cast down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cast down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cast down ADJ pred

cast down

abatido

Translations for cast down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cast¹ <pt & pp cast> [Am kæst, Brit kɑːst] VB trans

1.1. cast:

cast stone

arrojar

cast stone

lanzar

cast stone

tirar

cast dice

tirar

cast dice

echar

cast line

lanzar

cast net

echar

he was cast into the dungeon

lo arrojaron a la mazmorra

1.2. cast shadow/light:

cast

proyectar

I sat in the shadow cast by the wall

me senté a la sombra de la pared or que proyectaba la pared

the news cast a shadow over the event

la noticia ensombreció el acto

this incident casts him in a very different light

este incidente lo muestra de manera muy distinta

to cast doubt on sth

poner algo en duda

cast your eye over this

échale una mirada or una ojeada or un vistazo a esto

he cast his eye around the room

recorrió la habitación con la mirada

1.3. cast:

cast horoscope

hacer

cast horoscope

preparar

cast vote

emitir

2. cast (shed):

cast snake:

mudar de

cast snake:

mudar

the horse cast a shoe

al caballo se le salió or se le cayó una herradura

to cast anchor

echar el ancla or las anclas

3.1. cast (mold) ART:

cast

vaciar

cast metal

fundir

statues cast in bronze

estatuas de bronce

3.2. cast (formulate):

cast

formular

the argument could be cast more concisely

el argumento podría presentarse or formularse de manera más concisa

II.cast¹ [Am kæst, Brit kɑːst] VB intr (in angling)

cast

lanzar

III.cast¹ [Am kæst, Brit kɑːst] N

1.1. cast ART:

cast (molded object)

vaciado m

cast (of metal)

pieza f fundida

a plaster cast of the footprint

un molde de yeso de la huella

1.2. cast (mold):

cast

molde m

1.3. cast (for broken limb):

cast

yeso m

cast

escayola f Spain

he's got a cast on his leg

tiene la pierna enyesada

he's got a cast on his leg

tiene la pierna escayolada Spain

2. cast (in angling):

cast

lanzamiento m

3.1. cast (form):

a liberal cast of mind

una mentalidad liberal

a pessimistic cast of mind

una mentalidad pesimista

the handsome cast of his features liter

la belleza de sus facciones

3.2. cast (shade):

cast

tinte m

4.1. cast (left by worm):

cast

rastro m

4.2. cast (skin of snake):

cast

piel f

5. cast (squint):

he had a cast in one eye

era algo bizco

he had a cast in one eye

bizqueaba un poco

I.cast² [Am kæst, Brit kɑːst] N + sing or pl vb

cast CINE, THEAT

reparto m

cast CINE, THEAT

elenco m esp LatAm

she met the cast

le presentaron a los actores (or bailarines etc.)

a cast of thousands

un gran número de actores (or bailarines etc.)

a cast of thousands

un gran elenco esp LatAm

attr cast list

reparto m

II.cast² [Am kæst, Brit kɑːst] VB trans

cast CINE, THEAT role

asignar

we haven't cast Ophelia yet

todavía no hemos asignado el papel de Ofelia

he was cast in the part of …

le asignaron or le dieron el papel de …

it's a difficult play to cast

es difícil decidir el reparto de la obra

he's well cast as Iago

está bien elegido para el papel de Yago

she was cast as the princess

le dieron el papel de la princesa

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV 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 :

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 :

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 LatAm

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 COMPUT

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 inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

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:

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 daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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 inf:

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 daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

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:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit 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

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 VB [Am kət -, Brit 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 liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

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 VB [Am kət -, Brit 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 VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

cast down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cast down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cast down VB trans

to be cast down

estar deprimido

Translations for cast down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

abismar

to cast down

Translations for cast down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cast [kɑst, Am kæst] cast, cast N

1. cast THEAT, CINE:

cast

reparto m

supporting cast

reparto secundario

2. cast (mould):

cast

molde m

3. cast MED:

cast

escayola f

4. cast (of worm):

cast

rastro m

II.cast [kɑst, Am kæst] cast, cast VB trans

1. cast (throw):

cast

lanzar

cast fishing line

arrojar

2. cast (direct):

to cast doubt on sth

poner algo en duda

to cast a shadow on sth

ensombrecer algo

to cast light on sth

proyectar luz sobre algo

to cast light on sth fig

echar luz sobre algo

to cast an eye over sth

echar una ojeada a algo

to cast one's mind back

hacer un esfuerzo de memoria

3. cast (allocate roles):

cast

asignar

to cast sb as sb/sth

dar a alguien el papel de alguien/algo

to cast sb in a role

elegir a alguien para un papel

4. cast (give):

cast

dar

cast vote

emitir

5. cast (make in a mould):

cast

vaciar

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Fate may cast down the mightiest sultan or raise up the meanest beggar.

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He has just cast down the bad angels.

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Typically, he looks for body language, lips moving or eyes cast down or sideways.

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These seven demons always oppose and thwart the human race on whose account their father was cast down.

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Say to the believing men that: they should cast down their glances and guard their private parts (by being chaste).

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It has witnessed different empires which were raised, flourished, and then cast down near oblivion by a successor kingdom built up on the relics of its predecessor.

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It was a time-consuming business, and printers were eager to keep the numbers of characters they had to carve, strike, and cast down to a minimum.

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Parliament has proven a more coherent manager of such matters when votes are cast down party lines, he says.

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To create a solid, these solutions are cast down and the long stabilizing ligands are replaced with short-chain crosslinkers.

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Their heads are cast down.

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