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1 caerse
pron.v.1 all the meanings of the active form.2 to be, afflicted, to be overwhelmed, to be disconsolate.Caerse de su peso to be very true, or manifest* * *1 (gen) to fall, fall down2 (desprenderse) to fall out* * ** * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] [persona, objeto] to fall over; [edificio] to collapse, fall (down)¿te has caído? — did you fall over?
¡cuidado, no te caigas! — watch out or you'll fall over!
b) [desde una altura] to fall•
caerse de algo — to fall off sthc)caérsele algo a algn: se me cayeron las monedas — I dropped the coins
2) (=desprenderse) [hoja] to fall off; [diente] to fall out3)• caerse de: se cae de cansancio — he's so tired he could drop
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me caigo de sueño — I'm so sleepy I could drop, I'm asleep on my feet•
el edificio se cae de viejo — the building is so old it's falling to bits o it's on the point of collapsing* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx. In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex. Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex. He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex: Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex: He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *
■caerse verbo reflexivo
1 to fall (down): se cayó de la banqueta, she fell off the stool
se me cayó el lápiz, I dropped my pencil
me caí de culo, I fell down arse first
2 (el pelo, los dientes) to lose: se me cae el pelo, I'm losing my hair
3 (desprenderse) to fall out: se me cayó un botón de la camisa, I've lost a button from my shirt
♦ Locuciones: caerse de espaldas: casi se cae de espaldas cuando supo que la habían elegido, he almost fell backwards when he found out that they had chosen her
' caerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgarse
- fleje
- pedazo
- peligro
- soltarse
- caer
- ir
- miedo
- punto
- resbalar
- simpatizar
- sostener
English:
come off
- come out
- crash
- down
- droop
- drop
- face
- fall
- fall away
- fall down
- fall off
- fall out
- fall over
- name
- over
- penny
- pitch
- plunge
- sag
- stay up
- topple
- tumble
- tumble out
- blow
- come
- dead
- go
- tip
- trip
* * *vpr1. [persona] to fall over o down;el chico resbaló y se cayó the boy slipped and fell over;¡ten cuidado o te caerás! be careful or you'll fall (over)!;no me caí de milagro it's a miracle I didn't fall (over);caerse de algo to fall from sth;se cayó de la moto she fell off her motorbike;se cayó de bruces/cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;Famse cayó de culo he fell flat on his backside;se cayó de espaldas he fell over backwards;se cayó redonda she slumped to the ground, she collapsed in a heap;estoy que me caigo [de cansancio] I'm ready to drop;Famcasi me caigo del susto I nearly fell over with fright;Famno tiene dónde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name2. [objeto] to drop, to fall;[árbol] to fall;se me cayó el libro I dropped the book;agárralo bien, que no se te caiga hold onto it tight so you don't drop it;¡se le ha caído la cartera! you've dropped your Br wallet o US billfold!3. [desprenderse] [diente, pelo] to fall out;[botón] to fall off; [hojas] to fall; [cuadro] to fall down;las hojas están empezando a caerse the leaves are starting to fall;se me ha caído un diente one of my teeth has fallen out;no quiere aceptar que se le esté cayendo el pelo he refuses to accept that he's going bald o that his hair is starting to fall out;Fameste coche se cae en pedazos this car is falling to pieces;Famesta casa se cae de vieja this house is falling apart with age, this house is so old it's falling apart;Famel polémico prólogo se ha caído de la nueva edición del libro the controversial preface has been dropped from the new edition of the book;Famel famoso catedrático se cayó de la lista de ponentes en el último momento the famous professor withdrew from the list of speakers at the last moment4. [falda, pantalones] to fall down;se te caen los pantalones your trousers are falling downla red se ha caído the network is down* * *v/r fall (down);caerse de risa fall about laughing;caerse de sueño be ready to drop;caerse de viejo be falling apart with age;este coche se cae de viejo the car is so old it’s falling apart;no tener dónde caerse muerto not have a penny to one’s name* * *vr: to fall down* * *caerse vbse me ha caído un botón I've lost a button / one of my buttons has fallen offse le ha caído un diente he's lost a tooth / one of his teeth has fallen out -
2 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
3 bajar
v.1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she couldbajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairsbajar (a) por algo to go out and get somethingbajar corriendo to run down3 to reduce.bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).5 to download (informal) (computing).6 to fall, to drop.este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone downbajó la Bolsa share prices felllas acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.Bajó el calor The heat descended.El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.11 to go down, to descend.Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.12 to have less.Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.13 to walk down, to descend.Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.* * *1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down2 (dejar más abajo) to lower■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down7 (en informática) to download1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down4 (marea) to go out5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over\bajarse la cabeza to bow one's headno bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...* * *verb1) to lower2) descend3) fall4) reduce5) take down•- bajarse* * *1. VT1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?
¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here
¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?
2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lowerbajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down
bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head
4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lowerlos comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices
5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn downbaja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing
¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!
6)bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs
7) (=perder) to lose8) (Inform) to download9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *11) And ** (=matar) to do in **2. VI1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!
2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get outbajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of
3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go downhan bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down
4)• bajar de (=perder) —
5)• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —
6) [regla] to start3.See:BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.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. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.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. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.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. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.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.----* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come downespérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down
¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?
bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf
b) ( apearse)bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
c) (Dep) equipo to go down2)a) marea to go outb) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drople ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down
c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminishseguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million
d) menstruación to start2.bajar vt1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower3) (Inf) to download4)a)bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth
¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?
b)bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth
5)a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to openb) < cremallera> to undo3.bajarse verbo pronominal1) ( apearse)bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth
2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down* * *= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.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: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.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: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.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: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.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.* bajar a = head down to.* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* bajar de categoría = demote.* bajar de precio = come down in + price.* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.* bajar el precio = lower + price.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* bajarse de = get off.* bajarse de las nubes = get real.* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.* hacer bajar = force down.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* precio + bajar = price + fall.* que baja los humos = humbling.* subir y = move up and/or down.* * *bajar [A1 ]viA1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come downyo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairsespérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INFbajó a saludarnos he came down to say hellotodavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yetha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the busyo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the carno sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated4«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) highB1 «marea» to go out2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go downhan bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharplyno le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fallel dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightlynuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreasedlos precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in priceha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badlysu popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recentlyseguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two millionha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start5( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepyal escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …■ bajarvtA ‹escalera/cuesta› to go downbajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hillB1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lowerbajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take downme ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basementbajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sthbájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse3 ‹persiana/telón› to lowerle bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injectiontengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem downbaja la ventanilla open the windowC ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn downbájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume downbaja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas downbaja la voz lower your voicelo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demotedD ( Inf) to downloadestoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer■ bajarseA (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sthme bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull downC* * *
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;
ya bajo I'll be right down
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
2
[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);
‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
4
‹ ventanilla› to open
5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote♦ vi1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;bajar de [de coche] to get out of;[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop2. [descender] to go/come down;¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;bajar corriendo to run down;bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;el río baja crecido the river is high;está bajando la marea the tide is going out;el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;los precios bajaron prices dropped;el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;han bajado las ventas sales are down;este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hoursbajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down* * *I v/tbajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;2 TV, radio turn down3 escalera go down4 INFOR downloadII v/i1 go down2 de intereses fall, drop* * *bajar vt1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down2) reducir: to reduce (prices)3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)4) : to go down, to descend5)bajar de categoría : to downgradebajar vi1) : to drop, to fall2) : to come down, to go down3) : to ebb (of tides)* * *bajar vb1. (ir abajo) to go down¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?3. (salir de un coche) to get out¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?7. (voz, vista) to lower8. (cabeza) to bow9. (volumen) to turn downbaja la música, por favor turn the music down, please -
4 caída
f.1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.2 wipe-out.3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.past part.past participle of spanish verb: caer.* * *1 (acción de caer) fall, falling2 (pérdida) loss3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop4 (de un terreno) slope5 (del sol) setting6 (de tejidos) body, hang8 figurado downfall, fall\a la caída del sol at sunsetcaída de ojos demure lookcaída libre free fall* * *noun f.1) fall2) drop3) collapse4) loss* * *SF1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble•
sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumbledurante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse
caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *
2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfallla caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall
3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss4) (Dep)caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall
5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fallla espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices
el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound
caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage
el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting
6)7) (=desprendimiento) fallhabía una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain
8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop9) [de tela, ropa] hangcaída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked
10) (Rel)11)12) pl caídasa) * (=golpes) witty remarks¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?
