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1 drop

drop [drɒp]

laisser tomber ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) baisser ⇒ 1 (b) déposer ⇒ 1 (c) laisser échapper ⇒ 1 (e) écrire ⇒ 1 (f) omettre ⇒ 1 (g) perdre ⇒ 1 (h) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (b) baisser ⇒ 2 (c) goutte ⇒ 3 (a) baisse ⇒ 3 (b) chute ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) hauteur de chute ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp dropped, cont dropping)

1 transitive verb

(a) (let fall → accidentally) laisser tomber; (→ liquid) laisser tomber goutte à goutte; (→ trousers) laisser tomber; (→ bomb) lancer, lâcher; (→ stitch) sauter, laisser tomber; (release) lâcher;

∎ be careful not to drop it fais attention à ne pas le laisser tomber;

∎ drop it! (to dog) lâche ça!;

∎ he dropped it from the balcony to his accomplice il l'a lancé à son complice depuis le balcon;

∎ they dropped soldiers/supplies by parachute ils ont parachuté des soldats/du ravitaillement;

∎ to drop a curtsy faire une révérence;

∎ Nautical to drop anchor mouiller, jeter l'ancre;

∎ Sport to drop a goal (in rugby) marquer un drop;

∎ she dropped the ball over the net (in tennis) elle a placé un amorti juste derrière le filet;

∎ British familiar to drop a brick or a clanger faire une gaffe

(b) (lower → voice) baisser; (→ speed) réduire; (→ hem) ressortir

(c) (deliver) déposer;

∎ could you drop me at the corner, please? pouvez-vous me déposer au coin, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ we dropped the parcel at John's on the way home nous avons déposé le paquet chez John en rentrant

(d) (abandon → friend) laisser tomber, lâcher; (→ discussion, work) abandonner, laisser tomber;

∎ I've dropped the idea of going j'ai renoncé à y aller;

∎ to drop everything laisser tout tomber;

∎ he dropped what he was doing and came round to help us il a abandonné ce qu'il était en train de faire pour venir nous aider;

∎ let's drop the subject ne parlons plus de cela, parlons d'autre chose;

∎ she dropped me to go out with the captain of the rugby team elle m'a laissé tomber pour sortir avec le capitaine de l'équipe de rugby;

∎ just drop it! laissez tomber!, assez!

(e) (utter → remark) laisser échapper;

∎ to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch;

∎ he dropped me a hint that she wanted to come il m'a fait comprendre qu'elle voulait venir;

∎ she let (it) drop that she had been there (accidentally) elle a laissé échapper qu'elle y était allée; (deliberately) elle a fait comprendre qu'elle y était allée

(f) (send → letter, note) écrire, envoyer;

∎ I'll drop you a line next week je t'enverrai un petit mot la semaine prochaine;

∎ I'll drop it in the mail or British post je la mettrai à la poste

(g) (omit → when speaking) ne pas prononcer; (→ when writing) omettre; (→ intentionally) supprimer;

∎ we dropped the love scene nous avons supprimé la scène d'amour;

∎ he drops his h's il n'aspire pas les h;

∎ let's drop the formalities, shall we? oublions les formalités, d'accord?;

∎ to drop a player from a team écarter un joueur d'une équipe

(h) British (lose) perdre;

∎ he dropped $50 gambling il a laissé ou perdu 50 dollars au jeu;

∎ they dropped one game ils ont perdu un match

(i) Computing (icon) lâcher

(j) American familiar (spend) claquer

(k) familiar (knock down → with punch) sonner; (→ with shot) descendre^□

(l) familiar drugs slang

∎ to drop acid prendre ou avaler de l'acide^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall → object) tomber, retomber; (→ liquid) tomber goutte à goutte; (→ ground) s'abaisser;

∎ the book dropped from or out of her hands le livre lui tomba des mains;

∎ the road drops into the valley la route plonge vers la vallée;

∎ figurative it all dropped into place tout s'est mis en place;

∎ Theatre the curtain dropped le rideau tomba

(b) (person → sink down) se laisser tomber, tomber; (→ collapse) s'écrouler, s'affaisser;

∎ she dropped to her knees elle est tombée à genoux;

∎ I dropped exhausted into a chair je me suis écroulé exténué sur une chaise;

∎ I'm ready to drop (from fatigue) je tombe de fatigue, je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes; (from sleepiness) je tombe de sommeil;

∎ he'll work until he drops il va travailler jusqu'à épuisement;

∎ she dropped dead elle est tombée raide morte;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ I find that I drop back into the local dialect when I go home je réalise que je retombe dans le dialecte quand je rentre chez moi;

∎ the team dropped to third place l'équipe est descendue à la troisième position

(c) (decrease → price, speed) baisser, diminuer; (→ temperature) baisser; (→ wind) se calmer, tomber; (→ voice) baisser;

∎ shares dropped a point les actions ont reculé d'un point;

∎ the pound dropped three points against the dollar la livre a reculé de ou a perdu trois points par rapport au dollar;

∎ interest rates have dropped by 1 percent les taux d'intérêt ont baissé de 1 pour cent

(d) (end) cesser;

∎ there the matter dropped l'affaire en est restée là

(e) (give birth → animal) mettre bas

3 noun

(a) (of liquid) goutte f;

∎ the rain fell in huge drops la pluie tombait à grosses gouttes;

∎ drop by drop goutte à goutte;

∎ there hasn't been a drop of rain for weeks il n'y a pas eu une goutte de pluie depuis des semaines;

∎ would you like a drop of wine? que diriez-vous d'une goutte ou d'une larme de vin?;

∎ there's a drop left in the bottle il reste une goutte dans la bouteille;

∎ familiar he's had a drop too much (to drink) il a bu un verre de trop^□ ;

∎ I haven't touched a drop since je n'y ai pas touché depuis;

∎ it's just a drop in the ocean ce n'est qu'une goutte d'eau dans la mer

(b) (decrease → in price) baisse f, chute f (in de); (→ in temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in voltage) chute f (in de)

(c) (fall) chute f; (in parachuting) saut m (en parachute);

∎ it was a long drop from the top of the wall ça faisait haut depuis le haut du mur;

∎ at the drop of a hat sans hésiter, à tout moment;

∎ she'll offer to sing at the drop of a hat elle propose de chanter pour un oui ou pour un non

(d) (vertical distance) hauteur f de chute; (slope) descente f brusque; (abyss) à-pic m inv, précipice m; (in climbing) vide m;

∎ a sudden drop in the ground level une soudaine dénivellation;

∎ it's a 50-metre drop from the cliff to the sea il y a (un dénivelé de) ou une hauteur de 50 mètres entre le haut de la falaise et la mer;

∎ careful, it's a long drop attention, c'est haut;

∎ American to have the drop on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn

(e) (earring) pendant m, pendeloque f; (on necklace) pendentif m; (on chandelier) pendeloque f

(f) (sweet) bonbon m, pastille f;

∎ lemon drops bonbons mpl au citron

(g) (delivery) livraison f; (from plane) parachutage m, droppage m;

∎ to make a drop déposer un colis

(h) (hiding place) cachette f, dépôt m (clandestin)

(i) (place to leave something) lieu m de dépôt

(j) familiar old-fashioned

∎ the drop (hanging) la potence^□ ;

∎ he's for the drop il est bon pour la potence

4 drops plural noun

Medicine gouttes fpl

►► Cars drop arm bielle f pendante;

Computing & Typography drop cap lettrine f;

drop curtain rideau m (à la française);

Metallurgy drop forge marteau-pilon m;

Sport drop goal (in rugby) drop-goal m, drop m;

Technology drop hammer marteau-pilon m;

drop handlebars guidon m renversé;

Sport drop kick (in rugby) coup m de pied tombé;

Computing & Typography drop letter lettrine f;

British Cookery drop scone = sorte de crêpe épaisse;

drop seat strapontin m;

Commerce drop shipment = envoi commercial facturé à un grossiste mais expédié directement au détaillant;

Sport drop shot (in tennis) amorti m;

Cars drop test essai m de chute;

drop zone zone f de droppage

➲ drop away intransitive verb

(a) (interest, support) diminuer, baisser

(b) (land) s'abaisser

➲ drop back intransitive verb

retourner en arrière, se laisser devancer ou distancer

➲ drop by intransitive verb

passer

➲ drop down intransitive verb

(person) tomber (par terre); (table leaf) se rabattre

➲ drop in

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped in for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment;

∎ to drop in on sb passer voir qn

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop it in on my way to work je le déposerai demain en allant au travail;

∎ familiar you dropped me right in it tu m'as mis dans le pétrin

➲ drop off

1 separable transitive verb

(person) déposer; (package, thing) déposer, laisser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall asleep) s'endormir; (have a nap) faire un (petit) somme

(b) (decrease → membership, attendance etc) diminuer, baisser

(c) (fall off) tomber;

∎ all the flowers dropped off when I moved the plant toutes les fleurs sont tombées lorsque j'ai déplacé la plante

➲ drop out intransitive verb

(a) (fall out) tomber;

∎ my purse must have dropped out of my bag mon porte-monnaie a dû tomber de mon sac

(b) (withdraw) renoncer;

∎ she dropped out of the race elle s'est retirée de la course;

∎ he dropped out of school il a abandonné ses études;

∎ words that have dropped out of current usage des mots qui ont disparu de l'usage courant

(c) (person → from society) vivre en marge de la société

➲ drop round British

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped round for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop that book round for you tomorrow je déposerai ce livre chez toi demain

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2 ♦ drop

♦ drop /drɒp/
n.

