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he walked up the road

Толкование Перевод

1 (as) white as (the driven) snow

бeлый кaк cнeг, бeлocнeжный [ as white as snow этим. библ.]

This man's hair was as white as snow, much too white for his age (Fr. Marryat). He walked along a great white road... a road as white as the driven snow (S. O"Casey). We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) white as (the driven) snow
2 up

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) cubrirse, empañarse

up¹ adv

1. arriba

the trunk is up in the attic el baúl está arriba en el desván

2. levantado

John isn't up yet John todavía no se ha levantado

3.

a strange man came up to me se me acercó un hombre extraño

4. más alto / más caro

house prices are up el precio de la vivienda ha subido

up to / up until hasta

the plane can carry up to 150 people el avión puede llevar hasta 150 personas

I've never thought about it up to now nunca había pensado en ello hasta ahora

she lived at home up until she got married vivió en casa de sus padres hasta que se casó

to be up to somebody depender de alguien

to be up to something estar tramando algo

what are you three up to? vosotros tres, ¿qué estáis tramando?

to feel up to something sentirse capaz de algo / sentirse con fuerzas para algo

do you feel up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas para ir a trabajar?

what's up? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué ocurre?

up² prep

1.

we walked up the hill subimos la colina andando

she climbed up the tree trepó al árbol

2. por

he walked up the road caminaba por la calle

they live up the road viven calle arriba

up and down de arriba para abajo / de un lado a otro

he walked up and down the room iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

up

tr[ʌp]

adverb

1 (upwards) hacia arriba, arriba

■ to sit up in bed incorporarse

■ he walked up to the top subió andando hasta arriba

■ he left the book face up on the table dejó el libro boca arriba en la mesa

2 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ he isn't up yet aún no se ha levantado

3 (sun, moon)

■ the sun is up ha salido el sol

4 (roadworks) levantado,-a, en obras

■ 'Road up' "Carretera en obras"

5 (towards) hacia

■ he came up and... se acercó y...

6 (northwards) hacia el norte

■ we went up to Scotland fuimos a Escocia

7 (totally finished) acabado,-a

■ eat it up acábatelo, cómetelo todo

■ your time's up se te ha acabado el tiempo

8 (into pieces) a trozos, a porciones, a raciones

■ she cut it up into three lo cortó en tres trozos

preposition

1 (movement)

■ to go up the stairs subir la escalera

■ to run up the street ir corriendo calle arriba

2 (position) en lo alto de

■ up a tree en lo alto de un árbol

transitive verb (pt & pp upped, ger upping)

1 subir, aumentar

■ they've upped the prices han subido los precios

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's not up to much familiar no vale gran cosa

it's up to you familiar es cosa tuya

to be on the up and up familiar ir cada vez mejor

to be up in arms estar en pie de guerra

■ the people are up in arms about the new taxes la gente está en pie de guerra por los nuevos impuestos

to be up to something (doing something) estar haciendo algo; (secretively) estar tramando algo 2 (equal to) estar a la altura de algo; (strong enough for) sentirse con fuerzas de hacer algo

■ he's not up to the challenge no está a la altura del desafío

■ are you up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas de ir a trabajar?

to up and go familiar coger e irse

up to hasta

up yours! taboo ¡métetelo por el culo!

well up in something saber mucho de algo

what's up? familiar ¿qué pasa?

ups and downs altibajos nombre masculino plural

up ['ʌp] v, upped ['ʌpt] ; upping ; ups vt

increase: aumentar, subir

they upped the prices: aumentaron los precios

up vi

to up and : agarrar y fam

she up and left: agarró y se fue

up adv

1) above: arriba, en lo alto

up in the mountains: arriba en las montañas

2) upwards: hacia arriba

push it up: empújalo hacia arriba

the sun came up: el sol salió

prices went up: los precios subieron

3) (indicating an upright position or waking state)

to sit up: ponerse derecho

they got up late: se levantaron tarde

I stayed up all night: pasé toda la noche sin dormir

4) (indicating volume or intensity)

to speak up: hablar más fuerte

5) (indicating a northerly direction)

the climate up north: el clima del norte

I'm going up to Canada: voy para Canadá

6) (indicating the appearance or existence of something)

the book turned up: el libro apareció

7) (indicating consideration)

she brought the matter up: mencionó el asunto

8) completely: completamente

eat it up: cómetelo todo

9) : en pedazos

he tore it up: lo rompió en pedazos

10) (indicating a stopping)

the car pulled up to the curb: el carro paró al borde de la acera

11) (indicating an even score)

the game was 10 up: empataron a 10

up adj

1) (risen above the horizon)

the sun is up: ha salido el sol

2) (being above a normal or former level)

prices are up: los precios han aumentado

the river is up: las aguas están altas

3) : despierto, levantado

up all night: despierto toda la noche

4) built: construido

the house is up: la casa está construida

5) open: abierto

the windows are up: las ventanas están abiertas

6) (moving or going upward)

the up staircase: la escalera para subir

7) abreast: enterado, al día, al corriente

to be up on the news: estar al corriente de las noticias

8) prepared: preparado

we were up for the test: estuvimos preparados para el examen

9) finished: terminado, acabado

time is up: se ha terminado el tiempo permitido

10)

to be up : pasar

what's up?: ¿qué pasa?

up prep

1) (to, toward, or at a higher point of)

he went up the stairs: subió la escalera

2) (to or toward the source of)

to go up the river: ir río arriba

3) along: a lo largo, por

up the coast: a lo largo de la costa

just up the way: un poco más adelante

up and down the city: por toda la ciudad

up

adj.

• alto, -a adj.

• elevado, -a adj.

adv.

• alto adv.

• arriba adv.

• hacia arriba adv.

interj.

• upa interj.

n.

• prosperidad s.f.

• subida s.f.

prep.

• arriba de prep.

I ʌp
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba abajo

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

[ʌp] When up is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come up, throw up, walk up, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg the way up, close up, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (direction) hacia arriba, para arriba

he looked up — (towards sky) miró hacia or para arriba

• to walk up and down — pasearse de un lado para otro or de arriba abajo

he's been up and down all evening — no ha parado quieto en toda la tarde

she's still a bit up and down — todavía tiene sus altibajos

• to stop halfway up — pararse a mitad de la subida

• to throw sth up in the air — lanzar algo al aire

• he walked/ran up to the house — caminó/corrió hasta la casa

a blond boy went up to her — un chico rubio le acercó

2) (position)

the people three floors up (from me) — los que viven tres pisos más arriba

• up above (us) we could see a ledge — por encima (de nosotros) or sobre nuestras cabezas podíamos ver una cornisa

from up above — desde arriba

• my office is five floors up — mi oficina está en el quinto piso

• higher up — más arriba

• up in the mountains — montaña arriba

up in the sky — en lo alto del cielo

• the jug's up there, on the freezer — la jarra está ahí arriba, en el congelador

the castle's up there, on top of the hill — el castillo está allí arriba, en la cima del monte

3) (in northern place, capital etc)

we're up for the day — hemos venido a pasar el día

when you're next up this way — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• how long have you lived up here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?

when you're next up here — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• he lives up in Scotland — vive en Escocia

up in London — (allá) en Londres

• up north — en el norte

• how long did you live up there? — ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste viviendo allí or allá?

the next time you're up there — la próxima vez que pases por allí or allá

• to go up to London/to university — ir a Londres/a la universidad

4) (=standing) de pie

while you're up, can you get me a glass of water? — ya que estás de pie, ¿me puedes traer un vaso de agua?

the ladder was up against the wall — la escalera estaba apoyada en or contra la pared

5) (=out of bed)

to be up — (=get up) levantarse; (=be active) estar levantado

we were up at 7 — nos levantamos a las 7

what time will you be up — ¿a qué hora te levantarás?

is Peter up yet? — ¿está levantado Peter?

