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slope of the bottom

1 slope

سَفْح \ side: (of a solid object) a surface that is neither top nor bottom: the sides of a box; a hillside. slope: a hillside; a surface that rises as a hillside does: a steep slope; the slope of a roof.

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2 уклон дна

slope of the bottom, bed slope

Русско-английский физический словарь > уклон дна
3 уклон дна

1) Military: bed slope, slope of the bottom

2) Construction: underwater gradient (водотока)

3) General subject: bottom slope

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > уклон дна
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The leading edge had a 0.31 cm radius tangent to both the top surface and the 30 deg slope of the bottom cover plate.

An early design featured a circular arc inlet mated to a 6-deg conical diffuser.

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5 descendre

descendre [desɑ̃dʀ]

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► descendre is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller vers le bas) to go down ; (venir d'en haut) to come down (à, vers to) ( dans into)

• aidez-la à descendre (de sa chaise) help her down ; (dans l'escalier) help her downstairs

• descendre à pied/à bicyclette to walk/cycle down

• on descend par un sentier étroit the way down is by a narrow path

• descendre en courant to run down

• descendre par l'ascenseur to go down in the lift (Brit) or elevator (US)

• descendre à Marseille to go down to Marseilles

• descendre en ville to go into town

   b. (d'un lieu élevé) descendre de [+ toit, colline, échelle, arbre] to come down from

• fais descendre le chien du fauteuil get the dog off the chair

   c. (d'un moyen de transport) descendre de voiture to get out of the car

• « tout le monde descend ! » "all change!"

• vous descendez à la prochaine ? are you getting off at the next stop?

• descendre à terre to go ashore

• descendre de cheval to dismount

• descendre de bicyclette to get off one's bicycle

   d. ( = atteindre) [habits, cheveux] descendre à or jusqu'à to come down to

   e. ( = loger) descendre dans un hôtel or à l'hôtel to stay at a hotel

   f. ( = s'étendre de haut en bas) [colline, route] descendre en pente douce to slope gently down

• descendre en pente raide to drop away sharply

   g. ( = tomber) [obscurité, neige] to fall ; [soleil] to go down

• le brouillard descend sur la vallée the fog is coming down over the valley

   h. ( = baisser) to fall ; [mer, marée] to go out

• il est descendu à la dixième place he's fallen back into tenth position

• l'équipe est descendue en seconde division the team has gone down into the second division

   i. ( = faire irruption) la police est descendue dans cette boîte de nuit the police raided the night club

   j. ( = être avalé ou digéré) (inf) ça descend bien [vin, repas] that goes down well

• il a bu une bière pour faire descendre son sandwich he washed his sandwich down with a beer

2. indirect transitive verb

• descendre de ( = avoir pour ancêtre) to be descended from

• l'homme descend du singe man is descended from the apes

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = parcourir vers le bas) [+ escalier, colline, pente] to go down

• descendre une rivière en canoë to go down a river in a canoe

   b. ( = porter, apporter en bas) [+ valise] to get down ; [+ meuble] to take down

• tu peux me descendre mes lunettes ? can you bring my glasses down for me?

• il faut descendre la poubelle tous les soirs the rubbish (Brit) or garbage (US) has to be taken down every night

• je te descends en ville I'll take you into town

• le bus me descend à ma porte the bus drops me at my front door

   c. ( = baisser) [+ étagère, rayon] to lower

• descends les stores pull the blinds down

   d. ( = tuer) [+ personne] (inf) to do in (inf!)

• l'auteur s'est fait descendre en beauté (par la critique) the author was shot down in flames (by the critics)

   e. ( = boire) [+ bouteille] (inf) to down (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il descend ! he drinks like a fish! (inf)

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dɛsɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down (à to); ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down (de from)

je peux vous descendre au village — I can take you down to the village

descends-moi mes pantoufles — bring my slippers down for me

2) ( placer plus bas) to put [something] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [something] down

descends le store — put the blind down

descendre un seau dans un puits — to lower a bucket into a well

3) ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [something] down [objet]

comment va-t-on descendre le piano? — ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?

4) ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]

descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette — to crawl/to cycle down the hill

descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage — to paddle/to swim down the river

5) (colloq) ( éliminer) to bump off (colloq) [personne]; to shoot down [avion]

on l'a descendu d'une balle dans la tête — he was shot in the head and killed

6) (colloq) ( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces

7) (colloq) ( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); [ascenseur, avion] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set ( sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down ( sur over)

peux-tu descendre chercher mon sac? — can you go downstairs and get my bag?

il est descendu fumer — he went downstairs to smoke

tu es descendu à pied? — did you walk down?

nous sommes descendus par la route — ( à pied) we walked down by the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the road

descends, je te suis — go on down, I'll follow you

descendre de — to step off [trottoir, marche]; to climb down from [mur, tabouret, échelle]

descendre aux Enfers — Religion to descend into Hell

descends de là! — get down from there!

faites-les descendre — send them down [clients, marchandises]

faire descendre sa jupe — to pull one's skirt down

2) ( d'un moyen de transport)

descendre d'une voiture — to get out of a car

descendre d'un train/bus/avion — to get off a train/bus/plane

descendre de bicyclette — to get off one's bicycle

descendre de cheval — to get off one's horse, to dismount sout

descendre à Marseille — (d'avion, de bateau, bus, train) to get off at Marseilles

3) ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go down

descendre jusqu'à la mer — [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea

descendre en lacets — [route] to wind its way down

descendre en pente douce — [terrain, route] to slope down gently

descendre en pente raide — [terrain, route] to drop steeply

4) ( atteindre) [vêtement, cheveux] to come down ( jusqu'à to)

5) ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go out

l'euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre — the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound

ça fait descendre la température — gén it lowers the temperature; Médecine it brings one's temperature down

ça ne fera pas descendre le taux de chômage — it won't bring the unemployment rate down

6) (se rendre, séjourner)

descendre dans le Midi — to go down to the South (of France)

descendre dans un hôtel — to stay at a hotel

descendre dans la rue — Politique to take to the streets

7) ( être issu)

descendre de — gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from

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desɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [escalier, montagne] (en allant) to go down, (en venant) to come down

Je suis tombé en descendant l'escalier. — I fell down the stairs., I fell as I was going down the stairs.

2) [valise, paquet] (en allant) to take down, (en venant) (de l'étage en dessus, du grenier) to bring down, (d'une étagère) to get down

Vous pouvez descendre ma valise, s'il vous plaît? — Can you get my suitcase down, please?

3) [étagère] to lower

4) * (= abattre) to shoot down

5) * (= boire) to knock back *

2. vi

1) (aller) to go down, (venir) to come down

Attends en bas, je descends! — Wait downstairs, I'm coming down!

descendre à pied — to walk down, to go down on foot

descendre en voiture — to drive down, to go down by car

descendre d'un arbre — to climb down from a tree

descendre de cheval — to dismount

descendre en ville — to go into town, to go down town

descendre dans la rue (= manifester) — to take to the streets

2) [passager] (d'une voiture) to get out, (d'un train, d'un bus) to get off

descendre du train — to get off the train

Nous descendons à la prochaine station. — We're getting off at the next station.

descendre à l'hôtel — to stay at a hotel

3) [niveau, température] to go down, to come down, [marée] to go out

4)

descendre de (= avoir pour origine) — to be descended from

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descendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; descendre les bouteilles à la cave to take the bottles down to the cellar; descendre les valises du grenier to bring the suitcases down from the attic; je peux vous descendre au village I can take you down to the village; descends-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers down for me; je leur ai fait descendre les bouteilles à la cave I had them take the bottles down to the cellar; j'ai fait descendre le piano dans le salon I had the piano taken ou brought down to the living room; faites-moi descendre les dossiers secrets have the secret files brought down to me;

2 ( placer plus bas) to put [sth] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [sth] down; descends le store put the blind down; j'ai descendu le vase sur l'étagère du bas/de l'étagère du haut I moved the vase down to the bottom shelf/from the top shelf; descendre l'étagère d'un cran/de 20 centimètres to lower the shelf by one notch/by 20 centimetres^GB; descendre un seau dans un puits to lower a bucket into a well;

3 ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [sth] down [objet]; impossible de descendre le piano par l'escalier/par la fenêtre it's impossible to get the piano down the stairs/through the window; comment va-t-on descendre le piano? ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?; ( du camion) how are we going to get the piano out?; tu peux me descendre cette valise de l'armoire? can you get this suitcase down from the wardrobe for me?;

4 ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; ( en venant) to come down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; je l'ai vu descendre les escaliers sur le derrière○ I saw him slide down the stairs on his bottom; descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/to cycle down the hill; descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage to paddle/to swim down the river; je leur ai fait descendre la colline en courant I made them run down the hill; il m'a fait descendre les escaliers trois fois he made me go downstairs ou down the stairs three times;

5 ○( éliminer) to bump off○, to plug○, to kill [personne]; to shoot down [avion]; se faire descendre [personne] to be bumped off○; [avion] to be shot down; on l'a descendu d'une balle dans la poitrine/tête he was shot in the chest/head and killed;

6 ○( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces; il s'est fait descendre par la presse the newspapers tore him to pieces; ils ont descendu ma thèse pendant deux heures they spent two hours tearing my thesis to pieces;

7 ○( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille, verre]; il a descendu son verre en deux secondes he downed his drink in two seconds flat.

