ride down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ride down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ride down VB [Am raɪd -, Brit rʌɪd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. ride down (trample):

ride down

atropellar (con el caballo)

2. ride down (catch up with):

ride down

alcanzar (a caballo)

Translations for ride down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ride <pt rode, pp ridden> [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] VB trans

1.1. ride (as means of transport) animal:

he rides his horse to school

va a la escuela a caballo

do you want to ride my horse?

¿quieres montar mi caballo?

I've never ridden a horse/an elephant

nunca he montado a caballo/nunca he montado en un elefante

I've never ridden a horse/an elephant

nunca he andado a caballo/nunca he montado en un elefante LatAm

he was riding his father's horse/a camel

montaba el caballo de su padre/un camello

he rode his horse into the river

se metió en el río con el caballo

Paradise Boy, ridden by G. Moffatt

Paradise Boy, jineteado por G. Moffatt or con G. Moffatt en la monta

1.2. ride (as means of transport) bicycle/motorbike:

he rides a bike to work

va al trabajo en bicicleta

I can't ride a bike

no sé montar en bicicleta

I can't ride a bike

no sé andar en bicicleta LatAm

let him ride your bike

préstale la bicicleta

she rode her bike down the steps

bajó los escalones con la bicicleta

1.3. ride (as means of transport) Am:

ride bus/subway/train

ir en

we rode the bus downtown

fuimos al centro en autobús

2.1. ride (traverse on horseback):

ride countryside/plains

recorrer a caballo

2.2. ride (run):

ride race

correr

3.1. ride (be carried upon):

ride waves/wind

dejarse llevar por

3.2. ride (absorb impact of):

ride blow/bump

aguantar

sterling is riding the crisis with ease

la libra está aguantando or sobrellevando bien la crisis

4. ride Am inf (harass):

ride

tenerla tomada con inf

II.ride <pt rode, pp ridden> [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] VB intr

1.1. ride (on animal):

to ride on horseback

montar a caballo

to ride on horseback

andar a caballo LatAm

she learned to ride in Argentina

aprendió a montar a caballo en Argentina

she learned to ride in Argentina

aprendió a andar a caballo en Argentina LatAm

shall we drive or ride?

¿vamos en coche o a caballo?

Carson rode to victory again today

hoy Carson volvió a ganar la carrera

he rides under 120lb

pesa menos de 120 libras (un jockey)

Dusty rides again (title)

el retorno de Dusty

Victorian morality rides again hum

vuelve a salir a relucir la moral victoriana

to go riding

ir a montar a caballo

to go riding

ir a andar a caballo LatAm

to go riding

ir a hacer equitación

we rode over to Garsville

fuimos a Garsville a caballo

they rode over the moors

iban a caballo por los páramos

they rode over the moors

cabalgaban por los páramos liter

he rode away at a gallop

se alejó al galope

they rode off into the sunset

cabalgaron hacia el horizonte a la luz del atardecer

she rode up on a gray mare

llegó montada en or a lomos de una yegua gris

a boy riding on a dolphin/donkey

un niño montado en un delfín/burro

1.2. ride (on bicycle, in vehicle):

ride

ir

we rode into town

fuimos al centro en bicicleta (or en moto etc.)

a bodyguard rode on the running board

un guardaespaldas iba en el estribo

can I ride with you, John? esp Am

¿puedo ir contigo en el coche, John?

she couldn't ride up the hill

no pudo subir la cuesta pedaleando

she let me ride on her bike

me prestó la bicicleta

2. ride (run, go):

ride horse:

correr

ride vehicle:

andar

ride vehicle:

marchar

3. ride (be carried along, borne up):

to ride on sth the gulls were riding on the waves/wind

las gaviotas se dejaban llevar por las olas/el viento

they ride on the backs of the working population

viven a costa de la clase trabajadora

to be riding high

estar en la cresta de la ola

to let sth ride , let it ride

déjalo correr or pasar

we'll have to let things ride for a while

vamos a tener que dejar que las cosas sigan su curso por un tiempo

III.ride [Am raɪd, Brit rʌɪd] N

1. ride (on horse, in vehicle etc):

let's go for a ride on our bikes/ponies/horses

vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo en bicicleta/en pony/a caballo

we went for a ride in his new car

fuimos a dar una vuelta or un paseo en su coche nuevo

will you give me a ride on your back?

