corrupt in blood

1. blood. 2. hem-, hemo-, hemi-, haem-, haemo-. 3. hemic, hematic. 4. lineage, family. -ı ağır 1. dull and boring by nature. 2. sluggish by nature. - ağlamak to shed tears of blood, be deeply distressed. - akçesi blood money, wergeld. - akıtmak 1. to sacrifice an animal. 2. to shed blood. - akmak for blood to be shed. - akmaksızın without bloodshed. - akrabalığı blood relationship, consanguinity. - aktarımı blood transfusion. - aktarmak /a/ to give (someone) a blood transfusion. - alacak damarı bilmek to know where to turn for help. - alma med. bloodletting. - almak /dan/ to take blood (from), bleed. - aramak to be out for blood. - bağı blood tie. - bankası blood bank. - basımı path. congestion. - basıncı blood pressure. - basıncı yüksekliği high blood pressure, hypertension. - başına sıçramak/- beynine çıkmak/vurmak to get or have one´s blood up, see red, blow one´s top. - boşalmak to hemorrhage. -a boyamak/bulamak /ı/ to wreak carnage in (a place). -a boyanmak/bulanmak to be covered with blood. -ı bozuk corrupt or evil by nature. - cisimciği blood corpuscle. - çanağı gibi bloodshot (eyes). - çekme med. dry cupping. -ı çekmek /a/ to resemble (a parent) (in looks and in character). - çıbanı boil, furuncle. - çıkar. Blood will flow./There will be a big fight. - çıkmak for blood to be spilled. - dalgası rush of blood to a part of the body, flush. - damarı blood vessel. - davası blood feud, vendetta. - değiştirme med. exchange transfusion. -ı dindirmek to stanch blood. -ına dokunmak /ın/ to make (one´s) blood boil. - dolaşımı/deveranı circulation of the blood. -ı donmak to be shocked, be horrified. - dökmek to shed blood. - dökücü bloodthirsty. -ına ekmek doğramak /ın/ 1. to be glad that one has caused (another´s) death. 2. to benefit by having caused (another´s) misfortune. -ını emmek /ın/ to exploit (someone) unmercifully. - gelmek to bleed. -ına girmek /ın/ 1. to have (someone´s) blood on one´s hands. 2. to deflower (a girl). 3. to damage, destroy. - gitmek /dan/ to bleed (while defecating or menstruating). - gövdeyi götürmek for much blood to be shed, for many people to be killed. - grubu blood group, blood type. - gütme blood feud, vendetta. - gütmek to seek blood vengeance, engage in a vendetta. - hücresi blood cell. -ı ısınmak /a/ to warm to, feel affectionate or sympathetic towards (someone). -ını içine akıtmak/-ı içine akmak to hide one´s sorrows. - iğnesi hypodermic injection of blood-building medicine. - istemek to be out for blood, want blood revenge. - işeme hematuria. -a kan! Blood for blood!/Death to the murderer! -a kan istemek to want blood revenge. -ı kanla yıkamak to exact blood revenge. - kardeşi blood brother. - kaybetmek to lose blood. - kaybı loss of blood. -ı kaynamak 1. to be full of beans, be full of pep. 2. /a/ to feel a sudden rush of affection for (someone). -ları kaynaşmak to come to like each other very quickly, become good friends in no time. - kesici styptic, hemostatic. - kırmızı blood-red, crimson. -ı kurumak to be exasperated. -ını kurutmak /ın/ to exasperate, vex. - kusmak 1. to vomit blood. 2. to be extremely pained or grieved. - kusturmak /a/ to oppress unmercifully. - kusup kızılcık şerbeti içtim demek to hide one´s sufferings from others. - lekesi blood stain. - merkezi blood transfusion center. - muayenesi law blood test (to determine paternity). - nakli blood transfusion. - olmak for murder to take place. (aralarında) - olmak to be involved in a blood feud. -ında olmak to run in the blood of, be in one´s blood. - oturmak /a/ to have a subcutaneous hemorrhage. - oturması subcutaneous hemorrhage. -ıyla ödemek /ı/ to pay with one´s life (for). -ı pahasına at the cost of one´s life. - pıhtılaşması blood coagulation. - portakalı blood orange. - revan içinde 1. bleeding profusely. 2. covered with blood. -ı sıcak outgoing, friendly, warm, sociable. -ı soğuk unsociable, reserved, cold. -ı sulanmak to

1 despicable, contemptible (indigno).

2 insignificant, negligible, paltry, shitty.

contemptible person, wretch.

