play down nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

play down VB [ingl am pleɪ -, ingl brit pleɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

play down importance

minimizar

play down risk/achievement

quitarle importancia a

play down risk/achievement

restarle importancia a

play down risk/achievement

minimizar

they tried to play down the seriousness of the situation

intentaron quitarle or restarle importancia a la gravedad de la situación

they tried to play down the seriousness of the situation

intentaron minimizar la gravedad de la situación

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

quitar hierro a algo

to play sth down

minimizar gravedad/problema/preocupación

to play down

trivializar éxito

to play down

trató de quitarle o restarle importancia al problema

she tried to play down the importance of the problem

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.play [ingl am pleɪ, ingl brit pleɪ] SOST

1.1. play U (recreation):

play

juego m

they learn through play

aprenden jugando or a través del juego

she watched them at play

los observaba mientras jugaban

to make great play of sth

poner gran énfasis en algo

1.2. play U SPORT:

play

juego m

play was interrupted

se interrumpió el juego or el partido

the ball is out of play

la pelota está fuera de juego

to bring sth/come into play

poner algo/entrar en juego

1.3. play C (turn, move):

it's your play now

te toca (a ti)

1.4. play C ingl am SPORT (maneuver):

play

jugada f

to make a play for sb/sth also ingl brit he made a play for her

trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries

la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2. play U (interplay):

play

juego m

the play of light and shadow

el juego de luces y sombras

3. play U (slack) TECN:

play

juego m

there's not enough play in the schedule

el plan de trabajo es demasiado apretado or no deja ningún margen

to give sth full play

dar rienda suelta a algo

4. play C TEATR:

play

obra f (de teatro)

play

pieza f (teatral)

play

comedia f

5. play C (pun):

a play on words

un juego de palabras

II.play [ingl am pleɪ, ingl brit pleɪ] VB vb trans

1.1. play hopscotch/leapfrog:

play

jugar a

let's play house

vamos a jugar a las madres or a las visitas

to play a joke/trick on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

1.2. play:

play football/chess

jugar AmLat excl RíoPl

play football/chess

jugar a Spagna RíoPl

play set/tournament

jugar

she plays tennis

juega tenis

she plays tennis

juega al tenis Spagna RíoPl

2.1. play (compete against):

play opponent/team

jugar contra

we're playing them in the finals

en la final jugamos contra ellos

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba ajedrez con ella

to play sb at sth I used to play her at chess

jugaba al ajedrez con ella Spagna RíoPl

2.2. play:

play ball

pasar

play card

tirar

play card

jugar

play piece

mover

2.3. play (in particular position):

play inside left/quarterback

jugar de

which position are you playing?

¿en qué posición juegas?

which position are you playing?

¿de qué juegas?

2.4. play (use in game):

play reserve

alinear

play reserve

sacar a jugar

3. play (gamble on):

play

jugar a

to play the horses/dogs colloq

jugar a los caballos/galgos

to play the market FIN

jugar a la bolsa

4.1. play instrument:

play

tocar

to play the piano/the clarinet

tocar el piano/el clarinete

4.2. play:

play piece

tocar

play piece

interpretar form

play note

tocar

5.1. play TEATR:

play villain/Hamlet

representar el papel de

play villain/Hamlet

hacer de

play villain/Hamlet

actuar de

don't play the clown!

¡no (te) hagas el payaso!

don't play the clown!

¡no hagas payasadas!

don't play the innocent with me!

¡no te me hagas el inocente!

5.2. play TEATR:

play drama

representar

play drama

dar

play scene

representar

to play it cool

hacer como si nada

to play (it) dumb

hacerse el tonto

to play (it) safe

ir a la segura

to play (it) safe

no arriesgarse

to play (it) smart

ser listo

to play (it) straight

ser sincero or honesto

to play (it) straight LETTER, TEATR

representar el papel sin artificios

to play (it) straight LETTER, TEATR

actuar con naturalidad

5.3. play TEATR:

play theater/town

actuar en

6. play AUDIO:

play tape/record

poner

they only play classical music (on radio)

solo tocan or pasan música clásica

7. play (treat) letter:

to play sb fair

tratar bien a alguien

to play sb false

engañar a alguien

8. play (move) + avv compl:

to play the spotlight over the stage

recorrer el escenario con el reflector

they played the hoses over the blaze

movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

9. play (in angling) SPORT:

play fish

agotar

III.play [ingl am pleɪ, ingl brit pleɪ] VB vb intr

1. play (amuse oneself):

play children:

jugar

we tried to persuade him but he wouldn't play colloq

tratamos de convencerlo pero no quiso saber nada

to play at sth

jugar a algo

they were playing at cops and robbers

estaban jugando a ladrones y policías

what are you playing at?

