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1 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) ponerse aget down to (Sth., doing sth.)expr.• ponerse a (Hacer algo) expr.v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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let's get down to business — (=start work) pongámonos manos a la obra; (=get to the point) vayamos al granobrass 2., get down 2., 2), nitty-gritty•
when you get down to it there's not much difference between them — cuando lo miras bien, no se diferencian mucho* * *v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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2 set down
((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) dejarv + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( put down) \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar*; ( emphatically) depositarb) \<\<passenger\>\> dejarc) ( record in writing)she set down her experiences in her autobiography — escribió or relató sus experiencias en su autobiografía
all the facts you need are set down in this book — todos los datos que necesitas están en este libro
d) ( prescribe) \<\<rule/condition\>\> establecer*, fijarVT + ADV1) (=put down) [+ object] dejar; [+ passenger] bajar, dejar2) (=record) poner por escritoto set sth down in writing or on paper — poner algo por escrito
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( put down) \<\<object\>\> poner*, colocar*; ( emphatically) depositarb) \<\<passenger\>\> dejarc) ( record in writing)she set down her experiences in her autobiography — escribió or relató sus experiencias en su autobiografía
all the facts you need are set down in this book — todos los datos que necesitas están en este libro
d) ( prescribe) \<\<rule/condition\>\> establecer*, fijar -
3 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) bajar2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) dejar, soltar3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) sofocar4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) sacrificarput down vb dejarput that gun down! ¡deja esa pistola!put down vt1) suppress: aplastar, suprimir2) attribute: atribuirshe put it down to luck: lo atribuyó a la suertev.• colgar (teléfono) v.• entrecoger v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( set down) \<\<bag/pen\>\> dejar; \<\<telephone\>\> colgar*she put the package down on the table — puso or depositó el paquete sobre la mesa
b) ( lay) \<\<tiles/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*c) ( lower) bajard) \<\<passenger\>\> dejar2)a) ( suppress) \<\<rebellion\>\> sofocar*b) ( destroy) (BrE euph) \<\<animal\>\> sacrificar* (euf), matar3)a) ( write down) \<\<thoughts\>\> anotar, escribir*; \<\<name\>\> poner*, escribir*put it down on paper — escríbelo, ponlo por escrito
b) ( assess)to put somebody down as something — catalogar* a algn de algo
c) ( attribute)to put something down to something — atribuirle* algo a algo
4) ( in part payment) \<\<sum\>\> entregar*, dejar (en depósito); \<\<deposit\>\> dejar5) v + o + adv (belittle, humiliate) \<\<person\>\> rebajarwhy are you always putting yourself down? — ¿por qué te menosprecias?
6) v + adv ( Aviat) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> aterrizar*1. VT + ADV1) [+ object] (=leave) dejar; (=let go of) soltar; [+ telephone] colgar; [+ passenger] dejar (bajar), dejar (apearse)put it down! — ¡déjalo!, ¡suéltalo!
once I started the book I couldn't put it down — una vez que empecé el libro no podía dejarlo or dejar de leerlo
foot 1., 1), root 1., 3)put me down! — ¡bájame!
2) (=lay) [+ carpets, poison, trap] poner, colocar3) (=lower) [+ blinds, hand] bajar4) (=close) [+ umbrella, parasol] cerrar5) (=write down) [+ ideas] anotar, apuntar; [+ name on list] poner, inscribirI've put down a few ideas — he anotado or apuntado algunas ideas
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I've put you down as unemployed — lo he inscrito or apuntado como desempleado•
put me down for £15 — apúntame 15 librasput me down for two, please — por favor, apúntame dos
he's put his son down for Eton — ha inscrito a su hijo en Eton (internado privado)
I'll put you down for the interview on Radio 4, ok? — te apunto para la entrevista en Radio 4, ¿vale?