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► adjetivo

1 despicable, contemptible

■ es un hombre despreciable he's a despicable man

2 (sin importancia) negligible

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1) despicable

2) negligible

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1) [persona] despicable, contemptible

2) (=sin valor) [objeto] worthless; [cantidad] negligible

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a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptible

b)

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= negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.

Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.

Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.

Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.

Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.

Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.

Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

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* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

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a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptible

b)

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1 ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible

no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significant

heredó una suma nada despreciable he inherited a not inconsiderable sum, he inherited a significant o considerable sum of money

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a) ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible

◊ no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significant

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♦ adj

1. [indigno] despicable, contemptible

2. [de poca importancia] negligible;

nada despreciable considerable, significant;

la nada despreciable suma de $1.000 the not inconsiderable o insignificant sum of $1,000

♦ nmf

despicable o contemptible person, wretch

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1 comportamiento contemptible, despicable

2 cantidad, coste etc neglible;

nada despreciable cantidad large, not inconsiderable

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despreciable adj

1) : despicable, contemptible

2) : negligible

nada despreciable: not inconsiderable, significant

1 mortal (no inmortal).

2 deadly, deleterious, lethal, feral.

mortal.

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► adjetivo

1 (criatura, ser) mortal

2 (veneno) lethal, deadly; (peligro, herida) mortal

3 (propio de un muerto) deathly

4 (aburrimiento, susto) deadly

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 mortal

► nombre masculino plural los mortales

1 mortals

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1. ADJ

1) [ser] mortal

2) [herida, golpe] fatal, deadly; [disparo, accidente] fatal; [veneno, virus, sustancia, dosis] deadly, lethal; [peligro] mortal

3) [pecado] mortal; [odio] deadly

4)

5)

- las señas son mortales

SMF (=ser) mortal

SM (=salto) somersault

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1)

a) < ser> mortal

b) < herida> fatal, mortal; < dosis> fatal, lethal; <enfermedad/veneno> deadly

2)

a) <odio/enemigo> mortal

b) < aburrimiento>

masculino y femenino mortal

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= lethal, mortal, life threatening, fatal, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.].

Ex. The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.

Ex. Individuals are mortal, but an organization can continue indefinitely.

Ex. The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.

Ex. Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.

Ex. Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.

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* accidente mortal = fatal crash, fatal accident.

* accidente mortal automovilístico = fatal car accident.

* accidente mortal de carretera = fatal road accident.

* accidente mortal de coche = fatal car accident.

* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* enemigo mortal = mortal foe.

* enemistad mortal = blood feud, vendetta.

* golpe mortal = mortal blow, death blow, killer blow.

* inmortal = immortal.

* pecado mortal = mortal sin.

* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* víctima mortal = fatality.

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1)

a) < ser> mortal

b) < herida> fatal, mortal; < dosis> fatal, lethal; <enfermedad/veneno> deadly

2)

a) <odio/enemigo> mortal

b) < aburrimiento>

masculino y femenino mortal

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1 ‹ser› mortal

2 ‹herida› fatal, mortal; ‹dosis› fatal, lethal

la caída/el accidente fue mortal the fall/accident killed him o caused his death

su enfermedad es mortal he is terminally ill

necesidad f C. (↑ necesidad)

1 ‹odio/enemigo› mortal

2 ‹aburrimiento›

fue un aburrimiento mortal it was lethally ( AmE) o ( BrE) deadly boring

mortal

el común de los mortales the majority of people, the average mortal

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a) ‹ ser› mortal

b) ‹ herida› fatal, mortal;

◊ un golpe mortal a death blow

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♦ adj

1. [no inmortal] mortal

2. [herida, caída, picadura] fatal;

tiene una enfermedad mortal she is terminally ill

3. [aburrimiento, odio] deadly;

me dio un susto mortal he gave me the fright of my life

4. [enemigo] mortal, deadly

5. Fam [aburrido] deadly boring;

es un libro mortal it's a deadly boring book

♦ nmf

mortal

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I adj

1 criatura mortal

2 accidente, herida fatal; dosis lethal

II m/f mortal

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mortal adj

1) : mortal

2) fatal: fatal, deadly

♦ mortalmente adv

mortal nmf

: mortal

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mortal¹ adj

1. (en general) mortal

2. (accidente, enfermedad) fatal

3. (veneno, palidez) deadly [comp. deadlier; superl. deadliest]

4. (uso enfático) dreadful

mortal² n mortal

1 low.

2 short, small.

3 low, tawdry, base.

4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.

5 low-lying, low-down.

6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.

1 softly, in a low voice, low.

Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.

2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.

1 under, below, beneath, underneath.

2 under.

3 under, under the jurisdiction of.

1 bass.

2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.

3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.

4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.

