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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

whittle down GLAG. [am. angl. ˈ(h)wɪdl -, brit. angl. ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

whittle down expenses:

whittle down: recortar

whittle down: reducir

to whittle sth down to sth we've whittled the applicants down to five: hemos reducido el número de candidatos a cinco

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. whittle [am. angl. ˈ(h)wɪdl, brit. angl. ˈwɪt(ə)l] GLAG. preh. glag.

whittle wood/stick:

whittle: tallar

I whittled the ends down to a point: les saqué punta a los extremos (con una navaja, un cuchillo etc)

II. whittle [am. angl. ˈ(h)wɪdl, brit. angl. ˈwɪt(ə)l] GLAG. nepreh. glag.

whittle: hacer tallas

I. down¹ [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] PRISL. down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom: corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley: el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down: ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!: ¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down: desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!: ¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted: se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!: ¡abajo!

wind the window down: baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!: ¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?: ¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer: baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down: podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down: abajo

down in the basement/valley: abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down: 500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page: más abajo en la misma página

down here/there: aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack: estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down: el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away: enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down: bajado

with the blinds down: con las persianas bajadas

face/head down: boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator: tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet: aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down: había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!: ¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week: estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low: con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C: la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down: la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down: al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down: iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league: todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down: desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London: ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico: la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp brit. angl. :

down on the farm: en la granja

he's down at the bar: está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library: voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp brit. angl. :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard: van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967: terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967: egresó de Oxford en 1967 lat. amer.

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now: ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down: la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down: una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down: las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again RAČ.: otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down: tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?: ¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?: ¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten: está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed: consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down: exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb pog., my teacher's down on me at the moment: la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb pog., my teacher's down on me at the moment: la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo lat. amer. pog.

9.1. down (as far as):

down: hasta

from the roof down to the foundations: desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day: hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume: cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes: nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) brit. angl.:

it's all down to luck: todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you: el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions: es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II. down¹ [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] PREDL.

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope: corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs: bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole: se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink: tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt: te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list: recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill: a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page: línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi: seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street: cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street: la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road: a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road: hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) brit. angl. pog.:

I've got to go down the shops: tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday: ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries: a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III. down¹ [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] PRID.

1.1. down atribut. (going downward):

the down escalator: la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down atribut. brit. angl. (from London):

the down train: el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) pog.:

down pred: deprimido

to feel down: andar deprimido or pog. con un bajón

to feel down: estar con la depre pog.

IV. down¹ [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] SAM.

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb brit. angl. pog.: tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down: down m. spol

down: oportunidad ž. spol

V. down¹ [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] GLAG. preh. glag.

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink: beberse rápidamente

down drink: tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one: se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent: tumbar

down person/opponent: derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft: derribar

down aircraft: abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools: dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) am. angl.:

down pog.: derrotar

fall down GLAG. [am. angl. fɔl -, brit. angl. fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:: caerse

fall down house/wall:: venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:: derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs: me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed: se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:: fracasar

fall down plan:: fallar

where the book falls down is in …: donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth brit. angl.: fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology: donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I. cut down GLAG. [am. angl. kət -, brit. angl. kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree: cortar

cut down tree: talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down: matar

he was cut down in his prime lit.: su vida fue segada en flor lit.

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure: reducir

cut down expenditure: recortar

cut down consumption: reducir

cut down consumption: disminuir

cut down article: acortar

II. cut down GLAG. [am. angl. kət -, brit. angl. kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down: ¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates: debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I. burn down GLAG. [am. angl. bərn -, brit. angl. bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down: incendiar

II. burn down GLAG. [am. angl. bərn -, brit. angl. bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down: incendiarse

burn down: quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] SAM. U

1. down (on bird):

down: plumón m. spol

2. down:

down (on face, body): vello m. spol

down (on face, body): pelusilla ž. spol

down (on upper lip): bozo m. spol

down (on upper lip): pelusilla ž. spol

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down: pelusa ž. spol

down³ <downs, pl> [am. angl. daʊn, brit. angl. daʊn] SAM. esp brit. angl. GEOGR.

down: colinas ž. spol mn.

v slovarju PONS

whittle down GLAG. preh. glag.

whittle down: reducir gradualmente

v slovarju PONS

whittle [ˈwɪtl, am. angl. ˈwɪt̬-] GLAG. preh. glag. -ling

whittle: tallar

down¹ [daʊn] SAM.

down (feathers): plumón m. spol

down (hairs): pelusa ž. spol

down on body: vello m. spol

down on face: bozo m. spol

I. down² [daʊn] PRISL.

1. down (movement):

down: abajo

to fall down: caerse

to lie down: acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea: bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South: hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down: estar gastado

the wind died down: el viento se calmó

the sun is down: se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down: el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down: los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down: el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present: desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages: a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down: escribir/anotar algo

fraza:

to be down on sb: tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!: ¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PREDL.

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs: bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope: correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street: ir por la calle

v slovarju PONS

whittle down GLAG. preh. glag.

whittle down: reducir gradualmente

v slovarju PONS

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪt̬·əl] GLAG. preh. glag.

whittle: tallar

down¹ [daʊn] SAM.

down (feathers): plumón m. spol

down (hairs): pelusa ž. spol

down on body: vello m. spol

down on face: bozo m. spol

I. down² [daʊn] PRISL.

1. down (movement):

down: abajo

to fall down: caerse

to lie down: acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake: bajar a Washington/al lago

down South: hacia el sur

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down: estar gastado

the wind died down: el viento se calmó [o amainó]

the sun is down: se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down: el fuego se está consumiendo

the price is down: el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present: desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages: a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down: escribir/anotar/apuntar algo

6. down (not functioning):

to be down computer: no funcionar

to be down server: estar caído

to be down telephone lines: estar cortado

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth: pagar 100 dólares/el 10% de entrada para algo

to put $100/10% down on sth: abonar 100 dólares/un abono del 10% para algo

fraza:

to be down on sb: tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!: ¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PREDL.

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs: bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope: correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street: ir por la calle

Present
I	whittle down
you	whittle down
he/she/it	whittles down
we	whittle down
you	whittle down
they	whittle down

Past
I	whittled down
you	whittled down
he/she/it	whittled down
we	whittled down
you	whittled down
they	whittled down

Present Perfect
I	have	whittled down
you	have	whittled down
he/she/it	has	whittled down
we	have	whittled down
you	have	whittled down
they	have	whittled down

Past Perfect
I	had	whittled down
you	had	whittled down
he/she/it	had	whittled down
we	had	whittled down
you	had	whittled down
they	had	whittled down

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