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1 rebajar los precios
• decrease prices• knock off prices -
2 caída de precios
• decrease in prices• fall out of bed -
3 disminución
f.decrease, abatement, decline, reduction.* * *1 decrease, reduction\ir en disminución to diminish, decrease* * *noun f.decrease, drop, fall* * *SF1) (=reducción) [de población, cantidad] decrease, drop, fall; [de precios, temperaturas] drop, fall; [de velocidad] decrease, reductionuna disminución en las importaciones — a drop o fall in imports
uno de los síntomas es la disminución de la actividad política — one of the symptoms is a decrease in political activity
continuar sin disminución — to continue unchecked o unabated
2) (Med) [de dolor] reduction; [de fiebre] drop, fall3) (Cos) [de puntos] decreasing* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.----* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *1 (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; (de la población) decrease, fallla disminución de las tarifas the lowering of o reduction in chargesla disminución de la población estudiantil the decrease o fall in the student population2 (del entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlinguna disminución del interés del público waning o dwindling public interest3 (al tejer) decreasing* * *
disminución sustantivo femenino
decrease, fall;
( de temperatura) drop;
( de tarifa) reduction
disminución sustantivo femenino decrease, drop
' disminución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distensión
English:
decline
- decrease
- shrinkage
- fall
- slump
* * *disminución nf[de cantidad, velocidad, intensidad] decrease, decline (de in); [de precios, temperaturas] fall (de in); [de interés] decline, waning (de of);la disminución del desempleo/de la contaminación the decrease in unemployment/pollution;una disminución salarial a decrease o drop in wages;ir en disminución to be on the decrease* * *f decrease* * ** * *disminución n fall / drop -
4 bajar
v.1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she couldbajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairsbajar (a) por algo to go out and get somethingbajar corriendo to run down3 to reduce.bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).5 to download (informal) (computing).6 to fall, to drop.este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone downbajó la Bolsa share prices felllas acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.Bajó el calor The heat descended.El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.11 to go down, to descend.Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.12 to have less.Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.13 to walk down, to descend.Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.* * *1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down2 (dejar más abajo) to lower■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down7 (en informática) to download1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down4 (marea) to go out5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over\bajarse la cabeza to bow one's headno bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...* * *verb1) to lower2) descend3) fall4) reduce5) take down•- bajarse* * *1. VT1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?
¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here
¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?
2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lowerbajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down
bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head
4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lowerlos comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices
5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn downbaja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing
¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!
6)bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs
7) (=perder) to lose8) (Inform) to download9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *11) And ** (=matar) to do in **2. VI1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!
2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get outbajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of
3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go downhan bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down
4)• bajar de (=perder) —
5)• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —
6) [regla] to start3.See:BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *bajar [A1 ]viA1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come downyo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairsespérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INFbajó a saludarnos he came down to say hellotodavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yetha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the busyo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the carno sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated4«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) highB1 «marea» to go out2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go downhan bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharplyno le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fallel dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightlynuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreasedlos precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in priceha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badlysu popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recentlyseguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two millionha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start5( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepyal escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …■ bajarvtA ‹escalera/cuesta› to go downbajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hillB1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lowerbajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take downme ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basementbajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sthbájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse3 ‹persiana/telón› to lowerle bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injectiontengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem downbaja la ventanilla open the windowC ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn downbájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume downbaja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas downbaja la voz lower your voicelo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demotedD ( Inf) to downloadestoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer■ bajarseA (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull downC* * *
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote♦ vi1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;bajar de [de coche] to get out of;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop2. [descender] to go/come down;¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;bajar corriendo to run down;bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;el río baja crecido the river is high;está bajando la marea the tide is going out;el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;los precios bajaron prices dropped;el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;han bajado las ventas sales are down;este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hoursbajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down* * *I v/tbajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;2 TV, radio turn down3 escalera go down4 INFOR downloadII v/i1 go down2 de intereses fall, drop* * *bajar vt1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down2) reducir: to reduce (prices)3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)4) : to go down, to descend5)bajar de categoría : to downgradebajar vi1) : to drop, to fall2) : to come down, to go down3) : to ebb (of tides)* * *bajar vb1. (ir abajo) to go down¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?3. (salir de un coche) to get out¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?7. (voz, vista) to lower8. (cabeza) to bow9. (volumen) to turn downbaja la música, por favor turn the music down, please -