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( de l'étage) to go downstairs; ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); ( de l'étage) to come downstairs; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique, avion, hélicoptère] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set (sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down (sur over); reste ici, je descends à la cave stay here, I'm going down to the cellar; peux-tu descendre chercher mon sac? can you go downstairs and get my bag?; tu peux descendre m'aider à pousser l'armoire? can you come downstairs and help me push the wardrobe?; il est descendu fumer he went downstairs to smoke; te voilà! tu es descendu par l'ascenseur? there you are! did you come down in the elevator?; tu es descendu à pied? did you walk down?; je préfère descendre par l'escalier I prefer to go down by the stairs; nous sommes descendus par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked down by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the path/the road; il est descendu du col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove down from the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû descendre de l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have come down ou climbed down from the tree; descends, je te suis go on down, I'll follow you; descends de là! get down from there!; je suis descendu au fond du puits/au bas de la falaise I went down to the bottom of the well/to the foot of the cliff; descendre de son lit to get out of bed; descendre de son nid [oiseau] to fly out of its nest; descendre de [personne] to step off [trottoir, marche]; [animal] to get off [marche, trottoir]; [personne, animal] to climb down from [mur, tabouret]; il est descendu du toit [enfant, chat] he' s come down from the roof; descendre de l'échelle/l'arbre/la corde to climb down from the ladder/the tree/the rope; descendre à la verticale [paquet, alpiniste] to descend vertically; descendre aux Enfers Relig to descend into Hell; l'air froid fait descendre les ballons/planeurs cold air makes balloons/gliders drop; elle m'a fait/ne m'a pas laissé descendre à la cave she had me/didn't let me go down to the cellar; faites-les descendre send them down [clients, marchandises]; faire descendre sa jupe/ses bas/son châle to pull one's skirt/one's tights/one's shawl down;

2 ( d'un moyen de transport) descendre d'une voiture to get out of a car; le chien ne veut pas descendre ( de la voiture) the dog doesn't want to get out; descendre d'un train/bus/avion to get off a train/bus/plane; descendre d'avion/de bateau to get off a plane/a boat; descendre de bicyclette to get off one 's bicycle; descendre de cheval to get off one's horse, to dismount sout; descendre à Marseille (d'avion, de bateau, de bus, de train) to get off at Marseilles;

3 ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go down; [canalisations, ligne téléphonique] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [rivière] to flow down; descendre jusqu'à [chemin, muraille, escalier] to go down to; descendre jusqu'à la mer [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea; descendre en lacets [route] to wind its way down; descendre en pente douce [terrain, route] to slope down gently; descendre en pente raide [terrain, route] to drop steeply; descendre brusquement sur 200 mètres [pente, route] to drop sharply for 200 metres^GB;

4 ( atteindre) [vêtement, cheveux] to come down (jusqu'à to); robe qui descend jusqu'aux chevilles dress that comes down to the ankles; elle avait une robe qui lui descendait aux chevilles she was wearing an ankle-length dress; il a les cheveux qui lui descendent sur la nuque/jusqu'à la taille his hair comes down the nape of his neck/to his waist;

5 ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go out; l’euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound ; faire descendre les cours de 2% to bring prices down by 2%; ça va faire descendre le dollar it'll send ou put the dollar down; ça fait descendre la température gén it lowers the temperature; Méd it brings one's temperature down; ça ne fera pas descendre le taux de chômage it won't bring the unemployment rate down;

6 (se rendre, séjourner) descendre à Marseille/dans le Midi to go down to Marseilles/to the South (of France); descendre en ville to go into town; descendre dans un hôtel to stay at a hotel; descendre dans la rue gén to go outside; Pol to take to the streets; descendre dans un bar/chez qn [police] to raid a bar/sb's place;

7 ( être issu) descendre de gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from; descendre d'une famille de négociants to come from a family of merchants; l'homme descend du singe man is descended from the ape;

8 ○( passer) boire de l'eau pour faire descendre la viande to have a drink of water to help the meat down; un petit vin qui descend bien a wine which slips down nicely.

[desɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (aux être)

A.

1. [personne, mécanisme, avion - vu d'en haut] to go down ; [ - vu d'en bas] to come down

[oiseau] to fly ou to swoop down

j'ai rencontré la concierge en descendant I met the caretaker on my way down

aide-moi à descendre help me down

je descends toujours par l'escalier I always go down by the stairs ou take the stairs down

notre équipe est descendue à la huitième place our team moved down ou dropped to eighth place

le premier coureur à descendre au-dessous de dix secondes au 100 mètres the first runner to break ten seconds for the 100 metres

la pièce de monnaie ne voulait pas descendre (dans la fente) the coin wouldn't go down (the slot)

son chapeau lui descendait jusqu'aux yeux his hat came down over his eyes

mes chaussettes descendent my socks are falling down ou slipping down

faire descendre: fais descendre la malade help the patient down

ils ont fait descendre les passagers sur les rails they made the passengers get down onto the tracks

ils nous ont fait descendre du train they made us get off the train

c'est ce mécanisme qui fait descendre la plate-forme this mechanism brings the platform down ou lowers the platform

descendre de

a. [échafaudage, échelle] to come ou to climb down from, to get down from

b. [arbre] to climb ou to come down out of

c. [balançoire] to get off

descendre dans la rue [manifester] to take to the streets

2. [air froid, brouillard] to come down

[soleil] to go down

la nuit ou le soir descend night is closing in ou falling

3. [se rendre - dans un lieu d'altitude inférieure, dans le Sud, à la campagne] to go down

descendre en ville to go into town, to go downtown (US)

je suis descendu à Bordeaux en voiture I drove down to Bordeaux

4. [poser pied à terre - d'un véhicule] to get off, to alight (soutenu)

‘ne pas descendre avant l'arrêt complet du train’ ‘please do not attempt to alight until the train has come to a complete standstill’

descendre à terre to go ashore

descendre de bateau to get off a boat, to land

descendre de voiture to get out of a car

descendre de vélo to get off one's bike

à quelle station descendez-vous? where do you get off?

aider une vieille dame à descendre to help an old lady off

5. [faire irruption]

la police est descendue chez elle/dans son bar the police raided her place/her bar

6. [se loger] to stay

descendre dans un hôtel to put up at ou to stay at a hotel

7. (familier) [repas, boisson] to go ou to slip down

ton petit vin rouge descend bien your red wine goes down very easily

bois un café pour faire descendre tout ça have a coffee to wash it all down

avec lui, ça descend!

a. [il boit] he really knocks it back!

b. [il mange] he can really tuck it away!

8. DANSE & THÉÂTRE to go downstage

B.

1. [cheveux, vêtement]

descendre à ou jusqu'à

a. to come down to

b. [puits] to go down to

la jupe doit descendre jusqu'au-dessous du genou the skirt must cover the knee

2. [suivre une pente - rivière] to flow down ; [ - route] to go down ou downwards ; [ - toit] to slope down

le sentier descendait parmi les oliviers the path threaded its way down through the olive grove

le jardin descend en pente douce jusqu'à la plage the garden slopes gently down to the beach

descendre en pente raide [route, terrain, toit] to drop sharply

la route descend brusquement the road suddenly dips

C.

1. [baisser - marée, mer] to go out (inseparable), to ebb ; [ - prix] to go down, to fall

la température est descendue au-dessous de zéro the temperature has dropped ou fallen below zero

les températures ne descendent jamais au-dessous de 10º temperatures never fall below 10º

le thermomètre descend (familier) the weather's ou it's getting colder

le cours du café est descendu à 800 dollars the trading price of coffee has fallen down to 800 dollars

l'essence est descendue au-dessous de un euro the price of petrol has fallen below the one euro mark

faire descendre [inflation, prix] to bring ou to push down (separable)

j'ai essayé de lui faire descendre son prix I tried to get him to lower his price

faire descendre la fièvre to bring down somebody's temperature

2. [s'abaisser moralement] to stoop

descendre dans l'estime de quelqu'un to go down in somebody's estimation

3. MUSIQUE to go ou to drop down

descendre d'une octave to go down ou to drop an octave

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[desɑ̃dr] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [parcourir - escalier, montagne] to go down (inseparable)

descendre le courant [détritus, arbre] to float downstream

descendre un fleuve

a. [en nageant] to swim downstream

b. [en bateau] to sail down a river

ils ont descendu le Mississippi en radeau they went down the Mississippi on a raft

il a descendu tout le terrain balle au pied FOOTBALL he ran the length of the field with the ball

2. [placer plus bas - tableau] to lower ; [ - store] to pull down (separable), to lower

il faudrait descendre le cadre de deux centimètres the frame should be taken down two centimetres

3. [porter vers le bas - colis] to take down (separable), to get down (separable), - porter vers soi] to bring down (separable)

descendez les chaises en bas de la pelouse carry the chairs down to the far end of the lawn

tu pourrais me descendre une veste, s'il te plaît? could you bring me down a jacket please?

ils ont descendu le sauveteur au bout d'une corde they lowered the rescuer on the end of a rope

4. [amener en voiture] to take ou to drive down (separable)

5. (familier) [abattre - gangster] to gun ou to shoot down (separable) ; [ - avion] to bring ou to shoot down (separable)

se faire descendre to get shot

6. (familier) [critiquer] to pan, to slate

il s'est fait descendre par le jury he was slated by the jury

7. (familier) [boire - bouteille] to down, to knock back (separable)

8. MUSIQUE

descendre la gamme to go down the scale

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descendre de verbe plus préposition

[être issu de] to be descended from

le prince descendait des Habsbourg the prince was descended from the Habsburgs

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > descendre
6 bajada

f.

