down Meaning | BeDict

noun

Aspecto negativo, bajón

A negative aspect; a downer.

Examples :

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

Las malas noticias sobre el proyecto fueron un verdadero bajón para el equipo.

noun

Rencor

A grudge (on someone).

Examples :

"My brother held a down on me for borrowing his favorite book without asking. "

Mi hermano me guardaba rencor por haber tomado prestado su libro favorito sin pedir permiso.

attitude character emotion essential

noun

Un trago

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

Examples :

"After a long soccer practice, he took a down of water. "

Después de una larga práctica de fútbol, tomó un trago de agua.

drink action essential

noun

Jugada

A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.

Examples :

"I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field."

Apuesto a que después del tercer down, el pateador reemplazará al mariscal de campo en el campo.

sport game essential

noun

Vertical

(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

Examples :

"The crossword puzzle had a tricky down clue about a type of bird. "

El crucigrama tenía una pista vertical complicada sobre un tipo de ave.

game writing essential

noun

Habitación de abajo

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

Examples :

"She lives in a two-up two-down."

Ella vive en una casa de dos pisos con dos habitaciones arriba y dos abajo.

property architecture building essential

noun

Pago inicial, anticipo

Down payment.

Examples :

"He made a down payment of $500 to reserve the new bicycle. "

Hizo un pago inicial de 500 dólares para reservar la bicicleta nueva.

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verb

Derribar, abatir

To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

Examples :

"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."

Un solo disparo de rifle derribó a la poderosa bestia.

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verb

Bajar, poner

To lower; to put (something) down.

Examples :

"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."

Sonó la campana para el almuerzo y los trabajadores dejaron sus herramientas.

action position essential

verb

Derrotar, vencer

To defeat; to overpower.

Examples :

"The strong team easily downed their opponents in the soccer match. "

El equipo fuerte derrotó fácilmente a sus oponentes en el partido de fútbol.

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verb

Menospreciar, despreciar

To disparage, to put down.

Examples :

"The teacher downed Maria's idea for the school project, saying it was too simple. "

El profesor menospreció la idea de María para el proyecto escolar, diciendo que era demasiado simple.

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verb

Bajar, descender

To go or come down; to descend.

Examples :

"The bird flew down from the tree branch. "

El pájaro bajó de la rama del árbol.

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verb

Beber de un trago, tragarse

To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

Examples :

"He downed an ale and ordered another."

Se bebió una cerveza de un trago y pidió otra.

drink action essential

verb

Derribar

To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

Examples :

"He downed it at the seven-yard line."

Lo derribó en la línea de siete yardas.

sport essential

verb

Embolsar

(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

Examples :

"He downed two balls on the break."

Embolsó dos bolas en el saque.

sport game essential

adjective

Triste, infeliz, deprimido

Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

Examples :

"Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend."

Mary parece muy triste desde que rompió con su novio.

emotion condition mind essential

adjective

enfermo

(normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.

Examples :

"He is down with the flu."

Está enfermo de gripe.

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adjective

Abajo, inferior

At a lower level than before.

Examples :

"Prices are down."

Los precios están a la baja.

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adjective

Perdiendo, abajo

Having a lower score than an opponent.

Examples :

"At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak."

Perdiendo 5-1, ella realizó una gran remontada para ganar el set en un tiebreak.

sport essential

adjective

Agotado

(following the noun modified) Out.

Examples :

"Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth."

Dos fuera y uno por jugar en la parte baja de la novena entrada.

position direction essential

adjective

En contra de, hostil a

(with "on") Negative about, hostile to.

Examples :

"My sister was down on my new haircut; she thought it looked terrible. "

Mi hermana estaba en contra de mi nuevo corte de pelo; pensó que se veía terrible.

attitude negative essential

adjective

A gusto, accesible, abierto

Comfortable with, accepting of, approachable.

Examples :

"Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?"

¿Estás a gusto para pasar el rato en el centro comercial, Jamal?

attitude character person human essential

adjective

Averiado, fuera de servicio

Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

Examples :

"The system is down."

El sistema está averiado.

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adjective

Terminado; derrotado; transcurrido

Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

Examples :

"The project is down; we've finished all the tasks. "

El proyecto ha terminado; hemos terminado todas las tareas.

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adjective

Herido, muerto

(police, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.

Examples :

"There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded."