5 bajada
f.1 descent (descenso).cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down2 (downward) slope (pendiente).3 decrease, drop.4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.past part.past participle of spanish verb: bajar.* * *1 (disminución) drop, fall■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent■ no crucen la vía después de la bajada de la barrera do not cross the line after the barrier has come down3 (camino) way down4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill\bajada de bandera minimum fare* * *noun f.1) descent2) fall, drop3) slope* * *SF1) (=camino)la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river
una bajada muy difícil para un esquiador sin experiencia — a very difficult slope for an inexperienced skier
2) (=acción) descenten la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h
3) (=disminución) fall, dropuna drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature
sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped
bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure
4) Esp** [de drogas]* * *1) ( acción) descent2) ( camino)la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep
* * *= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.----* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajada de nivel = drawdown.* bajada de tensión = sag.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* lista de bajada = drop-down list.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* * *1) ( acción) descent2) ( camino)la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep
* * *= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajada de nivel = drawdown.* bajada de tensión = sag.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* lista de bajada = drop-down list.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* * *A (acción) descenten la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way downal atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descentiba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stoptuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure droppedCompuestos:gutterminimum fareBla bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep* * *
bajada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) descent;
tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
2
b) ( camino):
bajada sustantivo femenino
1 (descenso) descent
2 (pendiente) slope
3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
' bajada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hundimiento
English:
comedown
- decline
- dip
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- way
- descent
- down
* * *bajada nf1. [descenso] descent;cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) downbajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school3. [disminución] decrease, drop;[rebaja] a price cut* * *f fall, drop* * *bajada nf1) : descent2) : dip, slope3) : decrease, drop* * *bajada n1. (descenso) descent2. (pendiente) slope / road down3. (disminución) fall / drop -
6 mermar
v.1 to reduce, to diminish, to lessen.2 to decrease, to diminish.El medicamento merma la fiebre The drug decreases the fever.Mermó el negocio Business decreased.El negocio nos mermó Our business decreased.3 to dwindle, to decrease, to recede.La energía mermó The energy dwindled.* * *1 to reduce1 to decrease, diminish* * *1.VT (=disminuir) [+ crecimiento, capacidad] to reduce; [+ autoridad, prestigio] to undermine; [+ reservas] to deplete; [+ pago, raciones] to cut2.VISee:* * *1. 2.mermar vt (frml) < suministro> to reduce, cut down on; < capital> to reduce* * *= gut, deplete, chip away, whittle (away/down/at), reduce, shrink.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.----* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *1. 2.mermar vt (frml) < suministro> to reduce, cut down on; < capital> to reduce* * *= gut, deplete, chip away, whittle (away/down/at), reduce, shrink.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.
Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *mermar [A1 ]viel frío ha mermado it's less cold now, the cold has abated ( frml)el nivel del agua ha mermado con el calor the water level has fallen because of the heat■ mermarvt( frml); ‹suministro/provisión› to reduce, cut down on; ‹capital› to reducemermó las arcas de la organización it diminished o depleted the resources of the organization* * *
mermar ( conjugate mermar) verbo intransitivo (frml) [viento/frío] to abate (frml);
[ luz] to fade
verbo transitivo (frml) to reduce
mermar
I verbo transitivo to cause to decrease o diminish: ha mermado sus posibilidades de tener éxito, she has reduced her chances for success
II verbo intransitivo to decrease, diminish: sus facultades han mermado, his (mental) faculties have diminished
' mermar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicarse
- palidecer
- reducirse
English:
deplete
- erode
- tail
* * *♦ vi[caudal] to go down, to fall; [energía, vitalidad, dinamismo] to diminish; [ingresos, productividad] to fall; [calidad] to deteriorate♦ vt[energía, vitalidad, dinamismo] to diminish; [ingresos, productividad, calidad] to reduce* * *I v/t reduceII v/i diminish* * *mermar vi: to decrease, to diminishmermar vt: to reduce, to cut down -
7 precio
m.1 price.¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably pricedprecio al contado cash priceprecio de compra purchase priceprecio de fábrica factory priceprecio indicativo guide priceprecio de mercado market priceprecio prohibitivo prohibitively high priceprecio de saldo bargain priceprecio de salida starting priceprecio de venta (al público) retail price2 price (sacrificio).pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearlya cualquier precio at any price3 price tag.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: preciar.* * *1 (coste) price■ ¿a qué precio está? how much is it?\a cualquier precio at any costa precio de coste at cost priceno tener precio figurado to be priceless* * *noun m.1) price, value2) cost* * *SM1) (=importe) [de producto] price; [de viaje] fare; [en hotel] rate, charge¿qué precio tiene? — how much is it?
a o por un precio simbólico — for a nominal o token sum
precio al detalle, precio al por menor — retail price
precio de coste, precio de costo — cost-price
precio de situación — LAm bargain price
precio de venta — sale price, selling price
precio tope — top price, ceiling price
2) (=coste, sacrificio)lo hará a cualquier precio — he'll do it whatever the cost o at any price
al precio de — frm at the cost of
ganó las elecciones, pero al precio de su integridad — he won the election but at the cost o expense of his integrity
3) frm (=valor) worth, value* * *1) ( de producto) pricesubir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up
bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?
precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price
pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something
poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head
2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?