1 descent (descenso).

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

bajada de bandera minimum fare (de taxi)

2 (downward) slope (pendiente).

3 decrease, drop.

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

4 ebb, ebb tide, outgoing tide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: bajar.

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bajada

► nombre femenino

1 (disminución) drop, fall

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

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

■ sufrió una bajada de tensión her blood pressure dropped

■ subidas y bajadas ups and downs

2 (descenso) descent; (de telón, barrera) lowering

■ mientras subía, no pensaba más que en la bajada all the while I was climbing up I could think of nothing but the descent

■ no crucen la vía después de la bajada de la barrera do not cross the line after the barrier has come down

3 (camino) way down

4 (en carretera etc) slope, hill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajada de bandera minimum fare

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noun f.

1) descent

2) fall, drop

3) slope

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SF

1) (=camino)

la bajada hasta el río — (=sendero) the path down to the river; (=carretera) the road down to the river

una bajada muy difícil para un esquiador sin experiencia — a very difficult slope for an inexperienced skier

2) (=acción) descent

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

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

- ser una bajada de pantalones

bajada de aguas — gutter

bajada de bandera — minimum (taxi) fare

3) (=disminución) fall, drop

una drástica bajada de las temperaturas — a dramatic fall o drop in temperature

sufrió una bajada de azúcar — his sugar level fell o dropped

bajada de tensión — fall o drop in blood pressure

4) Esp
** [de drogas]
cuando le da la bajada del éxtasis — when he's coming down from ecstasy

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

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

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

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

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

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

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= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

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* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

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femenino

1) ( acción) descent

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

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

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

tuvo una bajada de tensión — his blood pressure dropped

- bajada de bandera

2) ( camino)

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

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= depression, downturn, droop, descent, fall, slope.

Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajada de nivel = drawdown.

* bajada de tensión = sag.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.

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bajada

feminine

A (acción) descent

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

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

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

tuvo una bajada de tensión his blood pressure dropped

Compuestos:

● bajada de aguas

gutter

● bajada de bandera

minimum fare

B

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

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

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

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

◊ una bajada muy empinada a very steep slope

b) ( camino):

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

bajada sustantivo femenino
1 (descenso) descent
2 (pendiente) slope
3 (de precios, temperaturas) drop, fall
4 (de taxi) bajada de bandera, minimum fare 5 bajada de aguas, the drains
' bajada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hundimiento
English:
comedown
- decline
- dip
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- way
- descent
- down

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bajada nf

1. [descenso] descent;

cuando veníamos de bajada on our way (back) down

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

2. [pendiente] (downward) slope;

está al final de la bajada de la escuela it's at the bottom of the road that leads down to the school

3. [disminución] decrease, drop;

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

f fall, drop

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bajada nf

1) : descent

2) : dip, slope

3) : decrease, drop

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bajada n

1. (descenso) descent

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

2. (pendiente) slope / road down

la bajada hacia el puerto the road down to the port

3. (disminución) fall / drop

una bajada de las temperaturas a drop in temperatures

Spanish-English dictionary > bajada
7 discesa

f descent

( pendio) slope

di bus exit; SCI discesa libera downhill (race)

strada f in discesa street that slopes downwards

information technology a discesa drop down

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discesa s.f.

1 ( movimento discendente) descent: discesa del carico, ( di gru) descent of the load; la discesa all'inferno, the descent into hell; fare una discesa, to descend (o to go down) a slope; fare una rapida discesa, to make a quick descent // (aer.) discesa in picchiata, nosedive (o power dive) // (mecc.) corsa di discesa, ( di stantuffo) down stroke

2 ( declivio) slope, declivity; ( strada in discesa) descent: una discesa ripida, a steep descent; una strada in discesa, a downhill road; discesa ai parcheggi, slope down to the car park; abito in fondo alla discesa, I live at the bottom of the hill; ci sono 20 km di discesa prima di arrivare al villaggio, the road goes downhill for 20 km before reaching the village; essere in discesa, ( di strada) to slope down (o to go downhill) // l'indice d'ascolto è in discesa, audience figures (o ratings) are falling; la sua popolarità è in discesa, his popularity is on the decline

3 ( caduta) fall; drop: discesa di prezzi, fall (o drop) in prices; discesa di temperatura, fall in temperature

4 ( invasione) invasion: la discesa dei barbari, the Barbarian invasion

5 ( sci, alpinismo) descent: discesa libera, downhill race; ( paracadutismo) jump

6 (rad.) lead-in, down-lead.

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[diʃ'ʃesa]
sostantivo femminile

1) (percorso) descent

2) fig. (di prezzi) fall, drop

3) (pendio) downhill slope

essere in discesa — [sentiero, strada] to go downhill, to be downward

rallentare in discesa — to go slower on the way down

d'ora in poi è tutta discesa — fig. from now on it's downhill all the way

4) sport (nello sci)

discesa libera — downhill

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discesa a corda doppia — alp. abseiling

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discesa

/di∫'∫esa/

sostantivo f.

1 (percorso) descent

2 fig. (di prezzi) fall, drop

3 (pendio) downhill slope; essere in discesa [sentiero, strada] to go downhill, to be downward; rallentare in discesa to go slower on the way down; d'ora in poi è tutta discesa fig. from now on it's downhill all the way

4 sport (nello sci) discesa libera downhill

COMPOUNDS

discesa a corda doppia alp. abseiling.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > discesa
8 descente

descente [desɑ̃t]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = action) descent

• la descente

• l'épreuve de descente (Skiing) the downhill race

• descente en slalom slalom descent

• descente en rappel (Mountaineering) abseiling

• accueillir qn à la descente du train to meet sb off the train

   b. ( = raid, incursion) raid

• descente de police police raid

   c. ( = partie descendante) (downward) slope

• freiner dans les descentes to brake going downhill

• les freins ont lâché au milieu de la descente the brakes went halfway down

2. compounds

► descente de lit bedside rug

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desɑ̃t
nom féminin

1) (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent

la descente a pris une heure — it took an hour to come down

freiner dans les descentes — to brake going downhill

tomber dans la descente — to fall on the way down

faire la descente d'une rivière en canoë — to canoe down a river

2) ( sortie)

à ma descente du train — when I got off the train

accueillir quelqu'un à sa descente d'avion — to meet somebody off the plane

3) Sport ( en ski) ( épreuve) downhill (event); ( parcours) run

descente hommes/dames — men's/women's downhill

4) Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descent

5) ( raid) raid ( dans en)

la police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar — the police raided the building/bar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- descente de croix

- descente aux enfers

- descente de lit

- descente d'organe

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desɑ̃t nf
1) (cheminement vers l'aval) descent, going down, (= chemin, parcours) way down

au milieu de la descente — halfway down

à la descente — on the way down, going down

C'est plus difficile à la descente. — It's more difficult going down.

Je t'attendrai au bas de la descente. — I'll wait for you at the bottom of the hill.

Freinez dans les descentes. — Use the brakes going downhill.

une descente aux enfers — a descent into hell

2) SKI downhill, downhill race

3) (descente de police) raid, police raid

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descente nf

1 (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent; nous amorçons notre descente sur Paris we're beginning our descent toward(s) Paris; la descente a été plus dure que la montée it was much more difficult coming down than going up, the climb down ou descent was more difficult than the climb up; la descente a pris une heure it took an hour to come down; freiner dans les descentes to brake going downhill; la descente est verglacée/dangereuse it's icy/dangerous on the way down; au milieu de la descente halfway down; ralentir/avoir peur dans la descente to go slower/be scared on the way down; tomber dans la descente to fall on the way down; au bas de la descente at the bottom; faire la descente d'une rivière en canoë to canoe down a river; faire la descente d'une rivière en péniche to go down a river in a barge; la descente du fleuve a été très agréable sailing down the river was most pleasant;

2 ( sortie) à ma descente du train/bus/bateau/de l'avion when I got off the train/bus/boat/plane; accueillir qn à sa descente d'avion to meet sb off the plane; ‘la descente se fait à l'avant de l'appareil’ ‘please disembark at the front of the aircraft’;

3 Sport ( en ski) ( épreuve) downhill (event); ( parcours) run; descente hommes/dames men's/women's downhill; faire une descente to make a run; c'est ma troisième descente depuis ce matin it's my third run since this morning;

4 Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descent; ( en parachutisme) drop; descente en chute libre free fall;

5 ( raid) raid (dans en); descente de police police raid; la police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar the police raided the building/bar; faire une descente dans la cuisine hum to raid the kitchen;

6 Pol descente dans la rue demonstration; une descente à Paris des agriculteurs a farmers' demonstration in Paris;

7 ( exploration) exploration; descente dans les profondeurs or au cœur de l'inconscient exploration of the depths of the subconscious.