I'm usually up by 7 o'clock — normalmente a las 7 estoy levantado

we were still up at midnight — a medianoche seguíamos sin acostarnos, a medianoche todavía estábamos levantados

• she was up and about at 6 a.m. — lleva en pie desde las 6 de la mañana

to be up and about again — [sick person] estar repuesto

• to be up all night — no acostarse en toda la noche

• get up! — ¡levántate!

6) (=raised)

with his head up (high) — con la cabeza bien levantada or erguida

several children had their hands up — varios niños habían levantado la mano

the blinds were up — las persianas estaban subidas or levantadas

he sat in the car with the windows up — se sentó en el coche con las ventanillas subidas

this side up — este lado hacia arriba

look, the flag is up! — mira, la bandera está izada

7) (in price, value)

potatoes are up — han subido las patatas

the thermometer is up 2 degrees — el termómetro ha subido 2 grados

• the interest rate has risen sharply, up from 3% to 5% — los tipos de interés han subido bruscamente del 3% al 5%

• the temperature was up in the forties — la temperatura estaba por encima de los cuarenta

• prices are up on last year — los precios han subido desde el año pasado, del año pasado a este los precios han subido

8) (in score)

we're a goal up — llevamos un tanto de ventaja

we were 20 points up on them — les llevábamos una ventaja de 20 puntos

9) (in terms of excellence)

• to be up among or with the leaders — estar a la altura de los líderes

• she's right up there with the jazz greats — está en la cumbre con los grandes del jazz

10) (=built, installed)

the new building isn't up yet — el nuevo edificio no está construido todavía, no han levantado el nuevo edificio todavía

the tent isn't up yet — la tienda todavía no está puesta

the scaffolding is now up — el andamio está puesto ahora

the notice about the outing is up — el cartel de la excursión está puesto

we've got the pictures up at last — por fin hemos puesto or colgado los cuadros

the curtains are up — las cortinas están colocadas

11) (=finished) [contract etc] vencido, caducado

when the period is up — cuando termine el plazo, cuando venza el plazo

his holiday is up — han terminado ya sus vacaciones

time is up — se ha acabado el tiempo

time is up, put down your pens — se ha acabado el tiempo, dejen los bolígrafos sobre la mesa

time is up for the people living here, their homes are to be demolished — a la gente que vive aquí le toca marcharse, están derribando sus casas

our time here is up — no podemos quedarnos más tiempo aquí

12) (=and over)

• from £2 up — de 2 libras para arriba

from the age of 13 up — a partir de los 13 años

13) (=knowledgeable)

• he's well up in or on British politics — está muy al corriente or al día en lo referente a la política británica

how are you up on your military history? — ¿cómo andan tus conocimientos de historia militar?

14) * (=wrong)

• there's something up with him — algo le pasa

there's something up with the TV — le pasa algo a la tele

• what's up? — ¿qué pasa?

what's up with him? — ¿que le pasa?

15) (in running order)

first up — el primero (de la lista)

next up — el siguiente (de la lista)

16) (Jur)

her case isn't due up until next week — su caso no se verá hasta la próxima semana

to be up before the judge/board — [person] (tener que) comparecer ante el juez/el consejo; [case, matter] verse ante el juez/en el consejo

17) (=risen)

• the river is up — el río ha subido

• the sun is up — ha salido el sol

• the tide is up — la marea está alta

- his blood is up

18) (Brit) (=under repair)

the road is up — la calle está en obras

19) (US)
(Culin) *
two fried eggs, up — un par de huevos fritos boca arriba

a bourbon (straight) up — un bourbon sin hielo

20) (=mounted)

a horse with Dettori up — un caballo montado por Dettori

21) (in exclamations)

up (with) Celtic! — ¡arriba el Celtic!

22) (in set expressions)
up against
he's really up against it — ahora sí que está en un aprieto

to be up against sb — tener que habérselas con algn, tener que enfrentarse a algn
up and running
to be up and running — estar en funcionamiento

to get sth up and running — poner algo en funcionamiento
up for sth
three seats are up for election — tres escaños salen a elecciones

most politicians up for reelection know this — (=seeking) la mayoría de los políticos que se presentan a la reelección lo saben

every two years, a third of the Senate comes up for election — cada dos años se renueva una tercera parte del Senado

to be up for sth * — (=ready, willing) tener ganas de algo

are you up for it? — ¿estás dispuesto?
up to (=till, as far as) hasta
up to now — hasta ahora, hasta la fecha

up to this week — hasta esta semana

up to here — hasta aquí

up to £10 — hasta 10 libras nada más

to count up to 100 — contar hasta 100

we were up to our knees/waist in water — el agua nos llegaba por or hasta las rodillas/la cintura

what page are you up to? — ¿por qué página vas?

to be up to a task — (=capable of) estar a la altura de una tarea, estar en condiciones de realizar una tarea

to be up to doing sth — estar en condiciones de hacer algo

they weren't up to running a company — no estaban en condiciones de gestionar una empresa, no estaban a la altura necesaria para gestionar una empresa
to be {or}3} feel up to sth
are you (feeling) up to going for a walk? — ¿te sientes con ganas de dar un paseo?

I don't feel up to going out — no tengo ánimos para salir
including to be up to sth * (=doing)
what are you up to? — ¿qué andas haciendo?

what are you up to with that knife? — ¿qué haces con ese cuchillo?

he's up to something — está tramando algo

what does he think he's up to? — ¿qué diablos piensa hacer?

I see what you're up to — te veo venir

what have you been up to lately? — ¿qué has estado haciendo últimamente?
to be up to a standard/to much (=equal to)
it isn't up to his usual standard — no está a su nivel de siempre

the book isn't up to much — (Brit) * el libro no vale mucho
to be up to sb (=depend on)
it's up to you to decide — te toca (a ti) decidir

I feel it is up to me to tell him — creo que me corresponde a mí decírselo

I wouldn't do it but it's up to you — yo (que tú) no lo haría, pero allá tú or tú verás

I'd go, but it's up to you — por mí iría, pero depende de ti

if it were or was up to me — si dependiera de mí

2. PREPOSITION

1) (=on top of) en lo alto de, arriba de (LAm)

he was up a ladder pruning the apple trees — estaba subido a una escalera or en lo alto de una escalera podando los manzanos

to be up a tree — estar en lo alto de or (LAm) arriba de un árbol

2) (=along, towards the top)

he went off up the road — se fue calle arriba

put your handkerchief up your sleeve — guárdate el pañuelo dentro de la manga

the heat disappears straight up the chimney — el calor se escapa chimenea arriba, el calor se escapa por lo alto de la chimenea

• to travel up and down the country — viajar por todo el país

people up and down the country are saying... — la gente por todo el país dice...