* * *= price, price tag, price range, quote.Ex. Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.Ex. Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.Ex. The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.----* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* alto precio = costliness.* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a su precio normal = at full price.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.* averiguar el precio = cost.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajo precio = low cost.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparar precios = comparison shop.* competencia de precios = price competition.* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de precio fijo = fixed-price.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de precio razonable = affordable.* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* diferencia de precio = price differential.* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* fijación de precios = fixing.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.* índice de precios = price index.* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).* información de precios = price information.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* poner el precio = price.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* precio + caer = price + fall.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio competitivo = competitive price.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.* precio de la habitación = room rate.* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.* precio de las acciones = share price.* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.* precio de la vivienda = house price.* precio del billete = fare.* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del productor = producer price.* precio de salida = starting price.* precio + descender = price + fall.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.* precio fijo = fixed charge.* precio inflado = inflated price.* precio inicial = starting price.* precio íntegro = full price.* precio medio = average price.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* precio normal = full price.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precio por unidad = unit price.* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio razonable = fair price.* precio rebajado = marked-down price.* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.* precios competitivos = competitive rates.* precios con descuento = discount price.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.* precio simbólico = nominal fee.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* que no tiene precio = priceless.* que tiene precio = priced.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sin precio = unpriced.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subir de precio = rise in + price.* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* * *1) ( de producto) pricesubir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up
bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?
precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price
pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something
poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head
2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?
* * *= price, price tag, price range, quote.Ex: Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.
Ex: Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.Ex: The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* alto precio = costliness.* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a su precio normal = at full price.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* a un precio especial = at a discount.* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.* averiguar el precio = cost.* bajada de los precios = falling prices.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajo precio = low cost.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.* cobrar un precio = charge + price.* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.* comparar precios = comparison shop.* competencia de precios = price competition.* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de precio fijo = fixed-price.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de precio razonable = affordable.* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* diferencia de precio = price differential.* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.* fijación de precios = fixing.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.* índice de precios = price index.* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).* información de precios = price information.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mitad de precio = half price.* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.* pagar el precio = meet + price.* pagar precio = pay + cost.* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* poner el precio = price.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* precio + caer = price + fall.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* precio competitivo = competitive price.* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.* precio de compra = purchase price.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* precio de entrada = price of admission.* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.* precio de la habitación = room rate.* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.* precio de las acciones = share price.* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.* precio de la vivienda = house price.* precio del billete = fare.* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.* precio del productor = producer price.* precio de salida = starting price.* precio + descender = price + fall.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.* precio fijo = fixed charge.* precio inflado = inflated price.* precio inicial = starting price.* precio íntegro = full price.* precio medio = average price.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* precio normal = full price.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precio por unidad = unit price.* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* precio razonable = fair price.* precio rebajado = marked-down price.* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.* precios competitivos = competitive rates.* precios con descuento = discount price.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.* precio simbólico = nominal fee.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.* que no tiene precio = priceless.* que tiene precio = priced.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sin precio = unpriced.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subir de precio = rise in + price.* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* * *A (de un producto) pricesubir los precios to raise prices, to put prices upbajar los precios to lower prices, to bring prices down¿qué precio tiene este vestido? what's the price of this dress?, how much is this dress?el precio del viaje the cost o price of the tripaquí la fruta está muy bien de precio fruit is very reasonably priced o very reasonable here, the price of fruit is very reasonable hereun precio al alcance de todos los bolsillos a price to suit everyone's pocket, a price everyone can affordlo compré a muy buen precio I got it for a very reasonable priceen esta zona los apartamentos tienen un precio prohibitivo apartments in this area are prohibitively expensivetiene un precio irrisorio it's ridiculously cheapel precio por unidad es (de) 5 euros they are 5 euros eachlibros a precios populares books at affordable pricesprecio al contado cash priceprecio a plazos credit pricea precio de saldo at a bargain price, at a knockdown price ( colloq)aún no han fijado el precio they still haven't fixed the pricehacer precio ( RPl); to lower the price, give a discountno tener precio to be pricelesseste anillo no tiene precio para mí for me this ring is pricelesssu ayuda no tiene precio her help has been invaluablepagar or comprar algo a precio de oro to pay the earth o a fortune for sthponer precio a la cabeza de algn to put a price on sb's headCompuestos:● precio al por mayor/menorwholesale/retail price, trade pricefixed priceopening pricesupport priceclosing pricepurchase pricecost pricestriking pricelaunch priceel precio del dinero the cost of money, the cost of borrowingmarket pricestarting pricethreshold pricesale price(de un alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price; (de un libro) published pricefactory (gate) price, price ex works ( BrE)psychological priceunit priceB(sacrificio, esfuerzo): logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?impedirán a cualquier precio que se sepa la verdad they will go to any lengths to stop people knowing the truth, they will stop at nothing to hide the truthestá dispuesto a mantenerse en el cargo a cualquier precio he's determined to stay on at any price o at all costs o whatever the cost* * *
Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar)
precio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
preció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
precio sustantivo masculino
1 ( de producto) price;◊ precio al contado/a plazos cash/credit price;
¿qué precio tiene este vestido? how much is this dress?;
precio de costo or (Esp) coste cost price;
precio de venta al público (de alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price;
( de libro) published price;
2 (sacrificio, costo) price, cost;
precio sustantivo masculino price, cost: ¿qué precio tiene este abrigo?, how much is this coat?