Composés

descente de croix Art, Relig descent from the cross; descente d'eaux pluviales Constr downpipe; descente aux enfers descent into hell; descente de lit ( tapis) (bedside) rug; descente d'organe Méd prolapse; descente en rappel Sport ( principe) abseiling ¢; une descente en rappel a descent.

Idiome

il a une bonne descente○ he can really knock it back○.

[desɑ̃t] nom féminin

1. [pente] slope, hill

courir/déraper dans la descente to run/to skid down

on ira vite, il n'y a que des descentes we'll do it in no time, it's all downhill

2. [progression] going down

[chute] drop, fall

3. [sortie d'un véhicule] getting off, alighting

à sa descente d'avion as he disembarked ou got off the aircraft

à sa descente du bateau as he landed ou disembarked

4. [en ski] downhill race

SPORT [alpinisme]

descente en rappel abseiling

5. AÉRONAUTIQUE descent

descente en piqué dive

descente en spirale spinning dive, spiral descent

descente en vol plané glide, gliding fall

6. MÉDECINE

descente d'organe ou d'organes prolapse

7. [contrôle] inspection

[attaque] raid

faire une descente

a. ADMINISTRATION to carry out a (surprise) inspection

b. MILITAIRE to mount a raid

c. (familier) to make an unexpected visit

faire une descente sur quelque chose (figuré & humoristique) to raid

il a encore fait une descente sur le chocolat! he's been raiding ou he's been at the chocolate again!

descente de police police raid

8. (familier & locution)

avoir une bonne descente

a. [boire beaucoup] to be able to take one's drink

b. [manger beaucoup] to be a big eater

descente de lit nom féminin

1. [tapis] bedside rug

2. (familier & péjoratif) toady

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > descente
9 a orillas de un lago

= lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside

Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

Ex. This 21-acre lakefront park features a beach with a gradual slope and sandy bottom.

Ex. He stood in a group of others like him by the lakeside and waited until the morning.

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= lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside

Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

Ex: This 21-acre lakefront park features a beach with a gradual slope and sandy bottom.

Ex: He stood in a group of others like him by the lakeside and waited until the morning.

Spanish-English dictionary > a orillas de un lago
10 hinunter

Adv. down; den Hügel hinunter down the hill; die Treppe hinunter down the stairs; hinunter damit! umg. mit Getränk etc.: get it down you!; (von...) bis hinunter zu Hierarchie: (from...) down to

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down; below; downward

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hi|nụn|ter [hɪ'nʊntɐ]
1. adv
down
bis hinunter zu — down to

ins Tal hinunter — down into the valley

am Hügel hinunter — down the hill

dort or da hinunter — down there

hinunter mit ihm! — down with him

hinunter mit der Arznei — get this medicine down

2. prep +acc
(nachgestellt) down
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1) (in a lower place: We looked at the houses (down) below.) below

2) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) down

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

4) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) down

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

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hi·nun·ter

[hɪˈnʊntɐ]

adv down

die Treppe \hinunter ist es leichter als umgekehrt going down the stairs is easier than going up

\hinunter damit! get it down!; (Bier a.) get it down your neck! fam

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Adverb down

den Hang hinunter — down the slope

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hinunter adv down;

den Hügel hinunter down the hill;

die Treppe hinunter down the stairs;

hinunter damit! umg mit Getränk etc: get it down you!;

(von …) bis hinunter zu Hierarchie: (from…) down to

hinunter… im v meist … down; → auch herab…, herunter…, runter…

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Adverb down

den Hang hinunter — down the slope

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adj.

down adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hinunter
11 subir

v.

1 to go/come up (ascender) (calle, escaleras).

subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs

2 to lift up (poner arriba).

ayúdame a subir la caja help me get the box up; (a lo alto) help me carry the box upstairs (al piso de arriba)

3 to put up, to increase (increase) (precio, peso).

La empresa sube los precios The company increases the prices.

Me subió la calentura My fever increased.

4 to raise (alzar) (mano, bandera, voz).

El chico sube la cama The boy raises the bed.

5 to raise the pitch of (Music).

6 to go up, to rise (increase) (precio, temperatura).

subir de categoría to improve; (mejorar) to be promoted (ser ascendido)

El elevador sube The elevator climbs.

7 to get on (montar) (en avión, barco).

sube al coche get into the car

8 to rise (cooking) (crecer).

9 to walk up, to climb.

Ella subió el sendero She walked up the path.

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subir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir hacia arriba - gen) to go up, come up; (- avión) to climb

2 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in; (autobús, avión, barco, tren) to get on, get onto

■ ¡venga, sube! go on, get in!

3 (montar - bicicleta) to get on; (- caballo) to get on, mount

4 (a un árbol) to climb up

5 figurado (elevarse, aumentar) to rise

6 figurado (categoría, puesto) to be promoted

7 figurado (cuenta) to come (a, to)

■ la deuda sube a dos mil euros the debt comes to two thoudsand euros

► verbo transitivo

1 (escaleras, calle) to go up, climb; (montaña) to climb

2 (mover arriba) to carry up, take up, bring up; (poner arriba) to put upstairs

■ súbelo arriba take it upstairs

3 (cabeza etc) to lift, raise

4 (pared) to raise

5 COSTURA to take up

■ subir un dobladillo to take up a hem

6 figurado (precio, salario, etc) to raise, put up

7 figurado (subir el volumen - voz) to raise; (- aparato) to turn up

8 figurado (color) to strengthen

► verbo pronominal subirse

1 (piso, escalera) to go up

2 (árbol, muro, etc) to climb up (a, -)

3 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in (a, -); (autobús) to get on (a, -); (avión, barco, tren) to get on (a, -), get onto (a,-)

■ ¡súbete, súbete al coche! get in, get into the car!

4 (en animales, bicicleta) to get on (a, -), mount

5 (ropa, calcetines) to pull up; (cremallera) to do up, zip up; (mangas) to roll up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

subir a bordo to get on board

subir al trono figurado to ascend to the throne

subir como la espuma familiar to spread like wildfire

subirse por las paredes figurado to hit the roof

subírsele a uno los humos a la cabeza figurado to become conceited

subírsele algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

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verb

1) to increase, rise

2) raise

3) climb

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- subir a

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ pierna, brazo, objeto] to lift, lift up, raise; [+ calcetines, pantalones, persianas] to pull up

sube los brazos — lift your arms (up), raise your arms

2) (=poner arriba) [llevando] to take up; [trayendo] to bring up

¿me puedes ayudar a subir las maletas? — can you help me to take up the cases?

voy a subir esta caja arriba — I'll take this box upstairs

¿puedes subir ese cuadro de abajo? — could you bring that picture up from down there?

lo subieron al portaequipajes — they put it up on the rack

lo subimos a un taxi — we put him in a taxi

3) (=ascender) [+ calle, cuesta, escalera, montaña] (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up

subió las escaleras de dos en dos — she went up the stairs two at a time

tenía problemas para subir las escaleras — he had difficulty getting up o climbing the stairs

4) (=aumentar) [+ precio, salario] to put up, raise, increase; [+ artículo en venta] to put up the price of

los taxistas han subido sus tarifas — taxi drivers have put their fares up o have raised their fares

van a subir la gasolina — they are going to put up o increase the price of petrol

5) (=elevar) [+ volumen, televisión, radio] to turn up; [+ voz] to raise

sube la radio, que no se oye — turn the radio up, I can't hear it

6) [en escalafón] [+ persona] to promote

7) (Arquit) to put up, build

subir una pared — to put up o build a wall

8) (Mús) to raise the pitch of

2. VI

1) (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up; [en un monte, en el aire] to climb

suba al tercer piso — go up to the third floor

sube, que te voy a enseñar unos discos — come up, I've got some records to show you

seguimos subiendo hasta la cima — we went on climbing till we reached the summit

estaba mirando como la mosca subía por la ventana — I watched the fly move slowly up the window

tuvimos que subir andando — we had to walk up

2) (Transportes) [en autobús, avión, tren, bicicleta, moto, caballo] to get on; [en coche, taxi] to get in

subir a un autobús/avión/tren — to get on(to) a bus/plane/train

subir a un coche — to get in(to) a car

subir a una bicicleta — to get on(to) a bike

subir a un caballo — to mount a horse, get on(to) a horse

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

3) [en el escalafón] to be promoted (a to)

nuestro objetivo es subir a primera división — our aim is to go up o be promoted to the First Division

4) (=aumentar) [precio, valor] to go up, rise; [temperatura] to rise

la gasolina ha vuelto a subir — (the price of) petrol has gone up again

sigue subiendo la bolsa — share prices are still rising

le ha subido la fiebre — her temperature has gone up o risen
tono 2)
5) (=aumentar de nivel) [río, mercurio] to rise; [marea] to come in

6) [cantidad]

subir a — to come to, total

3.