b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.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. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.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 author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.----* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *1) ( accidente) fallsufrir una caída — persona to have a fall
2) ( del cabello)3) (de tela, falda)4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire
5) ( descenso) fall, drop6)a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk
7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop* * *= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.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: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.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 author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* caída de la tarde = sundown.* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.* caída de los precios = falling prices.* caída del sistema = system crash.* caída de pelo = hair loss.* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.* caída libre = free fall.* en caída = flowing.* * *A (accidente) fallsufrir una caída «persona» to have a fallha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breakingfue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)Compuestos:hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sbfree fallB(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair lossC(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirttiene muy buena caída it hangs very wellD1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fallla caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire2E (descenso) fall, dropla caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oilse ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demandla caída de la temperatura the drop in temperatureuna caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltageCompuesto:waterfallFa la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at duskG1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, dropH ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake* * *
caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind
* * *caída nf1. [de persona] fall;sufrir una caída to have a fall;se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;[de diente, pelo] loss;en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;RP Famser la caída de la estantería to be out of this worldcaída de agua waterfall;caída libre free fall;caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;caída en picado [de avión] crash dive3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone downcaída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;caída de tensión voltage dropa la caída de la tarde at nightfall7. [de tela, vestido] drape10. [en golf] break* * *f fall;a la caída del sol at sunset;a la caída de la tarde at sunset;caída del gobierno fall of the government;caída del pelo hair loss* * *caída nf1) baja, descenso: fall, drop2) : collapse, downfall* * *caída n fall -
5 pelea
f.1 fight (a golpes).peleas callejeras street fighting2 row, quarrel (riña).3 combat, armed struggle, engagement.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pelear.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pelear.* * *2 (esfuerzo) struggle\buscar pelea to look for trouble* * *noun f.1) fight2) quarrel3) row* * *SF [a golpes, patadas] fight; (=discusión, riña) quarrel, rowgallo de pelea — fighting cock, gamecock
* * *a) ( discusión) quarrel, fight (colloq), argumentbuscar pelea — to try to pick a quarrel o fight
tuvimos una pelea — we quarreled o had an argument
b) ( en sentido físico) fightc) ( en boxeo) fight* * *= scramble, fight, quarrel, fray, donnybrook, run-in, altercation, fighting, bickering, squabble, squabbling, brawl, rumble, fistfight, dust-up.Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex. About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.Ex. It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex. Gone are the days of the good old fistfight, where instead of grabbing a gun, a knife or a bat to end an argument, you actually used your fist to make your point.Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.----* pelea a bofetadas = face-slapping.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea a puñetazos = fistfight.* pelea de almohadas = pillow fight.* pelea de boxeo = prize fight, boxing match.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* separar una pelea = break up + fight.* * *a) ( discusión) quarrel, fight (colloq), argumentbuscar pelea — to try to pick a quarrel o fight
tuvimos una pelea — we quarreled o had an argument
b) ( en sentido físico) fightc) ( en boxeo) fight* * *= scramble, fight, quarrel, fray, donnybrook, run-in, altercation, fighting, bickering, squabble, squabbling, brawl, rumble, fistfight, dust-up.Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex: Gone are the days of the good old fistfight, where instead of grabbing a gun, a knife or a bat to end an argument, you actually used your fist to make your point.Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.* pelea a bofetadas = face-slapping.* pelea a muerte = fight to death.* pelea a puñetazos = fistfight.* pelea de almohadas = pillow fight.* pelea de boxeo = prize fight, boxing match.* pelea de perros = dogfight [dog fight].* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.* separar una pelea = break up + fight.* * *1 (riña, discusión) quarrel, fight ( colloq), argumentanda siempre buscando pelea he's always trying to pick a quarrel o fight, he's always looking for an argumentes ella la que siempre está armando pelea she's the one who always starts the fightstuvimos una pelea we quarreled o had an argument2 (en sentido físico) fight3 (en boxeo) fightCompuesto:(literal) cockfight; (discusión acalorada) shouting match* * *