1 goccia ( anche fig.): drops of rain [of dew, of blood], gocce di pioggia [di rugiada, di sangue]; in drops, a gocce, (a) goccia a goccia; Have you taken your drops?, hai preso le gocce ( di medicina)?; eye drops, collirio; ear [nose] drops, gocce per le orecchie [per il naso]; a drop of water [milk, whisky, coffee], un goccio d'acqua [di latte, di whisky, di caffè]; Add a few drops of vanilla essence, aggiungete qualche goccia di essenza di vaniglia; He's had a drop too much, ha bevuto un po' troppo; è ubriaco; She hasn't touched a drop for thirty years, non tocca un goccio d'alcol da trent'anni; glass [crystal] drops, gocce di vetro [di cristallo]

2 drop; caramellina ( di gomma e frutta): fruit drops, caramelline (dure) di frutta; cough drops, caramelline per la tosse

3 (= drop-off) calo; abbassamento ( della temperatura, ecc.): a sudden drop in temperature, un abbassamento improvviso della temperatura; (fis., mecc.) pressure drop, calo di pressione; (elettr.) tube voltage drop, caduta di tensione in una valvola; a steep drop, un forte calo; There was a sudden drop in prices [sales, profit, inflation figures], c'è stato un improvviso calo dei prezzi [delle vendite, dei profitti, dei valori dell'inflazione]; (econ.) a drop in exports, un calo delle esportazioni; (econ.) a drop in domestic demand, una flessione della domanda interna

4 (fig.) abbassamento; peggioramento: a drop in living standards [in social standing], un abbassamento del tenore di vita [della condizione sociale]

5 differenza in altezza; dislivello: a drop of 100 metres, un dislivello di 100 metri

6 ( USA = drop-off) discesa ripida; strapiombo

7 (fig.) briciolo, pizzico: a drop of sympathy [compassion], un briciolo di comprensione [di compassione]

8 ( sport) retrocessione

9 (teatr., = drop curtain) siparietto; sipario

10 (aeron.) lancio ( di paracadutisti o di materiale); discesa col paracadute: food drops, lanci di viveri ( a sinistrati, ecc.)

11 (fam.) consegna: He made the first drop of the day at 7am, ha fatto la prima consegna della giornata alle sette del mattino

12 ( slang USA) deposito di ricettatore; (posto di) consegna di messaggi segreti (o di merce illegale, droga, ecc.): to make a drop, fare una consegna

13 (fam. sport) retrocessione

14 ( baseball) lancio a scendere; palla bassa

15 trabocchetto ( che si apre sotto i piedi del condannato all'impiccagione, ecc.)

● (edil.) drop ball, «drop ball»; berta ( per demolizioni) □ (elettr.) drop bar, sbarra di messa a terra □ (tipogr.) drop cap, capolettera (sost. m.) □ ( USA) drop cloth ► dustsheet □ (comput.) drop-down list, elenco a discesa □ drop earring, orecchino a goccia □ (metall.) drop forged, fucinato a stampo □ (metall.) drop forging, stampaggio con maglio meccanico; fucinatura a stampo □ ( rugby) drop goal, «drop»; marcatura su calcio di rimbalzo □ (metall.) drop hammer, maglio a caduta libera □ ( ciclismo) drop handlebar, manubrio a corna di bue ( sulle bici da corsa) □ drop-in, accessibile senza appuntamento o prenotazione; ( di oggetto) che si inserisce dall'alto: drop-in centre (o clinic) centro di assistenza, ambulatorio, ecc., che riceve senza appuntamento; on a drop-in basis, senza dover prendere appuntamento □ a drop in the bucket (o in the ocean), una goccia nel mare; una quantità minima rispetto al totale □ ( rugby) drop kick, «drop», calcio di rimbalzo □ drop-off ► drop, def. 3 e 6 □ (mecc.) drop press, pressa meccanica verticale □ ( cucina) drop scone, focaccina dolce cotta su una piastra □ (comm.) drop shipment, spedizione diretta ( dal grossista al consumatore finale) □ drop shoulders, spalle cadenti ( di abito) □ ( tennis) drop shot, palla smorzata, drop shot □ (fotogr.) drop shutter, obiettivo per istantanee □ (costr. idrauliche) drop spillway, sfioratore a stramazzo □ (metall.) drop stamping, stampaggio al maglio □ (aeron.) drop tank, serbatoio sganciabile □ (ind.) drop test, test di caduta libera □ drop waist, vita bassa ( di abito) □ (elettr.) drop wire, (filo di) discesa □ (mil., ecc.) drop zone, zona dei lanci □ (fig.) at the drop of a hat, su due piedi; seduta stante □ (fig. USA) to have the drop on sb., avere q. sotto tiro; (fig.) avere q. in pugno □ ( USA) mail drop, posto in cui lasciare la posta; buca per lettere.
♦ (to) drop /drɒp/
A v. i.

1 cadere ( anche fig.); ( di persona) buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere: The apples have all dropped from the trees, tutte le mele sono cadute dagli alberi; He dropped to his knees, si è buttato in ginocchio; A few crumbs dropped on the floor, alcune briciole sono cadute per terra; The ball dropped into the net, la palla è caduta in rete; Everyone dropped to the floor when the shooting started, si sono tutti buttati a terra quando è iniziata la sparatoria; He dropped into a chair, si è lasciato cadere su una sedia; to drop dead from a heart attack, stramazzare fulminato da un attacco cardiaco

2 ( di valore) scendere; calare: The temperature will drop at night-time, la temperatura scenderà di notte; The cost of living has dropped, il costo della vita è calato; Prices dropped suddenly, i prezzi sono scesi all'improvviso; Share prices dropped back half a percent, i prezzi delle azioni sono scesi di mezzo punto percentuale

3 ( del vento) calare

4 lanciarsi ( con il paracadute)

5 ( del terreno; anche to drop away) digradare, abbassarsi di livello: The ground drops away suddenly, il terreno si abbassa di livello all'improvviso

6 ( di occhi, sguardo, voce) abbassarsi: Her gaze dropped to the child beside her, il suo sguardo si è abbassato sul bambino che le stava accanto; His voice dropped to a whisper, la sua voce si è fatta un sussurro

7 retrocedere, scendere ( in una classifica): Chelsea have dropped to fifth (place), il Chelsea è sceso al quinto posto

8 (fam. USA) drogarsi; farsi (pop.)

9 ( slang USA) farsi arrestare; farsi beccare (pop.)

10 (fam.) crollare ( per la stanchezza): I'm ready to drop, non mi reggo più in piedi (dalla stanchezza), sono stanco morto; until (o till) you drop, fino a non poterne più

11 (lett.) gocciolare, stillare: Rain was still dropping from the trees, la pioggia gocciolava ancora dagli alberi

B v. t.

1 lasciar cadere ( volontariamente), mettere, buttare: She dropped two tablets into the glass, ha lasciato cadere due pastiglie nel bicchiere; He dropped a donation into the box, ha messo un'offerta nella cassetta; They drop their clothes all over the floor, buttano i vestiti per terra dappertutto; She dropped her head on his chest, ha posato la testa sul suo petto

2 lasciar cadere ( involontariamente), lasciarsi sfuggire di mano: I dropped my phone in a puddle, mi è caduto il telefono in una pozzanghera; Careful, you'll drop it!, fai attenzione, ti può sfuggire di mano!

3 lanciare ( paracadutisti, rifornimenti, ecc.); (mil.) sganciare ( bombe): They were dropped behind enemy lines, sono stati lanciati oltre le linee nemiche; The aeroplane dropped supplies for the flood victims, l'aeroplano ha lanciato provviste per gli alluvionati

4 abbassare, diminuire: They dropped the price by £25,000, hanno abbassato il prezzo di 25 000 sterline; ( banca) to drop interest rates, calare i tassi d'interesse; to drop one's speed, ridurre la velocità, rallentare

5 abbassare ( lo sguardo, la voce): to drop one's eyes, abbassare gli occhi; He dropped his voice so only she could hear, ha abbassato la voce in modo che solo lei potesse sentire

6 (fam.) lasciare, depositare ( un passeggero, un pacco, ecc.): The truck driver dropped the hitchhiker at the crossroads, il camionista ha lasciato l'autostoppista all'incrocio; Drop the parcel at his home, lascia il pacco a casa sua; I'll drop you home if you like, ti porto a casa, se vuoi

7 abbandonare, lasciar perdere; perdere ( un'abitudine); togliere dal piano di studi ( una materia): The plan has been dropped, il progetto è stato abbandonato; Can we just drop the subject now?, possiamo lasciar perdere l'argomento ora?; Every time he calls she just drops everything and goes running to him, ogni volta che la chiama, lascia perdere tutto e corre da lui; He needs to drop the habit of telling everyone what to do, deve perdere l'abitudine di dire a tutti cosa fare; She dropped history and did biology instead, ha tolto storia dal piano di studi e l'ha sostituita con biologia; The clause had to be dropped from the legislation, la clausola ha dovuto essere esclusa dalla legge

8 omettere; tralasciare: The printer has dropped a whole line, il tipografo ha omesso una riga intera; to drop one's h's, non pronunciare le h (all'inizio delle parole)