• they live further up the road — viven en esta calle pero más arriba

further up the page — en la misma página, más arriba

• halfway up the stairs — a mitad de la escalera

halfway up the mountain — a mitad de la subida de la montaña

• up north — en el norte

• up river — río arriba

3)

• up yours! *** — ¡vete a hacer puñetas! ***

3. NOUN

1)

• ups and downs — altibajos mpl, vicisitudes fpl

the ups and downs that every politician is faced with — los altibajos a que se enfrenta todo político, las vicisitudes a que está sometido todo político

after many ups and downs — después de mil peripecias

2)

• it's on the up and up — (Brit) (=improving) va cada vez mejor; (US) (=above board) está en regla

4. ADJECTIVE

1) (Rail) [train, line] ascendente

2) (=elated)

to be up * — estar en plena forma

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
*
1) (=jump up)

he upped and hit him — se levantó (de un salto) y le pegó

2) emphatic

• she upped and left — (=stood up) se levantó y se marchó, se levantó y se largó *; (=went) fue y se marchó, fue y se largó *

• he upped and offed — se largó sin más *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (=raise) † [+ price, offer] subir, aumentar

• to up anchor — levar el ancla

* * *

I [ʌp]
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba abajo

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

English-spanish dictionary > up
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I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

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up yours! — pop. fottiti!
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Note:

Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

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to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

••

the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

* * *

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) appannarsi, annebbiarsi

* * *
I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

••

up yours! — pop. fottiti!
••
Note:

Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

••

to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

••

the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

English-Italian dictionary > up
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I
1.
adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo

2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por

3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
II
noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón

- downie®
- downy

down adv prep abajo

don't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!

the boat went down the river el barco iba río abajo

fruit prices are down el precio de la fruta ha bajado

she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

sit down siéntate

he put his books down on the table dejó sus libros en la mesa

he fell down the stairs and broke his leg cayó por la escalera y se rompió la pierna

down

tr[daʊn]

noun

1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla

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down

tr[daʊn]

preposition

1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo

■ the car rolled down the hill el coche se fue rodando cuesta abajo

■ tears streamed down her face las lágrimas le corrían por la cara

■ he ran down the stairs corrió escaleras abajo

■ she ran her finger down the list recorrío la lista con el dedo

2 (at a lower level) abajo

■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?

3 (along) por

■ cut it down the middle córtalo por la mitad

■ we drove down the coast condujimos por la costa

■ she walked down the street iba por la calle

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (to, in) a, en

■ we went down the pub fuimos al pub

5 (in time) a través de

■ down the ages a través de los tiempos

adverb

1 (to lower level) (hacia) abajo; (to the floor) al suelo; (to the ground) a tierra

■ he looked down at his feet miró a sus pies

■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?

■ the boy fell down el chico se cayó (al suelo)

■ she bent down to pick up the coin se agachó para recoger la moneda

■ the girl was knocked down la chica fue atropellada

■ the river flows down to the sea el río fluye hasta el mar

■ let's walk down instead of getting the lift bajemos a pie en vez de coger el ascensor

2 (at lower level) abajo

■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo

■ it's in the third drawer down está en el tercer cajón

■ she'll be down in a minute enseguida baja

3 (in or towards the south) a

■ we're moving down to Southampton nos mudamos a Southampton

4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)

■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento

■ profits are down on last year's las ganancias han bajado desde el año pasado

■ they were two goals down after 10 minutes iban perdiendo por dos goles después de 10 minutos

■ turn the volume down baja el volumen

5 (on paper, in writing)

■ she wrote his phone number down apuntó su teléfono

■ put me down for the lottery apúntame para la lotería

6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos

■ you have to pay 100 pounds down hay que pagar un depósito de cien libras

■ at the end I was a fiver down al final había perdido cinco libras

adjective

1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras

2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a

■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!

3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a

■ the lines are down las líneas están cortadas

■ the system's down el sistema no funciona

4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a

■ she's feeling a bit down anda un poco deprimida

transitive verb

1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar

2 familiar (drink) tragarse rápidamente, beberse rápidamente

■ he downed the glass in one se bebió la copa de un trago

interjection

1 (to dog) ¡quieto!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down to (as far as) hasta

down under (en) Australia

down with...! ¡abajo...!

to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien

to be down to something quedar sólo algo

■ I'm down to my last pound no me queda más que una sola libra

to be down to somebody (responsibility) ser responsabilidad de 2 (fault) ser culpa de

■ it's all down to me now ya todo depende de mi

to be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algo

to down tools dejar de trabajar

to have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguien

to keep food down retener comida

■ he can't keep any food down no puede retener nada de comida

to put something down dejar algo

■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?

to put the phone down colgar

■ she put the phone down on me me colgó

down ['daʊn] vt

1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir

2) defeat: derrotar

down adv

1) downward: hacia abajo

2)

to lie down : acostarse, echarse

3)

to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)

4)

to sit down : sentarse

5)

to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotar

down adj

1) descending: de bajada

the down elevator: el ascensor de bajada

2) reduced: reducido, rebajado

attendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido

3) downcast: abatido, deprimido

down n

: plumón m

down prep

1) : (hacia) abajo

down the mountain: montaña abajo

I walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera

2) along: por, a lo largo de

we ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa

3) : a través de

down the years: a través de los años

down

adj.

• acostado, -a adj.

• descendente adj.

• triste adj.

adv.

• abajo adv.

• bajo adv.

• hacia abajo adv.

n.

• borra s.f.

• plumón s.m.

• vello s.m.

prep.

• abajo de prep.

v.

• derrocar v.

I daʊn
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra

there was snow all the way down to London — estuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres

• to fall down — caerse

• I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo

2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierra

to be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra

I'll be down in a minute — ahora bajo

he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado

the blinds are down — están bajadas las persianas

the sun is down — el sol se ha puesto

• down below — allá abajo

• down by the river — abajo en la ribera

• down here — aquí (abajo)

• down on the shore — abajo en la playa

• down there — allí (abajo)

3) (Geog)

• he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londres

to be down from college — haber terminado el curso universitario

• he lives down South — vive en el sur

• down under — (Brit) * (=in Australia) en Australia; (=in New Zealand) en Nueva Zelanda

to go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda

4) (in writing)

write this down — apunta esto

you're down for the next race — estás inscrito para la próxima carrera

you're down for Tuesday — te hemos apuntado para el martes

5) (in volume, degree, status)

the tyres are down — los neumáticos están desinflados

his temperature is down — le ha bajado la temperatura

the price of meat is down — ha bajado el precio de la carne

England are two goals down — Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos

I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras

• I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más

6) (indicating a series or succession)

from the year 1600 down to the present day — desde el año 1600 hasta el presente

from the biggest down to the smallest — desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño

7) (=ill)

I've been down with flu — he estado con gripe

8)

down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él

it's all down to us now — ahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables

9) (as deposit)

to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras

10) (in exclamations)

down! — ¡abajo!; (to dog) ¡quieto!

down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!