¿a qué estás jugando?

what are you playing at?

¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

she played with her toys/friends

jugaba con sus juguetes/amigos

I played with the idea

lo pensé

I played with the idea

le di vueltas a la idea

I feel you're just playing with me

me parece que solo estás jugando conmigo or que te estás burlando de mí

to play with words

jugar con las palabras

we don't have much time/money to play with

no disponemos de mucho tiempo/de mucho dinero

to play with oneself eufem

toquetearse eufem

to play fast and loose with sb/sth

jugar con alguien/algo

2. play:

play GIOCHI, SPORT

jugar

play!

¡que empiece el juego!

to play for money

jugar por dinero

whose turn is it to play?

¿a quién le toca (jugar)?

the court is playing well today

la cancha está en buenas condiciones hoy

to play fair

jugar limpio

to play fair with sb

ser justo con alguien

to play straight with sb

ser sincero con alguien

3.1. play TEATR:

play cast:

actuar

play cast:

trabajar

play show:

ser representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses

el musical ha estado llenando las salas

3.2. play (pretend):

to play dead

hacerse el muerto

to play hard to get

hacerse el (or la etc.) interesante

4. play MUS:

play musician:

tocar

he's going to play for us

nos va a tocar algo

there was military music playing all day (on radio)

tocaron or pasaron música militar todo el día

5. play (move):

lights played across the night sky

un juego de luces recorrió el cielo nocturno

a smile played about his lips

un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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

Vedi anche: fall down, cut down, burn down

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

play down nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

play down VB vb trans

play down

quitar importancia a

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

trivializar

to play down

quitar hierro a un asunto

to play sth down

relativizar

to play down

restar [o quitar] importancia a algo

to play sth down

restar importancia a algo

to play sth down

Traduzioni di play down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.play [pleɪ] SOST

1. play senza pl (recreation):

play

juego m

to be at play

estar en juego

to do sth in play

hacer algo en broma

it's only in play

sólo es broma

2. play senza pl SPORT:

play

juego m

to be in/out of play

estar dentro/fuera de juego

3. play SPORT (move):

play

jugada f

foul play

juego sucio

to make a bad/good play

hacer una mala/buena jugada

4. play TEATR:

play

obra f de teatro

one-act play

obra de un acto

radio play

emisión f dramática

5. play senza pl (free movement):

play

juego m

to allow [or give] sth full play

dar rienda suelta a algo

6. play senza pl (interaction):

play

juego m

to bring sth into play

poner algo en juego

to come into play

entrar en juego

locuzioni:

to make a play for sth

intentar conseguir algo

II.play [pleɪ] VB vb intr

1. play a. SPORT:

play

jugar

to play for a team

jugar en un equipo

to play fair/rough

jugar limpio/sucio

2. play (perform):

play

actuar

3. play MUS:

play

tocar

III.play [pleɪ] VB vb trans

1. play (participate in game):

play

jugar

to play bridge

jugar al bridge

to play a card

jugar una carta

2. play (participate in sport):

play

jugar

to play football

jugar al fútbol

to play a match/a round

jugar un partido/una ronda

3. play (perform a role):

play

interpretar

play

hacer el papel de

to play the clown [or fool]

hacer el payaso

to play to a full house

llenar un teatro

4. play MUS:

play

tocar

to play the piano

tocar el piano

5. play (operate an audio or video device):

play

poner

do you have to play the music so loud?

¿es necesario que pongas el equipo de música tan alto?

to play a CD/video

poner un compact disc/un vídeo

6. play (perpetrate):

play joke

gastar

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

play VB

Contributo di un utente

play (audio, video)

reproducir

play by the ear MUS

tocar de oído

play by the ear fig

improvisar

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Some play down the massacre as a misunderstanding between the two sides, while even the most accurate are watered down versions of the event.

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It's not standoffish, nor does it choose to play down the purely hedonistic elements of this culture's timeless soundtrack.

www.ibiza-spotlight.com

Instead of giving a straightforward answer, he appeared to have played with words and repeatedly dodged the key question to play down the controversy.

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Social pressures can cause children to play down their intelligence in an effort to blend in with other students.

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Despite this, he continued to produce exciting wing play down the right-hand side.

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Bourgeois and petty bourgeois "experts" now try to play down the importance of the action of the masses.

www.marxist.com

He was given the freedom to play down the middle or out wide drifting in and out of dangerous positions in the attacking line.

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Analysis shows that journalists and publicists manipulate both the element of change and relevance (security concern) to maximize, or some cases play down, the strength of a story.

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Others do not mention, or play down, any such bad blood.

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An extremely likeable man, he was very modest and always sought to play down his achievements rather than dwell on them.

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