♦ Locuciones: a cualquier precio, at any cost: está dispuesta a conseguir ese puesto a cualquier precio, she's willing to do anything in order to get that job
no tener precio, to be priceless: las obras destruídas por las bombas no tenían precio, the works of art destroyed by the bombing were priceless
mi amistad no tiene precio, my friendship can't be bought
' precio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- ajustada
- ajustado
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- arrendamiento
- cara
- caro
- cobrar
- concertar
- conveniente
- costar
- coste
- costo
- de
- demencial
- descender
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- encarecer
- entrar
- estar
- lince
- mitad
- moderada
- moderado
- módica
- módico
- neta
- neto
- proporción
- PVP
- rebaja
- rebajar
- regatear
- rondar
- salvajada
- según
- tarifa
- tasa
- tasar
- tributo
- unitaria
- unitario
- valer
- valor
- valorar
- accesible
English:
adjust
- all-in
- approximate
- arm's length
- arrange
- asking price
- at
- bargain
- beat down
- bloody
- bring down
- cagey
- charge
- cheap
- command
- cost
- cut
- decrease
- dirt-cheap
- discount
- double
- down
- downturn
- drop
- excessive
- fall
- fare
- fix
- foresight
- freight
- gazumping
- going
- hefty
- high-end
- inexpensively
- inflated
- introductory
- jack up
- jump
- knock down
- low
- lower
- lowest
- mark down
- mark up
- market price
- mistaken
- moderate
- money
- name
* * *precio nm1. [en dinero] price;¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?;subir los precios to put prices up;bajar los precios to bring prices down;ha subido el precio de la vivienda house prices have gone up;está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced;un precio prohibitivo a prohibitively high price;Andes Fama precio de huevo for next to nothing;a precio de oro: la merluza está a precio de oro hake has become ridiculously expensive;RPhacer precio a alguien to give sb a discount;poner precio a to put a price on;poner precio a la cabeza de alguien to put a price on sb's head;no tener precio to be pricelessBolsa precio de apertura opening price;precio de catálogo list price;Bolsa precio de cierre closing price;precio de compra purchase price;precio comprador bid price;precio al contado cash price;Esp precio de coste cost price;precio de costo cost price;comprar algo a precio de costo to buy sth at cost price;Bolsa precio de cotización quoted price; Fin el precio del dinero the cost of borrowing; Bolsa precio de ejercicio striking price;precio de fábrica factory price;precio indicativo guide price;precio de lanzamiento launch price;precio de lista list price;precio al por mayor trade price;precio de mercado market price;precio nominal nominal price;precio de oferta offer price;precio de saldo bargain price;precio de salida starting price;precio de salida a Bolsa issue price;precio simbólico nominal o token amount;precio tope top o ceiling price;precio por unidad unit price;precio unitario unit price;precio de venta (al público) retail price2. [sacrificio] price;es el precio de la fama it's the price of fame;pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly;a cualquier precio at any price;al precio de at the cost of* * *m price;precio por unidad unit price;a bajo precio at a low price;a mitad de precio at half price;estar bien de precio be reasonably priced;a buen precio at a good price;pagar a precio de oro pay a fortune for;no tener precio fig be priceless* * *precio nm1) : price2) : cost, sacrificea cualquier precio: whatever the cost* * *precio n price¿qué precio tiene? how much is it? -
8 descenso
m.1 descent.2 drop.ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3 downhill.4 relegation.5 demotion.6 descensus.* * *1 (acción) descent, lowering2 (de temperatura) drop, fall* * *noun m.1) descent2) drop, fall* * *SM1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, dropun descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production
un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils
descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature
2) [de un lugar a otro] descentla prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event
3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation4) (=pendiente) slope* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.----* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *A1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fallel descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirsha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oilel descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents2 (desde una altura) descentiniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutesla carrera or prueba de descenso the downhillB ( Dep) relegation* * *
descenso sustantivo masculino
1
( de precios) fall
2 (Dep) relegation
descenso sustantivo masculino
1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
' descenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajada
- bajón
- abrupto
- agudo
- brusco
- caída
- notorio
- picada
English:
comedown
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- swoop
- anticlimax
- couple
- decline
- decrease
- demotion
- dive
* * *descenso nm1. [de una altura] descent;los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way downdescenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;descenso de barrancos canyoning2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3. [prueba de esquí] downhill4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone* * *m2 DEP relegation* * *descenso nm1) : descent2) baja, caída: drop, fall* * *descenso n1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall2. (bajada) descent -
9 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed
han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.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. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.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. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.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: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.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: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
10 aumentar
v.1 to increase, to rise.aumentar la producción to increase productionla lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the imageme han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raisedaumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilosaumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/sizeaumentar de precio to go up o increase in priceel desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percentEl ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.2 to magnify, to amplify.El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.3 to enlarge.Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.4 to raise, to improve.El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.* * *1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up2 (óptica) to magnify3 (fotos) to enlarge4 (sonido) to amplify1 to rise, go up1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise* * *verb1) to increase2) raise* * *1. VT1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step upme van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary
3) [+ intensidad] to increase4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify2. VI1) [tamaño] to increase2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go upel número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200
este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months
3) [intensidad] to increasela crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment
4)aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, 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, amp up, turn up.Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.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. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.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. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.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. 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.----* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, 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, amp up, turn up.Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.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: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.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: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.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: 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.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *aumentar [A1 ]vt1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step upel microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the imageno hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fearesto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase■ aumentarvi«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 gramssu popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularityel costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficultaumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekendaumentar DE algo to increase IN sthaumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/sizeha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight* * *
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen
* * *♦ vtto increase;aumentar la producción to increase production;los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos♦ vi[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats* * *I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up* * *aumentar vtacrecentar: to increase, to raiseaumentar vi: to rise, to increase, to grow* * *aumentar vb1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise -
11 baja de precios
• break in prices• decrease in prices• drop in prices• fall in prices• price drop -
12 reducción
f.1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.* * *1 reduction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=disminución)a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reductionuna reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending
estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff
b) [de tiempo] reductionla reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years
los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day
2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction3) [de rebeldes] defeat4) (Med) setting, reduction frm6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *A1(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costsla reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of breadno habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxesuna reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforcese ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumptionuna reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a weekse solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced2 ( Fot) reductionB1 ( Mat) reduction2 ( Quím) reductionC (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeatD2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservationE (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)* * *
reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;
una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining
' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board
* * *reducción nf1. [disminución] reduction;piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percentreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;reducción de condena remission;reducción de gastos cost cutting;han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;[resultado] price cut;reducción tributaria tax cut2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;[de ejército] defeat4. Quím reduction5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]* * *f1 reduction;reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;reducción de impuestos tax cut;reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl2 MED setting* * ** * *reducción n reduction -
13 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
•
caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
7)•
caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
•
caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
•
caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
•
caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
•
caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
•
caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
•
caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.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. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.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: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
14 fuerza
f.1 strength (fortaleza).no me siento con fuerzas I don't feel strong enoughtener fuerzas para to have the strength tola fuerza de la costumbre force of habitla fuerza del destino the power of destinyfuerza física strengthno llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my controlfuerza de voluntad willpowertener mucha fuerza to be very strongrecuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength backsacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage2 force (violencia).tuvo que llevarle al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by forcerecurrir a la fuerza to resort to forcea la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the newspor la fuerza by forcefuerza bruta brute force3 force (grupo) (military).todas las fuerzas políticas all the political groupsfuerza aérea air forceFuerzas Armadas armed forcesfuerza de intervención troops, forcesfuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction forcefuerzas del orden público security forcesfuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forcesfuerzas de seguridad security forces4 force (physics).fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta centrifugal/centripetal forcefuerza de la gravedad force of gravityfuerza motriz driving forcepres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: forzar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: forzar.* * *1 (gen) strength2 (violencia) force, violence3 (militar) force4 (en física) force5 (electricidad) power, electric power6 (poder) power1 (el poder) authorities\a fuerza de by dint of, by force ofa la fuerza by forceírsele a alguien la fuerza por la boca to be all talkpor fuerza by forcepor la fuerza against one's willpor la fuerza de la costumbre by force of habitfuerza bruta brute forcefuerza de voluntad willpowerfuerza mayor force majeurefuerza de gravedad force of gravityFuerzas Aéreas Royal Air ForceFuerzas Armadas Armed Forcesfuerzas del orden público police force sing* * *noun f.1) strength2) force3) might4) power•* * *SF1) [de persona]a) [física] strengthme agarré con fuerza a una roca — I held on tight o tightly to a rock
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hacer fuerza, el médico me ha prohibido que hiciera fuerza — the doctor has told me not to exert myselfvamos a intentar levantar la losa: haced fuerza — let's try and lift up the slab: heave!