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to put sth down in writing or on paper — poner algo por escritoput it down on my account — (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta
6) (=suppress) [+ revolt] reprimir, sofocar7) (=reduce in rank) degradar; (Sport etc) pasar a una división inferior8) * (=criticize, snub) hacer de menos, rebajarhe's always putting me down in front of my friends — siempre me está haciendo de menos or rebajando delante de mis amigos
to put o.s. down — hacerse de menos, rebajarse
9) (=pay)•
she put down £500 on the car — dejó una señal or un anticipo de 500 libras para el coche10) (Brit)euph•
to have an animal put down — sacrificar a un animal11) (=put to bed) [+ baby] acostar, poner a dormir12) (=table) [+ motion, amendment] presentar13) (=store in cellar) [+ wine] poner en cava2.VI + ADV (Aer) aterrizar* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( set down) \<\<bag/pen\>\> dejar; \<\<telephone\>\> colgar*she put the package down on the table — puso or depositó el paquete sobre la mesa
b) ( lay) \<\<tiles/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*c) ( lower) bajard) \<\<passenger\>\> dejar2)a) ( suppress) \<\<rebellion\>\> sofocar*b) ( destroy) (BrE euph) \<\<animal\>\> sacrificar* (euf), matar3)a) ( write down) \<\<thoughts\>\> anotar, escribir*; \<\<name\>\> poner*, escribir*put it down on paper — escríbelo, ponlo por escrito
b) ( assess)to put somebody down as something — catalogar* a algn de algo
c) ( attribute)to put something down to something — atribuirle* algo a algo
4) ( in part payment) \<\<sum\>\> entregar*, dejar (en depósito); \<\<deposit\>\> dejar5) v + o + adv (belittle, humiliate) \<\<person\>\> rebajarwhy are you always putting yourself down? — ¿por qué te menosprecias?
6) v + adv ( Aviat) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> aterrizar* -
4 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) calmarse, tranquilizarse2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) ponerse cómodo, acomodarse, instalarse3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) ponersesettle down vb1. instalarse2. tranquilizarsethe children were excited and couldn't settle down los niños estaban muy alterados y no se tranquilizabanv.• radicarse v.• sentar v.• situar v.1) v + adva) ( become calm)things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas
settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos
b) ( get comfortable)c) ( apply oneself)d) (in place, activity)you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio
e) ( become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza2) v + o + adv ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar*1. VI + ADV1) (=get comfortable) ponerse cómodo, acomodarseI settled down in my favourite chair — me puse cómodo or me acomodé or me arrellané en mi silla preferida
2) (=apply o.s.)to settle down to sth: after dinner, he settled down to a video — después de cenar se puso a ver un vídeo
I couldn't get the children to settle down to work — no conseguía que los niños se pusieran a trabajar
3) (=calm down) calmarse, tranquilizarse4) (=adopt a stable life) echar raíceswhy don't you settle down and get married? — ¿por qué no sientas cabeza y te casas? *
5) (=get back to normal) [situation] volver a la normalidad, normalizarse2. VT + ADV1) (=make comfortable) poner cómodo, acomodarwhy don't you help Philippa unpack and settle her down? — ¿por qué no le ayudas a Philippa a deshacer las maletas e instalarse?
2) (=calm down) calmar, tranquilizarI turned on the TV to settle them down — encendí la tele para calmarlos or tranquilizarlos
* * *1) v + adva) ( become calm)things seem to have settled down after the riots — parece que las cosas se han apaciguado or calmado después de las revueltas
settle down please, children — niños, por favor, tranquilos
b) ( get comfortable)c) ( apply oneself)d) (in place, activity)you should get a job and settle down — deberías conseguirte un trabajo y establecerte or echar raíces en algún sitio
e) ( become more responsible) sentar* (la) cabeza2) v + o + adv ( make calm) calmar, tranquilizar* -
5 get down
(to make (a person) sad: Working in this place really gets me down.) deprimir, desanimarget down vb bajarcan you get that suitcase down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa maleta?1) v + adva) ( descend) bajarb) ( crouch) agacharseto get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (take, lift, bring down) bajarb) ( write down) \<\<message/details\>\> anotar, tomar nota defirst get it down on paper, then we'll discuss it — primero ponlo por escrito y luego lo discutiremos
3) v + o + adva) ( reduce) \<\<costs/inflation\>\> reducir*; \<\<blood pressure\>\> bajarb) ( depress) deprimir4) v + prep + o ( descend) \<\<stairs\>\> bajar; \<\<ladder\>\> bajarse de; \<\<rope\>\> bajar por1. VT + ADVcan you get that jar down for me? — ¿puedes bajarme esa jarra?