5 low lying ground.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) low

■ una casa baja a low house

■ precios bajos low prices

■ el río está bajo the river is low

■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low

2 (persona) short, not tall

■ su padre es muy bajo her father is very short

3 (cabeza) bowed, held low; (ojos) lowered, downcast

■ rezaba con la cabeza baja she prayed with her head bowed

4 (marea) out

■ la marea está baja the tide is out

5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base

6 (territorio, río) lower

■ la baja Navarra lower Navarre

7 (época) later

■ la Baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

8 (inferior) poor, low

■ es de baja calidad it's poor quality

■ tu rendimiento es muy bajo your performance is very poor

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor

2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff

3 MÚSICA (instrumento) bass; (contrabajo) double bass

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 MÚSICA (músico) bass player; (cantante) bass

► adverbio

1 (en el aire) low

■ el avión vuela bajo para evitar el radar the plane flies low to avoid the radar

2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice

■ habla muy bajo she speaks very quietly

► preposición

1 under

■ pasamos la noche bajo las estrellas we spent the night under the stars

■ bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances

■ bajo el yugo del dictador under the yoke of the dictator

2 (temperatura) below

■ 10 grados bajo cero 10 degrees below zero

► nombre masculino plural bajos

1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement

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por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservatively

bajas pasiones animal passions

bajos fondos underworld sing

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1) under

2) beneath

3) below

1) low

2) softly, quietly

1) bass

2) first floor

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1. ADJ

1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallow

2) (=inclinado)

3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poor

4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] low

5) [etapa]

6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities

7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale

8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial

9) pey (=vulgar) common, ordinary; (=mezquino) base, mean

10)

2. SM

1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist

4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts

5) (=hondonada) hollow

6) (Náut) = bajío 1)

ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softly

4. PREP

1) (=debajo de) under

2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) under

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- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

c) ( bajado)

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

b) <volumen/luz> low

4)

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

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- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass

a) ( debajo de) under

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

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- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

c) ( bajado)

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

b) <volumen/luz> low

4)

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

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- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass

a) ( debajo de) under

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

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bajo¹

¹ = bass.

Nota: Instrumento musical.

bajo²

² = ground floor.

Nota: Piso de un edificio situado al nivel de la calle.

bajo³

³ = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.

bajo⁴

bajo⁵

⁵ = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].

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A [ SER] ‹persona› short

ese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the bar

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lying

un vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› low

las ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the tree

la parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcase

el nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low

¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!

la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out

(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds down

caminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes lowered

1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› low

bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar

una bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is low

liquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)

artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goods

por lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at least

les va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least

2 ‹volumen/luz› low

lo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voice

pon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly

3 ‹oro› below 14 karats

D estar bajo DE algo

(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is low

está baja de defensas her defenses are low

E (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low

F (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base

caer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low

¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!

feminine humble origins (pl)

feminine:

la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)

feminine:

estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below par

la bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national team

feminine low frequency

feminine ( Per) garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) refuse collection and street cleaning service

fpl animal passions (pl)

fpl low pressure

feminine low technology

de bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-tech

masculine Low Latin

masculine bas-relief

mpl underworld

masculine:

el bajo vientre the lower abdomen

1 ‹volar/pasar› low

2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly

canta más bajo sing more softly

¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)

2 los bajos mpl ( RPl) the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor

1 (de una falda, un vestido) hem; (de un pantalón) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

2 bajos mpl ( Auto) underbody

C (contrabajo) bass, double bass

( Chi fam) (fin): darle el bajo a algn to do away with sb ( colloq), to get rid of sb

darle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)

1 (debajo de) under

corrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under cover

ponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrella

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero

cuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buried

bajo el cielo estrellado ( liter); beneath the starry sky ( liter)

cantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain

2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

está bajo juramento you are under oath

bajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIII

bajo su mando under his command

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

bajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of view

bajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'

fianza, garantía, llave² (↑ llave (2)), etc

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

b) ( apearse) bajo de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

◊ bajo de precio to go down in price

a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

b) bajo a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

◊ -ja adjetivo

a) [ser] ‹ techo› low;

b) [estar] ‹lámpara/cuadro/nivel› low;

◊ la marea está baja the tide is out;

a) ‹calificación/precio/temperatura› low;

◊ bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar;

b) ‹volumen/luz› low;

◊ en voz baja quietly, in a low voice

◊ los bajos fondos the underworld

a) ‹volar/pasar› low

b) ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly;

◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

◊ bajo techo under cover, indoors;