9 scrivere velocemente, buttar giù ( un messaggio); mandare, spedire ( una lettera): to drop a card [an email], scrivere velocemente un biglietto [un'e-mail]; to drop sb. a line [a note], buttar giù due righe [un messaggio] per q.; Drop me a postcard to let me know you've arrived, mandami una cartolina per farmi sapere che sei arrivato

10 (fam.) rompere con; mollare (fam.): All his old friends have dropped him, tutti i suoi vecchi amici hanno rotto con lui; She just dropped me, and I don't know why, mi ha appena mollato e non so perché

11 buttare lì, fare casualmente ( un'osservazione, un accenno, ecc.): She dropped a remark about some trouble at work, ha buttato lì un'osservazione su un qualche problema al lavoro; Just drop a hint and he'll understand, fai un accenno casuale e lui capirà

12 abbattere; ( anche boxe) atterrare, stendere: to drop a tree, abbattere un albero; Jim dropped his attacker with a punch, Jim ha steso il suo avversario con un pugno

13 (aeron., mil.) lanciare; paracadutare

14 ( basket) depositare ( la palla) nel canestro

15 ( sport: dell'allenatore) escludere, lasciare fuori ( dalla squadra): He was dropped because of injury [for the next three games], è stato escluso per infortunio [dalle prossime tre partite]

16 ( sport) perdere ( un punto, un game, ecc.): They have dropped six points in the last three matches, hanno perso sei punti nelle ultime tre partite

17 ( golf) «droppare», mandare ( la palla) in buca: He dropped a 12 foot putt, ha droppato da tre metri e mezzo

18 (fam.) perdere ( denaro, spec. al gioco): Apparently, he dropped $10,000 in one evening, sembra che abbia perso 10 000 dollari in una sola serata

19 (fam.) prendere ( droga) per bocca: to drop acid, impasticcarsi; to drop an E, buttar giù una pasticca di ecstasy

20 ( slang USA) spacciare ( soldi o assegni falsi)

21 ( di animali) partorire; ( slang: di donna) scodellare ( un figlio): The ewe has dropped two lambs, la pecora ha partorito due agnelli

● to be dropping like flies, cadere come mosche: The soldiers were dropping like flies under the enemy fire, i soldati cadevano come mosche sotto il fuoco nemico □ (naut.) to drop anchor, dar fondo all'ancora □ to drop asleep, addormentarsi □ (naut.) to drop astern, rimanere indietro □ to drop an act, smetterla di recitare una parte: Drop the injured act and tell me what's the matter, smettila di recitare la parte della persona ferita e dimmi qual è il problema □ (fam. fig.) to drop a bomb (o a bombshell), dare una notizia clamorosa (o che è una bomba) □ (leg.) ( del giudice) to drop a case, pronunciare un non luogo a procedere □ (leg.) to drop a charge, ritirare un'accusa □ (fam. ingl.) to drop a clanger [a brick], fare una gaffe: He was famous for dropping clangers, era noto per le sue gaffe □ (teatr. e fig.) to drop the curtain, calare il sipario □ to drop a curtsy, fare un inchino □ ( slang USA) to drop a dime (o the dime) on sb., fare la spia su q.; denunciare q. □ ( rugby) to drop a goal, segnare su calcio di rimbalzo □ ( boxe, scherma, anche fig.) to drop one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ to drop it, smetterla, finirla: Just drop it, will you?, finiscila, va bene? □ to drop sb. [st.] like a hot potato, mollare q. [qc.] di punto in bianco: I dropped him [the idea] like a hot potato, l'ho mollato [ho mollato l'idea] di punto in bianco □ (scherz.) to drop off the twig, tirare le cuoia □ ( nei lavori a maglia) to drop a stitch, lasciar cadere una maglia □ (fam.) to drop sb. in it (o volg. in the shit), mettere q. nei guai (o volg. nella merda) □ ( Borsa, fin.) to drop to a low, toccare il minimo: The Milan Stock Exchange has dropped to a new low, la Borsa di Milano ha toccato i nuovi minimi □ to drop ( open) –: His jaw dropped ( open), è rimasto (sono rimasti) a bocca spalancata; Their jaws dropped when they saw the size of the house, sono rimasti a bocca spalancata quando hanno visto le dimensioni della casa □ ( tennis) to drop one's serve, perdere un game in cui si è al servizio □ to drop one's trousers, tirarsi giù i pantaloni □ (fam.) Drop dead!, crepa!; va' a mori' ammazzato! □ to let st. drop, lasciar perdere qc.: Let it drop!, lascia perdere! □ You could have heard a pin drop, non si sentiva volare una mosca.

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3 drop lock

Fin

the automatic conversion of a debt instrument with a floating rate to one with a fixed rate when interest rates fall to an agreed percentage

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4 drop away

◆ drop away

vi

1. (decrease) sich akk verringern; interest, support sinken

more and more people are \drop awayping away as rates go up es kommen immer weniger Leute seitdem die Gebühren steigen

2. (become lower) land [steil] abfallen

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drop away v/i immer weniger werden:

the onlookers dropped away die Zuschauer gingen einer nach dem anderen weg;

his supporters were dropping away seine Anhänger wurden immer weniger

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5 chute

chute [∫yt]

feminine noun

   a. fall

• faire une chute de 3 mètres/mortelle to fall 3 metres/to one's death

• faire une chute de cheval to fall off a horse

• la loi de la chute des corps the law of gravity

• chute libre (en parachutisme) free fall

• être en chute libre [économie, ventes] to be in free fall

• « attention, chute de pierres » "danger, falling rocks"

   b. [de cheveux] loss ; [de feuilles] falling

• lotion contre la chute des cheveux hair restorer

   c. [d'empire, roi, gouvernement] fall ; [de monnaie, cours] fall (de in)

   d. chute (d'eau) waterfall

• de fortes chutes de pluie/neige heavy rainfall/snowfalls

   e. ( = déchet) offcut

   f. [d'histoire drôle] punch line

   g. la chute des reins the small of the back

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ʃyt
nom féminin

1) ( action de tomber) fall

faire une chute — [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall

faire une chute de moto — to fall off a motorbike

faire une chute de 5 mètres — to fall 5 metres [BrE]

2) ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall

chute des cheveux — hair loss

chutes de pierres — falling rocks

3) ( cascade)

chute d'eau — waterfall

les chutes du Niagara — Niagara Falls

4) Météorologie fall

fortes chutes de neige — heavy snowfall (sg)

5) ( baisse) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) fall; Finance

chute du dollar — fall in the price of the dollar

chute de la Bourse — fall on the stock market

chute de tension — Médecine sudden drop in blood pressure

6) (de ministre, régime) fall (de of); ( d'empire) collapse (de of); Armée (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of)

7) Religion

la chute — the Fall

8) ( fin) (de texte, film) ending; ( d'histoire) punch line

9) (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chute des corps

- chute libre

- la chute des reins

- chute du rideau

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ʃyt nf
1) (en tombant) fall

faire une chute — to fall

faire une chute de 10 m — to fall 10 m

faire une chute de cheval — to fall off a horse

une mauvaise chute — a bad fall

faire une mauvaise chute — to have a bad fall

entraîner qn dans sa chute — to bring sb down with one

2) [objet, rocher, mur] fall

chute de pierres — rock fall

la chute du Mur (de Berlin) — the fall of the Berlin Wall

3) [feuilles] fall

la chute des cheveux — hair loss

4) [cours, marchés, valeurs, bourses] fall, [prix, taux, consommation, demande] fall, drop, [dollar, euro] fall

la chute de qch; la récente chute des taux d'intérêt — the recent drop in interest rates, the recent fall in interest rates

la chute brutale de qch — the sudden drop in sth

la forte chute de qch — the sharp drop in sth, the sharp fall in sth

entraîner qch dans sa chute — to bring sth down with one

5) (chute d'eau) waterfall

6) [bois, papier, tissu] (= déchet) scrap

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chute nf

1 ( action de tomber) fall; faire une chute [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall; faire une chute de cheval/moto to fall off a horse/motorbike; une chute de 5 mètres a 5-metre^GB fall; faire une chute de 5 mètres to fall 5 metres^GB;

2 ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall; chute des cheveux hair loss; attention aux chutes de pierres look out for falling rocks;

3 ( cascade) chute d'eau waterfall; les chutes du Niagara Niagara Falls; barrage de haute chute Électrotech dam with a high head;

4 Météo fall; fortes chutes de neige/pluie heavy snowfall (sg)/rainfall (sg);

5 ( baisse) (de température, pression, prix etc) fall (de in), drop (de in); ( des ventes) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) Fin chute du dollar fall in the price of the dollar; chute de la Bourse fall on the stock market; chute de tension Méd sudden drop in blood pressure; il a fait une chute de tension his blood pressure dropped suddenly; chute de 5% 5% drop;

6 ( faillite) (de ministre, gouvernement, régime, d'empire) fall (de of); ( d'empire commercial) collapse (de of); Mil (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of);

7 Relig la chute the Fall;

8 ( fin) (de texte, film) ending; ( d'histoire) punch line;

9 ( pente) slope;

10 (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut.

Composés

chute des corps Phys gravity; chute libre free-fall; descendre en chute libre [parachutiste, avion] to be in free-fall; tomber en chute libre [personne, objet] to fall through the air; économie/prix/popularité en chute libre fig plummeting economy/prices/popularity; la chute des reins the small of the back; chute du rideau Théât fall of the curtain, end of the play.

