crack down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for crack down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crack down VB [Am kræk -, Brit krak -] (v + adv)

to crack down on sb/sth

tomar medidas enérgicas contra alguien/algo

Translations for crack down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

la moneda rodó hasta introducirse por una grieta

the coin rolled along and dropped down a crack

Translations for crack down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crack [Am kræk, Brit krak] N

1.1. crack C:

crack (in ice, wall, pavement)

grieta f

crack (in glass, china)

rajadura f

to paper or paste over the cracks

ponerle parches al problema (or a la situación etc.)

to paper or paste over the cracks

tapar agujeros inf

1.2. crack C (chink, slit):

crack

rendija f

2. crack C (sound):

crack (of whip, twig)

chasquido m

crack (of rifle shot)

estallido m

crack (of thunder)

estruendo m

crack (of bones)

crujido m

to give sb a fair crack of the whip Brit

darle todas las oportunidades a alguien

3. crack C (blow):

crack

golpe m

4. crack (instant):

at the crack of dawn

al amanecer

at the crack of dawn

al despuntar el día liter

at the crack of dawn

al rayar el alba liter

5. crack C (attempt):

crack inf

intento m

to have a crack at sth

intentar algo

have a crack at solving the problem

intenta resolver el problema

have a crack at solving the problem

prueba a ver si puedes resolver el problema

6. crack C inf (wisecrack):

crack

comentario m socarrón

to make a crack

hacer un comentario socarrón

7. crack U (drug):

crack

crack m

8. crack U (fun) → craic

II.crack [Am kræk, Brit krak] ADJ attr

crack shot/troops:

crack

de primera

he's a crack player

es un jugador de primera

he's a crack player

es un crack LatAm

III.crack [Am kræk, Brit krak] VB trans

1. crack:

crack cup/glass

rajar

crack ground/earth

agrietar

crack ground/earth

resquebrajar

crack skin

agrietar

he cracked a rib

se fracturó una costilla

2.1. crack (break open):

crack egg

cascar

crack egg

romper

crack nut

cascar

crack nut

partir

crack safe

forzar

crack drugs ring/spy ring

desmantelar

crack drugs ring/spy ring

desarticular

to crack a book Am inf

abrir un libro

he scarcely cracked a book before the exam

apenas abrió un libro antes del examen

to crack (open) a bottle inf

destapar or abrir or descorchar una botella

to crack a smile

sonreír

he didn't even crack a smile

ni siquiera sonrió

2.2. crack (decipher, solve):

crack code

descifrar

crack code

dar con

crack problem

resolver

I've cracked it! inf

¡ya lo tengo!

3. crack (make cracking sound with):

crack whip

(hacer) chasquear

crack whip

(hacer) restallar

crack finger/knuckle

hacer crujir

4. crack (hit sharply):

crack

pegar

I cracked my head on or against the beam

me di con la cabeza contra la viga

5. crack joke inf:

crack

contar

6. crack (separate):

crack petroleum

craquear

IV.crack [Am kræk, Brit krak] VB intr

1.1. crack:

crack cup/glass:

rajarse

crack rock/plaster/paint/skin:

agrietarse

his composure began to crack

empezó a perder la compostura

1.2. crack (make cracking sound):

crack whip:

chasquear

crack whip:

restallar

crack bones/twigs:

crujir

1.3. crack voice:

crack

quebrarse

1.4. crack (break down):

she cracked under the strain

sufrió una crisis nerviosa a raíz de la tensión

something cracked inside her and she began to sob

no pudo contenerse más y se echó a llorar

2. crack (be active, busy):

to get cracking inf

poner(se) manos a la obra

you'd better get cracking with that translation

más vale que (te) pongas manos a la obra y hagas esa traducción inf

come on, get cracking!

¡vamos, muévete! inf

See also whip, craic

I.whip [Am (h)wɪp, Brit wɪp] N

1. whip:

whip (in horse riding)

fusta f

whip (in horse riding)

fuete m LatAm excl CSur

whip (of tamer)

látigo m

whip (for punishment)

azote m

to crack the whip

hacer restallar el látigo

the new boss is really cracking the whip

el nuevo jefe los (or nos etc.) tiene a todos muy cortos inf

the new boss is really cracking the whip

el nuevo jefe les (or nos etc.) está apretando las clavijas inf

2.1. whip POL (person):

whip

diputado responsable de la disciplina de su grupo parlamentario

2.2. whip POL Brit (summons):

