water down nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di water down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

water down VB [ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər -, ingl brit ˈwɔːtə -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. water down (dilute):

water down liquid/mixture

diluir

water down wine/beer

aguar

water down wine/beer

bautizar scherz

2. water down (weaken):

water down policy/criticism

suavizar

water down policy/criticism

atenuar

Traduzioni di water down nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

aguar

to water down

rendir

to water down

descafeinar

to water down

bautizar

to water down

bautizar el vino colloq

to water down the wine

Traduzioni di water down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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

I.water [ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, ingl brit ˈwɔːtə] SOST U

1. water:

water

agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

drinking/running water

agua potable/corriente

turn the water on (at main)

abre la llave de paso del agua

turn the water on (at main)

da el agua

turn the water on (from faucet)

abre la llave

turn the water on (from faucet)

abre el grifo Spagna

turn the water on (from faucet)

abre la canilla RíoPl

turn the water on (from faucet)

abre el caño Perù

the water has risen/gone down

las aguas han subido/bajado

hard/soft water

agua dura/blanda

to be/lie under water

estar/quedar inundado

the kitchen was 2 ft under water

la cocina tenía 2 pies de agua

high/low water

marea f alta/baja

they headed for the open water

pusieron rumbo al mar abierto

still/rough water

aguas tranquilas/agitadas

he's gone through a patch of rough water

ha pasado por un período bastante tormentoso

to go across or over the water

cruzar a la otra orilla

to go across or over the water

cruzar el charco colloq

from across the water

de la otra orilla

from across the water

del otro lado del charco colloq

to make water ship:

hacer agua

by water

por barco

to spend money like water

gastar dinero como si fuera agua

to spend money like water

gastar a manos llenas

Rutland Water

el lago Rutland

like water off a duck's back

como quien oye llover

I keep telling her to study but it's water off a duck's back

estoy constantemente diciéndole que estudie pero le resbala or pero es como quien oye llover

of the first water (person)

de primer orden

of the first water lett (diamond)

de primera calidad

to be in deep water(s)

estar con el agua al or hasta el cuello

to be in/get into hot water

estar/meterse en una buena colloq

to get into deep water(s)

meterse en camisa de once varas

to hold water

tenerse en pie

that theory just doesn't hold water

esa teoría hace agua por todos lados

to pour or throw cold water over sth

ponerle trabas a algo

to test the water

tantear el terreno

water under the bridge that's all water under the bridge

eso ya es agua pasada

a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met

ha corrido mucha agua bajo el puente or ha llovido mucho desde la última vez que nos vimos

a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met attr temperature/meter

del agua

a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we last met bird/plant

acuático

2.1. water (urine) form, eufem:

to pass or make water

orinar

to pass or make water

hacer aguas (menores) eufem

to pass or make water

hacer de las aguas Mess eufem

2.2. water MED:

water on the brain

hidrocefalia f

water on the knee

derrame m sinovial

3.1. water <waters, pl > (of sea, river):

water

aguas fpl

the waters of the Mediterranean

las aguas del Mediterráneo

to fish in muddy or troubled waters

pescar en río revuelto

to muddy the waters

enmarañar or enredar las cosas

still waters run deep

del agua mansa líbreme Dios, que de la brava me libro yo

3.2. water <waters, pl > (at spa):

to take the waters

tomar las aguas

3.3. water <waters, pl > (amniotic fluid):

water

aguas fpl

the/her waters broke

rompió aguas

the/her waters broke

rompió la bolsa de aguas

II.water [ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, ingl brit ˈwɔːtə] VB vb intr

her eyes began to water

empezaron a llorarle los ojos or a saltársele las lágrimas

chopping onions makes my eyes water

picar cebolla me hace llorar

his mouth watered

se le hizo agua la boca

his mouth watered

se le hizo la boca agua Spagna

the smell made my mouth water

se me hizo agua la boca con el olor

the smell made my mouth water

se me hizo la boca agua con el olor Spagna

III.water [ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, ingl brit ˈwɔːtə] VB vb trans

1. water (sprinkle):

water plant/garden

regar

2. water (irrigate):

water river:

regar

3. water (give to drink):

water horse/cattle

dar de beber a

water horse/cattle

abrevar

4. water (add water to):

water mixture

ponerle agua a

water mixture

echarle agua a

water beer/wine

aguar

water beer/wine

bautizar scherz

water down nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di water down nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

terciar

to water down

aguar

to water (down)

bautizar el vino

to water down the wine

Traduzioni di water down nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, ingl am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] SOST

1. water senza pl (liquid):

water

agua f

bottled water

agua embotellada

a bottle of water

una botella de agua

a drink/a glass of water

un trago/un vaso de agua

hot and cold running water

agua corriente fría y caliente

under water

bajo agua

2. water (area of water):

the waters of the Rhine

las aguas del Rin

coastal waters

aguas costeras

territorial waters

aguas jurisdiccionales

unchartered waters fig

territorio m desconocido

by water

por mar

3. water (urine):

water

aguas m pl menores

to pass water

orinar

4. water MED:

water on the brain

hidrocefalia f

water on the knee

derrame m sinovial

to take the waters

tomar las aguas

locuzioni:

to be water under the bridge

ser agua pasada

like water off a duck's back

como si oyera llover

to spend money like water

gastar el dinero como si creciera en los árboles

to pour cold water on sth

echar agua fría a algo

to be in deep water

estar metido en un lío

still waters run deep prov

no te fíes del agua mansa prov

of the first water (excellent)

de primera

of the first water (extremely bad)

ínfimo, -a

to get into hot water

meterse en honduras

to fish in troubled waters

pescar en río revuelto

to hold water explanation

ser consistente

to muddy the waters

enmarañar las cosas

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, ingl am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB vb trans

water plants

regar

water livestock

dar de beber a

III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, ingl am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB vb intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

lagrimear

2. water (salivate):

water

salivar

it makes my mouth water

se me hace la boca agua

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The dam collapsed and sent a 30-foot wall of water down the creekbed.

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For example, there may be a large water pressure above the pipe, which tries to push water down through the pipe.

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Her combat method includes pouring water on her hands, or forcing water down an opponent's throat.

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She said that she did not want something like the bikini swimwear contest to water down her message about human trafficking.

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The paper claimed at the time the researchers were under pressure to water down the conclusions because of their political sensitivity.

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These tended to water down the original tongue-in-cheek nature of the song.

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In some cases, the slabs pitch down, directing water down towards the basement level.

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Salt was brought to the surface by pumping fresh water down a borehole, allowing the salt to dissolve, and pumping the brine back up.

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In some localities, dumping pristine and clean cooling water down the drain may be illegal.

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The rain from the typhoon triggered the flow of volcanic ash, boulders, and water down the rivers surrounding the volcano.

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