[ʃyt] nom féminin

1. [perte d'équilibre] fall

faire une chute to fall, to take a tumble

faire une chute de cheval to come off a horse

il a fait une chute de neuf mètres he fell nine metres

il m'a entraîné dans sa chute he dragged ou pulled me down with him

‘attention, chute de pierres’ ‘danger! falling rocks’

chute libre free fall

faire du saut en chute libre to skydive

la livre est en chute libre (figuré) the pound's plummetting

2. [perte] fall

la chute des cheveux hair loss

au moment de la chute des feuilles when the leaves fall

3. [baisse - des prix] drop, fall

chute des ventes COMMERCE fall-off in sales

chute de tension

a. MÉDECINE drop in blood pressure

b. ÉLECTRICITÉ & PHYSIQUE voltage drop

chute de pression pressure drop

4. [effondrement - d'un gouvernement, d'une institution] collapse, fall

entraîner quelqu'un dans sa chute to drag somebody down with one

5. MILITAIRE fall

6. BIBLE

la Chute the Fall

7. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

chutes de neige snowfall

chutes de pluie rainfall

8. [fin - d'une histoire] punch line

la chute du jour (littéraire) nightfall, the day's end

9. ANATOMIE

chute des reins small of the back

10. [déchet - de tissu] scrap ; [ - de bois, de métal] offcut, trimming

chutes de pellicule film trims

11. CONSTRUCTION [d'un toit] pitch, slope

chute d'eau nom féminin

waterfall

CHUTES

les chutes du Niagara (the) Niagara Falls

les chutes Victoria (the) Victoria Falls

les chutes d'Iguaçu (the) Iguaçu Falls

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chute
6 suponer

v.

1 to suppose.

supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now

supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not

supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse

es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize

suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…

María supone bien Mary supposes well.

Esto supone un riesgo This entails a risk.

2 to involve, to entail.

Supone muchos peligros It involves much danger.

3 to mean.

4 to imagine.

lo suponía I guessed as much

te suponía mayor I thought you were older

5 to be important.

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suponer

Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp supuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to suppose, assume

■ supongamos que dice la verdad let's suppose he's telling the truth

2 (significar) to mean

3 (conllevar) to mean, entail, require

4 (adivinar) to guess; (imaginar) to imagine, think

■ lo suponía I thought as much

5 (creer) to think

► nombre masculino

1 familiar supposition

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como es de suponer as is to be expected

ser de suponer to be likely

■ es de suponer que no miente he isn't likely to be lying

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verb

1) to suppose, presume

2) assume

3) involve

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( pp supuesto)
1. VT

1) (=imaginar) to imagine

estoy muy satisfecho, como puedes suponer — I'm very pleased, as you can imagine

ya puedes suponer lo que pasó — you can guess o imagine what happened

le pagaron, supongamos, diez millones — he was paid, say, ten million

• es de suponer, es de suponer que haya protestas — I would imagine there will be protests, presumably there will be protests

están muy apenados, como es de suponer — they are very upset, as you would expect

como era de suponer, llegaron tarde — as was to be expected, they arrived late

2)

• suponer que — [intentando adivinar] to imagine that, suppose that, guess that *; [como hipótesis] to suppose that; [dando por sentado] to assume that, presume that

supongo que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose you'll need a holiday, I guess you'll need a holiday *

sí, supongo que tienes razón — yes, I suppose you're right, yes, I guess you're right *

eso nos hace suponer que ha habido un cambio de actitud — this would suggest (to us) that there has been a change of attitude

supón que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o supposing you had a lot of money, what would you do?

suponiendo que todo salga según lo previsto — assuming o presuming everything goes according to plan

• supongo que no, -¿crees que llegará tarde? -no lo sé, supongo que no — "do you think he'll be late?" - "I don't know, I don't suppose so"

-no será fácil -no, supongo que no — "it won't be easy" - "no, I suppose not"

supongo que no habrá problemas — I don't suppose there will be any problems

• supongo que sí — I suppose so, I imagine so, I guess so *

3) (=atribuir)
[con objeto indirecto de persona]
os suponía informados de este asunto — I assumed o presumed you had been informed about this matter

le suponía mucho más inteligente — I had imagined him to be more intelligent

le supongo unos 60 años — I would say o guess he's about 60

se le supone una gran antigüedad — it is thought o believed to be very old

el equipo no mostró la calidad que se le suponía — the team did not show the talent expected of them o they had been credited with

4) (=implicar) to mean

la mudanza no nos supondrá grandes gastos — the move won't mean o involve a lot of expense for us

nuestra amistad supone mucho para mí — our friendship means a great deal to me

el nuevo método supuso una auténtica revolución — the new method brought about a complete revolution

2.

See:

suponerse

3.

SM

• un suponer, a ver, un suponer, si tú fueras su marido, ¿qué harías? — OK, just supposing you were her husband, what would you do?

si te ofrecen el puesto, es un suponer, ¿lo aceptarías? — supposing o suppose they were to offer you the job, would you accept?

supongamos, es solo un suponer, que eso sea verdad — let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is true

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I
masculino

si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga bien — assuming everything goes OK

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

b) ( imaginar)

supongo que tienes razón — I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

se supone que empieza a las nueve — it's supposed to start at nine

c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

2) (significar, implicar) to mean

supuso mucho trabajo — it involved a great deal of work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio — that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

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= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.

Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.

Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.

Ex. One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.

Ex. Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.

Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

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* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* que supone = associated with.

* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.

* según sabe suponer = allegedly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.

* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer un avance = be a step forward.

* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.

* supongo que = I daresay that.

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I
masculino

si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga bien — assuming everything goes OK

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

b) ( imaginar)

supongo que tienes razón — I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

se supone que empieza a las nueve — it's supposed to start at nine

c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

2) (significar, implicar) to mean

supuso mucho trabajo — it involved a great deal of work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio — that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

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= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.

Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.

Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.

Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.

Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.

Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* que supone = associated with.

* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.

* según sabe suponer = allegedly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.

* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer un avance = be a step forward.

* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.

* supongo que = I daresay that.

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suponer¹

masculine

imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías? imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, … just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …, if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …

suponer² [ E22 ]

vt

A

1 (tomar como hipótesis) to suppose

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga como está previsto assuming everything goes according to plan

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

ni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that

2

(imaginar): supuse que ibas a comprarlo tú I thought o presumed o assumed you were going to buy it

supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen

¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been told

era de suponer que se lo iban a dar it was to be expected that they would give it to him

se supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine

¿dónde se supone que vamos? where are we supposed o meant to be going?

3 (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le suponía más edad I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponen propiedades medicinales it is believed o held to have medicinal qualities

al cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de … the painting was thought to be worth approximately …

B (significar, implicar) to mean

el proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares the project will mean an investment of five million dollars

la preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio that would mean having to start from the beginning again

(+ me/te/le etc): ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia it's no trouble at all

el traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience, the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience

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suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume;

◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;

suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OK
b) ( imaginar):

◊ supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're right;

¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
◊ eso supondría tener que repetirlo that would mean having to do it again

suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
' suponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionamiento
- creer
- esperar
- hacer
- imaginar
- imaginarse
- jugar
- significar
- asumir
- supuse
English:
assume
- entail
- expect
- guess
- imagine
- imply
- involve
- mean
- pose
- presumably
- presume
- suppose
- surmise
- take
- say

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suponer

♦ nm

imagino que nos invitarán – eso es un suponer I imagine they'll invite us – that's pure conjecture o you can't say for sure;

imagina, y es un suponer, que te quedas sin dinero imagine, for the sake of argument, that you didn't have any money

♦ vt

1. [creer, presuponer] to suppose;

supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now;

supongo que tienes razón I suppose o guess you're right;

supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not;

supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse;

es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize;

es de suponer una nueva bajada de los tipos de interés a further drop in interest rates seems likely, we can expect a further drop in interest rates;

al final lo perdí todo – era de suponer in the end I lost everything – it was only to be expected o that's hardly surprising;

nada hacía suponer que… there was nothing to suggest that…;

todo hacía suponer que se llegaría a un acuerdo everything pointed to an agreement;

suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…;

suponiendo que no te moleste as long as o assuming it doesn't bother you

2. [implicar] to involve, to entail;

una dieta así supone mucho sacrificio a diet like that involves a lot of sacrifices;

esto nos supone un cambio de planes this involves o entails o means a change of plan for us;

no me supuso ningún esfuerzo it was no trouble (for me)

3. [significar] to mean;

supone mucho para mí it means a lot to me;

este descubrimiento supone un importante avance para la ciencia this discovery constitutes a major advance for science

4. [conjeturar] to imagine;

lo suponía I guessed as much;

te suponía mayor I thought you were older

♦ See also the pronominal verb suponerse

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suponer

<part supuesto> v/t suppose, assume;

supongamos que … let’s suppose o assume that …;

supongo que sí I suppose so

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suponer {60} vt

1) presumir: to suppose, to assume

supongo que sí: I guess so, I suppose so

se supone que van a llegar mañana: they're supposed to arrive tomorrow

2) : to imply, to suggest

3) : to involve, to entail

el éxito supone mucho trabajo: success involves a lot of work

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suponer vb

1. (creer) to suppose / to expect

supongo que sí I suppose so

supongo que llegará mañana I expect he'll arrive tomorrow

2. (significar) to mean [pt. & pp. meant]

su familia supone mucho para ella her family means a lot to her

3. (implicar, conllevar) to involve / to be

supone demasiados gastos it involves too much expense

supone un riesgo para la salud it is bad for your health

supongamos que... supposing...