si somos muchos en la manifestación haremos más fuerza — if there are lots of us at the demonstration we'll be stronger o it will lend more force to it
b) [de carácter] strength•
restar fuerzas al enemigo — to reduce the enemy's strength•
sentirse con fuerzas para hacer algo — to have the strength to do sthmedir 1., 3)•
tener fuerzas para hacer algo — to be strong enough to do sth, have the strength to do sth2) (=intensidad) [de viento] strength, force; [de lluvia] intensityel agua caía con fuerza torrencial — the rain came down in torrents, there was torrential rainfall
3) (=ímpetu)en los setenta la mujer entró con fuerza en el periodismo — in the seventies women entered journalism in force
la banda terrorista volvió a golpear con fuerza ayer — the terrorist group struck another devastating blow yesterday
4) (=poder) [de fe] strength; [de argumento] strength, force, power; [de la ley] forcees un argumento de poca fuerza — it is not a very strong o powerful argument
serán castigados con toda la fuerza de la ley — they will be punished with the full weight of the law, they will feel the full force of the law
la rebelión iba cobrando fuerza — the rebellion gathered o gained strength
la idea ha cobrado fuerza últimamente — the idea has gained in popularity o gained momentum recently
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por la fuerza de la costumbre — out of habit, from force of habit•
con fuerza legal — (Com) legally bindingfuerza mayor — (Jur) force majeure
aplazaron el partido por razones de fuerza mayor — the match was postponed due to circumstances beyond their control
5) (=violencia) force•
por la fuerza, quisieron impedirlo por la fuerza — they tried to prevent it forcibly o by forcepor la fuerza no se consigue nada — using force doesn't achieve anything, nothing is achieved by force
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a viva fuerza, abrió la maleta a viva fuerza — he forced open the suitcase6) [locuciones]a)• a fuerza de — by
a fuerza de repetirlo acabó creyéndoselo él mismo — by repeating it so much he ended up believing it himself
conseguí aprobar a fuerza de pasarme horas y horas estudiando — I managed to pass by dint of hours and hours of study
a fuerza de paciencia logró convencerlos — he succeeded in persuading them by dint of great patience
b)• a la fuerza, hacer algo a la fuerza — to be forced to do sth
yo no quería, pero tuve que hacerlo a la fuerza — I didn't want to, but I was forced to do it
se lo llevaron de su casa a la fuerza — he was taken from his home by force, he was taken forcibly from his home
a la fuerza tuvo que oírlos: ¡estaba a su lado! — he must have heard them: he was right next to them!
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alimentar a algn a la fuerza — to force-feed sb•
entrar en un lugar a la fuerza — [ladrón] to break into a place, break in; [policía, bombero] to force one's way into a place, enter a place forciblya la fuerza ahorcan —
dejará el ministerio cuando lo haga su jefe, ¡a la fuerza ahorcan! — he'll leave the ministry when his boss does, not that he has any choice anyway o life's tough! *
c)• en fuerza de — by virtue of
d)• es fuerza hacer algo — it is necessary to do sth
es fuerza reconocer que... — we must recognize that..., it must be admitted that...