Del verbo pelear: ( conjugate pelear)
pelea es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pelea
pelear
pelea sustantivo femenino
◊ buscar pelea to try to pick a quarrel o fight;
tuvimos una pelea we quarreled o had an argument
pelear ( conjugate pelear) verbo intransitivo
◊ peleaon por una tontería they quarreled o (colloq) had a fight over a silly little thing
( terminar) to break up, split up
pelea por algo to fight over sth
pelearse verbo pronominal
( pegarse) to fight;
pelease por algo to quarrel/fight over sth
( terminar) to break up, split up
pelea sustantivo femenino
1 (lucha) fight
2 (discusión) row, quarrel: siempre está buscando pelea, he's always trying to pick a quarrel
pelear verbo intransitivo
1 (luchar) to fight
2 (discutir) to quarrel, argue
3 (esforzarse por algo) to work hard
' pelea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronca
- callejera
- callejero
- contienda
- deslucir
- disputa
- gallera
- gallero
- gallo
- gresca
- lance
- reñida
- reñido
- riña
- tomo
- trapisonda
- amañar
- andar
- armar
- bochinche
- interponerse
- intervenir
- lucha
- parado
- peleador
- rendir
- tongo
English:
aggro
- argument
- bang
- bust-up
- culminate
- fight
- fistfight
- pick
- punch-up
- rough-and-tumble
- roughhouse
- row
- run-in
- scrap
- spoil for
- struggle
- tussle
- work up to
- brawl
- bust
- ensue
- falling
- fist
- quarrel
- spoil
* * *pelea nf1. [a golpes] fight;una pelea cuerpo a cuerpo a hand-to-hand fight2. [discusión] row, quarrel3. [combate] fight;una pelea de gallos a cockfight* * *f fight* * *pelea nf1) lucha: fight2) : quarrel* * *pelea n1. (lucha) fight2. (riña) quarrel / row -
6 riña
f.quarrel, fight, dispute, bickering.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: reñir.* * *1 (pelea) fight, brawl2 (discusión) quarrel, row, argument* * *noun f.* * *SF (=discusión) quarrel, argument; (=lucha) fight, brawlriña de perros — dogfight, dogfighting
* * *a) ( pelea) fightuna riña callejera — a street fight o brawl
b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)* * *= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex. It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex. The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.* * *a) ( pelea) fightuna riña callejera — a street fight o brawl
b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)* * *= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.* * *A (pelea) fightuna riña callejera a street fight o brawlCompuesto:( AmS) cockfightB (discusión) quarrel, argument, row ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo reñir: ( conjugate reñir)
riña es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
reñir
riña
reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)
( enemistarse) to fall out with sb
verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
riña sustantivo femenino
◊ riña de gallos (AmS) cockfight
reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue
(enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight
riña sustantivo femenino
1 (pelea,discusión) quarrel, argument
2 (reprimenda) telling-off
' riña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disputa
- gresca
- lance
- zafarrancho
- zipizape
- acalorado
- bailarín
- bochinche
- bonche
- callejero
- camorra
- cantarín
- danzarín
- gallo
- jaleo
- pelotera
English:
disagreement
- fight
- quarrel
- quarreling
- quarrelling
- rough-and-tumble
- settle
- squabble
- wrangling
- argument
- ballet
- dancer
- row
- wrangle
* * *riña nf1. [discusión] quarrel2. [pelea] fightRP riña de gallos cockfight* * *f quarrel, fight* * *riña nf1) : fight, brawl2) : dispute, quarrel* * *riña n1. (discusión) quarrel / row2. (pelea) fight -
7 construcción
f.1 construction, building, work under construction.2 construction, erection, raising-up.3 building industry.4 making, creation, construct, construction.5 construction, grammatical construction.6 construction, explication.* * *1 construction2 (edificio) building\en construcción / en vías de construcción under construction* * *noun f.1) building2) construction* * *SF1) (=acción) construction, building2) (=sector laboral) construction industry3) (=estructura) structure4) (Ling) construction* * *1) ( acción) construction, buildingmateriales de construcción — building o construction materials
2)a) ( sector) building, constructionb) (edificio, estructura) construction3) (Ling) construction* * *= building, construction, construction project, construction, erection, property development.Ex. Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. Library governing boards need a solid understanding of building sciences, prior to launching a new construction, renovation, or addition project.Ex. Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex. The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.----* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliot = library building consultant.* bloque de construcción = building block.* ciencias de la construcción = building sciences.* construcción de caminos = road construction.* construcción de carreteras = road construction.* construcción de casas = building construction.* construcción de diques = diking [dyking].* construcción de edificios = building construction.* construcción de muros = walling.* construcción de presas = damming.* construcción de represas = damming.* construcción naval = shipbuilding.* Construcción Pasiva de un Verbo = get + Participio.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* en construcción = under development, under construction.* en proceso de construcción = under construction.* industria de la construcción, la = construction industry, the, building industry, the.* ingeniería de la construcción = construction engineering.* material de construcción = building material.* obrero de la construcción = construction worker.* permiso de construcción = building permit.* proyecto de construcción = construction project.* suministros de construcción = building supplies.* técnica de construcción = construction technique.* terreno en construcción = building site.* * *1) ( acción) construction, buildingmateriales de construcción — building o construction materials