Spanish-English dictionary > suponer
7 baisse

baisse [bεs]

feminine noun

fall (de in ) ; [de popularité] decline (de in)

• baisse de l'activité économique decline in economic activity

• sans baisse de salaire without cutting salaries

• revoir les chiffres à la baisse to revise figures downwards

• être en baisse [prix, chômage, actions] to be going down ; [niveau, natalité] to be falling ; [popularité] to be declining

• la production est en baisse de 8 % par rapport à l'année dernière production is 8% down on last year

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bɛs
nom féminin

1) gén (de température, pression) fall, drop; ( de lumière) fading, dimming; (d'influence, de qualité) decline

une baisse de 10°/de pression — a fall ou drop of 10°/in pressure

2) Économie ( décidée) cut; ( constatée) fall, drop, decrease

la baisse du dollar — the fall in the value of the dollar

une baisse des loyers de 2% — a 2% drop in rents

être en baisse — [taux, actions, valeurs] to be going down; [résultats] to be decreasing

le marché est à la baisse — ( en Bourse) the market is bearish

revoir des prévisions à la baisse — to revise estimates downward(s)

spéculations à la baisse — bear speculations

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bɛs nf
1) [taux, température, niveau] fall, drop

la baisse du taux de chômage — the fall in the unemployment rate

en baisse (cours, action) — falling

à la baisse — downwards

revoir les chiffres à la baisse — to revise figures downwards

2) COMMERCE (de prix) reduction

On s'attend à une baisse sur le prix de l'essence. — We're expecting a reduction in the price of petrol., We're expecting the price of petrol to go down.

"baisse sur la viande" — "meat prices down"

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baisse nf

1 gén (de température, pression, d'intensité) fall, drop; ( de niveau sonore) lowering; ( de lumière) ( extérieure) fading; ( intérieure) dimming (de of); (de puissance, d'influence, de qualité, ventes) decline; une baisse de 10°/de pression a fall ou drop of 10°/in pressure;

2 Écon, Fin, Stat ( décidée) (de prix, taux, salaires, d'impôts) cut (de in); ( constatée) (de prix, taux) fall, drop (de in); (de salaires, d'impôts) decrease (de in); ( de productivité) drop (de in); la baisse du dollar the fall in the value of the dollar; une baisse des loyers de 2% a 2% drop in rents; après deux jours de baisse, la Bourse s'est reprise légèrement after two days of losses, the Stock Exchange recovered slightly; être en baisse [taux, actions, valeurs] to be going down; [résultats] to be decreasing; la natalité est en baisse the birthrate is coming down; l'or est en baisse gold prices are going down; le marché est à la baisse Fin the market is bearish; tendance à la baisse downward ou bearish trend; revoir or réviser des prévisions à la baisse to revise estimates downward(s); opérations/spéculations à la baisse bear transactions/speculations; spéculateur à la baisse bear; spéculer à la baisse to go a bear ou for a fall; les cinémas connaissent une baisse de fréquentation fewer people are going to the cinema ou the movies US.

[bɛs] nom féminin

1. [perte de valeur] fall, drop

baisse des taux d'intérêt drop in interest rates

le marché des obligations a connu une baisse sensible the bond market has dropped considerably

2. [perte d'intensité] decline, drop

baisse de prix fall in prices

baisse de température drop in temperature

baisse de pression drop ou fall in pressure

3. [perte de quantité] drop

baisse de la production drop in production

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à la baisse locution adverbiale

on the downswing ou downturn ou decline

jouer à la baisse to speculate on the fall

revoir à la baisse to revise downwards

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en baisse locution adjectivale

[crédit, fonds] declining, decreasing

les fonds sont en baisse funds are sinking ou decreasing

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > baisse
8 Rückgang

m decline, drop (+ Gen in); eines Gletschers: retreat; einen Rückgang erleben experience a decline, go into decline

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der Rückgang

decrease; downturn; recessiveness; retrogression; decline; regression

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Rụ̈ck|gang
m pl - gänge
fall, drop (+gen in)
einen Rückgang or Rückgänge zu verzeichnen haben — to report a drop or fall

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der

(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) decline

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Rück·gang

m

▪ der/ein \Rückgang einer S. gen the/a fall [or drop] in sth

ein \Rückgang der Zinsen a drop in interest rates

im \Rückgang begriffen sein (geh) to be falling [or dropping]

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der drop, fall (Gen. in)

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Rückgang m decline, drop (+gen in); eines Gletschers: retreat;

einen Rückgang erleben experience a decline, go into decline

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der drop, fall (Gen. in)

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-¨e m.

decrease n.

downturn n.

recessiveness n.

regression n.

retrogression n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rückgang
9 Rückgang

Rück·gang m

der/ein \Rückgang einer S. gen the/a fall [or drop] in sth;

ein \Rückgang der Zinsen a drop in interest rates;

im \Rückgang begriffen sein ( geh) to be falling [or dropping]

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Rückgang
10 home prices

Общая лексика: цены на недвижимость (Home prices will drop as interest rates go up.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > home prices
11 цены на недвижимость

1) General subject: home prices (Home prices will drop as interest rates go up.), house prices

2) Real estate: real estate prices (напр., London real estate prices - цены на недвижимость в Лондоне; англ. термин взят из статьи в Wall Street Journal)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > цены на недвижимость
12 bajada de tipos

bajada de tipos

drop in interest rates

Spanish-English dictionary > bajada de tipos
13 hearten

hearten ['hɑ:tən]

transitive verb

encourager, donner du courage à;

∎ we were heartened to learn of the drop in interest rates nous avons été contents d'apprendre que les taux d'intérêt avaient baissé

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hearten
14 снижение процентных ставок

interest rate reduction (decline, drop), reduction of (decrease in) interest, easing of interest rates

Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > снижение процентных ставок
15 baja

f.

1 drop, fall (descenso).

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall

tendencia a la baja downward trend

jugar a la baja (finance) to bear the market

2 redundancy (cese) (forzado).

dar de baja a alguien to lay somebody off; (en empresa) to expel somebody (en club, sindicato)

darse de baja (de) to resign (from); (dimitir) to drop out (of); (salirse) to unsusomebodyscribe (from) (de subscripción)

3 sick leave (por enfermedad) (permiso). (peninsular Spanish)

estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

baja por maternidad maternity leave

4 loss, casualty (military).

bajas civiles civilian casualties

5 pasha, Moslem honorary title, Moslem honourary title, pacha.

6 doctor's excuse, doctor's line, doctor's note.

7 lay off period.

8 termination of employment.

pres.indicat.

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

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baja

► nombre femenino

1 (descenso) fall, drop

■ la baja del precio del petróleo the fall in the price of oil

■ el dólar sigue a la baja the dollar continues to fall

2 MILITAR casualty

■ el ejército sufrió pocas bajas the army suffered few casualties

3 (por enfermedad) sick leave; (justificante) medical certificate, doctor's note

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar de baja (a enfermo) to give a sick note to 2 (a socio de club) to expel 3 (a soldado) to declare missing

darse de baja (de un club) to cancel one's membership, leave, drop out 2 (en una suscripción) to cancel one's subscription 3 (por enfermedad) to take sick leave

estar de baja (enfermo) to be off sick 2 (pasado) to be dropping, on the way out

estar en baja to be dropping, on the way out

■ los concursos televisivos están en baja television quiz shows are on the way out

ser baja (deportista) to be injured, not be playing 2 (militar) to be reported missing

■ Osuna es baja para el partido de mañana Osuna is out of tomorrow's game

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1. f., (m. - bajo) 2. noun f.
1) casualty

2) fall, drop, slump

3) discharge

4) dismissal

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- dar de baja
- darse de baja
- estar de baja
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SF

1) (=descenso) fall, drop

se produjo una baja continuada de las temperaturas — there was a continued fall o drop in temperatures

una baja repentina de los beneficios — a sudden fall o drop in profits

sigue la baja en la cotización del euro — the euro continues to fall

el gobierno anunció una baja de los tipos de interés — the government announced a cut in interest rates

• a la baja — [evolución, tendencia] downward

se ha producido una orientación del mercado a la baja — the market has started on a downward trend

el precio del algodón sigue a la baja — the price of cotton continues to fall

la patronal está presionando los salarios a la baja — employers are forcing wages down

• abrir a la baja — (Bolsa) to open down

• cerrar a la baja — (Bolsa) to close down

la Bolsa cerró a la baja en el día de ayer — the Stock Exchange closed down o was down at the close of trading yesterday

• corregir algo a la baja — to adjust sth downwards

• cotizarse a la baja — (Bolsa) to trade low

• estar en baja — to be in decline

su reputación estuvo en baja en los últimos meses — his reputation was on the o in decline over the last few months

la Bolsa está en baja — there is a downward trend in the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange is in decline

2) (=cese)
[en organización, suscripción, trabajo]
hubo tantas bajas que el club tuvo que cerrar — so many people left that the club had to close down

la baja de dos de los países miembros — the departure of two member countries

el nuevo estilo de la revista ha causado numerosas bajas — the new style of the magazine has led many people to cancel their subscription