11) (=completed etc)

one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco

12) (esp US)

to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *

2. PREP

1) (indicating movement)

he went down the hill — fue cuesta abajo

to go down the road — ir calle abajo

he's gone down the pub * — se ha ido al bar

looking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...

he ran his finger down the list — pasó el dedo por la lista

the rain was running down the trunk — la lluvia corría por el tronco

2) (=at a lower point on)

he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros

• down the ages — a través de los siglos

• face down — boca abajo

• down river — río abajo ( from de)

3. ADJ

1) (=depressed) deprimido

2) (=not functioning)

the computer is down — el ordenador no funciona

the power lines are down — los cables de alta tensión están cortados

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada

4. VT
*
1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse

he downed a pint of beer — tragó una pinta de cerveza

2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir

- down tools

5.

N

to have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *

6.

CPD

down bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco

down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída

down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial

II

[daʊn]
N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III

[daʊn]
N (Geog) colina f
the Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)

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I [daʊn]
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

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up [ʌp]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. noun

4. adjective

5. intransitive verb

6. transitive verb

7. compounds

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1. preposition

• to be up a tree/up a ladder être dans un arbre/sur une échelle

• up north dans le nord

2. adverb

   a. (indicating direction, position) up there là-haut

• he lives five floors up il habite au cinquième étage

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• the ladder was up against the wall l'échelle était (appuyée) contre le mur

• up at the top of the tree en haut de l'arbre

• he's up from Birmingham il arrive de Birmingham

• he threw the ball up in the air il a jeté le ballon en l'air

• up in the mountains dans les montagnes

• up in Scotland en Écosse

• he's up in Leeds for the weekend il est monté à Leeds pour le week-end

• the monument is up on the hill le monument se trouve en haut de la colline

   b. (indicating advantage) Chelsea were three goals up Chelsea menait par trois buts

   c. (set structures)

► to be up against sth

• to be up against difficulties se heurter à des difficultés

• he's up against stiff competition il est confronté à des concurrents redoutables

• we're really up against it ça ne va pas être facile► up and down

• people up and down the country are saying... partout dans le pays les gens disent...

• he walked up and down (the street) il faisait les cent pas (dans la rue)► to be up for sth

• are you up for it? (inf) ( = willing) tu es partant ? (inf) ; ( = fit) tu te sens d'attaque (inf) ?► up to ( = as far as) jusqu'à

• up to now jusqu'à maintenant

• up to here jusqu'ici

• up to there jusque-là

• to be up to one's knees in water avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

• to count up to 100 compter jusqu'à 100

• what page are you up to? à quelle page en êtes-vous ?► to be up to sth ( = capable of)

she's not up to the job elle n'est pas à la hauteur

• is he up to doing research? est-il capable de faire de la recherche ?

• it isn't up to his usual standard ( = equal to) il peut faire bien mieux que cela► to feel or be up to sth ( = strong enough for)

I just don't feel up to it je ne m'en sens pas le courage

• he really isn't up to going back to work yet il n'est vraiment pas en état de reprendre le travail► to be up to sth (inf) ( = doing)

what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ? (inf)

• he's up to something il manigance quelque chose

• what have you been up to? qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ? (inf)

• he's up to no good il mijote (inf) un mauvais coup► to be up to sb ( = depend on)

it's up to you to decide c'est à vous de décider

• shall I do it? -- it's up to you je le fais ? -- à vous de voir

• if it were up to me... si ça ne tenait qu'à moi...

3. noun

► ups and downs (in life, health) des hauts mpl et des bas mpl

• his career had its ups and downs sa carrière a connu des hauts et des bas

4. adjective

   a. ( = out of bed) to be up être levé

• get up! debout !

• he's always up early il se lève toujours de bonne heure

• I was up late last night je me suis couché tard hier soir

• he was up all night writing the essay il a passé toute la nuit sur cette dissertation

• she was up all night because the baby was ill elle n'a pas fermé l'œil de la nuit parce que le bébé était malade

   b. ( = raised) the blinds were up les stores n'étaient pas baissés

• "this side up" (on parcel) « haut »

• hands up, everyone who knows the answer levez le doigt si vous connaissez la réponse

• hands up! (to gunman) haut les mains !

   c. ( = installed, built)

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• we've got the curtains/pictures up at last nous avons enfin posé les rideaux/accroché les tableaux

   d. ( = increased) to be up [prices, salaries] avoir augmenté (by de)

• petrol is up again l'essence a encore augmenté

• it is up on last year ça a augmenté par rapport à l'an dernier

   e. ( = finished) his leave is up sa permission est terminée

• time's up! c'est l'heure !

   f. ( = wrong) (inf) what's up? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with the car? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec la voiture ?

• what's up with your leg? qu'est-ce qui t'est arrivé à la jambe ? (inf)

• there's something up with Paul il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond (inf) chez Paul

   g. (set structures)

► up and about

• she was up and about at 7 o'clock elle était debout dès 7 heures► to be up and down

• he was up and down all night il n'a pas arrêté de se lever toute la nuit

• he's been rather up and down recently il a eu des hauts et des bas récemment► up and running ( = functioning) opérationnel

• to get sth up and running mettre qch en route

5. intransitive verb

• one day he just upped and left (inf) un jour il est parti comme ça (inf)

6. transitive verb

( = raise) (inf) [+ prices, wages] augmenter

7. compounds

► up-and-coming adjective [politician, businessman, actor] qui monte

► up-to-the-minute adjective [news] dernier

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Note: up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc)
[ʌp] 1.
adjective

1) ( out of bed)

she's up — elle est levée

they're often up early — ils se lèvent souvent tôt

we were up very late last night — nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir

they were up all night — ils ont veillé toute la nuit

I was still up at 2 am — j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin

2) (higher in amount, level)

sales/prices are up (by 10%) — les ventes/les prix ont augmenté (de 10%)

shares/numbers are up — les actions sont/le nombre est en hausse

production is up (by) 5% — la production a augmenté de 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — sa température a augmenté de 2°

sales are 10% up on last year — les ventes ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier

3) (colloq) ( wrong)

what's up? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what's up with him? — qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive?

there's something up — il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

what's up with the TV? — qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé?

there's something up with the brakes — il y a un problème avec les freins

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'annonce est affichée sur le panneau

is the tent up? — est-ce que la tente est déjà montée?

