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1 to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
arremeter contra alguien————————poner a alguien a caldoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
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2 come down
(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) bajarcome down vb bajarv.• bajar v.v + adv1)a) ( descend) bajarb) ( reach) llegar*her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura
c) ( collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajod) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; ( in accident) caer*2) ( decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar3) ( from the north) venir*4) ( decide)to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien
5) (be passed down, inherited)6) ( deal with)to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura
1.VI + PREP bajar2. VI + ADV1) (=descend) [person, prices, temperature] bajar ( from de) (to a); [rain] caer; [plane] (=land) aterrizar; (=crash) estrellarseif it comes down to it, we'll have to move — si es necesario habrá que mudarse
if it comes down heads — [coin] si sale cara
2) (=be transmitted) [heirloom] pasar; [tradition] ser transmitido3) [building] (=be demolished) ser derribado(-a); (=fall down) derrumbarse* * *v + adv1)a) ( descend) bajarb) ( reach) llegar*her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura
c) ( collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajod) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; ( in accident) caer*2) ( decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar3) ( from the north) venir*4) ( decide)to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien
5) (be passed down, inherited)6) ( deal with)to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura
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3 ton
1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tonelada2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) tonelada•- tonnage- tons
ton n tonelada
ton sustantivo masculino:
ton sustantivo masculino sin ton ni son, without rhyme or reason ' ton' also found in these entries: Spanish: desparejada - desparejado - kilo - son - tonelada English: rhyme - T - tontr[tʌn]1 tonelada1 familiar montones nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come down on somebody like a ton of bricks arremeter contra alguiento do a ton (car) ir a 100 millas por horato weigh a ton pesar muchísimo, pesar una toneladaton ['tən] n: tonelada fn.• tonelada (Unidades) s.f.ton*n.• montones s.m.pl.tʌn1)a) ( unit of weight) tonelada f (EEUU: 907kg., RU: 1.016kg.)this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)
to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton
b) ( unit of capacity) ( Naut) tonelada f (cúbica)2) ( large amount) (colloq) (usually pl)tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dineroabajo (fam)
[tʌn]N1) (=weight) tonelada f (Brit = 1016.06kg; Can, US etc. = 907.20kg)metric ton — tonelada f métrica (= 1.000kg)
this cargo weighs 1,000 tons — esta carga pesa 1.000 toneladas
- weigh a ton- come down on sb like a ton of bricks2) *tons of sth — montones mpl de algo *
we have tons of time — nos sobra tiempo, tenemos tiempo de sobra
3) (Aut) ** (=100mph) velocidad f de 100 millas por hora4) (Cricket) * (=100 runs) cien carreras fpl* * *[tʌn]1)a) ( unit of weight) tonelada f (EEUU: 907kg., RU: 1.016kg.)this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)
to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton
b) ( unit of capacity) ( Naut) tonelada f (cúbica)2) ( large amount) (colloq) (usually pl)tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dinero/trabajo (fam)
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4 brick
brik((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; (also adjective) a brick wall.) ladrillo- brickbat- bricklayer
brick n ladrillotr[brɪk]1 ladrillo2 (toy) cubo (de madera)1 de ladrillos1 enladrillar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come down on somebody like a ton of bricks poner a alguien a caldoit's like talking to a brick wall es como hablar con la paredbrick ['brɪk] vtto brick up : tabicar, tapiarbrick n: ladrillo mn.• ladrillo (Arquitectura) s.m.v.• enladrillar v.brɪka) ( Const) ladrillo mto drop a brick — (BrE) meter* la pata (fam)
b) ( toy) cubo mPhrasal Verbs:- brick in[brɪk]1. N1) (Constr) ladrillo m, tabique m (Mex)bricks and mortar — construcción f, edificios mpl
- come down on sb like a ton of bricks- drop a brick2) (Brit) (=toy) cubo m3) [of ice cream] bloque m4) †* (=person)2.CPD de ladrillo(s)brick kiln N — horno m de ladrillos
brick wall N — pared f de ladrillos
- beat one's head against a brick wall- brick in- brick up* * *[brɪk]a) ( Const) ladrillo mto drop a brick — (BrE) meter* la pata (fam)
b) ( toy) cubo mPhrasal Verbs:- brick in
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