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♦ adj

1. [objeto, cifra] low;

es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;

el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;

tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;

tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;

estar en baja forma to be off form;

han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;

los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;

tirando o [m5] calculando por lo bajo at least, at the minimum;

de baja calidad poor(-quality);

bajo en calorías low-calorie;

bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)

2. [cabeza] bowed;

paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down

3. [poco audible] low;

en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;

por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;

reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger

4. [grave] deep

5. Geog lower;

el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon

6. Hist lower;

la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

7. [pobre] lower-class

8. [vil] base

9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;

se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him

10. [metal] base

11. Perú baja policía street cleaners

♦ nm

1. [dobladillo] hem;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;

los bajos Br the ground floor, US the first floor

3. Mús [instrumento, cantante] bass;

4. Mús [sonido] bass

5. Aut

6. [hondonada] hollow

7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank

♦ adv

1. [hablar] quietly, softly;

ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;

¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!

2. [caer] low;

¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!

3. [volar] low

♦ prep

1. [debajo de] under;

bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;

bajo cero below zero;

bajo cuerda o [m5] mano secretly, in an underhand manner;

le pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;

bajo este ángulo from this angle;

bajo la lluvia in the rain;

bajo techo under cover;

dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors

2. [sometido a]

bajo control under control;

bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;

fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;

bajo fianza on bail;

bajo mando de under the command of;

prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;

bajo observación under observation;

bajo palabra on one's word;

el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;

bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;

bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;

bajo la tutela de in the care of

* * *

I adj

1 low;

bajo en sal low in salt

2 persona short

II m

1 MÚS bass

2 piso first floor, Br

ground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Br

ground floor flat

3 de vestido, pantalón hem

por lo bajo at least

III adv

1 cantar, hablar quietly, softly

2 volar low

IV prp under;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;

bajo juramento o

palabra on o under oath

* * *

bajo adv

1) : down, low

2) : softly, quietly

habla más bajo: speak more softly

bajo, -ja adj

1) : low

2) : short (of stature)

3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)

4) : lower

el bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon

5) : lowered

con la mirada baja: with lowered eyes

6) : base, vile

los bajos fondos : the underworld

bajo nm

1) : bass (musical instrument)

2) : first floor, ground floor

3) : hemline

bajo prep

: under, beneath, below

* * *

bajo¹ adj

1. (persona) short

2. (muro, mueble, voz) low

3. (nivel, precio, número) low

bajo² adv

1. (con poca altura) low

2. (con voz suave) quietly

bajo³ n

1. (planta baja) ground floor

2. (de una prenda) hem

3. (instrumento, voz) bass

4. (músico) bass player

bajo⁴ prep under

διαφθείρω, [tense] fut.

A

- φθερῶ S.OT 438

, etc., [dialect] Ep.

- φθέρσω Il.13.625

: [tense] pf.

διέφθαρκα E.Med. 226

, Pl.Ap. 30d, etc.; also διέφθορα (v. infr. 111):— [voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

διαφθᾰρήσομαι Th.4.37

; [dialect] Ion.

διαφθερέομαι Hdt.8.108

, 9.42: [ per.] 3pl. [tense] plpf.

διεφθάρατο Id.8.90

:—destroy utterly,

πόλιν Il.13.625

;

ἔργα διαφθείρεσκε Hdt.1.36

; make away with, kill,

τινά Id.9.88

, etc.; destroy, ruin, ἥδ' ἡμέρα φύσει σε καὶ διαφθερεῖ S.l.c.;

τὴν τύχην Id.Ph.1069

; δ. χεῖρα weaken, slacken one's hand, E.Med. 1055; spoil, break,

ὑγιῆ λίθον IG7.3073.33

(Lebad., ii B.C.);

τὰ θυρώματα διεφθάρθαι IG22.1046.11

; δ. τὴν συνουσίαν break up the party, Pl.Prt. 338d.

2 in moral sense, corrupt, ruin,

γνώμην A.Ag. 932

; δ. τοὺς νέους, τοὺς νεωτέρους, Pl.Ap. 30b, 25a;

νεανίσκον συνὼν δ. Eup. 337

; esp. corrupt by bribes, Hdt.5.51;

ἀργυρίῳ δ. τινά Lys.28.9

;

διαφθειρομένων ἐπὶ χρήμασι D.18.45

; δ. γυναῖκα seduce a woman, Lys.1.16, etc., cf. E.Ba. 318 ([voice] Pass.); δ. τοὺς νόμους falsify, counterfeit them, Isoc.18.11;

γραμματεῖον Id.17.33

([voice] Pass., ib.24);

τὰ φεφ αδηκότα IG9(1).334.37

([dialect] Locr., V. B.C.).

3 οὐδὲν διαφθείρας τοῦ χρώματος having changed nothing of his colour, Pl.Phd. 117b.

