bajar
bajar
transitive verb
1. to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro); to lower (telón, ventanilla, mano)
- 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 could
3. to reduce (precios, inflación, hinchazón); to turn down (música, volumen, radio); to bring down (fiebre)
- bajar el fuego (de la cocina) -> to reduce the heat
4. to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz)
5. to download (informal) (computing)
intransitive verb
also:
- bajar (de) -> to get out (of); (coche) to get off; (moto, bicicleta, tren, avión) to get off, to dismount; (caballo) to come/get down (from) (árbol, escalera, silla, mesa)
- bajo en la próxima parada -> I'm getting off at the next stop
6. to go/come down (descender)
- bajar en ascensor -> to go/come down in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)
- bajar por la escalera -> to go/come down the stairs
- bajar (a) por algo -> to go out and get something
- bajar corriendo -> to run down
7. to fall, to drop (disminuir); to go/come down (fiebre, hinchazón)
- bajó la gasolina -> the price of petrol o (British) gasoline fell (United States)
- este modelo ha bajado de precio -> this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down
- bajó la Bolsa -> share prices fell
- las acciones de C & C han bajado -> C & C share prices have fallen
bajarse
pronomial verb also:
- bajarse (de) -> to get out (of); (coche) to get off; (moto, bicicleta, tren, avión) to get off, to dismount; (caballo) to come/get down (from) (árbol, escalera, silla)
- nos bajamos en la próxima -> we get off at the next stop
1. to come/go down (informal) (ir, venir)
- bájate a la playa conmigo -> come down to the beach with me
2. to download (informal) (computing)
- me he bajado un juego estupendo -> I've downloaded an excellent game onto my computer
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bajar [bah-har’]
verb neuter
1. To descend, to come down, to fall. (n)
- La venta nunca ha bajado de mil -> sales have never been less than a thousand
2. To lower, to lessen. (n)
article & verb transitive
3. To lower, to hang down, to let down.
- Bajar el equipaje al taxi -> to take the luggage down to the taxi
4. To reduce the price in selling.
5. To lessen the value of a thing; to narrow.
6. To humble, to bring down.
7. To pay up, to cough up. (Caribbean)
8. To do in (matar). (Andes)
verb reflexive
9. To crouch, to grovel, to lessen.
- Bajar de punto -> to decay, to decline
- Bajar el punto -> to temper
- Bajar la cerviz -> to humble oneself
- Le bajaré los bríos -> I will pull down his courage
- Bajar los humos -> to become more humane
- Bajar los ojos -> to be ashamed
- Bajar la cabeza -> to obey without objection
- Bajar la tierra -> (Naut.) to lay the land
- Bajar por un rí -> (Naut.) to drop down a river
- Bajar las velas -> (Naut.) to lower the sails
To get off, to get out (vehículo).(Comp.)
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Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | bajar | ||||
| gerundio: | bajando | ||||
| participio pasado: | bajado | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | bajo bajas baja bajamos bajáis bajan | bajé bajaste bajó bajamos bajasteis bajaron | bajaba bajabas bajaba bajábamos bajabais bajaban | bajaré bajarás bajará bajaremos bajaréis bajarán | baje bajes baje bajemos bajéis bajen |
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