she lives on the ground floor

planta baja — ground o (EEUU) first floor

asentar sus plantas en — iró to install o.s. in

planta potabilizadora — waterworks sing, water treatment plant

primera/tercera planta — second/fourth floor (AmE), first/third floor (BrE)

primera/tercera planta — second/fourth floor (AmE), first/third floor (BrE)

Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.

Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.

Ex: The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.

be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)

high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also academic.ru/5412/bar">bar 1. 2)

high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)

be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein

those in high places — die Oberen

high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der

have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten

of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)

it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst

high summer — Hochsommer, der

get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]

search or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen

I'll go as high as two thousand pounds — ich gehe bis zweitausend Pfund

on high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel

a high dive — ein Kopfsprung m aus großer Höhe

high and dry (boat) — auf dem Trockenen

to be left high and dry — auf dem Trockenen sitzen (inf)

I knew him when he was only so high — ich kannte ihn, als er nur SO groß war or noch so klein war

to be on one's high horse (fig) —

O Lord most high (Bibl) — erhabener Gott

casualties were high — es gab viele Opfer; (Mil) es gab hohe Verluste

the temperature was in the high twenties — die Temperatur lag bei fast 30 Grad

to pay a high price for sth (lit, fig) — etw teuer bezahlen

to have high expectations of sb/sth — hohe Erwartungen an jdn/etw stellen

in (very) high spirits — in Hochstimmung, in äußerst guter Laune

to have a high old time (inf) — sich prächtig amüsieren, mächtig Spaß haben (inf)

to get high on alcohol — sich (mit Alkohol) besaufen (inf)

to get high on cocaine — sich mit Kokain anturnen (sl)

high up (position) — hoch oben; (motion) hoch hinauf

higher up the hill was a small farm — etwas weiter oben am Berg lag ein kleiner Bauernhof

high (up) on the agenda — ganz oben auf der Tagesordnung

to throw sth high in(to) the air — etw hoch in die Luft werfen

the orders have come from on high (hum inf) — der Befehl kommt von oben

the highs and lows of my career — die Höhen und Tiefen pl meiner Laufbahn

= top gear) in high —

be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)

high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also bar 1. 2)

high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)

be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein

high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der

have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten

of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)

it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst

high summer — Hochsommer, der

get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]

search or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen

on high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel

primer piso — first floor, second floor (EEUU)

piso bajo — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

poner un piso a una — Esp to set a woman up in a flat

piso de seguridad, piso franco — Esp safe house

vivo en el primer piso — I live on the second (AmE) o (BrE) first floor

serrucharle (RPl) or (Chi) aserrucharle el piso a alguien (fam) — to pull the rug out from under somebody's feet (colloq)

vivo en el primer piso — I live on the second (AmE) o (BrE) first floor

serrucharle (RPl) or (Chi) aserrucharle el piso a alguien (fam) — to pull the rug out from under somebody's feet (colloq)

Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.

Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.

• ahí o allá o allí abajo — down there

• aquí abajo — down here

• de abajo — lower, bottom

yo duermo en la litera de abajo — I sleep in the lower o bottom bunk

el piso de abajo — (=planta inferior) the next floor down; (=planta baja) the ground floor

• desde abajo — from below

• más abajo — [en distancia] further down; [en altura] lower down

• de cintura para abajo — from the waist down

• por abajo — (=en la parte inferior) at the bottom; (=por debajo) underneath

• abajo del todo — right at the bottom, at the very bottom

• aguas abajo — downriver, downstream

continuaron aguas abajo durante un rato — they continued downriver o downstream for a while

• calle abajo — down the street

• cuesta abajo — down the hill

• escaleras abajo — downstairs

• ladera abajo — down the hillside

• río abajo — downstream, downriver

• hacia abajo — downward(s), down

se iban deslizando hacia abajo — they were sliding downward(s) o down

• para abajo, me voy para abajo — I'm going down

• echar abajo — [+ puerta, barricada] to break down; [+ gobierno] to bring down; [+ paz] to break up

• venirse abajo — [edificio, estructura, economía] to collapse; [planes, sueños] to come to nothing; [persona] to go to pieces

• para abajo, los responsables, de ministro para abajo, deben dimitir — those responsible, from the minister down, should resign

en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf

abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress

del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)

tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)

en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf

abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress

del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)

tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)

Ex: The library office is in the basement, ' downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.