¿me llevas a cuestas?

it's only a short bus/taxi ride from here

queda a poca distancia de aquí en autobús/taxi

it's a ten-minute train ride

queda a diez minutos en tren

it's a ten-minute train ride

es un trayecto de diez minutos en tren

it was a long ride and we were exhausted when we arrived

fue un viaje largo y llegamos agotados

it wasn't a smooth ride

no fue un viaje cómodo

it was a bumpy ride over the sand dunes

nos zarandeamos mucho por los médanos

the firm has had a bumpy ride recently

las cosas no han marchado muy bien para la empresa últimamente

from then on, it was a smooth ride

de ahí en adelante, todo marchó sobre ruedas

the audience gave her a rough ride

el público le hizo pasar un mal rato

the bill had an easy ride through Parliament

el proyecto no encontró gran oposición en el Parlamento

the ride of the Valkyries

la cabalgata de las valkirias

we were trying to hitch a ride esp Am

estábamos haciendo dedo or auto-stop

we were trying to hitch a ride esp Am

estábamos pescando aventón Mex

she gave us a ride into town esp Am

nos llevó al centro en coche

she gave us a ride into town esp Am

nos acercó al centro

she gave us a ride into town esp Am

nos dio un aventón al centro Mex

she gave us a ride into town esp Am

nos dio una palomita al centro Col inf

I went along for the ride

aproveché el viaje

I went along for the ride

aproveché el aventón Mex

I went along for the ride

aproveché la palomita Col inf

to take sb for a ride inf

tomarle el pelo a alguien inf

to take sb for a ride inf

llevar a alguien al baile Mex inf

to take sb for a ride inf

agarrar a alguien de punto RioPl inf

2.1. ride C (at amusement park):

we went on all the rides

nos subimos a todos los aparatos or atracciones

we went on all the rides

nos subimos a todos los juegos LatAm

everything was £1 a ride

todo costaba una libra la vuelta

2.2. ride C (path):

ride

vereda f

ride

sendero m

3. ride (motor vehicle) Am:

ride inf

coche m

ride inf

carro m LatAm excl CSur

ride inf

auto m esp CSur

4. ride (person giving a lift):

ride Am

persona f que lleva a alguien en coche

ride Am

persona f que lleva a alguien en carro LatAm

ride Am

persona f que da (un) aventón Col Mex

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

ride down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ride down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ride down VB trans

ride down

atropellar

Translations for ride down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden N

ride on horse, motorbike, car:

ride

paseo m

to give sb a ride

llevar a alguien

Phrases:

to take sb for a ride inf

tomar el pelo a alguien

II.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden VB trans

1. ride (sit on):

to ride a bike

ir en bici

to ride a horse

montar a caballo

can you ride a bike?

¿sabes montar en bici?

to ride the waves

surcar las olas

2. ride Am inf (exploit):

ride

explotar

III.ride [raɪd] rode, ridden rode, ridden VB intr

1. ride on horse, bicycle:

ride

montar

to ride on a horse

montar a caballo

to ride by bicycle

ir en bicicleta

2. ride (do well):

to ride high

alcanzar popularidad

3. ride inf (take no action):

to let sth ride

dejar pasar algo

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

From the concourse level they can then choose in which direction they would like to travel and take another escalator ride down to the respective platform.

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Shepherd's favourite moment: a night-time snowmobile ride down to the beach.

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On occasion, despite being exceedingly dangerous, flume herders and others would ride down the flume in small crafts or boats, either for inspection or for thrills.

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Adding to the jitters is the windy weather, which, if strong enough, can be dangerous enough to shut the ride down.

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The second mode, called freeride, let players ride down any mountain without any time limits, ghosts or scores.

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Off the ice we're having fun -- even something like laughing on the bus ride down is important.

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Purists should note that the gondola ride down is no longer free in the summer.

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Chase reportedly ordered his men to ride down the women, and six of the women were injured in the incident.

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They might even pick up a bike to ride down to a local taverna for lunch.

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Guests lie on their stomach on the toboggan style mat as they ride down the flumes.

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