• dar de baja — [+ socio] to expel; [+ abogado, médico] to strike off; [+ militar] to discharge; [+ empleado] to dismiss, fire; [+ empresa, sociedad] to dissolve; [+ coche] to take out of circulation; [+ avión, tren] to decommission; [+ teléfono, luz] to have disconnected

la dieron de baja del club por no pagar la suscripción — her membership of the club was cancelled because she had failed to pay her subscription

la dirección decidió dar de baja al nuevo profesor — the board decided to dismiss the new teacher

hemos dado de baja la luz — we had the electricity disconnected

• darse de baja — [de club, institución, partido] to leave; [de revista, periódico] to cancel one's subscription

numerosos suscriptores han decidido darse de baja de la revista — many readers have decided to cancel their subscription to the magazine

nos dimos de baja del teléfono — we had the telephone disconnected

• pedir la baja — to hand in one's resignation

baja incentivada — voluntary redundancy

baja por incentivo — voluntary redundancy

baja por jubilación — retirement

baja por jubilación anticipada — early retirement

baja voluntaria — [por dimisión] voluntary redundancy; [por jubilación] early retirement

3) (=ausencia laboral)

• dar de baja, se le dará de baja a partir del día de la operación — she will be on sick leave from the day of the operation

• estar de baja — to be on sick leave, be off sick

• pedir la baja — to ask for o apply for sick leave

baja laboral — leave

baja maternal — maternity leave

baja médica — sick leave

baja permanente — indefinite sick leave

baja por enfermedad — sick leave

el número de bajas por enfermedad — the number of people taking sick leave

baja por maternidad — maternity leave

baja por paternidad — paternity leave

baja retribuida — paid leave

4) (Dep) [por descalificación] suspension; [por lesión] injury

el equipo sufrió dos bajas por sendas tarjetas rojas — the team lost two players for red card offences

el partido registró varias bajas en ambos equipos — there were several injuries for both teams during the match

5) Esp (Med) (=certificado) medical certificate, sick note *

6) (Mil) (=víctima) casualty

hasta la fecha no ha habido ninguna baja — there have been no casualties to date

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

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- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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baja¹

¹ = drop, fall.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

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.

* a la baja = on the wane.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* Nombre + a la baja = Nombre + down.

baja²

² = leave.

Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..

* baja maternal = maternity leave, maternal leave.

* baja paternal = paternal leave.

* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.

* baja por maternidad = maternity leave, parental leave, maternal leave.

* baja por paternidad = paternal leave.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

baja³

³ = termination.

Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.

* dado de baja = written-off.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

baja⁴

⁴ = casualty.

Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

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baja

feminine

A (descenso) fall, drop

una baja en el número de inscripciones a fall o drop in the number of enrollments

su popularidad está en baja his popularity is waning o declining o on the wane

hubo una baja de tensión ( RPl); there was a drop in voltage

a la baja: el precio del crudo sigue a la baja the price of crude oil continues to fall

continúa la tendencia a la baja en las cuatro bolsas the downward trend continues o stocks continue to fall on all four exchanges

los que jugaban a la baja those who were selling for a fall, the bears

B

1

( Esp) ( Dep): Pardo es baja para el partido del domingo Pardo is out of Sunday's game

el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is without several of its usual players

2 ( Mil) (muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas the rebels lost thirteen men

registraron varias bajas they suffered several casualties o the loss of several men

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) (permiso) sick leave; (certificado) medical certificate

debe presentar la baja you must produce your medical certificate

está (dado) de baja desde hace dos meses he's been off sick o on sick leave for two months

Compuesto:

baja por maternidad

maternity leave

C

1

(en un club, una organización): ha habido or se han registrado or se han producido varias bajas (en una clase) several students have dropped out o left; (en una asociación) several members have left

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota they canceled his membership of the club o threw him out of the club for not paying his subscription

darse de baja (en un club) to cancel one's membership, leave; (en un partido) to resign, leave; (en el consulado) to have one's name removed from the register; (de un sitio web) to unsubscribe

2 ( Mil) (cese) discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército he applied for a discharge o to be discharged from the army

fue dado de baja he was discharged

3

(en un puesto): la empresa lo dio de baja the company dismissed him, the company cut him ( AmE), the company sacked him ( BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

durante los tres meses posteriores a la fecha de la baja in the three months following termination of employment

causó baja en nuestra organización en mayo de 2008 ( Esp); he left our employment o ( frml) employ in May 2008

Compuestos:

● baja incentivada

voluntary redundancy ( with incentive payment)

● baja vegetativa

reducir la plantilla mediante bajas vegetativas to reduce the workforce by attrition ( AmE) o ( BrE) natural wastage

● baja voluntaria

voluntary redundancy

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

baja es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
baja
bajar
baja sustantivo femenino
1 ( descenso) fall, drop;
◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;

la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates;
tendencia a la baja downward trend
2
a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave;

( certificado) medical certificate;
◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;

baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leave
b) (Dep):

◊ el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

3 ( en entidad):
◊ darse de baja ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave;

( en partido) to resign, leave;
(Mil) ( cese) discharge;
◊ dar de baja to discharge

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

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

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) baja de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

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

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

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) baja algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) baja a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

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

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajase 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
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties
♦ Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick
Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
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
' baja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- bajinis
- bajo
- borrarse
- cabeza
- cámara
- despacio
- estar
- estofa
- forma
- fresca
- fresco
- grosera
- grosero
- jugar
- marea
- media
- medio
- planta
- riñón
- telebasura
- temblor
- temporada
- tensión
- tintorro
- voz
- clase
- fondo
- incapacidad
- petiso
- renacuajo
- roto
English:
alternate
- attrition rate
- breath
- breathe
- casualty
- discharge
- downstairs
- downturn
- downward
- downwards
- fall behind
- floor
- form
- ground floor
- house
- low-calorie
- lower
- lower-class
- off
- off-peak
- quietly
- season
- shoddiness
- sick
- sick-leave
- simmer
- slide
- undertone
- voice
- whisper
- work
- down
- drop
- go
- ground
- hushed
- low
- red
- slump
- small
- sweep
- tide
- under
- voluntary
- water
- way

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baja nf

1. [descenso] drop, fall;

una baja en las temperaturas a drop in temperature;

no se descarta una baja en los tipos de interés a cut in interest rates isn't being ruled out;

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down;

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall, the slump in the price of cocoa is continuing;

la bolsa de Madrid sigue a la baja share prices on the Madrid stock exchange are continuing to fall;

tendencia a la baja downward trend;

las eléctricas cotizaron ayer a la baja share prices for the electricity companies fell yesterday;
Fin
jugar a la baja to bear the market

2. [cese] lay-off, Br redundancy;

han anunciado veinte bajas [forzadas] they have announced twenty lay-offs o Br redundancies;

la empresa ha sufrido bajas entre sus directivos [voluntarias] a number of managers have left the firm;

la pérdida de las elecciones provocó cientos de bajas en el partido the election defeat caused hundreds of people to leave the party;

dar de baja a alguien [en una empresa] to lay sb off;
[en un club, sindicato] to expel sb;
darse de baja (de) [dimitir] to resign (from);
[salirse] to drop out (of);
pedir la baja [de un club, organización] to ask to leave;
[del ejército] to apply for a discharge
Comp
baja incentivada voluntary lay-off o Br redundancy;
baja por jubilación retirement;

baja retribuida paid leave;

baja no retribuida unpaid leave;

baja con sueldo paid leave;

baja sin sueldo unpaid leave

3. Esp [por enfermedad] [permiso] sick leave;
[documento] sick note, doctor's certificate;
estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

Comp
baja por enfermedad sick leave;
baja por maternidad maternity leave;

baja por paternidad paternity leave

4. Mil loss, casualty;

se registraron numerosas bajas en el combate they suffered heavy casualties in the battle, a number of people were lost in the battle

5. Dep [por lesión] casualty, injured player;
[por sanción] suspended player;
al no haberse recuperado todavía, el brasileño causa o [m5] es baja para el próximo encuentro as he still hasn't recovered from injury, the Brazilian is out of the next game;

acudieron a la final con varias bajas importantes they went into the final with a number of important players missing

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baja

f

1 descenso fall, drop;

jugar a la baja FIN gamble on a bear market

2 persona casualty;

bajas pl MIL casualties

3 ( dimisión, cese)

:

causar baja resign, leave;

dar de baja dismiss;

darse de baja resign, leave ( por because of);

estar de baja (por enfermedad) be off sick, be on sick leave

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baja nf

1) descenso: fall, drop

2) : slump, recession

3) : loss, casualty

4)

dar de baja : to discharge, to dismiss

5)

darse de baja : to withdraw, to drop out

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baja n

1. (disminución) fall / drop

una baja de temperatura a drop in temperature

una baja del precio del carbón a fall in the price of coal

2. (persona lesionada)

hay muchas bajas para el partido de mañana a lot of players are out of tomorrow's game

3. (persona muerta) casualty [pl. casualties]

la flota regresó sin bajas the fleet returned without any casualties

4. (documento) sick note / doctor's note

pidió la baja por enfermedad he asked for a sick note

dar de baja a alguien (en el trabajo) to give someone sick leave (en un club etc) to cancel someone's membership

darse de baja (en un club, etc) to cancel your membership

estar de baja to be off sick / to be on sick leave

Spanish-English dictionary > baja
16 bajada

f.

1 descent (descenso).

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

bajada de bandera minimum fare (de taxi)

2 (downward) slope (pendiente).