2) (=swallow) tragarse, tragar3) (=note down) escribir•
to get sth down in writing or on paper — poner algo por escrito4) (=reduce) [+ prices] bajar•
I need to get my weight down a bit — tengo que bajar de peso un poco5) * (=depress) deprimir6) * (=annoy) molestarwhat gets me down is the way they take him for granted — lo que me molesta es que no sepan valorarlo
2. VI + ADV1) (=descend) bajar (from, off de)get down from there! — ¡baja de ahí!
2) (=reduce) bajarget down to3) (=crouch) agacharsequick, get down! they'll see you! — ¡rápido, agáchate, te van a ver!
4) * (=leave table) levantarse de la mesamay I get down? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?
5) (=go) bajar* * *1) v + adva) ( descend) bajarb) ( crouch) agacharseto get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (take, lift, bring down) bajarb) ( write down) \<\<message/details\>\> anotar, tomar nota defirst get it down on paper, then we'll discuss it — primero ponlo por escrito y luego lo discutiremos
3) v + o + adva) ( reduce) \<\<costs/inflation\>\> reducir*; \<\<blood pressure\>\> bajarb) ( depress) deprimir4) v + prep + o ( descend) \<\<stairs\>\> bajar; \<\<ladder\>\> bajarse de; \<\<rope\>\> bajar por -
6 put down to
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7 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) entregar2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) imponer, fijar3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) guardar (en bodega)v.• abalizar v.• acostar v.• posar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + ob) (prescribe, fix) \<\<guidelines/procedure\>\> establecer*, determinar; law 1) b)1. VT + ADV1) (=put down) [+ book, pen] dejar, poner a un lado; [+ luggage] dejar; [+ burden] posar, depositar en tierra; [+ cards] extender sobre el tapete; (=lay flat) [+ person, body] acostar, tenderto lay o.s. down — tumbarse, echarse
2) [+ ship] colocar la quilla de3) [+ wine] poner en bodega, guardar en cava4) (=give up) [+ arms] deponer, rendirto lay down one's life for sth/sb — dar su vida por algo/algn
5) (=establish) [+ condition] establecer; [+ precedent] sentar, establecer; [+ principle] establecer, formular; [+ policy] trazar, formular; [+ ruling] dictarlaw 1., 2)to lay it down that... — asentar que..., dictaminar que...