4 of a woman, to lose by miscarriage or premature birth, ἔμβρυα, βρέφος, Hp.Aph.5.53, Plu.2.242c: abs., miscarry, Hp.Epid.7.73, Is.8.36:—[voice] Pass.,

τῶν διαφθαρεισῶν τὰ ἔμβρυα Hp.Mul.1.72

.

5 lose, forget, E.Hipp. 389.

6 = διάγω, dub. in Id.Fr. 280.

II [voice] Pass., to be destroyed, δ. ἐπὶ τοῖς ἱματίοις to be murdered for the clothes he wore, Antipho 2.2.5; of animals, freq. in Pap., POxy.74.14 (ii A.D.), etc.; esp. to be crippled, disabled, Hdt.1.34; of ships, ib. 166, And.1.142; to be spoilt,

γάλα BGU1109.11

(i B.C.), cf. Th.7.84; to be corrupted,

αἷμα Gal.15.297

, al.;

τὴν ἀκοὴν διεφθαρμένος

deaf,

Hdt.1.38

; τὰ σκέλεα διεφθάρησαν had their legs broken, Id.8.28;

διέφθαρμαι δέμας τὸ πᾶν S.Tr. 1056

;

τὰ ὄμματα δ.

blinded,

Pl.R. 517a

;

σὰς φρένας E.Hel. 1192

; τὸ φρενῶν διαφθαρέν, = φρενοβλάβεια, Id.Or. 297, cf. X.Cyr.4.1.8: abs., διεφθαρμένος decomposed, of a corpse, Pl.R. 614b.

III [tense] pf. διέφθορα intr., to have lost one's wits,

διέφθορας Il. 15.128

; also in Hp., διεφθορὸς αἷμα corrupted blood, Mul.2.134; freq. in later Prose,

γάλα δ. ἤδη J.AJ5.5.4

;

τὰ δ. σώματα Plu.2.87c

, cf. 128e, Luc.Sol.3, etc.; but,

2 in Trag. and Com. always trans. (cf. Ammon.42, Moer.127),

τὰς.. ἐλπίδας διέφθορεν S.El. 306

;

τὰς φρένας διέφθορε.. μοναρχία E.Hipp. 1014

;

τὸν λόγον δ. Cratin. 292

, cf. Eup. l.c., Pherecr.145.15, Ar.Fr. 490, Men.3.

IV [tense] aor. διέφθειρα intr., became corrupt, LXXJd.2.19.

1 to infect, to hurt by infection.

2 to corrupt, to defile, to pervert by bad maxims or bad example.

3 to defile the honors of a noble descent, to taint the purity of noble blood.

4 to vitiate.

* * *

VT = infectar

* * *

v/t infect; fig

corrupt

altérer [alteʀe]

➭ TABLE 6

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = abîmer) to affect

   b. ( = modifier) to alter

   c. ( = falsifier) to falsify ; [+ vin, aliments] to adulterate

2. reflexive verb

► s'altérer [vin] to become spoiled ; [viande] to go bad ; [visage] to change ; [relations] to deteriorate

• sa santé s'altère de plus en plus his health is getting worse and worse

* * *

1) ( détériorer) to affect [saveur, relation, santé]; to spoil [denrée]; to mar [joie]; to alter [sentiment]; to change [expression]; to fade [couleur]

2) ( falsifier) to distort [fait]; to adulterate [substance]

3)

s'altérer verbe pronominal [santé, saveur] to become impaired; [denrée] to spoil; [voix] to falter; [sentiment] to change

* * *

1) [faits, vérité] to distort

2) [qualité] to spoil, to impair, [données] to corrupt

3) (= donner soif à) to make thirsty

* * *

altérer verb table: céder

A vtr

1 ( détériorer) to impair [saveur, caractère, relation]; to affect [santé]; to spoil [denrée]; to mar [joie]; to alter [sentiment, composition]; to change [expression, visage]; to fade [couleur]; d'une voix altérée in a faltering voice;

2 ( falsifier) to distort [fait, texte]; to falsify [monnaie]; to adulterate [substance];

3 fml ( donner soif) to make [sb] feel parched; être altéré de sang/de pouvoir to thirst for blood/power.

B s'altérer vpr [santé, faculté, relation, saveur] to become impaired; [denrée] to spoil; [voix] to falter; [sentiments, expression] to change.