e)• por fuerza — inevitably
una región pobre como la nuestra, por fuerza ha de ser más barata — in a poor region like ours prices will inevitably be o must be cheaper
7) (Fís, Mec) forcefuerza ascensional — (Aer) buoyancy
fuerza de sustentación — (Aer) lift
fuerza motriz — (lit) motive force; (fig) driving force
8) (=conjunto de personas) (Mil, Pol) forcefuerza de trabajo — workforce, labour force, labor force (EEUU)
fuerza pública — police, police force
9) (Elec) power* * *I1) (vigor, energía)por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it
2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force3) (de estructura, material) strength4) ( violencia) force5) (autoridad, poder) powerpor (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit
6) (Mil, Pol) force7) (Fís) force8) (en locs)IIa la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
* * *= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex. He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.----* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.* de fuerza = forceful.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fuerza aérea = Air Force.* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* fuerza económica = economic leverage.* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.* fuerza giratoria = turning power.* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.* fuerza letal = deadly force.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* fuerza militar = military forces.* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.* fuerza muscular = muscle power.* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.* fuerza política = political force, political power.* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.* fuerzas armadas = military forces.* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas del orden = police force.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerza vital = life force.* fuerza viva = living force.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.* medida de fuerza = crackdown.* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* * *I1) (vigor, energía)por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it
2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force3) (de estructura, material) strength4) ( violencia) force5) (autoridad, poder) powerpor (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit
6) (Mil, Pol) force7) (Fís) force8) (en locs)IIa la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
* * *= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.* de fuerza = forceful.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fuerza aérea = Air Force.* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* fuerza económica = economic leverage.* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.* fuerza giratoria = turning power.* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.* fuerza letal = deadly force.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* fuerza militar = military forces.* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.* fuerza muscular = muscle power.* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.* fuerza política = political force, political power.* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.* fuerzas armadas = military forces.* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas del orden = police force.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerza vital = life force.* fuerza viva = living force.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.* medida de fuerza = crackdown.* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* * *A(vigor, energía): tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms, she has great strength in her arms¡qué fuerza tienes! you're really strong!agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightlytuvimos que empujar con fuerza we had to push very hardpor más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo try as she might, she couldn't open ittuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo it took all her strength to lift ita último momento le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him at the last momentnecesitaba recuperar fuerzas I needed to recover my strength o get my strength backno me siento con fuerzas para hacer un viaje tan largo I don't have the strength to go on such a long journey, I don't feel up to making such a long journeygritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her mightha entrado al mercado con gran fuerza it has made a big impact on the marketCompuestos:strength of characterwillpowerB (del viento, de las olas) strength, forcevientos de fuerza ocho force eight windsC (de una estructura, un material) strengthD (violencia) forcehubo que recurrir a la fuerza para reducir al agresor they had to resort to force to subdue the assailantCompuesto:brute forceE (autoridad, poder) powerun sindicato de mucha fuerza a very strong union, a union with great powervan armados con la fuerza de la razón they are armed with the power of reason ( liter)se les castigará con toda la fuerza de la ley they will be punished with the full rigor o weight of the lawtener fuerza de ley to have the force of lawla fuerza de sus argumentos the strength of her argumentpor fuerza de costumbre out of force of habitCompuesto:se suspendió por causas de fuerza mayor it was canceled owing to circumstances beyond our controllas pérdidas sufridas por razones de fuerza mayor losses in cases of force majeureuna fuerza de paz a peacekeeping forceuna fuerza de ocupación an occupying forcefuerzas parlamentarias/políticas parliamentary/political forcesCompuestos:air forcetaskforceworkforce● fuerza disuasoria or de disuasióndeterrent( period):la fuerza pública the policefpl armed forces (pl)● fuerzas del orden or de orden públicoSpecial Forcesfpl social forces (pl)G ( Fís) forceCompuestos:acceleration● fuerza centrífuga/centrípetacentrifugal/centripetal forcegravity, force of gravity, gravitational pullinertialifthydraulic powermotive powerdecelerationkinetic energyH ( en locs):a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way, she has to come this waya la fuerza tuvo que verme, estaba sentado justo enfrente he must have seen me, I was sitting right oppositeno quería ir al dentista, hubo que llevarlo a la fuerza he didn't want to go to the dentist, we had to drag him thereentraron a la fuerza they forced their way inlo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave o made him leavea fuerza de bypude localizarlo a fuerza de llamarlo todos los días I had to call his number every day before I finally got hold of him, I only managed to get hold of him by calling him every daypor fuerza: tendrá que ganar por fuerza si quiere seguir compitiendo she has to win if she wants to stay in the competitionpor fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about itpor la fuerza by forcelo tuvieron que sacar de la casa por la fuerza he had to be forcibly removed from the housea la fuerza ahorcan I/we have no alternativea viva fuerza by sheer forceírsele a algn la fuerza por la boca to be all talk (and no action) ( colloq), to be all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)medir sus fuerzas con or contra algn to measure one's strength against sbsacar fuerzas de flaqueza: sacó fuerzas de flaqueza y consiguió llegar a la meta she made a supreme effort and managed to reach the tapesaqué fuerzas de flaqueza y me enfrenté a él I plucked o screwed up my courage and confronted him* * *
