weight down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for weight down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

weight down VB [Am weɪt -, Brit weɪt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. weight down tarpaulin/papers:

weight down

sujetar con algo pesado

2. weight down body (to make it sink):

weight down

ponerle un lastre a

Translations for weight down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

how can I keep my weight down?

¿qué puedo hacer para no engordar?

how can I keep my weight down?

¿cómo puedo mantener el peso?

I got my weight down to under 100 lbs

adelgacé hasta pesar menos de 100 libras

to go down in value/weight

perder valor/peso

sit down, take the weight off your feet

siéntate y descansa un poco

Translations for weight down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.weight [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] N

1. weight U or C (mass, heaviness):

weight

peso m

it's sold by weight

se vende al peso or por peso

just feel the weight of it

tómale el peso

the bag is 5kg in weight

la bolsa pesa 5kg

what weight are you?

¿cuánto pesas?

what's its weight in pounds?

¿cuánto pesa en libras?

it's quite a weight

es bastante pesado

what a weight!

¡qué pesado!

cloth of winter/summer weight

tela f de invierno/verano

to gain or put on weight

engordar

to gain or put on weight

subir de peso

to lose weight

adelgazar

to lose weight

perder peso

she put all her weight on the lever

empujó la palanca con todas sus fuerzas

don't put any weight on that table

no pongas nada de peso sobre esa mesa

to take the weight of sth

soportar or aguantar el peso de algo

the chair won't take your weight

la silla no te va a aguantar or no va a aguantar tu peso

sit down, take the weight off your feet

siéntate y descansa un poco

that has taken a weight off my mind

eso me ha sacado un peso de encima

to be worth one's weight in gold

valer su peso en oro

to pull one's weight everyone will have to pull their weight

cada uno tendrá que poner de su parte para sacar el trabajo adelante

John isn't pulling his weight

John no trabaja como debería

to throw one's weight around

mandonear inf

to throw one's weight around

prepotear RioPl inf

to throw one's weight behind sth

apoyar algo con dedicación

2. weight U (importance, value):

weight

peso m

the weight of evidence

el peso de las pruebas

to lend/add weight to sth

darle más peso a algo

his views don't carry much weight with her

ella no respeta mucho sus opiniones

his views don't carry much weight with her

para ella sus opiniones no cuentan mucho

to give due weight to sth

darle la debida importancia a algo

3.1. weight C (unit):

weight

peso m

weights and measures

pesos y medidas

3.2. weight U (system):

weight

peso m

3.3. weight C (for scales, clocks):

weight

pesa f

an 8-oz weight

una pesa de 8 onzas

3.4. weight C (heavy object) SPORTS:

weight

pesa f

you mustn't lift heavy weights

no debe levantar cosas pesadas

II.weight [Am weɪt, Brit weɪt] VB trans

1. weight (make heavier):

weight

darle peso a

weight fishing net

lastrar

2. weight (in statistics):

weight often pass

ponderar

weighted average

media f ponderada

weighted index

índice m ponderado

3. weight (bias):

to be weighted against/in favor of sb

perjudicar/favorecer a alguien

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

weight down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weight down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

weight down VB trans

1. weight down (overload):

weight down

sobrecargar

2. weight down (make heavy):

weight down

sujetar con un peso

3. weight down fig (strain):

weight down

apretar

Translations for weight down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.weight [weɪt] N

1. weight no pl (amount weighed):

weight

peso m

a decrease/an increase in weight

una disminución/un aumento de peso

to lift a heavy weight

levantar un peso pesado

to put on weight

engordar

what a weight

¡qué pesado!

2. weight (metal specific weight):

weight

pesa f

to lift weights

levantar pesas

3. weight no pl (value, importance):

weight

valor m

to attach weight to sth

dar importancia a algo

to carry weight

tener mucho peso

Phrases:

to take the weight off one's feet

sentarse y descansar

to be a weight off sb's mind

ser un alivio para alguien

it's a great weight off my mind

es un peso que me quito de encima

to pull one's weight inf

poner de su parte

II.weight [weɪt] VB trans

weight

cargar

to weight sth with stones

cargar algo de piedras

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

It had large extended arches front and rear made of exotic materials like carbon and kevlar to keep the weight down, lightweight doors, bonnet, spoilers and windows.

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I have always had to work hard to keep my weight down.

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They were built with teardrop hulls and the fin was built from glass fibre to keep weight down.

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He also suggests that alcohol might inhibit glucose production -- thus keeping the weight down.

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At a press conference he explained however that the reason for his quitting was a persistent problem keeping his weight down.

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The plastic construction helps to keep the weight down too.

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She had been dieting and not eating right, to keep her weight down, and all of those things were just too much.

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Engineers tried to keep the bridge as light as possible and used a structural steel with a concrete composite deck to keep weight down.

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The scientists are not certain why high-fibre diets reduce the risk of diabetes but it may be because it keeps weight down.

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Some forms of airletter, such as aerogram, may forbid enclosure of other material so as to keep the weight down.

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