(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
adverb
1(physical movement)abajo;hacia abajo;(to the ground)a tierra
there was snow all the way down to Londonestuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres
to fall downcaerse
I ran all the way downbajé toda la distancia corriendo
2(static position)abajo;(on the ground)por tierra;en tierra
to be down(Aer)haber aterrizado;estar en tierra;[+person]haber caído;estar en tierra;I'll be down in a minuteahora bajo;he isn't down yet(eg for breakfast)todavía no ha bajado;the blinds are downestán bajadas las persianas;the sun is downel sol se ha puesto
down belowallá abajo
down by the riverabajo en la ribera
down hereaquí (abajo)
down on the shoreabajo en la playa
down thereallí (abajo)
don't kick a man when he's down
3(Geog)
he came down from Glasgow to Londonha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londres
to be down from collegehaber terminado el curso universitario
he lives down Southvive en el sur
down under(Britain)(in Australia)en Australia;(in New Zealand)en Nueva Zelanda
to go down under(Britain)(to Australia)ir a Australia;(to New Zealand)ir a Nueva Zelanda
4(in writing)
write this downapunta esto;you're down for the next raceestás inscrito para la próxima carrera;you're down for Tuesdayte hemos apuntado para el martes
5(in volume, degree, status)
the tyres are downlos neumáticos están desinflados;his temperature is downle ha bajado la temperatura;the price of meat is downha bajado el precio de la carne;England are two goals downInglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos;I'm £20 downhe perdido 20 libras
I'm down to my last cigaretteme queda un cigarrillo nada más
6(indicating a series or succession)
from the year 1600 down to the present daydesde el año 1600 hasta el presente;from the biggest down to the smallestdesde el más grande hasta el más pequeño
7(ill)
I've been down with fluhe estado con gripe
8
down to: it's down to him(due to, up to)le toca a él;le incumbe a él;it's all down to us nowahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables
9(as deposit)
to pay £50 downpagar un depósito de 50 libras;hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
10(in exclamations)
down!¡abajo!;(to dog)¡quieto!;down with traitors!¡abajo los traidores!
11(completed etc)
one down, five to gouno en el bote y quedan cinco
12especially(US)
to be down on sbtener manía or inquina a algn (informal)
preposition
1(indicating movement)
he went down the hillfue cuesta abajo;to go down the roadir calle abajo;he's gone down the pubse ha ido al bar;looking down this road, you can see ...mirando carretera abajo, se ve ...;he ran his finger down the listpasó el dedo por la lista;the rain was running down the trunkla lluvia corría por el tronco
2(at a lower point on)
he lives down the street (from us)vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
down the agesa través de los siglos
face downboca abajo
down riverrío abajo;fromde
adjective
1(depressed)deprimido
2(not functioning)
the computer is downel ordenador no funciona;the power lines are downlos cables de alta tensión están cortados;the telephone lines are downlas líneas de teléfono están cortadas
Telephone lines are down and the emergency services are having difficulty establishing whether people are lost or have found shelterAfter the weekend blizards, conditions have eased but in the Midlands power lines are down and many homes are still without water
3(Britain)[+train, line]de bajada
transitive verb
1[+food]devorar;[+drink]beberse (de un trago);tragarse
he downed a pint of beertragó una pinta de cerveza
2[+opponent]tirar al suelo;echar al suelo;[+plane]derribar;abatir
to down tools(Britain)declararse en huelga
noun
to have a down on sb(Britain)tenerle manía or inquina a algn (informal)
modifier
down bow (n)(Mús)descenso (m) de arco
down cycle (n)(Economics)ciclo (m) de caída
down payment (n)(Economics)(initial payment)entrada (f);(deposit)desembolso (m) inicial