whip

citación a un parlamentario para que acuda a votar

3. whip FOOD:

whip

batido m

II.whip <pres part whipping; pt, pp whipped> [Am (h)wɪp, Brit wɪp] VB trans

1.1. whip (lash):

whip horse

pegarle a (con la fusta)

whip horse

fustigar

whip person

azotar

whip child

darle una paliza a

whip child

darle un azote a

rain whipped the deck

la lluvia azotaba la cubierta

the wind whipped the flames higher and higher

el viento vivaba cada vez más las llamas

1.2. whip (defeat):

whip inf

darle una paliza a inf

1.3. whip (beat):

whip egg whites

batir

whip cream

batir

whip cream

montar Spain

1.4. whip (incite) → whip up

2.1. whip (take quickly) + adv compl:

they whipped him to the airport

lo llevaron a toda prisa al aeropuerto

she whipped her coat off

se quitó rápidamente el abrigo

she whipped out her notebook

sacó rápidamente la libreta

he whipped the photo away before I could look at it

me arrebató la foto antes de que pudiera verla

2.2. whip (steal) Brit:

whip inf

birlar inf

whip inf

afanar sl

whip inf

volar Mex Ven inf

3.1. whip (bind):

whip rope/fishing rod

reforzar

3.2. whip hem/seam:

whip

sobrehilar

whip

encandelillar

whip

surfilar RioPl

III.whip <pres part whipping; pt, pp whipped> [Am (h)wɪp, Brit wɪp] VB intr

1. whip (move quickly) inf + adv compl:

I'll just whip out and get some cigarettes

voy volando a comprar cigarrillos

he whipped through his homework

hizo los deberes volando

2. whip (beat, strike):

whip

golpear

the branches whipped back into my face

las ramas se volvieron y me dieron con fuerza en la cara

craic [Am kræk, Brit krak] N U Irish

craic

diversión f

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

crack down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crack down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

crack down VB intr

to crack down on sb/sth

tomar medidas enérgicas contra alguien/algo

Translations for crack down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.crack [kræk] N

1. crack (fissure):

crack

grieta f

2. crack (sharp sound):

crack of a rifle

estallido m

crack of a breaking branch

crujido m

crack of the whip

chasquido m

3. crack inf (drug):

crack

crack m

4. crack (joke):

crack

chiste m

5. crack inf (attempt):

crack

intento m

Phrases:

the crack of dawn

el amanecer

to give sb a fair crack of the whip

dar a alguien las mismas posibilidades

II.crack [kræk] ADJ

crack

de primera

III.crack [kræk] VB trans

1. crack (break):

crack

romper

2. crack (open):

crack an egg

cascar

crack nuts

partir

crack safe

forzar

crack code

descifrar

3. crack (resolve):

crack

resolver

4. crack (hit):

crack

pegar

crack knuckles

hacer crujir

crack whip

hacer chasquear

to crack a joke

contar un chiste

IV.crack [kræk] VB intr

1. crack (break):

crack

romperse

crack paintwork

agrietarse

2. crack (break down):

crack

sufrir una crisis nerviosa

3. crack (make a sharp noise):

crack

chasquear

Phrases:

to get cracking

poner manos a la obra

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

crack N

User Entry

crack COMPUT

crack m

crack COMPUT

parche m

crack VB

User Entry

crack trans COMPUT

crackear

crack trans COMPUT

craquear

crack N

User Entry

crack ANAT sl

raja del culo f inf

the butt/ass crack sl

la raja del culo inf

I can see your crack sl

se te ve la hucha inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because of the worsening nature of the problem, the government has issued many warnings and began various campaigns to crack down on the scalpers.

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Both incidents brought attention to the need to crack down on building, fire, and safety code violations to prevent future tragedies.

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The official reason given for this legislation was efforts to crack down on tax evasion.

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The military regime was unable to crack down on the illegal lottery.

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Eventually, the government began to crack down on scar literature as part of a wider campaign against bourgeois liberalism.

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At the end of the day, it was reported that the junta has formed new regiments to crack down on protesters.

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Critics claim the government staged the attempt in order to crack down on mounting domestic and foreign political opposition.

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Human rights groups have condemned the act which gives wide authority to the government to crack down and hold anybody.

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Crack down on employers that intentionally hire illegals. 3.

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The high school began a tough new tardiness policy in 2006 when administrators decided to crack down on lateness.

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