the building will soon be up — le bâtiment sera bientôt terminé

he had his hand up for five minutes — il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes

5) ( open)

she had her umbrella up — elle avait son parapluie ouvert

the hood of the car was up — la capote de la voiture était fermée

the blinds were up — les stores étaient levés

when the lever is up the machine is off — si le levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée

when the barrier is up you can go through — quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer

6) ( finished)

‘time's up!’ — ‘le temps est épuisé!’

his leave is almost up — son congé est presque terminé

it's all up (colloq) with him — il est fini (colloq)

7) ( facing upwards)

‘this side up’ — (on parcel, box) ‘haut’

she was floating face up — elle flottait sur le dos

the bread landed with the buttered side up — la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut

8) ( rising)

the river is up — la rivière est en crue

the wind is up — le vent est fort

his colour's up — il est tout rouge

her blood's up — fig la moutarde lui monte au nez

9) ( pinned up)

her hair was up — elle avait les cheveux relevés

10) ( cheerful)

to be up — être en forme

11) ( being repaired)

the road is up — la route est en travaux

12) ( in upward direction)

the up escalator — l'escalier mécanique qui monte

13) ( on trial)

to be up before a judge — passer devant le tribunal

he's up for murder — il est accusé de meurtre
2.
adverb

1) ( high)

up here/there — là-haut

up on the wardrobe — sur l'armoire

up in the tree/the clouds — dans l'arbre/les nuages

up on top of the mountain — au sommet de la montagne

up to/in London — à Londres

up to/in Scotland — en Écosse

up North — au Nord

four floors up from here — quatre étages au-dessus

I live two floors up — j'habite au deuxième étage

the second shelf up — la deuxième étagère en partant du bas

I'm on my way up — je monte

I'll be right up — je monte tout de suite

all the way up — jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

2) ( ahead) d'avance

to be four points up (on somebody) — avoir quatre points d'avance (sur quelqu'un)

they were two goals up — ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance

she's 40-15 up — ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15

3) ( upwards)

t-shirts from £2 up — des t-shirts à partir de deux livres

from (the age of) 14 up — à partir de 14 ans

4) ( to high status)

up the workers! — vive les travailleurs!
3.
preposition

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — dans l'arbre

up a ladder — sur une échelle

the library is up the stairs — la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier

he ran up the stairs — il a monté l'escalier en courant

the road up the mountain — la route qui gravit la montagne

2) ( in direction)

it's up the road — c'est plus loin dans la rue

she lives up that road there — elle habite dans cette rue

he lives just up the road — il habite juste à côté

his office is up the corridor from mine — son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien

he walked up the road — il a remonté la rue

she's got water up her nose — elle a de l'eau dans le nez

he put it up his sleeve — il l'a mis dans sa manche
4.
up above adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase gen au-dessus; Religion au ciel

up above something — au-dessus de quelque chose
5.
up against prepositional phrase

up against the wall — contre le mur

to be ou come up against opposition — rencontrer de l'opposition

they're up against a very strong team — ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte

it helps to know what you are up against — il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat

we're really up against it — on a vraiment des problèmes
6.
up and about adverbial phrase ( out of bed) debout, réveillé; ( after illness)

to be up and about again — être de nouveau sur pied
7.
up and down adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

1) ( to and fro)

to walk ou pace up and down — aller et venir, faire les cent pas

he was walking up and down the garden — il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin

2) ( throughout)

up and down the country — dans tout le pays
8.
up and running adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase

to be up and running — [company, project] bien marcher; [system] bien fonctionner

to get something up and running — faire marcher or fonctionner quelque chose
9.
up for prepositional phrase

he's up for election — il se présente aux élections

the subject up for discussion is... — le sujet qu'on aborde est...
10.
up to prepositional phrase

1) ( to particular level) jusqu'à

up to here — jusqu'ici

up to there — jusque là

I was up to my knees in water — j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

2) ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de

up to 50 dollars — jusqu'à 50 dollars

up to 500 people — près de 500 personnes

reductions of up to 50% — des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50%

tax on profits of up to £150,000 — les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150000 livres sterling

to work for up to 12 hours a day — travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour

3) ( until) jusqu'à

up to 1964 — jusqu'en 1964

up to 10.30 pm — jusqu'à 22 h 30

up to now — jusqu'à maintenant

4) ( good enough for)

I'm not up to it — ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force

I'm not up to going to London — je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres

I'm not up to writing a book — je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre

the play wasn't up to much — la pièce n'était pas formidable

this work wasn't up to your usual standard — ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude

5) ( expressing responsibility)

it's up to him to do — c'est à lui de faire

it's up to you! — c'est à toi de décider!

if it were up to me — si ça dépendait de moi

6) ( doing)

what is he up to? — qu'est-ce qu'il fait?

what are those children up to? — qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent (colloq) ces enfants?

they're up to something — ils mijotent (colloq) quelque chose
11.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter
12.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

he upped and left — tout d'un coup il s'est levé et est parti

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the company is on the up and up — ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

to be one up on somebody — faire mieux que quelqu'un

to be (well) up on — s'y connaître en [art, history etc]; être au courant de [news, developments]

the ups and downs — les hauts et les bas (of de)

English-French dictionary > up
6 up

up

❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).

A adj

1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;

2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;

3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;

4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;

5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;

6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;

7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;

8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;

9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;

10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;

11 ( being repaired) the road is up la route est en travaux ; ‘Road up’ ( on sign) ‘Travaux’ ;

12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;

13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;

14 Sport (in tennis, badminton) not up! faute! ;

15 ○ GB ( ready) tea up! le thé est prêt!

B adv

1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;

2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;

3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;

4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.

C prep

1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;

2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;

3 ○ GB (at, to) he's up the pub il est au pub.

D up above adv phr, prep phr gen au-dessus ; Relig au ciel ; up above sth au-dessus de qch.

E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.

F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.

G up and down adv phr, prep phr

1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;

2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.

H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.

I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…

J up to prep phr

1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;

2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;

3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;

4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;

5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;

6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.

K vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter [price, interest rate, wages].

L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.

Idioms

the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ !

Big English-French dictionary > up
7 abreast

[ə'brest]
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) side om side; ved siden af hinanden

- keep abreast of

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[ə'brest]
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) side om side; ved siden af hinanden

- keep abreast of

English-Danish dictionary > abreast
8 walk

n. 1. явах, явган явах, алхах. 2. алхаа, гишгээ. I know him by his \walk. Би түүнийг алхаагаар нь танина. 3. явган зугаалга. 3. жим, зөрөг зам. a walks of life нийгмийн давхарга, зиндаа. people of/ from all \walks of life нийгмийн бүх давхаргыг төлөөлөх хүмүүс. v. 1. явган явах, алхах. They \walked along the road. Тэд замаар алхав. 2. зугаалах, салхинд явах. They liked to \walk in the park. Тэд нар цэцэрлэг дотуур зугаалах дуртай байв. run before one can walk бяруу болоогүй байж бухын баасаар баах. walk tall дээгүүр харан явах, бардам, итгэлтэй явах. walk about зугаалах, салхинд явах. walk along урагшаа алхах. walk away from яваад өгөх, зайлах, зугтах. You can`t just \walk away from you responsibilities. Та үүрэг хариуцлагаасаа зүгээр л мултарчихаж болохгүй шүү дээ. walk into sth 1. урхинд орох, мэхэнд автах. 2. ажил төрөлд амархан орох. She \walked into a job at the bank as soon as she graduated. Тэр сургууль төгсүүтээ л банкинд ёстой азтай орсон юм. \walk into sth/ sb мөргөх. She wasn`t looking where she was going and \walk ed straight into me. Тэр бүсгүй замаа харалгүй явсаар яг намайг мөргөчихөв. walk away/ off with sth 1. хулгайлах, хумслах. Somebody has \walk ed away/ off with my pen. Хэн нэг нь миний үзгийг хулгайлж орхиж. 2. давамгай ялах, түүртэлгүй хожих. walk out гэнэт ажил хаях. \walk out (of sth) эсэргүүцэн хаяж гарах (хурал, чуулган). walk out on sb хаяж явах, орхиж явах. He had a row with his wife and just \walk ed out on her. Тэр эхнэртэйгээ хэрэлдээд л түүнийгээ хаяад явчихаж. walk over 1. хялбархан дийлэх/ давах. The visiting team was too strong- they just \walk ed all over us. Зочин баг үнэхээр сайн юм, тэд биднийг зүгээр л ниргээд хаячихлаа. 2. доромжлох, басамжлах. You mustn`t let her \walk (all) over you like that. Тэр эмэгтэйд чи иймэрхүү маягаар доромжлуулах ёсгүй шүү. walk up (to sb/ sth) дөхөж ирэх, ойртож очих. walk about ард түмэн, олон нийттэй харьцах. walk- in adj. тусдаа өрөө. walk- on adj. үггүй дүр. walk- out 1. гэнэтийн ажил хаялт. 2. хурал орхиж гарах. walk- over 1. амархан ялалт, хөнгөхөн ажил. The match was \walk for the visiting team. Зочин багийн хувьд тоглолт хөнгөхөн зугаалга болов. 2. гоц/ хий мөргөх. The British player had a \walk in the first round. Британийн тамирчин эхний тойрогт хий мөргөжээ. walk- up n. цахилгаан шатгүй өндөр барилга. walker n. явган хүн, аялагч. walkie-talkie n. үүрэн телефон, зөөврийн утас. walking n. явган явах. walking papers n. тойрох бичиг, ажлаас халах тухай бичиг. walking-stick (also stick) n. таяг. walkway n. явган хүний зам.

English-Mongolian dictionary > walk
9 along

along [ə'lɒŋ]

1 preposition

(a) (the length of) le long de;

∎ we walked along the road nous avons marché le long de la route;

∎ there were trees all along the road il y avait des arbres tout le long de la route, des arbres bordaient la route;

∎ the railway runs along the coast la ligne de chemin de fer longe la côte;

∎ to look along the street/corridor regarder dans la rue/le couloir

(b) (at or to a certain point in)

∎ could you move further along the row pourriez-vous vous déplacer vers le bout du rang?;

∎ her office is along here somewhere son bureau est quelque part par ici;

∎ the toilets are just along the corridor les toilettes sont juste un peu plus loin dans le couloir;

∎ somewhere along the way en route, en chemin

2 adverb

(a) (in phrasal verbs)

∎ I was driving/strolling along on a sunny afternoon, when... je roulais/me baladais par un après-midi ens-oleillé, quand...;

∎ she was pulling a trolley along elle tirait ou traînait un chariot derrière elle;

∎ just then along came a policeman c'est alors qu'un policier est arrivé;

∎ bring a tent along (with you) apportez une tente;

∎ can I bring a friend along? est-ce que je peux amener un ami?

(b) (indicating progress)

∎ how far along is the project? où en est le projet?;

∎ we're further along than expected nous en sommes plus loin que prévu;

∎ things are going or coming along nicely, thank you les choses ne se présentent pas trop mal, merci

(c) (indicating imminent arrival)

∎ I'll be along in a minute j'arrive tout de suite;

∎ she'll be along later elle viendra plus tard;

∎ there'll be another bus along shortly un autre bus va passer bientôt

3 along by preposition

en passant par;

∎ we went strolling along by the river on s'est baladé le long de la rivière

4 along with preposition

avec;

∎ along with hundreds of others avec des centaines d'autres;

∎ I put the coat away along with the rest of my winter clothes j'ai rangé le manteau avec mes autres vêtements d'hiver

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > along
10 В-351

ВСЯКАЯ ВСЯЧИНА coll NP sing only fixed WO
1. (obj or subj) the most diverse things, objects, phenomena

all sorts (kinds) of things (stuff)
(of material objects) sundries (all kinds of) odds and ends odd items (when introduced by Conj «и» at the end of an enumeration) and what have you.
Мужик и работники заткнули дыру всякой всячиной (Герцен 1). The peasant and the others plugged the hole with all sorts of things (1a).

«Что везешь к нам?» - спросил мой старик. «Ткани для женских платьев и мужских рубашек, — сказал Самуил, - галоши с загнутыми носками, какие обожают абхазцы, стёкла для ламп, иголки для швейных машин, нитки, пуговицы, чуму, холеру и другую всякую всячину» (Искандер 3). "What are you bringing us?" my old man asked. "Yard goods for women's dresses and men's shirts," Samuel said, "galoshes with turned-up toes of the kind Abkhazians adore, lamp chimneys, sewing-machine needles, thread, buttons, plague, cholera, and other sundries" (3a).

Хотел он ей (птице) тут же размозжить голову, но вспомнил, что рядом, в Гаграх, живёт принц Ольден-бургский и от скуки покупает всякую всячину (Искандер 3). Не wanted to smash its (the bird's) head then and there, but remembered that nearby in Gagra lived a Prince Oldenburgsky who bought odd items out of boredom (3a).

2. ( usu. prep obj
used with verbs of speaking) different things, topics, subjects (of conversation, discussion, reading, or contemplation)
anything and everything
everything under the sun all sorts (kinds) of things this and that.
Так, разговаривая о всякой всячине, они шли по дороге (Искандер 5). Thus they walked along the road, talking of anything and everything (5a).

Там мы жарили картошку на электрической плитке, прозванной «камином», распивали крепчайший чай и толковали о всякой всячине... (Копелев 1). There we fried potatoes on a hotplate, dubbed "the fireplace," drank the strongest tea, and talked about everything under the sun (1a).

