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upon [əˈpɒn]
preposición
1. en, sobre
- upon realizing what had happened… -> al darse cuenta de lo ocurrido…
- upon my word! (Old-fashioned) -> ¡caramba!
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upon [a-pon]
preposición
1. Sobre, encima, en, con, cerca de, a, por.
2. De.
- Cattle live upon grass -> los ganados se alimentan de hierba
- To depend upon one -> depender de alguien
3.
adjetivo
- Upon the right hand -> a mano derecha
- Upon the first opportunity -> a la primera ocasión
4. Upon, seguido de un nombre de día o de una fecha, no se traduce, y lo mismo sucede con el gerundio.
- Upon the fifth of May -> el cinco de mayo
- Upon seeing this -> viendo esto
- Upon one’s guard -> prevenido
- Upon his coming -> cuando venga
- To be upon duty -> estar de guardia
- I was upon a journey -> yo estaba viajando
- Upon the whole matter -> por lo demás, fuera de esto
- Upon my honor -> a fe mía
- Upon your arrival -> a la llegada de Ud
- He has nothing to live upon -> no tiene con qué vivir
- Upon Sunday -> El domingo
- Upon pain of death -> so pena de muerte, bajo pena de muerte
Corresponde a on, por lo general.V. ON.Upon corresponde en castellano a preposiciones muy diversas, tanto con respecto al lugar, como al tiempo y al modo; también se usa muy a menudo unida a los verbos para variar o modificar su significado.
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