Hay tres soldados heridos y uno herido que camina.

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adjective

Derribado, caído

(of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.

Examples :

"We have a chopper down near the river."

Tenemos un helicóptero derribado cerca del río.

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adjective

Dominado, aprendido a la perfección

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)

Examples :

"My son is very down with his math tables; he knows them perfectly. "

Mi hijo domina las tablas de multiplicar; se las sabe a la perfección.

ability education achievement essential

adjective

Rotundo, absoluto

Downright; absolute; positive.

Examples :

"My teacher was downright furious with my late submission. "

Mi profesor estaba absolutamente furioso por mi entrega tardía.

attitude language essential

adjective

Aceptado, respetado

Accepted or respected, especially in the black or thug community.

Examples :

"His new, down style of clothing made him a popular figure in his school. "

Su nuevo estilo de ropa, aceptado, lo convirtió en una figura popular en su escuela.

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adjective

Hacia abajo, abajo

Facing downwards.

Examples :

"The book fell down from the shelf. "

El libro se cayó de la estantería.

direction position essential

adverb

Hacia abajo, abajo

From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

Examples :

"The cat jumped down from the table."

El gato saltó hacia abajo desde la mesa.

position direction essential

adverb

Abajo

At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

Examples :

"His place is farther down the road."

Su lugar está más abajo en el camino.

direction position place essential

adverb

Hacia el sur

South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

Examples :

"I went down to Miami for a conference."

Fui hacia el sur, a Miami, para una conferencia.

direction geography essential

adverb

Fuera de la ciudad

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

Examples :

"He went down to Cavan."

Él fue a Cavan.

direction place essential

adverb

Abajo

At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

Examples :

"She lives down by the park."

Ella vive abajo, cerca del parque.

direction place essential

adverb

Hacia el lado del oponente

Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

Examples :

"The soccer player kicked the ball down the field. "

El jugador de fútbol pateó el balón hacia el lado del oponente en el campo.

sport direction essential

adverb

Averiado

Into a state of non-operation.

Examples :

"The computer has been shut down."

La computadora se ha averiado.

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adverb

Abajo

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

Examples :

"After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant."

Después del incidente, Kelly descendió a Teniente Segundo.

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adverb

Hacia abajo

In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

Examples :

"The train tracks went down the hill. "

Las vías del tren bajaban la colina.

direction essential

adverb

Baja

(sentence substitute) Get down.

Examples :

"Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)"

¡Abajo, chico!

direction essential

adverb

Fuera de Oxford o Cambridge

(academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

Examples :

"My sister went to university in a town down from Oxford. "

Mi hermana fue a la universidad en un pueblo fuera de Oxford.

education place essential

adverb

De una antigüedad más remota o superior

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Examples :

"These traditions have been handed down over generations."

Estas tradiciones se han transmitido de generación en generación.

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adverb

Menos, a la baja

So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

Examples :

"Please turn the music down!"

¡Por favor, baja la música!

amount degree essential

adverb

Reducir

So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

Examples :

"Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency."

Hierva la mezcla hasta obtener una consistencia de jarabe.

amount mass essential

adverb

Con más detalle

From less to greater detail.

Examples :

"This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures."

Esta hoja de cálculo te permite profundizar en las cifras de ventas diarias o incluso horarias con más detalle.

direction essential

adverb

Hacia abajo, al suelo

So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.

Examples :

"The child carefully pushed the toy car down onto the floor. "

El niño empujó cuidadosamente el coche de juguete hacia abajo sobre el suelo.

direction position essential

adverb

Completamente, a fondo

(intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.

Examples :

"They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond."

Compactaron el asfalto a fondo para obtener una mejor unión.

language linguistics essential

adverb

Completamente, hasta el final

Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration.

Examples :

"He boiled the mixture. / He boiled down the mixture."

Hirvió la mezcla. / Hirvió la mezcla hasta el final.

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preposition

De arriba abajo

From the higher end to the lower of.

Examples :

"The ball rolled down the hill."

La pelota rodó colina abajo.

direction position essential

preposition

Al sur de

From nouth to south of.

Examples :

"We sailed down the eastern seaboard."

Navegamos al sur de la costa este.

direction geography essential

preposition

a lo largo de

From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

Examples :

"The bus went down the street."