Ему хотелось на постоялый двор, к... Козлевичу, с которым так приятно попить чаю и покалякать о всякой всячине (Ильф и Петров 2). Не was longing to get back to the tavern, to...Kozlevich, with whom it was so nice to drink tea and chat about this and that (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-351
11 всякая всячина

• ВСЯКАЯ ВСЯЧИНА coll

[NP; sing only; fixed WO]

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1. [obj or subj]

⇒ the most diverse things, objects, phenomena:

- all sorts (kinds) of things (stuff);

- [of material objects] sundries;

- (all kinds of) odds and ends;

- odd items;

- [when introduced by Conj "и" at the end of an enumeration] and what have you.

     ♦ Мужик и работники заткнули дыру всякой всячиной (Герцен 1). The peasant and the others plugged the hole with all sorts of things (1a).

     ♦ "Что везешь к нам?" - спросил мой старик. "Ткани для женских платьев и мужских рубашек, - сказал Самуил, - галоши с загнутыми носками, какие обожают абхазцы, стёкла для ламп, иголки для швейных машин, нитки, пуговицы, чуму, холеру и другую всякую всячину" (Искандер 3). "What are you bringing us?" my old man asked. "Yard goods for womens dresses and men's shirts," Samuel said, "galoshes with turned-up toes of the kind Abkhazians adore, lamp chimneys, sewing-machine needles, thread, buttons, plague, cholera, and other sundries" (3a).

     ♦ Хотел он ей [птице] тут же размозжить голову, но вспомнил, что рядом, в Гаграх, живёт принц Ольденбургский и от скуки покупает всякую всячину (Искандер 3). He wanted to smash its [the bird's] head then and there, but remembered that nearby in Gagra lived a Prince Oldenburgsky who bought odd items out of boredom (3a).

2. [usu. prep obj; used with verbs of speaking]

⇒ different things, topics, subjects (of conversation, discussion, reading, or contemplation):

- anything and everything;

- everything under the sun;

- all sorts (kinds) of things;

- this and that.

     ♦ Так, разговаривая о всякой всячине, они шли по дороге (Искандер 5). Thus they walked along the road, talking of anything and everything (5a).

     ♦ Там мы жарили картошку на электрической плитке, прозванной "камином", распивали крепчайший чай и толковали о всякой всячине... (Копелев 1). There we fried potatoes on a hotplate, dubbed "the fireplace," drank the strongest tea, and talked about everything under the sun (1a).

     ♦ Ему хотелось на постоялый двор, к... Козлевичу, с которым так приятно попить чаю и покалякать о всякой всячине (Ильф и Петров 2). He was longing to get back to the tavern, to...Kozlevich, with whom it was so nice to drink tea and chat about this and that (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всякая всячина
12 Nebeneinander

Adv.

1. next to each other; auch fig. side by side; nebeneinander halten hold next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander legen place ( oder lay) next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander liegen lie next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander schalten ETECH., TECH. (parallel schalten) connect in parallel; nebeneinander setzen put ( oder place) next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander sitzen sit next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander stellen put ( oder place) next to each other ( oder side by side); vergleichend: compare

2. zeitlich: at the same time, simultaneously; (gleichzeitig) concurrently; nebeneinander bestehen coexist

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side by side; abreast

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Ne|ben|ei|nạn|der [neːbn|ai'nandɐ, 'neːbn-]
nt -s, no pl
juxtaposition
* * *

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) abreast

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Ne·ben·ei·nan·der

<-s>

[ne:bn̩ʔaiˈnandɐ]

nt kein pl juxtaposition

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Adverb

1) next to one another or each other; (fig.): (zusammen) < live, exist> side by side

nebeneinander wohnen — live next door to one another or each other

sich zu zweit nebeneinander aufstellen — line up two abreast

2) (gleichzeitig) together

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Nebeneinander n; -s, kein pl:

das Nebeneinander von Altem und Neuem the juxtaposition of the old and the new;

(friedliches) Nebeneinander POL (peaceful) coexistence

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Adverb

1) next to one another or each other; (fig.): (zusammen) <live, exist> side by side

nebeneinander wohnen — live next door to one another or each other

sich zu zweit nebeneinander aufstellen — line up two abreast

2) (gleichzeitig) together

* * *

adv.

abreast adv. ausdr.

side by side expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nebeneinander
13 steady

'stedi 1. adjective
1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) stø, sikker

2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) fast, jevn

3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) trofast, vedvarende

4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) stødig
2. verb
(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) stabilisere seg

- steadily
- steadiness
- steady on! - steady !

fast
--------
regelmessig
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stø

I
subst. \/ˈstedɪ\/

( hverdagslig) fast følge, kjæreste, venn(inne)
II
verb \/ˈstedɪ\/

1) stive av, støtte, gjøre stødig, gi støtte til, bli støttet\/avstivet\/festet

2) berolige, roe, bli rolig(ere), roe seg, falle til ro, bli stille

• I need a drink to steady my nerves

jeg trenger en drink for å roe nervene mine

3) stagge (seg), holde i ro, stabilisere(s)

• she steadied the horse

hun stagget hesten

• the prices must be steadied now

prisene må stabiliseres nå
III
adj. \/ˈstedɪ\/

1) solid, stabil, fast

• the foundations of this house are steady

fundamentet til dette huset er solid

2) stø, stødig, fast, sikker

• she walked up the road with steady steps

hun gikk oppover veien med stødige skritt

• he has a steady hand

han er sikker på hånden

3) rolig, (be)sindig

• you don't have to be afraid, it is a steady horse

du trenger ikke være redd, det er en rolig hest

4) stadig, vedvarende, jevn, uavbrutt

• he is showing (a) steady improvement

han viser stadig forbedring

• we drove at a steady speed the whole way

vi kjørte i jevn hastighet hele veien

• they were fighting a steady fight against corruption

de kjempet en uavbrutt kamp mot korrupsjon

5) fast

• she needs steady work

hun trenger fast arbeid
IV
adv. \/ˈstedɪ\/

stødig, stille

• stand steady!

stå stille!

go steady ha fast følge, være kjærester
V
interj. \/ˈstedɪ\/

rolig nå, forsiktig

steady on eller steady does it sakte i bakkene, ta det rolig ( sjøfart) støtt så

English-Norwegian dictionary > steady
14 abreast

adverb

1) nebeneinander; Seite an Seite

2) (fig.)

keep abreast of something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

* * *
[ə'brest]
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) nebeneinander

- academic.ru/117028/keep_abreast_of">keep abreast of

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abreast

[əˈbrest]

adv

1. (side by side) nebeneinander, Seite an Seite

2. (alongside) auf gleicher Höhe

to come [or draw] \abreast of sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehen

3. (up to date)

▪ to be \abreast of sth über etw akk auf dem Laufenden sein

to keep \abreast of sth sich akk über etw akk auf dem Laufenden halten

to keep sb \abreast of sth jdn über etw akk auf dem Laufenden halten

* * *
[ə'brest]
adv
Seite an Seite; (NAUT ALSO) Bug an Bug
to march four abreast — im Viererglied or zu viert nebeneinander marschieren

abreast of sb/sth — neben jdm/etw, auf gleicher Höhe mit jdm/etw

to come abreast (of sb/sth) — mit jdm/etw gleichziehen, auf gleiche Höhe mit jdm/etw kommen

to keep abreast of the times/news etc — mit seiner Zeit/den Nachrichten etc auf dem Laufenden bleiben

* * *

abreast [əˈbrest] adv Seite an Seite, nebeneinander:

four abreast zu viert nebeneinander;

walk abreast nebeneinandergehen;

be abreast of auf dem Laufenden sein über (akk);

keep abreast of ( oder with) fig Schritt halten mit;

keep abreast of the times auf dem Laufenden bleiben;

keep sb abreast of jemanden auf dem Laufenden halten über (akk)

* * *

adverb

1) nebeneinander; Seite an Seite

2) (fig.)

keep abreast of something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

* * *

adv.

nebeneinander adv.

