DRAG DOWN - Traduzione inglese-spagnolo

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

drag down VB [ingl am dræɡ -, ingl brit draɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. drag down (morally):

drag down

arrastrar

he tries to drag everyone down to his own level

quiere arrastrar a los demás a su mismo nivel

2. drag down (physically):

drag down

debilitar

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

arrastrar

to drag down

el anterior gobierno no hizo más que fregar al país

all the last government managed to do was drag the country down colloq

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. drag <part pres dragging; pass, part perf dragged> [ingl am dræɡ, ingl brit draɡ] VB vb trans

1.1. drag (haul):

drag

arrastrar

drag

llevar a rastras

she dragged herself over to the phone

fue a rastras or fue arrastrándose hasta el teléfono

to drag sb's name or reputation through the mud or dirt

cubrir de fango or manchar el buen nombre de alguien

1.2. drag (force) colloq:

I dragged myself out of bed

me forcé a salir de la cama

we had to drag the information out of him

tuvimos que sacarle la información con tirabuzón colloq

how did I get dragged into this ridiculous plan?

¿cómo me dejé meter en un plan tan absurdo?

it's hard to drag him away from the television set

cuesta sacarlo de enfrente del televisor

I could hardly bear to drag myself away

no tenía ninguna gana de irme

2. drag (allow to trail):

drag tail/garment/anchor

arrastrar

the dog was dragging its broken leg

el perro iba arrastrando la pata rota

I don't want to drag the kids around with me all day

no quiero andar con los niños a cuestas todo el día

to drag one's feet or heels (act slowly, unwillingly)

dar(le) largas al asunto

to drag one's feet or heels lett (scuff along)

andar arrastrando los pies

3. drag (dredge):

drag river/lake

dragar

4. drag INFORM:

drag (and drop)

arrastrar (y soltar)

II. drag <part pres dragging; pass, part perf dragged> [ingl am dræɡ, ingl brit draɡ] VB vb intr

1.1. drag (trail):

drag anchor:

garrar

drag coat:

arrastrar

her dress dragged behind her

el vestido le arrastraba por detrás

1.2. drag (lag):

drag

rezagarse

2. drag (go on slowly):

drag work/conversation:

hacerse pesado

drag film/play:

hacerse largo

the meeting really dragged

la reunión se hizo eterna

3. drag (race cars) ingl am:

drag colloq

echarse un pique colloq

III. drag [ingl am dræɡ, ingl brit draɡ] SOST

1.1. drag senza pl (hindrance):

a drag on sb/sth he's been a drag on her all her life

ha sido una carga para ella toda su vida

it was a continual drag on my time

me quitaba or me robaba mucho tiempo

the war was a drag on the country's resources

la guerra fue una sangría para los recursos del país

1.2. drag senza pl sl:

drag (tiresome thing)

lata f colloq

drag (tiresome thing)

plomo m colloq

drag (tiresome thing)

coñazo m Spagna sl

drag (tiresome thing)

camello m Col colloq

drag (tiresome person)

plomo m colloq

drag (tiresome person)

pelmazo m / pelmaza f colloq

what a drag!

¡qué lata! colloq

2. drag U (resistant force):

drag

resistencia f al avance

3. drag C (on cigarette):

drag colloq

chupada f

drag colloq

pitada f AmLat

drag colloq

calada f Spagna

4. drag U (influence) ingl am:

drag sl

palanca f colloq

drag sl

enchufe m Spagna colloq

drag sl

cuña f CSud colloq

5. drag U (women's clothes):

to wear drag

vestirse de mujer

in drag

vestido de mujer

in drag attr act/show

de travestis

in drag attr act/show

de transformistas

6. drag C (dragnet):

drag

red f barredera

7. drag (street) ingl am sl:

the main drag

la calle principal

I. down¹ [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] AVV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp ingl brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp ingl brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 AmLat

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again INFORM

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb colloq, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb colloq, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo AmLat colloq

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) ingl brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II. down¹ [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) ingl brit colloq:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III. down¹ [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] AGG

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr ingl brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) colloq:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or colloq con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre colloq