3 decrease, drop.

bajada de los precios drop o fall in prices; (caída) reduction in prices (rebaja)

4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajada

► nombre femenino

1 (disminución) drop, fall

■ esto representa una bajada del 10% this represents a drop of 10%

■ ha habido una bajada en la cotización del dólar there has been a fall in the value of the dollar

■ sufrió una bajada de tensión her blood pressure dropped

■ subidas y bajadas ups and downs

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 down

3 (camino) way down

4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill

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bajada de bandera minimum fare

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noun f.

1) descent

2) fall, drop

3) slope

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SF

1) (=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) descent

en la bajada alcanzamos los 150km/h — on the way down o descent we got up to 150km/h

salimos antes de la bajada del telón — we left the theatre before the curtain went down

- ser una bajada de pantalones

bajada de aguas — gutter

bajada de bandera — minimum (taxi) fare

3) (=disminución) fall, drop

una 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]
cuando le da la bajada del éxtasis — when he's coming down from ecstasy

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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= 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.

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* 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.

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada — as evening fell we began the descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos — my brakes failed on the way down

la bajada de los tipos de interés — the cut in interest rates

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

la bajada a la playa es muy empinada — the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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= 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.

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bajada

feminine

A (acción) descent

en la bajada me fallaron los frenos my brakes failed on the way down

al atardecer emprendimos la bajada as evening fell we began the descent

iba corriendo en bajada y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stop

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped

Compuestos:

● bajada de aguas

gutter

● bajada de bandera

minimum fare

B

(camino): la bajada para la playa the path ( o road etc) down to the beach

la bajada es muy empinada it's a very steep descent, the path ( o road etc) down is very steep

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bajada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) descent;
◊ durante la bajada on the way down;

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped;
bajada de bandera ( en taxi) minimum fare
2
a) ( pendiente) slope;

◊ una bajada muy empinada a very steep slope

b) ( camino):

◊ la bajada a la playa es muy empinada the path (o road etc) down to the beach is very steep

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

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bajada nf

1. [descenso] descent;

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

Comp
bajada de aguas [tubo] drainpipe;
bajada de bandera [de taxi] minimum fare

2. [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 school

3. [disminución] decrease, drop;

una bajada de los precios [caída] a drop o fall in prices;
[rebaja] a price cut
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bajada

f fall, drop

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bajada nf

1) : descent

2) : dip, slope

3) : decrease, drop

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bajada n

1. (descenso) descent

varios ciclistas se cayeron durante la bajada several cyclists fell during the descent

2. (pendiente) slope / road down

la bajada hacia el puerto the road down to the port

3. (disminución) fall / drop

una bajada de las temperaturas a drop in temperatures

Spanish-English dictionary > bajada
17 agente de bolsa

stockbroker

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(n.) = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader

Ex. At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.

Ex. According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.

Ex. In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.

Ex. Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.

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(n.) = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader

Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.

Ex: According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.

Ex: In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.

Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.

Spanish-English dictionary > agente de bolsa
18 operador de bolsa

(n.) = trader, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader

Ex. According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.

Ex. According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.

Ex. In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.

Ex. Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.

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(n.) = trader, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader

Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.

Ex: According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows.

Ex: In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks.

Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.

Spanish-English dictionary > operador de bolsa
19 hasta

adv.

even (incluso).

hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer

conj.

even.

prep.

1 as far as, up to.

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there

Caminamos hasta el lago We walked all the way to the lake.

2 until, till.

hasta ahora (up) until now, so far

hasta el final right up until the end

hasta luego o pronto o la vista see you (later)

hasta que until, till

hasta que vuelvas until you get back

3 up to.

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent

4 as many as, so many as.

5 so much as, as much as.

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hasta

► preposición

1 (tiempo) until, till, up to

■ hasta enero until January

■ hasta el sábado until Saturday

■ desde las diez hasta las dos from ten to two

■ sabe contar hasta 20 he can count (up) to 20

2 (lugar) as far as, up to, down to

■ hasta allí up to there

3 (cantidad) up to, as many as

■ había hasta seis coches there were up to six cars

4 (incluso) even

■ hasta sabe escribir she even knows how to write

5 (como despedida) see you

■ ¡hasta el lunes! see you on Monday!

■ ¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desde... hasta... from... to...

■ de Berga hasta Sabadell from Berga to Sabadell

¿hasta cuándo? until when?, how long?

■ ¿hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno? how long are we going to have to put up with this government?

¿hasta dónde? how far?

hasta el punto que... to such a point that...

¡hasta la vista! see you!, cheerio!, US so long!

¡hasta luego! see you later!

hasta más no poder as much as possible

■ bebió hasta más no poder he drank as much as he could take

hasta que until

■ estaré aquí hasta que volváis I'll be here until you come back

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prep.

1) until, till

2) as far as

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1. PREP

1) [en el espacio] [gen] to, as far as; (=hacia arriba) up to; (=hacia abajo) down to

fuimos juntos hasta el primer pueblo, luego nos separamos — we went to o as far as the first village together, then we split up

sus tierras llegan hasta las montañas — their lands stretch to o as far as the mountains

te acompaño, pero solo hasta el final de la calle — I'll go with you, but only to o up to o down to the end of the street

con las lluvias el agua subió hasta aquí — with all the rain the water came up to here

el vestido me llega hasta las rodillas — the dress comes down to my knees

• ¿hasta dónde...? — how far...?

¿hasta dónde vais? — how far are you going?

• hasta tan lejos — that far, as far as that

-fuimos andando hasta la ermita -¿hasta tan lejos? — "we walked to o as far as the chapel" - "that far?" o "as far as that?"

no creía que íbamos a llegar hasta tan lejos — I didn't think we'd get this far

2) [en el tiempo] until, till

se va a quedar hasta el martes — she's staying until o till Tuesday

no me levanto hasta las nueve — I don't get up until o till nine o'clock

no iré hasta después de la reunión — I won't go until o till after the meeting

falta una semana hasta los exámenes — there's a week to go to o until o till the exams

¿siempre escuchas música hasta tan tarde? — do you always listen to music so late (at night)?

el hasta ayer presidente de nuestro club — the hitherto president of our club frm

• hasta ahora — so far, up to now

hasta ahora nadie se ha quejado — so far no one has complained, no one has complained up to now

hasta ahora no se había quejado nadie — no one had complained before o until now o till now

tuve problemas al principio, pero luego las cosas se tranquilizaron y hasta ahora — I had problems at the beginning but then things calmed down and since then it's been OK

• ¿hasta cuándo...? — how long... for?

¿hasta cuándo podemos seguir así? — how long can we carry on like this for?

¿hasta cuándo os quedáis? — how long are you staying (for)?

• hasta entonces — until then, (up) till then

• hasta la fecha — to date

• hasta el momento — so far, up to now, thus far frm

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

3) [con cantidades] [gen] up to; [con valor enfático] as much as/as many as

puedes gastar hasta 200 euros — you can spend up to 200 euros

duerme hasta diez horas diarias — he sleeps up to ten hours a day

podemos llegar a producir hasta 50 toneladas — we can produce as much as 50 tons

llegó a haber hasta 500 invitados — there were as many as 500 guests

4) [en expresiones de despedida]

• hasta ahora — see you in a minute

• hasta la vista — see you, so long

• hasta luego — see you, bye *

• hasta más ver — see you again

• hasta nunca — I hope I never see you again

• hasta otra — see you again

• hasta pronto — see you soon

• hasta siempre — * goodbye, farewell frm

5) CAm, Col, Méx not... until, not... till

hasta mañana viene — he's not coming until o till tomorrow

lo hizo hasta el martes — he didn't do it until o till Tuesday

hasta hoy lo conocí — I only met him today, I hadn't met him until o till today

2. CONJ

1)

• hasta que — until, till

vivió aquí hasta que murió su mujer — he lived here until o till his wife died

no me iré hasta que (no) me lo des — I won't go until o till you give it to me

2) + infin until, till

no se fueron hasta acabar — they didn't leave until o till they were finished

3.

ADV (=incluso) even

hasta en Valencia hiela a veces — even in Valencia it freezes sometimes

la música estaba tan alta que se oía hasta desde la calle — the music was so loud that you could even hear it from the street
HASTA La preposición hasta tiene varias traducciones posibles, dependiendo de si se emplea en expresiones de tiempo o de lugar. En expresiones de tiempo ► Generalmente se traduce por till o until. Till tiene un uso más informal que until y no suele ir al principio de la frase. El paquete no me llegó hasta dos semanas después The parcel did not arrive until o till two weeks later Hasta entonces las cosas nos iban bien Until then things were going well for us ► Además, hasta también se puede traducir por to en la construcción desde... hasta...: Estoy aquí todos los días desde las ocho hasta las tres I'm here every day from eight until o till o to three Te estuve esperando desde las once de la mañana hasta la una de la tarde I was waiting for you from eleven in the morning until o till o to one in the afternoon En expresiones de lugar ► Cuando usamos hasta en expresiones de lugar, podemos traducirlo por (up/down) to o por as far as: Caminó hasta el borde del acantilado He walked (up) to o as far as the edge of the cliff ¿Vamos hasta la orilla? Shall we go down to the shore? Ya anda solo hasta el sofá He can already walk on his own as far as o (up) to the sofa Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

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= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex. Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex. A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex. This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex. The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

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* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

hasta (que)

= until

Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* * *

hasta¹

prep

A (en el tiempo)