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)
fuerza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
forzar
fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino
1
no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength;
tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms;
agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly;
empuja con fuerza push hard;
le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him;
recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back;
gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might;
fuerza de voluntad willpower
2 ( violencia) force;
fuerza bruta brute force
3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force;
las fuerzas armadas the armed forces;
las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police;
fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity
4 ( en locs)◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;
lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there;
comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat;
entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in;
a fuerza de by;
aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard;
por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it;
por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence
(obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces
♦ Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity
(con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity
' fuerza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- agarrar
- ánimo
- boca
- camisa
- cerrarse
- débil
- decaer
- declinar
- demostración
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- enfriar
- estrujar
- fenomenal
- flaquear
- forzar
- fuerte
- garra
- gravedad
- impulso
- incapaz
- me
- menos
- motor
- motriz
- poder
- remolque
- renegar
- resistencia
- reunir
- sonora
- sonoro
- tirar
- Titán
- toro
- voluntad
- alarde
- apretar
- arrollador
- bloque
- capitán
- ceder
- chaleco
- comunicar
- fortificar
- maña
- siniestro
- someter
- vigor
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- blow over
- bluster
- bodily
- bolster
- brawn
- burn
- constraint
- decrease
- deterrent
- display
- draw
- driving force
- drum
- dynamic
- force
- forcible
- forcibly
- G-force
- gain
- gale
- gather
- grit
- hard
- hp
- hustle
- jam
- jam in
- juggernaut
- might
- motive
- muscle
- necessarily
- peacekeeping
- plonk
- power
- pull
- punch
- ram
- rule out
- sanction
- sap
- shall
- shoot out
- shoot up
- show
- spent
- straitjacket
* * *♦ nf1. [fortaleza] strength;el animal tiene mucha fuerza the animal is very strong;no me siento con fuerzas para caminar I don't feel strong enough to walk, I don't feel up to walking;su amor fue cobrando fuerza con el tiempo her love grew stronger with time;recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back;tener fuerzas para to have the strength to;Famse le va la fuerza por la boca he's all talk and no action;sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's couragela fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;la fuerza del destino the power of destiny;fuerza física strength;se necesita mucha fuerza física para hacer eso you need to be very strong to do that;Der fuerza mayor force majeure; [en seguros] act of God;no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control;fuerza de voluntad willpower2. [resistencia] [de material] strength3. [intensidad] [de sonido] loudness;[de dolor] intensity;aprieta con fuerza press hard;llueve con fuerza it's raining hard;un viento de fuerza 8 a force 8 wind4. [violencia] force;ceder a la fuerza to give in to force;emplear la fuerza to use force;por la fuerza by force;recurrir a la fuerza to resort to forcefuerza bruta brute force5. Mil forcefuerza aérea air force;fuerzas armadas armed forces;fuerzas de choque shock troops, storm troopers;fuerza disuasoria deterrent;fuerza de intervención troops, forces;fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force;fuerzas del orden (público) security forces;fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces;fuerzas de seguridad security forces6.fuerzas [grupo] forces;las diferentes fuerzas sociales the different forces in society;todas las fuerzas políticas se han puesto de acuerdo all the political groups have reached an agreement;las fuerzas vivas de la ciudad the most influential people in the city7. Fís forcefuerza centrífuga centrifugal force;fuerza centrípeta centripetal force;fuerza electromotriz electromotive force;fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity;fuerza hidráulica water power;fuerza motriz [que causa movimiento] driving force;Fig [impulso] prime mover;fuerza nuclear débil weak nuclear force;fuerza nuclear fuerte strong nuclear force8. Elec power;han cortado la fuerza the power has been cut♦ a fuerza de loc prep[a base de] by dint of;a fuerza de gritar mucho, conseguimos que nos oyera after a lot of shouting, we eventually managed to make him hear us;he aprendido la lección a fuerza de mucho estudiar I learnt the lesson by studying hard♦ a la fuerza loc adv1. [contra la voluntad] by force, forcibly;firmaron a la fuerza they were forced to sign;tuvo que llevarlo al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force, she had to forcibly drag him to school2. [forzosamente] inevitably;a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news;a la fuerza tenía que ocurrir un accidente there was bound to be an accident, an accident was inevitable♦ por fuerza loc adv[forzosamente] inevitably;tenía que ocurrir un desastre por fuerza a disaster was inevitable;esta noche tengo que salir por fuerza para atender a un paciente I absolutely have to go out tonight to see a patient* * *f1 strength;hacer fuerza try hard, make an effort;hacer fuerza a alguien fig put pressure on s.o., pressure s.o.;sacar fuerzas de flaqueza make a superhuman effort;cobrar fuerza fig gather ogain strength2 ( violencia) force;por fuerza I have no choice o option but to work this Sunday3 EL power4:la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;a fuerza de … by (dint of)5:fuerza es reconocer que … it has to be admitted that …* * *fuerza nf1) : strength, vigorfuerza de voluntad: willpower2) : forcefuerza bruta: brute force3) : power, mightfuerza de brazos: manpower4) fuerzas nfpl: forcesfuerzas armadas: armed forces5)a fuerza de : by, by dint of* * *fuerza n1. (en general) strength2. (potencia) force -
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