See:

subirse
SUBIR Otros verbos de movimiento ► Subir la cuesta/ la escalera {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por to come up o por to go up, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario al hablante), pero come y go se pueden reemplazar por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se sube mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Tim subió las escaleras a gatas Tim crept up the stairs El mes pasado los precios subieron vertiginosamente Prices shot up last month Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex. The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

* * *

subir [I1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go up; (acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie you have to walk up

ahora subo I'll be right up, I'm coming up now

voy a subir al caserío I'm going up to the farmhouse

los autobuses que suben al pueblo the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

2 (a un coche) to get in; (a un autobús, etc) to get on subir A algo ‹a un autobús/un tren/un avión› to get ON o ONTO sth; ‹a un coche› to get IN o INTO sth; ‹a un caballo/una bicicleta› to get ON o ONTO sth, to mount sth ( frml)

subir a bordo to go/get on board

3 (de categoría) to go up

ha subido en el escalafón he has been promoted

han subido a primera división they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

ha subido mucho en mi estima she has gone up a lot o ( frml) risen greatly in my estimation

4 ( Arg fam) to take up office/one's post

5

(en tenis): subir a la red to go up to the net

B

1 «marea» to come in; «aguas/río» to rise

las aguas no subieron de nivel the water level did not rise

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go up, rise

han subido las temperaturas temperatures have risen

3 ( Med) «leche» to come in, be produced

C «precio/valor/cotización» to rise, go up

la leche subió a 60 céntimos milk went up to sixty cents

el desempleo subió en 94.500 personas en el primer trimestre unemployment rose by 94,500 in the first quarter

ha subido el dólar con respecto al euro the dollar has risen against the euro

D ( Inf) to upload

■ subir

vt

A ‹montaña› to climb; ‹cuesta› to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera she ran upstairs

tiene problemas para subir la escalera he has trouble getting up o climbing the stairs

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went o walked up the stairs two at a time

B

1 ‹objeto/niño› (acercándose) to bring up; (alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

¿puedes subir las maletas? could you take the cases up?

sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

ese cuadro está muy bajo, ¿puedes subirlo un poco? that picture is very low, can you put it up a little higher?

traía el cuello del abrigo subido he had his coat collar turned up

2 ‹persiana/telón› to raise

¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla she wound the window up o closed o raised the window

ven que te suba los pantalones come here and let me pull your pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers up for you

3 ‹dobladillo› to take up; ‹falda› to take o turn up

C

1 ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? how much did your salary go up this year?

2 ‹volumen/radio› to turn up

sube el volumen turn the volume up

sube el tono que no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you

sube un poco la calefacción turn the heating o heat up a little

■ subirse

v pron

A

1 (a un coche, autobús, etc) subir vi A 2.

2 (trepar) to climb

se subió al muro she climbed (up) onto the wall

les encanta subirse a los árboles they love to climb trees

estaban subidos a un árbol they were up a tree

el niño se le subió encima the child climbed on top of him

3 (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc):

el vino enseguida se me subió a la cabeza the wine went straight to my head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza success has gone to his head

noté que se me subían los colores (a la cara) I realized that I was going red o blushing

B ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up

* * *

subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona/coche] ( ir arriba) to go up;

( venir arriba) to come up;
◊ hay que subir a pie you have to walk up;

ahora subo I'll be right up;
el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill
b) subir A algo ‹a autobús/tren/avión› to get on o onto sth;

‹ a coche› to get in o into sth;
‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);
◊ subir a bordo to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up;

( en el escalafón) to be promoted
2
a) [ marea] to come in;

[aguas/río] to rise
b) [fiebre/tensión] to go up, rise;

[ temperatura] to rise
3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ montaña› to climb;
‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb
2
a) ‹objeto/niño› ( traer arriba) to bring up;

( llevar arriba) to take up;
◊ tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) ( poner más alto) ‹ objeto› to put up … (higher);

‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up:
◊ sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

c) ‹persiana/telón/ventanilla› to raise;

‹ pantalones› to pull up;
◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

d) ‹ dobladillo› to take up;

‹ falda› to take o turn up
e) (Inf) to upload

3
a) ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

b) ‹volumen/radio/calefacción› to turn up

subirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (a coche, autobús, etc) See Also→ subir verbo intransitivo 1b

b) ( trepar) to climb;

◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;

estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree
c) ( a la cabeza) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el éxito se le subió a la cabeza the success went to his head

2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up;
‹ cuello› to turn up
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up
(hacia el hablante) to come up
(una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs
(hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand
(el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her?
(acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train
(a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up
' subir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abrochar
- ascender
- bordo
- cajón
- cerrar
- cortante
- embarcación
- escena
- estrado
- irse
- trono
- abordar
- alto
- bien
- escalafón
- montar
- volumen
English:
aboard
- ascend
- board
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- climb
- come in
- come up
- curl
- elevate
- escalate
- flight
- get into
- get on
- go up
- hand up
- heave
- hoist
- increase
- jump on
- mount
- move up
- pile in
- push
- raise
- rise
- roll up
- send up
- sharply
- shoot up
- show up
- slope
- spiral up
- stair
- stand
- steeply
- tree
- turn up
- up
- volume
- walk up
- zip up
- air
- come
- do
- flow
- gain
- get
- go
- jump

* * *

subir

♦ vt

1. [poner arriba] [libro, cuadro] to put up;
[telón] to raise; [persiana] to roll up; [ventanilla] to wind up, to close;
he subido la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia up from the bottom shelf to the top one;

sube el cuadro un poco move the picture up a bit o a bit higher;

¿me ayudas a subir las bolsas? could you help me take the bags up?;

ayúdame a subir la caja [a lo alto] help me get the box up;
[al piso de arriba] help me carry the box upstairs
2. [montar]
subir algo/a alguien a to lift sth/sb onto

3. [alzar] [bandera] to raise;

subir la mano to put one's hand up, to raise one's hand

4. [ascender] [calle, escaleras] to go/come up;
[escalera de mano] to climb; [pendiente, montaña] to go up;
subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could;

subió la calle a todo correr he ran up the street as fast as he could

5. [aumentar] [precio, impuestos] to put up, to increase;
[música, volumen, radio] to turn up;
subió la voz o [m5] el tono para que se le oyera she raised her voice so she could be heard;

sube la voz o [m5]el tono, no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you;

subir el fuego de la cocina to turn up the heat;

subir la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

6. [hacer ascender de categoría] to promote

7. Mús to raise the pitch of

8. Fam Informát to upload

♦ vi

1. [a piso, azotea] to go/come up;

¿podrías subir aquí un momento? could you come up here a minute?;

subo enseguida I'll be up in a minute;

subir corriendo to run up;

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the Br lift o US elevator;

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs;

subir (a) por algo to go up and get sth;

subir a la red [en tenis] to come (in) to the net

2. [montar] [en avión, barco] to get on;
[en coche] to get in; [en moto, bicicleta, tren] to get on; [en caballo] to get on, to mount; [en árbol, escalera de mano, silla] to climb up;
subir a [coche] to get in(to);
[moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get on; [caballo] to get on, to mount; [árbol, escalera de mano] to climb up; [silla, mesa] to get o climb onto; [piso] to go/come up to;
subir a bordo to go on board;

es peligroso subir al tren en marcha it is dangerous to board the train while it is moving

3. [aumentar] to rise, to go up;
[hinchazón, cauce] to rise; [fiebre] to raise, to go up;
los precios subieron prices went up o rose;

subió la gasolina the price of petrol went up o rose;

el euro subió frente a la libra the euro went up o rose against the pound;

las acciones de C & C han subido C & C share prices have gone up o risen;

han subido las ventas sales are up;

este modelo ha subido de precio this model has gone up in price, the price of this model has gone up;

el coste total no subirá del millón the total cost will not be more than o over a million;

no subirá de tres horas it will take three hours at most, it won't take more than three hours;

está subiendo la marea the tide is coming in;

el jefe ha subido mucho en mi estima the boss has gone up a lot in my estimation

4. [cuenta, importe]
subir a to come o amount to

5. Culin [crecer] to rise

6. Fam [ir, venir] to come/go up;

subiré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going up to the capital next week;

¿por qué no subes a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come up to see us this weekend?

7. [ascender de categoría] to be promoted (a to); Dep to be promoted, to go up (a to);
el Atlético subió de categoría Atlético went up

♦ See also the pronominal verb subirse

* * *

subir

I v/t

1 cuesta, escalera go up, climb; montaña climb

2 objeto raise, lift; intereses, precio raise

II v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come up; para indicar alejamiento go up

2 de precio rise, go up

3 a un tren, autobús get on; a un coche get in

4

:

subir al poder rise to power;

subir al trono ascend to the throne

* * *

subir vt

1) : to bring up, to take up

2) : to climb, to go up

3) : to raise

subir vi

1) : to go up, to come up

2) : to rise, to increase

3) : to be promoted

4)

subir a : to get on, to mount

subir a un tren: to get on a train

♦ See also the reflexive verb subirse

* * *

subir vb

1. (ir arriba) to go up

subí las escaleras I went up the stairs

¡sube! ¡la vista es fantástica! come up! the view is fantastic!