English-german dictionary > abreast
15 nebeneinander

Adv.

1. next to each other; auch fig. side by side; nebeneinander halten hold next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander legen place ( oder lay) next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander liegen lie next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander schalten ETECH., TECH. (parallel schalten) connect in parallel; nebeneinander setzen put ( oder place) next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander sitzen sit next to each other ( oder side by side); nebeneinander stellen put ( oder place) next to each other ( oder side by side); vergleichend: compare

2. zeitlich: at the same time, simultaneously; (gleichzeitig) concurrently; nebeneinander bestehen coexist

* * *

side by side; abreast

* * *
Ne|ben|ei|nạn|der [neːbn|ai'nandɐ, 'neːbn-]
nt -s, no pl
juxtaposition
* * *

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) abreast

* * *

Ne·ben·ei·nan·der

<-s>

[ne:bn̩ʔaiˈnandɐ]

nt kein pl juxtaposition

* * *

Adverb

1) next to one another or each other; (fig.): (zusammen) < live, exist> side by side

nebeneinander wohnen — live next door to one another or each other

sich zu zweit nebeneinander aufstellen — line up two abreast

2) (gleichzeitig) together

* * *

nebeneinander adv

1. next to each other; auch fig side by side

2. zeitlich: at the same time, simultaneously; (gleichzeitig) concurrently;

nebeneinander bestehen coexist;

nebeneinander anordnen COMPUT (mehrere Fenster) tile

* * *

Adverb

1) next to one another or each other; (fig.): (zusammen) <live, exist> side by side

nebeneinander wohnen — live next door to one another or each other

sich zu zweit nebeneinander aufstellen — line up two abreast

2) (gleichzeitig) together

* * *

adv.

abreast adv. ausdr.

side by side expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nebeneinander
16 abreast

[ə'brest]
avverbio

1) (side by side) fianco a fianco

to be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a

2) (in touch with)

to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [ developments]

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[ə'brest]
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) fianco a fianco

- keep abreast of

* * *
abreast /əˈbrɛst/
avv.

1 fianco a fianco; ( anche naut., aeron.) affiancato, affiancati: to walk abreast, camminare fianco a fianco (o affiancati); three abreast, in fila per tre; affiancati per tre

2 – abreast of, all'altezza di; a fianco di; affiancato a; al passo con; to come abreast of, portarsi all'altezza di; ( anche naut., aeron.) affiancarsi a; We drew abreast of the bus, ci siamo affiancati all'autobus; to keep abreast of, mantenersi affiancato a; tenere il passo con

3 – abreast of, al passo con (fig.); di pari passo con; informato, aggiornato su: to keep abreast of the times, andare al passo coi tempi; to keep abreast of developments, tenersi aggiornato sugli sviluppi della situazione.

* * *
[ə'brest]
avverbio

1) (side by side) fianco a fianco

to be, come abreast of — [vehicle, person] essere affiancato a, affiancarsi a

2) (in touch with)

to keep abreast of, to keep sb. abreast of — tenersi aggiornato su, tenere qcn. aggiornato su [ developments]

English-Italian dictionary > abreast
17 abreast

ə'brest
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) a la misma altura, a la par

- keep abreast of

abreast

tr[ə'brest]

adverb

1 de frente

■ to walk four abreast caminar cuatro de frente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to keep abreast of mantenerse al corriente de

abreast [ə'brɛst] adv

1) : en fondo, al lado

to march three abreast: marchar de tres en fondo

2)

to keep abreast : mantenerse al día

abreast

adv.

• a nivel adv.

• de frente adv.

• en fila adv.

• lado a lado adv.

• uno al lado del otro adv.

ə'brest
adverb

a) ( side by side)

to march four abreast — marchar en columna de cuatro en fondo

b) ( up to date)

to be/keep o stay abreast of something — estar*/mantenerse* al día en or al corriente de algo

[ǝ'brest]
ADV
1) (=side by side)

to march four abreast — marchar en columna de cuatro en fondo

streets so narrow that two can barely walk abreast — calles tan estrechas que dos personas difícilmente pueden andar hombro con hombro

to come abreast of sth/sb — llegar a la altura de algo/algn

2) (=aware of)

to be/keep abreast of sth — estar/mantenerse al corriente de algo

to keep abreast of the news — mantenerse al día or al corriente

* * *
[ə'brest]
adverb

a) ( side by side)

to march four abreast — marchar en columna de cuatro en fondo

b) ( up to date)

to be/keep o stay abreast of something — estar*/mantenerse* al día en or al corriente de algo

English-spanish dictionary > abreast
18 abreast

ə'brest
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) side om side

- keep abreast of

adv. \/əˈbrest\/

1) side om side, ved siden av hverandre

2) på siden (av)

abreast of ( sjøfart) tvers av

abreast of the times i pakt med tiden

abreast of\/with på høyde med, à jour med

keep abreast of\/with (events) følge med i, holde seg à jour med, i utvikling

English-Norwegian dictionary > abreast
19 abreast

[ə'brest]
adverb

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) vštric

- keep abreast of

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[əbrést]
adverb

poleg, vštric; na stopnji; nautical navpično na smer plovbe

abreast of ( —ali with) the times — s časom, sodoben

four abreast — četverostopen

military formed abreast — v bojni črti

to keep abreast of ( —ali with) — iti v korak s

English-Slovenian dictionary > abreast
20 unrecognized

unrecognized

tr[ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd]

adjective

1 (leader, talent) no reconocido,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go unrecognized pasar desapercibido,-a, pasar sin ser reconocido,-a

'ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd
adjective

a) ( not identified) <signature/danger> no identificado

b) ( unacknowledged) <achievement/talent/claim> no reconocido

['ʌn'rekǝɡnaɪzd]
ADJ
1) (=unnoticed) [talent, genius] desapercibido, no reconocido

to go unrecognized — pasar desapercibido

he walked along the road unrecognized by passers-by — fue por la calle sin que los transeúntes le reconocieran

2) (Pol) [government, party, country] no reconocido

* * *
['ʌn'rekəgnaɪzd]
adjective

a) ( not identified) <signature/danger> no identificado

b) ( unacknowledged) <achievement/talent/claim> no reconocido

English-spanish dictionary > unrecognized

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