1 until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? — hasta el viernes how long are you staying? — until o till Friday

no se levanta hasta las once she doesn't get up till o until eleven

Francisco Mera, el hasta ahora presidente de la Confederación Francisco Mera, hitherto president of the Confederation ( frml)

hasta hace algunos años until o up until o up to a few years ago

desde que asumieron el poder hasta la fecha or hasta ahora from the time they came to power until now o until the present day

hasta ahora or hasta el momento so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? do you always work so late?

hasta + INF:

no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished

2

hasta que until, till

esperamos hasta que paró de llover we waited until it stopped raining

hasta QUE + SUBJ:

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining

decidieron esperar hasta que parase de llover they decided to wait until o till it stopped raining

es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario he is innocent until proven guilty

no se acuesta hasta que (no) termine de leerlo he doesn't go to bed until he has read it

3

hasta tanto until such time as

hasta tanto el pueblo (no) se pronuncie en un referéndum until such (a) time as the people voice their opinion in a referendum

4

(AmC, Col, Méx) (con valor negativo): será publicado hasta fines de año it won't be published until the end of the year

hasta ahora la gente empieza a darse cuenta people are only (just) beginning to realize now

cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

hasta que tomé la píldora se me quitó el dolor the pain didn't go away until o till I took the tablet

5

(en saludos): hasta mañana/la semana que viene see you tomorrow/next week

hasta luego or lueguito ( fam) see you ( colloq), bye ( colloq)

hasta pronto see you soon

hasta ahora see you soon, see you in a minute

hasta siempre, compañeros farewell, my friends

B (en el espacio) to

viajé con ella desde Puebla hasta Veracruz I traveled with her from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to o came up as far as my shoulders

traza una línea desde aquí hasta aquí draw a line from here to here

¿me acompañas hasta la parada? will you come to o come as far as the stop with me?

¿hasta dónde va usted? how far are you going?

C (en cantidades) up to

hasta el 80% del total up to 80% of the total

hay que hacer hasta el ejercicio diez inclusive we have to do up to and including exercise ten, we have to do as far as exercise ten

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point o to a certain extent, she's right

hasta²

adverb

even

eso lo sabe hasta un niño de dos años even a two-year-old knows that

hasta te diría que … I'd even go as o so far as to say that …

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hasta preposición
1 ( en el tiempo)
a) until;

◊ no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished;

hasta el momento so far, up to now
b)

◊ hasta que until, till;

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
c)

◊ hasta tanto until such time as

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):

◊ cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos):

◊ hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon
2 ( en el espacio) to;
◊ el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to my shoulders;

el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist;
¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go?
3 ( en cantidades) up to;
◊ hasta cierto punto up to a point

■ adverbio
even
hasta
I preposición
1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
hasta el final, right to the end
(en el tiempo) until, till, up to
hasta junio, until June
hasta la fecha, up to now
hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly
(en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas
(en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
II conj
1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it
♦ Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home
' hasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acompañar
- ahora
- alcanzar
- aquí
- armada
- armado
- aviso
- bandera
- calada
- calado
- calarse
- charla
- cierta
- cierto
- combatir
- coronilla
- derramamiento
- descolgarse
- desde
- disolución
- entonces
- escobilla
- esprintar
- fecha
- gorgorito
- gorro
- gruñido
- hartar
- inclusive
- incluso
- luego
- mañana
- media
- médula
- moño
- odisea
- paciencia
- pringada
- pringado
- punto
- rasa
- raso
- relativamente
- saciedad
- seguir
- sobremesa
- sopa
- tanta
- tanto
- tarde
English:
actually
- adjourn
- as
- attain
- be
- best
- bitter
- bleed
- blue
- blunder
- bonded warehouse
- brassed off
- brim
- brown
- buckle up
- burn
- bye
- bye-bye
- call at
- certain
- cheer
- cheerio
- cheese off
- clear
- come up to
- cross-country
- date
- death
- deep
- degree
- drip
- end
- even
- ex
- expect
- extend
- extent
- eye
- face
- far
- fast forward
- fight
- fight on
- fill up
- follow through
- further
- gallop up
- get up to
- hear of
- hitherto

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hasta

♦ prep

1. [en el espacio] as far as, up to;

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there;

llegaré hasta allí en diez minutos I'll get there in ten minutes;

¿hasta dónde va este tren? where does this train go?;

¿hasta dónde viajas? where are you travelling to?, how far are you going?;

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

2. [en el tiempo] until, till;

quedan dos semanas hasta Navidad there are two weeks to go until o till Christmas;

hasta el final right up until the end;

no vi el mar hasta los diez años I never saw the sea until I was ten years old;

no parará hasta lograr su objetivo she won't stop until she gets what she wants;

nos reímos hasta no poder más we laughed ourselves silly;

hasta ahora [por ahora] (up) until now, so far;
[como despedida] see you later o in a minute;
Carolina Méndez, la hasta ahora portavoz del gobierno Carolina Méndez, who until now has been the government's spokesperson;

hasta que until, till;

esperaré hasta que llegues I'll wait until o till you arrive;

no me detendré hasta que descubra la verdad I won't stop until o till I find out the truth;

falta mucho hasta que esté acabado there's still a long way to go until o till o before it's finished

3. [en saludos]
hasta luego o [m5] pronto o [m5] la vista see you (later);

hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta más ver I'll be seeing you;

hasta nunca I hope I never see you again;

hasta otra I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;

hasta la próxima see you next time;

hasta siempre farewell;

hasta la vuelta I'll see you when you get back

4. CAm, Col, Ecuad, Méx [no antes de]
pintaremos la casa hasta fin de mes we won't start painting the house until the end of the month;

¿llevas diez días aquí y hasta ahora me llamas? you've been here ten days and it's taken you that long to phone me?

5. [con cantidades] up to;

puedes ganar hasta un millón you can earn up to a million;

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent;

leí hasta la página 30 I read as far as o up to page 30

♦ adv
[incluso] even;
hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer;

hasta cuando descansa está pensando en el trabajo even when he's resting he's (still) thinking about work;

hasta ellos querían venir even they wanted to come

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hasta

I prp until, till;

hasta que until;

llegó hasta Bilbao he went as far as Bilbao;

hasta aquí up to here;

hasta ahora so far;

¿hasta cuándo? how long?;

no se levanta hasta las diez he doesn’t get up until ten o’clock;

¡hasta luego! see you (later);

¡hasta la vista! see you (later)

II adv even;

hasta un niño podría hacerlo even a child could do it

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hasta adv

: even

hasta prep

1) : until, up until

hasta entonces: until then

¡hasta luego!: see you later!

2) : as far as

nos fuimos hasta Managua: we went all the way to Managua

3) : up to

hasta cierto punto: up to a certain point

4)

hasta que : until

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hasta¹ adv even

hasta el niño sabe eso even the baby knows that

habla hasta comiendo she talks even when she's eating

hasta² prep

1. (tiempo) until / till

esperaré hasta las siete I'll wait until seven

2. (cantidad) up to

puedes gastar hasta mil pesetas you can spend up to a thousand pesetas

en el ascensor caben hasta seis personas the lift can hold up to six people

3. (lugar) as far as

corrí hasta el castillo I ran as far as the castle

desde... hasta from... to

hasta ahora up to now

¿hasta cuándo...? how long...?

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? how long are you staying?

hasta luego see you later

hasta mañana see you tomorrow

hasta que until

esperaré hasta que me llame I'll wait until he phones

Spanish-English dictionary > hasta
20 disminuir

v.

1 to reduce.

2 to decrease.

El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.

Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.

3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.

El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.

4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.

Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.

5 to have less.

Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.

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disminuir

Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decrease

2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to diminish

2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall

* * *

verb

1) to decrease

2) drop, fall

* * *

1. VT

1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampen

algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%

hemos tenido que disminuir la dosis — we've had to reduce the dose

las vacunas disminuyen la resistencia a otros virus — vaccinations lower resistance to other germs

disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend

durante el día disminuyen la vigilancia — security is not so strict during the day

esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength

2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease

2. VI

1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindle

ha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen

el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently

ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now

el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%

su poder disminuyó con el paso del tiempo — his power diminished as time went by

con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain

2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail

3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

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= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

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. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

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

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

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. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

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

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

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. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

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

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen

los impuestos no disminuyeron — there was no cut in taxes

disminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años — one becomes less agile with age

2) ( al tejer) to decrease
2.
disminuir vt

1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos — alcohol slows down your reactions

2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease

* * *

= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.

Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.

Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

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: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

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

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.

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: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.

Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

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

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

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: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.

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

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.

* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.

* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.

* disminuir la marcha = slow down.

* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.

* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

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disminuir [ I20 ]

vi

A (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall off

el número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreased

los impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxes

los casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria cases

disminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o dropped

la agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with age

B (al tejer) to decrease

■ disminuir

vt

A (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cut

disminuimos la velocidad we reduced speed

es un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played down

el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactions

B (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease

* * *

disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane

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disminuir

♦ vt

to reduce, to decrease;

disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;

pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;

la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball

♦ vi
[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;
disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;

medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;

no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated

* * *

disminuir

I v/t gastos, costos reduce, cut; velocidad reduce

II v/i decrease, diminish

* * *

disminuir {41} vt

reducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lower

disminuir vi

1) : to lower

2) : to drop, to fall

* * *

disminuir vb

1. (reducir) to reduce

intentamos disminuir el número de accidentes we are trying to reduce the number of accidents

2. (bajar, menguar) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

disminuye el número de ballenas en el mundo the number of whales in the world is falling

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