bajar

=

to take down

verb

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

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.)

Verb Conjugation for "bajar"

Infinitive: bajar

Gerund: bajando

Participle: bajado

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	bajo	bajé	bajaba	bajaré	baje
Tú	bajas	bajaste	bajabas	bajarás	bajes
Ella/Él/Usted	baja	bajó	bajaba	bajará	baje
Nosotros	bajamos	bajamos	bajábamos	bajaremos	bajemos
Vosotros	bajáis	bajasteis	bajabais	bajaréis	bajéis
Ellos/Ustedes	bajan	bajaron	bajaban	bajarán	bajen

Complete bajar conjugation

"bajar" in the Answers forum


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