[altere] verbe transitif

1. [dégrader - couleur] to spoil ; [ - denrée] to affect the quality of

2. (soutenu) [falsifier - fait, histoire] to distort ; [ - vérité] to distort, to twist

3. [changer - composition, équilibre] to change, to alter, to modify

4. (littéraire) [assoiffer] to make thirsty

5. MUSIQUE [accord] to alter

[note] to inflect

————————

s'altérer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se dégrader - denrée] to spoil ; [ - sentiment, amitié] to deteriorate ; [ - couleurs] to fade ; [ - voix] to be distorted

2. [se transformer - substance, minéral] to alter, to (undergo a) change

* * *

πορφύρ-εος, η, ον, [dialect] Att. [suff] πορφυρ-ῠροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν, [dialect] Aeol. [suff] πορφυρ-ύριος Sapph.64, Alc.Supp.11.2 ( πόρφυρον ἄνθος is corrupt in Sapph.94, and πορφυρ[α] as neut. pl. ([pron. full] ¯ ?πορφύρεοςX ¯) is found in Sapph.Supp. 20a.9); - ύριος also in IG5(1).1390.179 (Andania, i B.C.):

I in Hom.,

1 of the sea (cf. πορφύρω), heaving, surging, [

χαράδραι] ἐς.. ἅλα πορφυρέην μεγάλα στενάχουσι ὁέουσαι Il.16.391

;

ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα στείρῃ πορφύρεον μεγάλ' ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης 1.482

, Od.2.428;

π. κῦμα.. ποταμοῖο ἵστατ' ἀειρόμενον Il.21.326

, cf. Od.11.243; θάλασσα Alc.l.c.

2 of blood, gushing,

αἵματι δὲ χθὼν δεύετο π. Il.17.361

; so, π. θάνατος onrushing death, of death in battle, 5.83, al. (but, π. θάνατος· ὁ μέλας καὶ βαθὺς καὶ ταραχώδης, Hsch.).

3 of the rainbow, Il.17.547; to which a supernatural π. νεφέλη is compared, ib. 551; perh. lurid.

II purple, of stuff, cloths, etc.,

π. φᾶρος Il.8.221

;

χλαῖνα Od.4.115

;

πέπλοι Il.24.796

;

δίπλαξ 3.126

, Od.19.242;

ῥήγεα Il.24.645

;

τάπητες 9.200

, Od.20.151;

σφαῖρα 8.373

;

χλάμυς Sapph.64

; σπάργανα, πτερά, Pi.P.4.114, 183; χλανίς, χιτών, Simon.37.11, B.17.52, cf. A.Pers. 317, Hdt.1.50, E.Or. 1457 codd. (lyr.), etc.

2 of human complexion, bright-red, rosy, flushing,

π. Ἀφροδίτη Anacr.2.3

;

στόμα Simon.72

;

παρῇδες Phryn.Trag.13

; χ είλη IG3.1376.

3 purple-clad, in purple, Luc. Tim.20.

4 neut. pl. πορφυρᾶ purple colour or purple spots, Ael.NA17.33.

5 πορφυροῦν (sc. ἄνθος), τό, Woodfordia floribunda (an Indian shrub), Ctes.Fr.57.21.

6 Adv. -ῶς, στύφειν mordant for purple, PHolm.24.37.

φθείρω, [dialect] Aeol. [full] φθέρρω Hdn.Gr.2.303, al.; Arc. [full] φθήρω IG5(2).6.17 (Tegea, iv B. C.): [dialect] Ion. [tense] impf. φθείρεσκε ([etym.] δια-) Hdt.1.36: [tense] fut.

A

φθερῶ X.HG7.2.11

, ([etym.] δια-) A.Ag. 1266, etc.; [dialect] Ion. φθερέω ([etym.] δια-) Hdt. 5.51; [dialect] Ep. φθέρσω ([etym.] δια-) Il.13.625: [tense] aor. 1

ἔφθειρα A.Pers. 244

(troch.), X.HG7.2.4; poet.

ἔφθερσα Lyc.1402

; Arc. [ per.] 3sg. opt. (?)

φθέραι IG5(2).6.8

(Tegea, iv B. C.): [tense] pf.

ἔφθαρκα Din.1.64

, ([etym.] δι-) E.Med. 226; Arc. part.

ἐφθορκώς IG5(2).6.10

(Tegea, iv B. C.): —[voice] Med., [tense] fut. φθεροῦμαι (in pass. sense) S.OT 272, E.Andr. 708, Th.7.48; [dialect] Ion. φθερέομαι ([etym.] δια-) Hdt.8.108 (v.l. δια-φθαρέεται), 9.42 (vv. ll. δια-φθαρέονται, δια-φθορεῦνται); later

φθαροῦμαι Archig.

ap. Orib.8.23.5:— [voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

φθᾰρήσομαι Hp.VM13

, Arist.Metaph. 1066b30, Epicur.Ep. 1p.7U., ([etym.] δια-) E.Hec. 802, etc., [dialect] Dor.