2. (escalar) to climb

subimos la montaña we climbed the mountain

3. (en un coche) to get in

sube al coche get in the car

4. (en un tren, autobús, avión) to get on

subió al tren he got on the train

5. (aumentar) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to go up

el precio ha subido the price has gone up

6. (llevar arriba) to take up [pt. took; pp. taken] / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

sube estos trastos al desván put these old things up in the loft

7. (incrementar) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to raise

han subido el precio del pan they've put the price of bread up

8. (hacer más fuerte) to turn up

sube el volumen de la radio turn the radio up

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12 rouler

rouler [ʀule]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = pousser, tourner) to roll ; [+ ficelle, tapis, tissu, carte] to roll up

• rouler qn dans une couverture to roll sb up in a blanket

   b. [+ pâte] to roll out

   c. ( = duper) (inf) to con (inf!) ; (sur le prix, le poids) to do (inf) ( sur over)

• elle m'a roulé de 50 € she's done (inf) me out of 50 euros

• se faire rouler to be done (inf)

• il s'est fait rouler dans la farine (inf) he was had (inf)

   d. rouler des mécaniques (inf!) (en marchant) to swagger ; ( = montrer sa force, ses muscles) to show off one's muscles ; (intellectuellement) to show off

• il a roulé sa bosse (inf) he's been around (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. [voiture, train] to run

• le train roulait à vive allure à travers la campagne the train was racing along through the countryside

• cette voiture a très peu/beaucoup roulé this car has a very low/high mileage

• le véhicule roulait à gauche the vehicle was driving on the left

• rouler au pas (par prudence) to go dead slow (Brit) ; (dans un embouteillage) to crawl along

• le train roulait à 150 à l'heure the train was doing 150 kilometres an hour

• sa voiture roule au gazole his car runs on diesel

   b. [passager, conducteur] to drive

• rouler à 80 km à l'heure to drive at 80km per hour

• on a bien roulé (inf) we made good time

• ça roule/ça ne roule pas bien the traffic is/is not flowing well

• il roule en 2CV he drives a 2CV

   c. [boule, bille, dé] to roll

• une larme roula sur sa joue a tear rolled down his cheek

• il a roulé en bas de l'escalier he rolled right down the stairs

• il a roulé sous la table (ivre) he was under the table

• faire rouler [+ boule] to roll

   d. [bateau] to roll

   e. ( = aller bien) (inf) ça roule ? how's things? (inf)

• c'est une affaire qui roule it's going well

   f. rouler sur l'or to be rolling in money (inf)

3. reflexive verb

► se rouler

   a. (allongé sur le sol ou sur qch) to roll

• se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe to roll on the ground/in the grass

• se rouler par terre de rire to fall about (inf) laughing

   b. ( = s'enrouler) se rouler dans une couverture/en boule to roll o.s. up in a blanket/into a ball

* * *
ʀule
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( entraîner) to roll [tonneau, pneu, boulette]; to wheel [charrette, brouette]

le fleuve roule ses eaux boueuses — the muddy waters of the river swirl along

les vagues roulent les galets — the waves shift the pebbles around

2) ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, manche, col]; to roll [cigarette]

rouler quelque chose en boule — to roll [something] into a ball

3) ( faire bouger)

rouler les or des épaules — to roll one's shoulders

rouler les or des hanches — to wiggle one's hips

rouler les or des yeux — to roll one's eyes

4) ( aplanir) to roll [champ, gazon]; to roll out [pâte à tarte]

5) ( en phonétique)

rouler les r — to roll one's r’s

6) (colloq) ( tromper)

rouler quelqu'un — to diddle (colloq) GB ou cheat somebody

2.

verbe intransitif

1) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll

rouler dans le ravin — to roll down into the ravine

faire rouler les dés — to roll the dice

2) [véhicule] to go

ma voiture ne roule plus — my car won't go

ma voiture n'a pas roulé depuis deux ans — my car hasn't been driven for two years

les bus ne roulent pas le dimanche — buses don't run on Sundays

rouler à grande vitesse — [voiture, train] to travel at high speed

rouler au super — (colloq) to run on 4-star GB ou premium US

ça roule! — (colloq) fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!

3) ( conduire) to drive

rouler à gauche — to drive on the left

rouler en Cadillac® — to drive a Cadillac®

4) ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple

faire rouler ses épaules — to roll one's shoulders

faire rouler ses biceps — to flex one's biceps

5) [bateau] to roll

6) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble

3.

se rouler verbe pronominal

1) ( se mettre)

se rouler dans — to roll in [boue]

se rouler par terre — lit to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire) to fall about laughing

c'était à se rouler par terre — it was hilarious

se rouler en boule — to curl up in a ball

2) ( s'envelopper)

se rouler dans — to wrap oneself in [couverture]

••

rouler sous la table — (colloq) to be under the table

rouler la caisse (colloq) or des mécaniques — (colloq) to swagger along

* * *
ʀule
1. vt

1) (en poussant, tirant) to roll

rouler sa bosse (= bourlinguer) — to go places

2) (en malaxant, pétrissant) to roll

Gilles a roulé une cigarette. — Gilles rolled a cigarette.

rouler dans la farine * — to con

3) (= enrouler) [papier, tapis] to roll up

Il a roulé le tapis. — He rolled the carpet up.

4) CUISINE, [pâte] to roll out

5) * (= arnaquer) to con

Ils se sont fait rouler. — They were conned.

6) (en se mouvant)

rouler les épaules — to sway one's shoulders

rouler les hanches — to wiggle one's hips

rouler les mécaniques * — to swagger

7) (en prononçant)

rouler les "r" — to roll one's r's

2. vi

1) [bille, boule] to roll

2) [voiture, train] to go

Le train roulait à 250 km/h. — The train was going at 250 km an hour.

3) [automobiliste] to drive

Il a roulé sans s'arrêter. — He drove without stopping.

4) [cycliste] to ride

5) [bateau] to roll

6) [tonnerre] to rumble

7) (= dégringoler)

rouler en bas de — to roll down

8) (autres locutions)

rouler sur l'or — to be rolling in money, be rolling in it *

ça roule? — how's it going?

il a beaucoup roulé fig — he's been around, he's been places

* * *

rouler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( faire tourner) [personne] to roll [tonneau, pneu, tronc d'arbre]; rouler des troncs d'arbre dans une pente to roll tree trunks down a slope; rouler des truffes dans du cacao/des boulettes dans la farine to roll truffles in cocoa powder/meatballs in flour; le fleuve roule ses eaux boueuses the muddy waters of the river swirl along; les vagues roulent les galets the waves shift the pebbles around;

2 ( pousser) to wheel [charrette, brouette, chariot];

3 ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, papier, sac de couchage, tente, pâte]; to roll [cigarette]; to roll up [manche, col, pantalon]; rouler qch en boule to roll [sth] up into a ball [pull, écharpe, chemise]; to roll [sth] into a ball [pâte à modeler, glaise]; rouler son pull en boule pour faire un oreiller to roll one's sweater (up) into a ball to make a pillow; rouler qn dans to roll sb up in [couverture, drap, tapis]; tabac à rouler rolling tobacco; machine à rouler (les cigarettes) cigarette roller; s'en rouler une○ to roll oneself a fag○;

4 ( mouvoir circulairement) rouler les or des épaules to roll one's shoulders; rouler les or des hanches to wiggle one's hips; rouler les or des yeux to roll one's eyes; rouler des yeux furieux à qn to give sb a furious look; il m'a roulé de ces yeux○! ( de colère) he gave me a filthy look!; ( de surprise) his eyes were popping out of his head!;

5 ( aplanir) to roll [champ, gazon, terrain de tennis]; to roll out [pâte à tarte];

6 Phon rouler les ‘r’ to roll one's ‘r’s;

7 ○( berner) rouler qn○ to diddle○ GB ou cheat sb; elle m'a roulé en me rendant la monnaie she diddled ou cheated me when she gave me the change; se faire rouler de 3 euros to be diddled ou cheated out of 3 euros.

