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1 upon us
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2 upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) encontrarse por casualidad2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) tropezarse conupon prep sobre / encima detr[ə'pɒn]1 formal use en, sobre Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also on/Table 1upon [ə'pɔn, ə'pɑn] prep: en, sobreupon the desk: sobre el escritorioupon leaving: al salirquestions upon questions: pregunta tras preguntaprep.• contra prep.• en prep.• encima de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.• tras prep.ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒnpreposition (frml)a) (on)upon their arrival, they were shown to their room — a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación
there are trains upon the hour, every hour — hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto
upon -ing — al + inf
to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno
c) ( indicating large numbers)[ǝ'pɒn]PREP1) (with place, position) sobreupon my word! — † ¡caramba!
2) (with time)upon hearing this she wept — al oír esto, lloró
on, once 1., 2)upon entering the church, take the door on the left — al entrar en la iglesia, siga por la puerta de la izquierda
* * *[ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒn]preposition (frml)a) (on)upon their arrival, they were shown to their room — a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación
there are trains upon the hour, every hour — hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto
upon -ing — al + inf
to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno
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3 upon
prep.1 en, sobre.2 (fecha, hora)Upon one’s guard prevenidoUpon the whole matter por lo demás, fuera de estoUpon pain of death so pena de muerte, bajo pena de muerte3 al, en el momento de, en.Upon, seguido de un nombre de día o de una fecha, no se traduce, y lo mismo sucede con el gerundio. -
4 upon my word
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5 upon receipt
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6 upon my soul!
upon my soul!¡Santo Dios!, ¡Dios mío! -
7 upon my word!
(an exclamation indicating surprise etc.) palabra de honorupon my word!¡caramba! -
8 upon acquaintance
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9 upon oath
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10 upon occasion
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11 upon presentation
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12 upon request
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13 take upon
v + o + prep + oto take something upon oneself: he took the responsibility upon himself asumió la responsabilidad; to take it upon oneself to + inf: I took it upon myself to cancel the flight me arriesgué y cancelé el vuelo; he took it upon himself to invite her to my party — se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta
VT + PREPto take sth upon o.s. — tomar algo sobre sí
to take it upon o.s. to do sth — atreverse a hacer algo
* * *v + o + prep + oto take something upon oneself: he took the responsibility upon himself asumió la responsabilidad; to take it upon oneself to + inf: I took it upon myself to cancel the flight me arriesgué y cancelé el vuelo; he took it upon himself to invite her to my party — se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta
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14 put-upon
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15 call upon
v.• llamar v.v + prep + oa) ( invite)to call upon somebody to speak — dar* la palabra a alguien
b) ( appeal to) apelar aVI + PREPfrm see call on* * *v + prep + oa) ( invite)to call upon somebody to speak — dar* la palabra a alguien
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16 act upon
VI + PREP1) [+ advice, suggestion] seguir; [+ order] obedecer2) (=affect) afectar (a)* * * -
17 come upon
(to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) encontrarse conv.• atinar v.v + prep + o (arch or liter) (encounter, reach) encontrarse* conVI + PREP (=find) [+ object, person] topar(se) con, encontrar* * *v + prep + o (arch or liter) (encounter, reach) encontrarse* con -
18 once upon a time
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20 dwell upon
VI + PREP1) (=think about) dar vueltas a, pensar obsesivamente en; (=talk about) insistir en (hablar de)2) (=emphasize) hacer hincapié en; (=lengthen) [+ note, syllable] alargar, poner énfasis en
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upon — tends to sound more formal and emphatic than on when the two are used interchangeably: to look upon someone as a friend is a somewhat more imposing proposition than to look on them as a friend. Upon is the only choice in certain fixed expressions … Modern English usage
upon — [ə pän′, ə pôn′] prep. [ME < up,UP1 + on,ON, prob. infl. by ON upp á (< upp, upward + á, on)] ON (in various senses), or up and on: on and upon are generally interchangeable, the choice being governed by idiom, sentence rhythm, etc. adv. 1 … English World dictionary
upon — early 12c., from UP (Cf. up) + ON (Cf. on); probably influenced by O.N. upp a. Distinct from O.E. uppan which merely meant up. In the mod. Scand. tongues, except Icelandic and Færöese, the reduced form pa, paa, corresponding to Eng. (colloq. or… … Etymology dictionary
upon */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɒn] / US [əˈpɑn] preposition Collocations: Upon is much more formal than on, but it can be used with the same meanings as the preposition on in the following cases: on/onto an object or surface: It fell upon the ground. supported by a part … English dictionary
upon — [[t]əpɒ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, upon is used in phrasal verbs such as come upon and look upon , and after some other verbs such as decide and depend .) 1) PREP If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [FORMAL] He set the … English dictionary
upon — up|on [ ə pan ] preposition *** 1. ) on LITERARY on or onto something: Shadows were flickering upon the studio floor. He believes we were put upon this earth for a purpose. 2. ) used after some verbs instead of on FORMAL used after some verbs… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upon — up|on W1S3 [əˈpɔn US əˈpa:n] prep formal [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: up + on] 1.) used to mean on or onto ▪ an honour bestowed upon the association ▪ We are completely dependent upon your help. ▪ Brandon threw him upon the ground. 2.) if a time or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
upon — /euh pon , euh pawn /, prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed upon his horse and rode off. 2. in an elevated position on: There is a television antenna upon every house in the neighborhood. 3. in or into complete or… … Universalium
UPON — prep. = ON. Usage: Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my word, and in uses such as row upon row of seats and Christmas is almost upon us. Etymology: ME f. UP + ON prep., after ON upp aacute … Useful english dictionary
upon — (as used in expressions) Kingston upon Hull Newcastle (upon Tyne), William Cavendish, 1 duque de Newcastle upon Tyne Stratford upon Avon … Enciclopedia Universal