6) (=impose) [+ condition] imponer2.VI + ADV (Cards) poner sus cartas sobre el tapete; (Bridge) (as dummy) tumbarse* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + ob) (prescribe, fix) \<\<guidelines/procedure\>\> establecer*, determinar; law 1) b) -
8 lie down
(to take a flat or horizontal position: The man lay down; My hair won't lie down.) echarse, tumbarsev.• acostar v.• encamar v.• recostar v.• yacer v.v + adva) ( adopt lying position) echarse, acostarse*, tenderse*b) ( be lying) estar* echado or acostado or tendidoto take something lying down: I won't take this lying down — no voy a permitir que me traten (or me hablen, etc) así sin protestar or pelear
VI + ADV echarse, acostarse, tenderse, tumbarse- lie down on the job- take sth lying downhe's not one to take things lying down — no es de los que se callan, no es de los que tragan con todo *
we're not going to take this lying down — no nos vamos a callar con este tema, no vamos a permitir que esto se quede así
* * *v + adva) ( adopt lying position) echarse, acostarse*, tenderse*b) ( be lying) estar* echado or acostado or tendidoto take something lying down: I won't take this lying down — no voy a permitir que me traten (or me hablen, etc) así sin protestar or pelear
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9 load down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o (usu pass)to be loaded down with something — ( with parcels) ir* cargado de algo; ( with problems) estar* abrumado or agobiado por algo
VT + ADVto be loaded down with sth: she was loaded down with shopping — iba cargada de bolsas de la compra
he was loaded down with debt — estaba cargado or agobiado de deudas
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (usu pass)to be loaded down with something — ( with parcels) ir* cargado de algo; ( with problems) estar* abrumado or agobiado por algo
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10 upside-down
upside-down [.ʌp.saɪd'daʊn] adj: al revésadj.• al revés expr.adv.• al revés adv.['ʌpsaɪd'daʊn]1.ADV al revés; (=untidily) patas arribato turn sth upside-down — volver algo al revés; (fig) revolverlo todo
we turned everything upside-down looking for it — al buscarlo lo revolvimos todo, en la búsqueda lo registramos todo de arriba abajo
2.ADJ al revésthe room was upside-down — reinaba el desorden en el cuarto, en el cuarto todo estaba patas arriba *
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11 crack down
crack down vt: tomar medidas enérgicascrack down (on s.o.)expr.• tomar medidas enérgicas (contra alguien) expr.v + advto crack down on somebody/something — tomar medidas enérgicas contra alguien/algo
VI + ADVto crack down (on sth/sb) — tomar medidas enérgicas or duras (contra algo/algn)
* * *v + advto crack down on somebody/something — tomar medidas enérgicas contra alguien/algo
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12 grind down
(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) oprimir, aplastar; destruirv + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( polish) pulirb) ( oppress) oprimirVT + ADV1) (lit) pulverizarto grind sth down to (a) powder — reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo
2) (=wear away) desgastar3) (=oppress) agobiar, oprimir* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( polish) pulirb) ( oppress) oprimir -
13 cut down on sth.
cut down on sth.expr.• reducir el consumo de algo expr. -
14 hand sth. down to s.o.
hand sth. down to s.o. (Clothing, etc., from one person to another)expr.expr.• transmitir v. -
15 bear down
v + adv ( in childbirth) empujar, pujarVI + ADV1) (=come closer)to bear down on sth/sb — echarse encima a algo/algn
2) (=press down) presionar3) (=push) (in childbirth) empujar* * *v + adv ( in childbirth) empujar, pujar -
16 press down
v.• comprimir v.• recalcar v.• sumir v.1.VT + ADV (=depress) [+ button, knob, switch] apretar, presionar; (=flatten) presionar hacia abajoseal the edges by pressing them down — cierre los lados presionándolos hacia abajo, cierre los lados apretándolos
2.VI + ADVto press down on sth — (gen) presionar algo, hacer presión sobre algo; (on pedal, accelerator) pisar algo
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17 reach down
1. VI + ADV1) (=extend)2) (=stretching out hand) bajarsebend forward in your chair and reach down to touch the floor with your hands — inclínese hacia delante en la silla y baje hasta tocar el suelo con las manos
3) (crouching) agacharse•
to reach down to pick sth up — agacharse para recoger algo2.VT + ADV (=take from shelf) [+ book, bottle] alcanzar -
18 back down
(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) echarse/volverse atrás; rajarsev.• claudicar v.• recular v.v + adv volverse* atrás, echarse para atrásVI + ADV echarse atrás, dar marcha atrásto back down on sth — echarse atrás en algo, dar marcha atrás en algo
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19 put down as
VT + PREP•
to put sb down as sth — catalogar a algn como algoI would put her down as about 30 — le daría unos 30 años, debe tener unos 30 años
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20 average down
VT + ADVto average sth down — sacar el promedio or la media de algo tirando hacia abajo
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