B ⇒ La vitesse vi

1 ( se déplacer en tournant sur soi-même) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll; le stylo a roulé par terre/sous le bureau the pen rolled across the floor/under the desk; rouler dans le ravin [personne, véhicule] to roll down into the ravine; rouler dans la boue/l'herbe to roll in the mud/the grass; faire rouler qn par terre/dans la poussière to make sb roll on the ground/in the dust; les cailloux roulent sous nos pieds our feet slip on the loose stones; faire rouler les dés to roll the dice; ⇒ mousse;

2 ( avancer sur des roues) [train, bus, voiture, bicyclette] to go; la voiture est accidentée mais elle roule encore the car is damaged but still goes; les bus ne roulent pas le dimanche buses don't run on Sundays, there aren't any buses on Sundays; ma voiture ne roule plus my car won't go; mon vélo roule mal there's something wrong with my bike; ma voiture n'a pas roulé depuis deux ans my car hasn't been driven for two years; rouler à grande vitesse [voiture, train] to travel at high speed; rouler au super/à l'ordinaire [voiture] to run on 4-star GB ou premium US/2-star GB ou regular US; ça roule bien/mal sur l'autoroute○ the traffic is light/bad on the motorway GB ou freeway US; ça roule ○! fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!;

3 ( conduire) [conducteur] to drive (en direction de, vers toward, towards GB); les Anglais roulent à gauche the English drive on the left; rouler toute la nuit to drive all night; rouler doucement/vite to drive slowly/fast; rouler au pas/à toute vitesse to drive very slowly/at top speed; rouler en voiture to drive a car; rouler en moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/bicycle; rouler en Cadillac® to drive a Cadillac®; rouler à 20 km/h to drive at 20 kilometres^GB per hour; roulez jeunesse○! let's go○!; tout le monde est prêt? allez, roulez jeunesse! is everyone ready? then let's hit the road!; rouler pour qn○ ( soutenir politiquement) to be in sb's camp, to support sb; ⇒ tombeau;

4 ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple; faire rouler ses épaules to roll one's shoulders; faire rouler ses biceps/pectoraux to flex one's biceps/pectorals;

5 Naut [bateau] to roll;

6 ( se relayer) [personnes, équipes] to work in rotation ou shifts;

7 ( faire un bruit sourd) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble.

C se rouler vpr

1 ( en étant allongé) se rouler dans [personne, animal] to roll in [herbe, boue, foin]; se rouler par terre lit [enfant] to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire beaucoup) to fall about laughing; une blague à se rouler par terre a hilarious joke; c'était à se rouler par terre it was hilarious; se rouler en boule [animal, personne] to curl up in a ball (sur on; dans in);

2 ( s'envelopper dans) se rouler dans to wrap oneself in [couverture, drap, manteau]; il dormait roulé dans une vieille couverture he was sleeping wrapped in an old blanket.

Idiomes

rouler une pelle or un patin à qn● to give sb a French kiss; rouler sous la table○ to be under the table; rouler la caisse or les or des mécaniques○ to swagger along.

[rule] verbe transitif

1. [faire tourner] to roll

rouler les yeux to roll one's eyes

rouler de sombres pensées to turn dark thoughts over in one's mind

rouler un patin (très familier) ou une pelle (très familier) à quelqu'un to snog (UK) ou to neck (US) somebody

rouler quelqu'un dans la farine to pull the wool over somebody's eyes

2. [poster, tapis, bas de pantalon] to roll up (separable)

[corde, câble] to roll up, to wind up (separable)

[cigarette] to roll

rouler du fil sur une bobine to spool ou to wind thread around a reel

rouler un blessé dans une couverture to wrap an injured person in a blanket

3. [déplacer - Caddie] to push (along) ; [ - balle, tronc, fût] to roll (along)

j'ai roulé ma bosse I've been around, I've seen it all

4. (familier) [escroquer - lors d'un paiement] to diddle ; [ - dans une affaire] to swindle

elle m'a roulé de 30 euros she diddled ou did me out of 30 euros

se faire rouler to be conned ou had

ce n'est pas du cuir, je me suis fait rouler it's not genuine leather, I've been done ou had

5. [balancer]

rouler des ou les épaules to sway one's shoulders

rouler des ou les hanches to swing one's hips

rouler des mécaniques

a. (familier) to sway one's shoulders

b. (figuré) to come ou to play the hard guy

6. [aplatir - gazon, court de tennis] to roll

CUISINE [pâte] to roll out (separable)

7. LINGUISTIQUE

rouler les r to roll one's r's

8. MÉTALLURGIE to roll

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[rule] verbe intransitif

1. [véhicule] to go, to run

[conducteur] to drive

une voiture qui a peu/beaucoup roulé a car with a low/high mileage

à quelle vitesse rouliez-vous? what speed were you travelling at?, what speed were you doing?, how fast were you going?

j'ai beaucoup roulé quand j'étais jeune I did a lot of driving when I was young

seulement deux heures? tu as bien roulé! only two hours? you've made good time!

rouler au pas to go at a walking pace, to crawl along

‘roulez au pas’ ‘dead slow’

roule moins vite slow down, drive more slowly

elle roule en Jaguar she drives (around in) a Jaguar

rouler à moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/a bicycle

ça roule mal/bien dans Anvers there's a lot of traffic/there's no traffic through Antwerp

ça roule! (familier) everything's going alright!

salut! ça roule? hi, how's life?

2. [balle, dé, rocher] to roll

faire rouler

a. [balle] to roll

b. [chariot] to wheel (along)

c. [roue] to roll along

il a roulé jusqu'en bas du champ he rolled ou tumbled down to the bottom of the field

rouler sous la table to end up (dead drunk) under the table

3. NAUTIQUE to roll

4. [gronder - tonnerre] to roll, to rumble ; [ - tambour] to roll

5. [se succéder] to take turns

nous ferons rouler les équipes dès janvier as from January, we'll start the teams off on a rota system (UK) ou rotation (US)

6. [argent] to circulate

7. rouler sur [conversation] to be centred upon

8. (familier & locution)

rouler pour quelqu'un to be for somebody, to back somebody

rouler sur l'or to be rolling in money ou in it

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se rouler verbe pronominal intransitif

[se vautrer]

se rouler par terre

a. [de colère] to have a fit

b. [de douleur] to be doubled up with pain

c. [de rire] to be doubled up with laughter

c'était à se rouler par terre

a. [de rire] it was hysterically funny

b. [de douleur] it was so painful

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rouler
13 σιμός

σῑμός, ή, όν,

A snub-nosed, flat-nosed, of the Ethiopians and their gods, Xenoph.16; of the Scythians, Hdt.4.23, cf.Ar.Ec. 617 ([comp] Comp.), 705, Theoc.3.8; represented as giving an arch, pert look, σιμός, ἐπίχαρις κληθείς Pl.R. 474d
; Arist. says that all children are σιμοί, Pr. 963b15; of dolphins, Arion 1.7; of dogs, X.Cyn.4.1; of the hippopotamus, Hdt.2.71, Arist.HA 502a11; of the ponies of the Sigynnae, Hdt.5.9; of bees and goats, Theoc.7.80, 8.50.

2 of the nose, snub, flat, opp. γρυπός, Pl.Tht. 209c; τὸ σ. τῆς ῥινός,= σιμότης, X.Smp.5.6, cf. Arist. Pol. 1309b24.—As this kind of nose gives a pert expression, we find σιμὰ γελῶν AP5.176
(Mel.); σιμὰ σεσηρὼς μυχθίζεις ib. 178 (Id.); cf. σιμόω 1
.

II metaph., bent upwards, like the slope of a hillside: hence, up-hill, opp. κατάντης, χωρίον Ar.Lys. 288
, ubi v. Sch.; πρὸς τὸ σ. διώκειν pursue up-hill, X.HG4.3.23; πρὸς τὸ σ. ἀνατρέχειν Dionys.Com.4
, cf.Arist.Pr. 870a30; σ. [ὁδός] X.Cyn.6.5; ὑπερβάλλειν τὰ ς. ib.5.16; σίμαι (sic cod.) the ends of the lyre, Hsch.; also, parts of the cornice, Id., cf. Vitr.3.5.12.

2 generally, hollow, concave, opp. κυρτός, ἡ γαστὴρ τῶν ἀδείπνων ς. X.Cyr.8.4.21; τὰ σ. τοῦ ἥπατος the bottom of the liver, Poll.2.213, Gal.11.93; χεὶρ ς. Ath.14.630a; of splints, νάρθηκες ς. Hp.Off.12, acc. to Gal.18(2).833 rounded and tapering off towards the end, so as gradually to diminish the pressure; also, of a kind of bandage, Hp.Off.7.

III σιμός· τυφλός, Hsch.

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14 उत्सङ्गः _utsaṅgḥ

उत्सङ्गः [उद्-सञ्ज्-आधारं घञ्]

1 The lap; पुत्रपूर्णोत्सङ्गा with a boy seated in the lap U.1; उत्सङ्गवर्धितानां गुरुषु भवेत्कीदृशः स्नेहः V.5.1; न केवलमुत्सङ्गश्चिरान्मनोरथो$पि मे पूर्णः U.4; Me.88; cf. also विशालतरमुत्सङ्गं कुरु (spread out the garment on the lap Pratimā Act. I.).

-2 Embrace, contact, union; विस्तारिस्तनकुम्भकुडमलभरोत्सङ्गेन संभाविता (माला) Māl.8.6;

-3 Interior, vicinity; दरिगृहो- त्सङ्गनिषक्तभासः Ku.1.1; कर्ण˚ K.15; शय्योत्सङ्गे Me.95.

-4 Surface, side, slope; दृषदो वासितोत्सङ्गाः R.4.74; 14.76.

-5 The haunch or part above the hip (नितम्ब).

-6 The upper part, top; सौधोत्सङ्गप्रणयविमुखो मा स्म भूरुज्जयिन्याः Me.27; K.52.