El autobús bajó por la calle.

direction position essential

preposition

En, a

At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

Examples :

"The store is down the street. "

La tienda está en la calle.

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noun

Colina

(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

Examples :

"The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England."

Los North Downs son una cresta de colinas de tiza en el sureste de Inglaterra.

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noun

Hipódromo

(usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

Examples :

"The school's sports team will practice at the downs next week. "

El equipo deportivo de la escuela practicará en el hipódromo la semana que viene.

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noun

Dunas, páramos

(chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

Examples :

"The sheep grazed peacefully on the downs, enjoying the fresh coastal air. "

Las ovejas pastaban pacíficamente en los páramos, disfrutando del aire fresco de la costa.

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noun

Plumas

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

Examples :

"The baby bird's soft down kept it warm in its nest. "

El suave plumón del pajarito lo mantenía caliente en su nido.

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noun

Borra, vilano

The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

Examples :

"The thistle's down protected the tiny seeds. "

La borra del cardo protegió las diminutas semillas.

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noun

Vello, bozo

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

Examples :

"My son is starting to get a down on his face. "

A mi hijo le está empezando a salir vello en la cara.

appearance body physiology human essential

noun

Pluma, plumón

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

Examples :

"The soft down on the bed provided a comfortable place to rest after a long day at school. "

La suave pluma de la cama proporcionó un lugar cómodo para descansar después de un largo día en la escuela.

material essential

verb

Cubrir, adornar, forrar o rellenar con plumón

To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully downed the edges of the quilt with soft white duck down. "

La costurera cubrió cuidadosamente los bordes del edredón con plumón de pato blanco y suave.

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Meanings

Aspecto negativo, bajón

Examples :

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

Las malas noticias sobre el proyecto fueron un verdadero bajón para el equipo.

Rencor

Examples :

"My brother held a down on me for borrowing his favorite book without asking. "

Mi hermano me guardaba rencor por haber tomado prestado su libro favorito sin pedir permiso.

Un trago

Examples :

"After a long soccer practice, he took a down of water. "

Después de una larga práctica de fútbol, ​​tomó un trago de agua.

Jugada

Examples :

"I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field."

Apuesto a que después del tercer down, el pateador reemplazará al mariscal de campo en el campo.

Vertical

Examples :

"The crossword puzzle had a tricky down clue about a type of bird. "

El crucigrama tenía una pista vertical complicada sobre un tipo de ave.

Habitación de abajo

Examples :

"She lives in a two-up two-down."

Ella vive en una casa de dos pisos con dos habitaciones arriba y dos abajo.

Pago inicial, anticipo

Examples :

"He made a down payment of $500 to reserve the new bicycle. "

Hizo un pago inicial de 500 dólares para reservar la bicicleta nueva.

Derribar, abatir

Examples :

"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."

Un solo disparo de rifle derribó a la poderosa bestia.

Bajar, poner

Examples :

"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."

Sonó la campana para el almuerzo y los trabajadores dejaron sus herramientas.

Derrotar, vencer

Examples :

"The strong team easily downed their opponents in the soccer match. "

El equipo fuerte derrotó fácilmente a sus oponentes en el partido de fútbol.

Menospreciar, despreciar

Examples :

"The teacher downed Maria's idea for the school project, saying it was too simple. "

El profesor menospreció la idea de María para el proyecto escolar, diciendo que era demasiado simple.

Bajar, descender

Examples :

"The bird flew down from the tree branch. "

El pájaro bajó de la rama del árbol.

Beber de un trago, tragarse

Examples :

"He downed an ale and ordered another."

Se bebió una cerveza de un trago y pidió otra.

Derribar

Examples :

"He downed it at the seven-yard line."

Lo derribó en la línea de siete yardas.

Embolsar

Examples :

"He downed two balls on the break."

Embolsó dos bolas en el saque.

Triste, infeliz, deprimido

Examples :

"Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend."

Mary parece muy triste desde que rompió con su novio.

enfermo

Examples :

"He is down with the flu."

Está enfermo de gripe.

Abajo, inferior

Examples :

"Prices are down."

Los precios están a la baja.

Perdiendo, abajo

Examples :

"At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak."

Perdiendo 5-1, ella realizó una gran remontada para ganar el set en un tiebreak.

Agotado

Examples :

"Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth."

Después de una larga práctica de fútbol, tomó un trago de agua.