belly-up
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belly-up
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. panza arriba
On my return from a long holiday, I found my fish floating belly-up.Al regresar de unas largas vacaciones, encontré a mi pez flotando panza arriba.
2. (figurative) (finance) (United States)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
If the pandemic continues into next year, we will surely go belly-up.Si la pandema dura hasta el año que viene, seguramente nos iremos a pique.
Nearly a quarter of small businesses go belly-up in their first year.Casi una cuarta parte de pequeñas empresas zozobran durante el primer año.
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