-7 (a) The acclivity or edge of a hill; तुङ्गं नगोत्सङ्गमिवारुरोह R.6.3; (b Peak, summit; उत्सङ्गे महाद्रेः Ki.7.21.

-8 The roof of a house.

-9 Vault, canopy (as of sky); अपिहितगगनोत्सङ्ग- मङ्गं धुनोति Mv.5.53.

-1 The bottom or deep part of an ulcer.

-11 A high number (= 1 Vivāhas).

-12 An ascetic (उत्क्रान्तः सङ्गम्).

-गम् A high number.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > उत्सङ्गः _utsaṅgḥ
15 τρίβολος

τρίβολος [pron. full] [ῐ], ὁ, name of various prickly plants,

a water-chestnut, Trapa natans, τ. ἔνυδρος Thphr.HP4.9.1
, Dsc.4.15.

b caltrops, Tribulus terrestris, Ar.Lys. 576; τ. περικαρπιάκανθος, χερσαῖος, Thphr.HP3.1.6, 6.1.3, Dsc. l.c.; ἄκανθαι καὶ τ. LXX Ge.3.18
; βάτοι καὶ τ. Ph.1.680
, cf. IG14.1934f1 ([place name] Rome):—Alc.47 calls sour wine ὀξύτερος τριβόλων.

c τ. φυλλάκανθος, thorny trefoil, Fagonia cretica, Thphr.HP6.5.3.

d τ. παραθαλάσσιος, prickly samphire, Echinophora spinosa, Hp.Nat.Mul.32.

II τρίβολοι, οἱ, a threshing-machine, a board with sharp stones fixed in the bottom, Ph.Bel.85.36, al., LXX 2 Ki.12.31, Longus 3.30; τ. ξύλινος (in the section περὶ κάρρων) Edict.Diocl.15.41; τριβόλους ἀχυρότριβας AP6.104
(Phil.).

III caltrop, i. e. a four-spiked implement thrown on the ground to lame the enemy's horses, Ph.Bel.100.7, Plu.2.200a, Polyaen.1.39.2, 4.3.17, Hdn.4.15.2, Procop.Goth.3.24.

b τ. πηχῶν έ a larger contrivance for stopping boulders, etc., thrown down a slope, Ath.Mech. 38.2.

c οἱ κατακρημνώμενοι τ. an instrument hung from the walls of a fortress as a defence against battering-rams, Ph.Bel.100.15.

d a kind of missile, τριβόλων σιδηρῶν σφενδονῆται D.H.20.1
; οἱ τ. οἱ καιόμενοι a kind of incendiary missile, Ph.Bel.100.20, cf. 94.9.

IV part of the bit of a bridle, PCair.Zen. 782 (a).9 (iii B. C.), Poll.1.148, Hsch.

V dub. sens. in naval dockyard records, σίδηρος ἐκ τοῦ τ. IG22.1629.1154
, 1631.338.

VI as Adj., three-tiered, πυρὰ πυργοειδὴς τ. D.C.74.5
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τρίβολος
16 лестница

ж. stair; staircase, stairway

выбирать размеры лестницы — proportion a stair

подниматься по лестнице — mount a stairway

придавать лестнице пологий наклон — give a stair a flat pitch or slope

аварийная лестница — emergency ladder

верёвочная лестница — rope ladder

винтовая лестница — spiral stairs

выдвижная лестница — extension ladder

запасная лестница — emergency ladder

иерархическая лестница — hierarchy

изолирующая лестница — insulated ladder

монтажная лестница — erecting ladder

парадная лестница — main staircase

пожарная лестница — fire escape

лестница с забежными ступенями — stairs with winding quarter

лестница со ступенями из одних проступей — open-riser stair

на нижней площадке лестницы — at the bottom of the stairs

медленно подниматься по лестнице — to climb up the stairs

лестница с прямыми маршами — stairs with straight fliers

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > лестница
17 подошва

bottom горн., base flange, ( рельса) flange, ( горной выработки) floor, ( выработки) foot, ( фундамента) footing, ground, pavement, sole, foot wall

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подо́шва ж.
1. горн. bottom, floor

2. ( обуви) sole

подо́шва башмака́ ( косилки) — shoe sole

подо́шва волны́ — wave hollow, wave trough

подо́шва вы́работки — floor of a working

подо́шва карье́ра — open-pit bottom

обувна́я подо́шва — (shoe) sole, bottom, outsole

выра́внивать обувну́ю подо́шву — split the sole

обувна́я, импрегни́рованная подо́шва — impregnated sole

обувна́я, каучу́ковая подо́шва — crкpe sole

обувна́я, ко́жаная подо́шва — leather sole

обувна́я, микропо́ристая подо́шва — microcellular [microporous] sole

обувна́я, моноли́тная подо́шва — monolith [solid] sole

обувна́я, ра́нтовая подо́шва — Goodyear outsole

обувна́я, рези́новая подо́шва — rubber sole

подо́шва отко́са — foot of a slope

подо́шва плоти́ны — foot of a dam

подо́шва ре́льса — rail base, rail foot

подо́шва усту́па — bench bottom

подо́шва фунда́мента — base of a foundation

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base flange

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > подошва
18 سطح

سَطْح \ roof: the top of a building or of a vehicle. surface: the outside of any object; the top of a liquid: A brick has six surfaces (a top, a bottom, two sides and two ends). Ice forms on the surface of a lake, outward appearance On the surface, all was calm; but secretly there was great excitement. top: an upper surface: a table top. \ سَطْح \ deck: a floor or level of a ship (but not its bottom): Rowing-boats have no deck. Big ships have several decks. \ See Also ظَهْر السفينة \ سَطْح ارْتِكاز \ bearing: part of a machine that allows another part resting on it or turn freely: Ball bearings are metal balls, set in a ring round a bar. \ سَطْح الأرض \ ground: the solid surface of the earth: He sat on the ground. \ السَّطح الجاف \ rind: a hard skin (of an orange, of cheese, etc.). \ See Also القِشْرَة \ سَطْح الشارع المُعَبَّد \ pavement: the paved surface of a street. \ سَطْح مائِل \ slope: a hillside; a surface that rises as a hillside does: a steep slope; the slope of a roof.

Arabic-English dictionary > سطح
19 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

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1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

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1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

2. <

   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

3. <

hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

4. <

haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

5. <

   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

6. <

► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

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marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > haut

20 revestimiento

m.

1 covering (por fuera).

2 coating, covering, cladding, liner.

3 investing, investment.

4 casing.

5 cuffing.

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revestimiento

► nombre masculino

1 covering, coating

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noun m.

covering, lining

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SM (Téc) coating, covering; (=forro) lining; [de carretera] surface; (Mil) revetment

revestimiento antiadherente — non-stick coating

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masculino ( de suelo) covering, flooring; ( de cable) sheathing; ( de tubería) lining

revestimiento de madera — wooden paneling

un revestimiento antiadherente — a nonstick surface

un revestimiento aislante — a layer of insulating material

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= coat, coating, housing, overlay, veneer, cladding, revetment, lining, casing, layer.

Ex. We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex. A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.

Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex. The pressmen therefore patched the tympan with overlays of tissue paper wherever the type was low, a process that could take hours for a really uneven forme.

Ex. The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry.

Ex. The rest of the fibre is cladding and filling, to aid transmission and provide protection for the core.

Ex. Concrete has been widely used in the remodelling of irrigation channels -- for bottom lining and slope revetment.

Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.

Ex. They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.

Ex. While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.

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* revestimiento con paneles de madera = wainscoting [wainscotting].

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.

* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.

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masculino ( de suelo) covering, flooring; ( de cable) sheathing; ( de tubería) lining

revestimiento de madera — wooden paneling

un revestimiento antiadherente — a nonstick surface

un revestimiento aislante — a layer of insulating material

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= coat, coating, housing, overlay, veneer, cladding, revetment, lining, casing, layer.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.

Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex: The pressmen therefore patched the tympan with overlays of tissue paper wherever the type was low, a process that could take hours for a really uneven forme.

Ex: The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry.

Ex: The rest of the fibre is cladding and filling, to aid transmission and provide protection for the core.

Ex: Concrete has been widely used in the remodelling of irrigation channels -- for bottom lining and slope revetment.

Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.

Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.

Ex: While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.

* revestimiento con paneles de madera = wainscoting [wainscotting].

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.

* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.

* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.

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revestimiento

masculine

(del suelo) covering, flooring; (de un cable) sheathing; (de una tubería) lining

la pared tiene un revestimiento de madera the wall has wooden paneling

esta sartén tiene un revestimiento antiadherente this frying pan has a nonstick surface

un revestimiento aislante a layer of insulating material

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revestimiento sustantivo masculino
1 covering, coating
2 (de un cable) sheathing
3 (de madera) (wooden) panelling
4 (de azulejos) tiling
' revestimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobertura
- exterior
- interior
English:
overlay
- paneling
- panelling
- flooring
- shield

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revestimiento nm
[por fuera] covering; [por dentro] lining; [con pintura] coating
Comp
revestimiento de fachadas facing
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revestimiento

m TÉC covering

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revestimiento nm

: covering, facing (of a building)

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