- ησοῦμαι Ti.Locr.94d

: [tense] aor. ἐφθάρην [ᾰ] S.OT 1502, Th.7.13, Pl.Lg. 708c; poet. [ per.] 3pl.

ἔφθαρεν Pi.P. 3.36

: also part.

κατα-φθερείς Epich.35.13

: [tense] pf.

ἔφθαρμαι S.El. 765

, [ per.] 3pl.

ἐφθάραται Th.3.13

; inf.

ἐφθάρθαι Arist.Metaph. 1021b27

, ([etym.] δι-) Is.9.37, [dialect] Aeol.

ἔφθορθαι Eust.790.8

: [tense] plpf. [ per.] 3pl.

ἐφθάρατο App.BC3.15

, ([etym.] δι-) Hdt.8.90. The compd. διαφθείρω is much more freq. than the simple Verb:— destroy things,

μῆλα κακοὶ φθείρουσι νομῆες Od. 17.246

; φ. τῶν Συρίων τοὺς κλήρους waste them, Hdt.1.76, cf. X.HG 7.2.11, An.4.7.20;

τοὺς θεῶν νόμους S.Aj. 1344

; τὰς ναῦς v. l. in Th. 2.91;

τὴν πόλιν καὶ νόμους Pl.Lg. 958c

, cf. X.Mem.1.5.3;

εὐδαιμονίαν Din.

l. c.;

ἔμβρυα Dsc.2.163

;

τὸ συλληφθέν Sor.1.60

(also abs., miscarry, ib.59); τὸν κοινὸν οἶκον Mitteis Chr.284.11 (ii B. C.): —[voice] Pass., to be destroyed, S.Aj.25, etc.;

ἐκ τῶν αὐτῶν καὶ διὰ τῶν αὐτῶν καὶ γίνεται πᾶσα ἀρετὴ καὶ φθείρεται Arist.EN 1103b8

;

εἰς τὸ μὴ ὂν φ.

pass away, cease to be,

Epicur.Ep.1p.5U.

;

δυὰς προσθέσει μονάδος εἰς τριάδα φθείρεται μηκέτι μένουσα δυάς Ph.2.509

; of animals, perish, PStrassb.24.15 (ii A. D.).

2 of persons, μαψαῦραι... ναύτας φ. destroy them, Hes.Th. 876 (but perh. only [voice] Act. of signf. 11.4);

στρατόν A. Pers. 244

(troch.), Ag. 652:—[voice] Pass., Id.Pers. 272, 283(lyr.);

γειτόνων πολλοὶ ἁμᾷ.. ἔφθαρεν Pi.P.3.36

;

νόσῳ ἐφθάραται Ἀθηναῖοι Th.3.13

, cf. 7.48;

πρόρριζον ἔφθαρται γένος S.El. 765

; ἔφθαρμαι I am undone! Men. Her.13;

μὴφθαρῶσιν PMich.Zen.80.4

(iii B. C.).

3 corrupt, bribe, τινα D.S.4.73; lure, entice, trap,

κημοῖσι πλεκτοῖς πορφύρας φθείρει γένος S.Fr. 504

(s. v. l.);

φθείρει γὰρ ἡ πρόνοια τὴν ἀβουλίαν

entices to its ruin, entraps,

Trag.Adesp.484

(s. v.l.); pervert,

φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρήσθ' ὁμιλίαι κακαί E.Fr. 1024

:—[voice] Pass., v. infr. 11.3.

b seduce a woman,

ὑπὸ τῆς θυγατρὸς ἀδικούμενον καὶ Διονυσίου τοῦ φθείραντος αὐτὴν κιναίδου PEnteux.26.11

(iii B. C.):—[voice] Pass., E.Fr. 485, D.Chr.11.153 (but not [dialect] Att. acc. to Phryn.53, Moer.p.103 P.), Artem.5.17.

4 ruin, spoil, ποσὶν φθείροντα πλοῦτον ἀργυρωνήτους θ' ὑφάς, of one who treads on rich carpets, A.Ag. 949; βαφὰς φθείρουσα τοῦ ποικίλματος, of blood, Id.Ch. 1013; of a poison,

ὧνπερ ἂν θίγῃ, φθείρει τὰ πάντα S.Tr. 716

;

φαρμάκων φθείρειν πεφυκότων τὰ σώματα Gal.15.541

; δούλην (wet-nurse)

μὴ φθείρουσαν τὸ γάλα BGU1058.29

(i B. C.), cf. Sor.1.88; τοῦ σώματος (sc. τῶν νοσούντων) φθείροντος τὸ θρέψαι δυνάμενον ib.90, cf. 63, al.