IV. down¹ [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] SOST

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb ingl brit colloq

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V. down¹ [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] VB vb trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) ingl am:

down colloq

derrotar

fall down VB [ingl am fɔl -, ingl brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth ingl brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I. cut down VB [ingl am kət -, ingl brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime letter

su vida fue segada en flor letter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II. cut down VB [ingl am kət -, ingl brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I. burn down VB [ingl am bərn -, ingl brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II. burn down VB [ingl am bərn -, ingl brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] SOST U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [ingl am daʊn, ingl brit daʊn] SOST esp ingl brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

nel dizionario PONS

drag down VB vb trans

1. drag down (force to a lower level):

drag down

arrastrar hacia abajo

2. drag down:

drag down (make depressed)

hundir

drag down (make weak)

debilitar

nel dizionario PONS

tirarse los trastos a la cabeza

to have a knock down drag out fight

nel dizionario PONS

I. drag [dræg] VB vb trans -gg-

1. drag (pull):

drag

arrastrar

to drag oneself somewhere

arrastrarse hasta un sitio

to drag one's heels

arrastrar los pies

to drag one's heels fig

dar largas a un asunto

to drag sb's name through the mud

dejar a alguien por los suelos

2. drag (in water):

drag

dragar

II. drag [dræg] VB vb intr

1. drag (trail along):

drag

arrastrarse por el suelo

2. drag:

drag time

pasar lentamente

drag meeting, conversation

hacerse interminable

3. drag (lag behind):

drag

rezagarse

III. drag [dræg] SOST

1. drag (device):

drag

draga f

2. drag senza pl:

drag FIS

resistencia f al avance

drag AVIAZ

resistencia f aerodinámica

3. drag senza pl (hindrance):

drag

estorbo m

to be a drag on sb

ser una carga para alguien

4. drag senza pl colloq (boring experience):

drag

lata f

what a drag!

¡qué rollo!

5. drag senza pl colloq (boring person):

drag

pelmazo(-a) m (f)

6. drag senza pl colloq (women's clothes):

drag

disfraz m de mujer

to be in drag

ir vestido de mujer

7. drag colloq (inhalation):

drag

calada f

to take a drag

dar una calada

locuzioni:

the main drag ingl am, ingl Aus colloq

la calle principal

down¹ [daʊn] SOST

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I. down² [daʊn] AVV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

locuzioni:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

nel dizionario PONS

drag down VB vb trans

1. drag down (lower forcefully):

drag down

arrastrar hacia abajo

2. drag down:

drag down (make depressed)

hundir

drag down (make weak)

debilitar

nel dizionario PONS

tirarse los trastos a la cabeza

to have a knock down drag out fight

nel dizionario PONS

I. drag <-gg-> [dræg] VB vb trans

1. drag (pull):

drag

arrastrar

to drag oneself somewhere

arrastrarse hasta un sitio

to drag one's heels [or feet]

arrastrar los pies

to drag one's heels [or feet] fig

dar largas a un asunto

to drag sb's name through the mud

dejar a alguien por los suelos

2. drag (in water):

drag

dragar

3. drag comput:

drag

arrastrar

II. drag <-gg-> [dræg] VB vb intr

1. drag (trail along):

drag

arrastrarse por el suelo

2. drag:

drag time

pasar lentamente

drag meeting, conversation

hacerse interminable

3. drag (lag behind):

drag

rezagarse

III. drag [dræg] SOST

1. drag (device):

drag

draga f

2. drag:

drag FIS

resistencia f al avance

drag AVIAZ

resistencia f aerodinámica

3. drag (hindrance):

drag

estorbo m

to be a drag on sb

ser una carga para alguien

4. drag sl:

drag (boring person)

pelmazo(-a) m (f)

drag (boring experience)

lata f

what a drag!

¡qué rollo!

5. drag colloq (women's clothes):

drag

disfraz m de mujer

to be in drag

ir vestido de mujer

6. drag colloq (inhalation):

drag

calada f

to take a drag

dar una calada

locuzioni:

the main drag sl

la calle principal

down¹ [daʊn] SOST

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I. down² [daʊn] AVV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

bajar a Washington/al lago

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó [o amainó]

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar/apuntar algo

6. down (not functioning):

to be down computer

no funcionar

to be down server

estar caído

to be down telephone lines

estar cortado

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

pagar 100 dólares/el 10% de entrada para algo

to put $100/10% down on sth

abonar 100 dólares/un abono del 10% para algo

locuzioni:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Present

I	drag down
you	drag down
he/she/it	drags down
we	drag down
you	drag down
they	drag down

Past

I	dragged down
you	dragged down
he/she/it	dragged down
we	dragged down
you	dragged down
they	dragged down

Present Perfect

I	have	dragged down
you	have	dragged down
he/she/it	has	dragged down
we	have	dragged down
you	have	dragged down
they	have	dragged down

Past Perfect

I	had	dragged down
you	had	dragged down
he/she/it	had	dragged down
we	had	dragged down
you	had	dragged down
they	had	dragged down

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

As it did not consist of wood it did not burn down in 1945, but was only damaged and immediately repaired after the war.

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The club's members try their hardest to break the two apart, eventually causing their beloved clubhouse to burn down.

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Police use tear gas to disperse the peaceful protesters and burn down their tents in order to allow the bulldozing to continue.

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So, as time went on, they finally decided to burn down the original village and create a new one north of the church.

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She once even attempted to burn down a local factory warehouse.

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