2)a) ( sector) building, constructionb) (edificio, estructura) construction3) (Ling) construction* * *= building, construction, construction project, construction, erection, property development.Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: Library governing boards need a solid understanding of building sciences, prior to launching a new construction, renovation, or addition project.Ex: Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex: The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliot = library building consultant.* bloque de construcción = building block.* ciencias de la construcción = building sciences.* construcción de caminos = road construction.* construcción de carreteras = road construction.* construcción de casas = building construction.* construcción de diques = diking [dyking].* construcción de edificios = building construction.* construcción de muros = walling.* construcción de presas = damming.* construcción de represas = damming.* construcción naval = shipbuilding.* Construcción Pasiva de un Verbo = get + Participio.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* en construcción = under development, under construction.* en proceso de construcción = under construction.* industria de la construcción, la = construction industry, the, building industry, the.* ingeniería de la construcción = construction engineering.* material de construcción = building material.* obrero de la construcción = construction worker.* permiso de construcción = building permit.* proyecto de construcción = construction project.* suministros de construcción = building supplies.* técnica de construcción = construction technique.* terreno en construcción = building site.* * *A (acción) construction, buildingen construcción under constructionvivienda de muy mala construcción jerry-built housing, very poorly built o constructed housingmateriales de construcción building o construction materialsusen regla y compás para la construcción del triángulo use a ruler and compasses to construct the triangletrabajemos juntos en la construcción de una sociedad más justa let's work together to create a fairer societyB1 (sector) building, constructionobrero de la construcción a construction o building workerla industria de la construcción naval the shipbuilding industry2 (edificio) building, construction; (otra estructura) construction, structureC ( Ling) construction* * *
construcción sustantivo femenino
obrero de la construcción building o construction worker
c) (Ling) construction
construcción sustantivo femenino
1 (edificio) building: las construcciones de la zona no aguantaron el temblor de tierra, the buildings in the area did not withstand the earthquake
2 (acción) construction: la construcción de la catedral tardó más de un siglo, it took over a century to complete construction of the cathedral
3 (industria) trabajo en la construcción, I work in the building industry
' construcción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ampliación
- concatenación
- elevada
- elevado
- escora
- fortaleza
- gremio
- grúa
- hundir
- hundimiento
- hundirse
- levantar
- parecerse
- promotor
- promotora
- promover
- resaltar
- urbanización
- barraca
- carpintería
- en
- fuente
- licitación
- madera
- material
- obra
- robusto
- tosco
- vivienda
English:
advocate
- building
- construction
- defence
- defense
- demonstrate
- deserve
- erect
- erection
- flimsy
- fountain
- mention
- rough
- shipbuilding
- solidly
- sound
- structure
- timber
- tumble
- well-built
- ship
* * *construcción nf1. [acción] construction;[de edificio, muro] construction, building; [de buque] building; [de automóvil, aeronave] manufacture; [de mueble] making, building;la construcción sólida del vehículo the vehicle's solid build;en construcción [edificio, página web] under construction;la construcción del teatro llevará dos años the theatre will take two years to build;una fase clave en la construcción europea a key phase in the development of the EU;trabajamos en la construcción de oportunidades para todos we are working to create opportunities for everyone2. [sector] construction o building industry;trabajadores de la construcción construction o building workers;una empresa de la construcción a construction companyconstrucción naval shipbuilding3. [edificio, estructura] building4. Gram construction* * *fconstrucción naval shipbuilding2 ( edificio) building* * ** * *construcción n building -
8 violento
adj.1 violent.2 violent, bitter, forceful.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: violentar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) violent2 (vergonzoso) embarrassing, awkward3 (molesto) embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease4 (dicho, escrito) twisted, distorted5 (postura) forced, unnatural6 DEPORTE rough* * *(f. - violenta)adj.1) violent2) embarrassing* * *ADJ1) [acto, deporte, persona] violent2) (=incómodo) awkward, uncomfortableme fue muy violento verlo llorar — seeing him cry made me feel very awkward o uncomfortable
me encuentro violento estando con ellos — I feel awkward o I don't feel at ease when I'm with them
3) [postura] awkward4) [interpretación] forced5) (LAm) (=repentino) quick* * *- ta adjetivo1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violentle es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it
estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed
* * *= violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.----* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.* no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].* perturbado y violento = violently insane.* reacción violenta = backlash.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* volverse violento = turn + violent.* * *- ta adjetivo1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violentle es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it
estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed
* * *= violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.* no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].* perturbado y violento = violently insane.* reacción violenta = backlash.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* volverse violento = turn + violent.* * *A1 ‹choque/deporte/muerte› violent; ‹discusión› violent, heated; ‹discurso› vehementutilizar métodos/medios violentos to use violent methods/means2 ‹persona/tono/temperamento› violentB(incómodo): le resulta violento hablar del tema she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about itestaba muy violento I felt very awkward o embarrassed o uncomfortable¡qué situación más violenta! how embarrassing!* * *
Del verbo violentar: ( conjugate violentar)
violento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
violentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
violentar
violento
violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to rape
violentarse verbo pronominal
to get embarrassed
violento◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ( en general) violent;
2 ( incómodo) ‹ situación› embarrassing, awkward;
estaba muy violento I felt very awkward
violentar verbo transitivo
1 (incomodar) to embarrass
2 (enfadar) to infuriate
3 (violar) to rape
4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
violento,-a adjetivo
1 (una persona, tormenta, muerte, etc) violent
2 (una situación) embarrassing: se sintió muy violenta, she felt very awkward
' violento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
- cacharrazo
- castaña
- dura
- duro
- impetuosa
- impetuoso
- vándala
- vándalo
- violenta
- bestia
- bruto
- cochino
- enojoso
- fuerte
- gamberrada
- gamberrismo
- molesto
- remolino
English:
aggressive
- appal
- appall
- bang
- bring out
- fierce
- furious
- horseplay
- onslaught
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- sense
- smash-up
- trouble
- video nasty
- violent
- wild
- burning
- embarrassed
- harsh
- savage
- smash
- sticky
* * *violento, -a♦ adj1. [persona, deporte, acción] violent;muerte violenta violent death;se hicieron con el parlamento por medios violentos they took control of the parliament by violent means2. [intenso] [pasión, tempestad] intense, violent;[viento] fierce;los despertó una violenta sacudida del wagón they were awoken when the carriage gave a violent jolt3. [incómodo] awkward;aquello lo puso en una situación muy violenta that put him in a very awkward situation;me resulta violento hablar con ella I feel awkward talking to her♦ nmpllos violentos the men of violence* * *adj1 violent;morir de muerte violenta die a violent death* * *violento, -ta adj1) : violent2) embarazoso, incómodo: awkward, embarassing* * *violento adj1. (en general) violent2. (incómodo) awkward
См. также в других словарях:
tumble — 01. The small boys were having a race [tumbling] down the side of the hill. 02. The child [tumbled] over the chair when he ran into the room. 03. He broke his arm when he hit a bump, and took a [tumble] off his bicycle. 04. Interest rates have… … Grammatical examples in English
tumble — [[t]tʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] tumbles, tumbling, tumbled 1) VERB If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. [V prep/adv] A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape... [V prep/adv] The dog had… … English dictionary
tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down … Universalium
tumble — 1. verb 1) he tumbled over Syn: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one s balance, keel over, take a spill, go headlong, go head over heels, trip, stumble; informal come a cropper 2) they all tumbled from the room Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
tumble — I n. (colloq.) fall 1) to take a tumble 2) a bad, nasty tumble (she took a nasty tumble) 3) a tumble from sign of recognition 4) to give smb. a tumble (they wouldn t give us a tumble) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to tumble into (to tumble into bed) 2) (d; … Combinatory dictionary
tumble — I UK [ˈtʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tumble : present tense I/you/we/they tumble he/she/it tumbles present participle tumbling past tense tumbled past participle tumbled 1) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much… … English dictionary
tumble — tum|ble1 [ tʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much lower: Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. 2. ) if a building or other structure tumbles or tumbles down, it falls to the ground: It seemed that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take a tumble — verb a) To fall off something, or down something. Prince Charles spent the night in the hospital after he took a tumble off his horse yesterday while playing polo and briefly lost consciousness. b) To fall in price or value. Acme Industries… … Wiktionary
rough-and-tumble — 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules. * /There was a rough and tumble on the street last night between some soldiers and sailors./ * /Many people don t like the rough and tumble of politics./ 2. {adj.}… … Dictionary of American idioms
rough-and-tumble — 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules. * /There was a rough and tumble on the street last night between some soldiers and sailors./ * /Many people don t like the rough and tumble of politics./ 2. {adj.}… … Dictionary of American idioms
rough-and-tumble — 1. noun Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules. There was a rough and tumble on the street last night between some soldiers and sailors. Many people don t like the rough and tumble of politics. 2. adj Fighting or… … Словарь американских идиом