5

τὰ μιγνύμενα τῶν χρωμάτων οἱ βαφεῖς φθείρεσθαι καὶ φθοράν τὴν μῖξιν ὀνομάζουσιν Plu.2.393c

(where

μιαίνω 1

is compared).

II [voice] Pass. (cf. supr. 1.1, 2),

1 φθείρεσθε (as a curse) may you perish! ruin take you! Il.21.128, Sannyr. 10; φθείρου as an imprecation, go to the devil! be off! Ar.Ach. 460, Pl. 598, 610(anap.), E.Fr. 610;

ἐκποδὼν ἡμῖν φθείρεσθε Herod.6.16

:c. gen., φθείρεσθε τῆσδε off from her! unhand her, let her go, E.Andr. 715 (so in [tense] fut. indic., εἰ μὴ φθερῇ τῆσδ' ὡς τάχιστ' ἀπὸ στέγης if thou dost not depart... ib. 708).

b with a Prep., φθείρεσθαι πρὸς τοὺς πλουσίους, of hangers-on and flatterers, D.21.139, cf. Plu.Phoc.21, Eum. 14, Ant.24;

εἰς ἡδονὰς ἀπὸ.. πόνων Anon.

ap. Stob.4.31.84;

ἀκούω σε λυρῳδοῦ γυναικὸς ἐρᾶν καὶ εἰς ἐκείνης φθειρόμενον πᾶσαν τὴν ἐφήμερον ἄγραν κατατίθεσθαι Alciphr.1.18

.

2 Medic.,

ἡ κοιλίη φθαρήσεται

will be deranged, disordered,

Hp.VM13

.

3 to be morally corrupted,

ἐφθάρη ἡ γῆ ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ LXXGe.6.11

, cf. Ho.9.9, al.;

ἔστι ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ σκηνῶν ἐν τοῖς Ἀριστοβούλου φθειρόμενος PCair.Zen.37.7

(iii B. C.); φθαρεὶς Εὔτυχος ὑπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινόης ib.620.7 (iii B. C.); but ἐν Σικυωνίαι ἐφθαρμένους is f.l. for ἐν Σικυῶνι διεφθ. (cj. Sintenis) in Plu.Arat.40.

4 of seafarers, wander, drift (cf. supr. 1.2,

πολύφθορος 11.2

,

φθορά 8

),

πόσον χρόνον πόντου 'πὶ νώτοις ἅλιον ἐφθείρου πλάνον; E.Hel. 774

; ναυτίλους ἐφθαρμένους sailors driven out of their course, Id.IT 276;

ἱκέτας δέχεσθαι ποντίους ἐφθαρμένους Id.Cyc. 300

; of shipwrecked persons, νεῶν ( ἐκ νεῶν Elmsl.)

φθαρέντες A.Pers. 451

; also of travellers or wanderers by land, οὐχ ἕνα νομίζων φθείρεται πόλεως νόμον (v.l. τόπον) E.El. 234;

ὁ Μενέλαος χρόνον πολὺν ἐφθείρετο πανταχόσε τῆς Ἐλλάδος D.Chr.7.95

; οὐδὲν δεῖ φθείρεσθαι περιόντα ( = περιιόντα)

τὴν ἀρχὴν ἅπασαν Aristid.Or.26(14).33

;

ἄνω κάτω διαθέοντας τὴν Ἑλλάδα καὶ φθειρομένους Id.1.420

J.;

τῶν μετοίκων τῶν ἐξ Ἑρμιόνης οὐκ οἶδ' ὅπως εἰς Πειραιᾶ φθαρέντων Alciphr. 1.13

; μὴ περιΐδῃς ἀγαθοὺς γείτονας εἰς στενὸν τοῦ καιροῦ φθειρομένους ib.24; [

Ἀλέξανδρον] ὑπὲρ τὸν Ἰνδὸν κτλ. φθειρόμενον Arr.An.7.4.2

; φθαρῆναι εἰς βάρβαρα ἔθνη ( ἐν βαρβάροις ἔθνεσι or ἔθεσι codd.) Phalar. Ep.49; φθαρέντων ἐς ἀλλήλους falling foul of one another, App. Praef.10 (s. v. l.).

5 of women, χέρσους φθαρῆναι pine away in barrenness, S.OT 1502, cf. El. 1181 (unless wander, cf. supr. 11.4). (Cf. Skt. ksárati 'flow', later 'wane, perish', Avest. γζ?φθείρωXαρ- and ζ?φθείρωXγαρ- 'flow'.)