characteristic of division.

* de la división = divisional.

* división canónica = canonical division.

* división de forma = form division.

* división de honor = premiership.

* división del censo = census tract.

* división de país = country division.

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* división en departamentos = departmentation.

* división en secciones = departmentation.

* división enumerada = enumerated division.

* división geográfica = geographical division.

* jugador de primera división = major league player.

* primera división = premiership.

* Primera División, la = First Division, the.

* sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.

* * *

división

feminine

1 ( Mat) division

tengo que hacer cinco divisiones I have to do five divisions o division sums

2 (desunión) division

hay divisiones/hay una división en el seno del partido there are divisions/there is a division within the party

3 (del átomo) splitting; (de una célula) division, splitting; (de una herencia) division, sharing, sharing out

4 ( Mil) division

la División Azul the Blue Division

5 ( Dep) division

la Primera División the First Division

6 ( Adm) division

la división financiera the financial division o section

Compuestos:

● división administrativa

administrative region

● división de poderes

separation of powers

● división del trabajo

division of labor*

● división territorial

administrative region

* * *

división sustantivo femenino ( en general) division;
◊ hacer una división (Mat) to do a division

división sustantivo femenino division: la división acorazada está en camino, the armoured division is on the way

' división' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casta
- interfase
- partición
- tercera
- cabeza
- compás
- condado
- decir
- distribución
- intendencia
- ocupar
- repartición
- sección
- separación
- separar
English:
border
- bracket
- counterpart
- division
- into
- part
- relegate
- severance
- split
- act
- partition
- season
- state
- tracking

* * *

división nf

1. [repartición] division;
[partición] splitting up; [de átomo] splitting;
hablaron sobre la división de la herencia they talked about how the inheritance was to be divided

Comp
división de poderes separation of powers;
división del trabajo division of labour

2. [diversidad]
hubo división de opiniones opinion was divided;

aquí hay división de gustos musicales people have different tastes in music here

3. [desunión] division;

hay mucha división en el partido the party is very divided, there's a lot of division in the party

4. [departamento] division, department;

la división comercial de la empresa the firm's commercial department o division

5. [matemática] division

6. [militar] division

Comp
división acorazada armoured division
7. [deportiva] division;

primera/segunda división first/second division;

bajar a segunda división to be relegated to the second division

Comp
la división de honor the first division, Br ≈ the Premier League
* * *

división

f

1 MAT, MIL, DEP division

2

:

hubo división de opiniones there were differences of opinion

* * *

división nf, pl - siones : division

* * *

división n division

Spanish-English dictionary > división

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