Translations for climb down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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climb down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for climb down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.climb down VB [Am klaɪm -, Brit klʌɪm -] (v + prep + o) (descend)

II.climb down VB [Am klaɪm -, Brit klʌɪm -] (v + adv)

1. climb down (descend):

2. climb down (withdraw, concede):

climb-down [Am ˈklaɪmdaʊn, Brit ˈklʌɪmdəʊn] N Brit

Translations for climb down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for climb down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] VB trans

II.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] VB intr

1. climb (clamber):

2. climb (rise):

III.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] N

1. climb (ascent):

2. climb (gradient):

3. climb AVIAT:

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):

1.2. down (downstairs):

2.1. down (of position):

2.2. down (downstairs):

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

2.4. down (in position):

2.5. down (prostrate):

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

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

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

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

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

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

5.2. down (out of action):

5.3. down (deflated):

6. down (in writing):

7. down (in cash):

8. down (hostile):

9.1. down (as far as):

9.2. down (reduced to):

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

9.4. down (to be done by):

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

1.2. down (at lower level):

2.1. down (along):

2.2. down (further along):

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

3. down (through):

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

2. down (depressed) inf:

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

2. down (in US football):

V.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

1.2. down (knock down):

1.3. down (shoot down):

1.4. down (put down):

2. down (defeat) Am:

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

2. fall down (fail):

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

2. cut down (kill):

3. cut down (reduce):

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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

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

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

2. down:

3. down (on plant, fruit):

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

climb down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for climb down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

climb down VB intr

climb-down [ˈklaɪm·daʊn] N

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).

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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

down¹ [daʊn] N

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

II.down² [daʊn] PREP