come up against in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for come up against in the English»Spanish Dictionary

come up against VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

come up against opposition/prejudice:

come up against

enfrentarse a

come up against

toparse con

come up against

tropezarse con

if they come up against one of the top teams

si se tienen que enfrentar a uno de los primeros equipos

Translations for come up against in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to come up against a powerful enemy

enfrentarse a un enemigo poderoso

to come up against a brick wall

darse de narices contra una pared

to come bang up against a problem

toparse or darse de narices con un problema inf

Translations for come up against in the Spanish»English Dictionary

estrellarse con algo/alg.

to come up against sth/sb

dar o pinchar en hueso Spain inf con este hemos dado en hueso

we've come up against a tricky o difficult customer here inf

no encontró ninguna oposición a su plan

his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any opposition

Translations for come up against in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit

un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda

to go up and up

subir más y más

we went all the way up to the top

subimos hasta la cima

it looks a long way up

parece una subida larga

is there an easier way up?

¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?

we saw them on the way up

los vimos cuando subíamos

the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop

el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina

I'll give you a lift up

te llevo hasta arriba

from the waist/neck up

desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba

face up

boca arriba

put it right side up

ponlo con el derecho para arriba

up United! Brit

¡arriba el United!

1.2. up (upstairs):

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket

volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

shall we take the escalator up?

¿subimos por la escalera mecánica?

2.1. up (of position):

up

arriba

your book is up in my room

tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

1, 000ft up

a una altura de 1.000 pies

before the sun was up

antes de que saliera el sol

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

I'll be up in a minute

subiré en un minuto

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

with the lid/blinds up

con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

2.4. up (removed):

I had the carpet up

había quitado or levantado la alfombra

the road is up Brit

han levantado la calle

the road is up Brit

la calle está levantada

3.1. up (upright):

help me up!

¡ayúdame a levantarme!

she's up again and running well

ya está otra vez en pie y corriendo bien

3.2. up (out of bed):

they're not up yet

todavía no se han levantado

don't let me keep you up

no te quedes levantado por mí

we were up all night

pasamos la noche en vela

I'm glad to see her up and about again

me alegra verla recuperada

I've been up and about since five thirty

estoy en pie desde las cinco y media

I can't lie in bed, I have to be up and doing inf

no me puedo quedar en la cama, tengo que levantarme y ponerme en movimiento

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

she had the volume up high

tenía el volumen muy alto

with the volume right up

con el volumen al máximo

his blood pressure is up again

le ha vuelto a subir la tensión

prices are 5% up or up (by) 5% on last month

los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up

a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

up ten places from last year

diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me

para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up

desde el rango de teniente para arriba

5.1. up (in or toward north):

in the cities up north

en las ciudades del norte

the journey up from Munich

el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

the climate up in the north/in Alberta

el clima en el norte/en Alberta

5.2. up (at or to another place):

the path up to the house

el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend

voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp Brit :

to go up to town

ir a la ciudad (or a Londres etc.)

I met her up in town yesterday

me la encontré ayer en la ciudad (or en Londres etc.)

5.4. up (at or to university) esp Brit :

to go up to/be up at Oxford

ir a estudiar/estar estudiando en Oxford

6.1. up (in position, erected):

there's a barrier up

hay una barrera

there's a barrier up

han puesto una barrera

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la tienda?

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la carpa? LatAm

the pictures/shelves are up

los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

6.2. up (inflated):

up

inflado

7. up (going on) inf:

what's up with you?

¿a ti qué te pasa?

there's something up with the engine

al motor le pasa algo

what's up? (what's the matter?)

¿qué pasa?

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué hay? inf

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué onda? LatAm sl

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué hubo? And Mex Ven inf

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿quiubo? Chil Mex inf

8. up (finished):

your time is up

se te ha acabado el tiempo

it's all up with him/us, if this leaks out, it'll be all up with him

como esto trascienda, está arreglado inf

9.1. up SPORTS (ahead in competition):

they're three goals up on the home team

le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on sb

tener una ventaja sobre alguien

this put him one up on his rivals

esto le dio una ventaja sobre sus rivales

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

the game was tied 15 up

empataron 15 a 15

10. up (under consideration):

she will be up before the board/judge

comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

her case will be up before the board/judge

su caso se verá en la junta/lo verá el juez

11. up (in cards):

two pairs, aces up

doble pareja: de ases y jotas (or reyes etc.)

12.1. up (next to):

up

contra

12.2. up (confronted by):

to come up against a powerful enemy

enfrentarse a un enemigo poderoso

you don't know what you're up against

no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it

estar contra las cuerdas

13.1. up (vertically):

to jump up and down

dar saltos

the piston travels up and down 15 times a second

el pistón sube y baja 15 veces por segundo

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo

to swear up and down Am inf

jurar por lo más sagrado

13.2. up (back and forth):

up

de arriba abajo

13.3. up (of mood):

she's been rather up and down

ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14. up:

up for (subject to), to be up for sth (to be due for), the motion up for debate today

la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer

hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

she is up for trial next month

será procesada el mes que viene

she is up for trial next month inf (to be ready for)

apuntarse

I'm up for just about anything

me apunto a casi todo

I'm up for just about anything

soy pierna para casi todo RioPl inf

I'm up for just about anything

voy a casi todas las paradas Chil inf

15. up:

up on/in (knowledgeable) pred, how well up are you on what's been happening?

¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

she used to be up on current affairs

antes estaba al tanto or al corriente de los temas de actualidad

we want to see how well up he is in company law

queremos ver cuánto sabe de derecho empresarial

16. up:

up till or until

hasta

up until 12 o'clock/the 20th century

hasta las 12/el siglo xx

17.1. up (as far as):

up

hasta

up to the ceiling/edge

hasta el techo/el borde

the water was already up to his chest

el agua ya le llegaba al pecho

up to here/now/a certain point

hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to and including page 37

hasta la página 37 inclusive

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

up

hasta

up to 20 days/twice as big

hasta 20 días/el doble de grande

17.3. up (equal to):

it isn't up to the standard we have come to expect of you

no es del alto nivel al que nos tienes acostumbrados

17.4. up (capable of):

she's not up to the job

no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo

she's not up to the job

no puede con el trabajo inf

I don't feel I'm up to taking over the business

no me siento capaz de hacerme cargo del negocio

do you feel up to going out?

¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

I'm not up to much nowadays

ya no estoy para muchos trotes inf

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía no es gran cosa inf

17.5. up (depending on):

that's entirely up to you

eso, como tú quieras

if it were up to me, they'd all be fired

si dependiera de mí or si por mí fuera, los echaba a todos

how you go about it is up to you

cómo lo hagas es cosa tuya or asunto tuyo

it's up to them to make the next move

les corresponde or les toca a ellos dar el próximo paso

it's not up to me to decide

no me corresponde a mí decidir

it's not up to me to decide

no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

the choice of color was left up to me

la elección del color quedó a mi criterio or a criterio mío

the choice of color was left up to me

dejaron que yo eligiera el color

Phrases:

to be up to sth inf, I wonder what she's up to in there

me pregunto qué estará haciendo allí metida

they're up to their usual tricks

están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something (planning)

estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos

I'm sure they're up to something (doing)

estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc.) están haciendo

she's up to no good

no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately?

¿en qué has andado últimamente?

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos chicos

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos pequeños Spain

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

to go up the stairs/hill

subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney

escondió el dinero en la chimenea

he kept running up and down the stairs

subía y bajaba la escalera corriendo

up yours! vulg sl

¡vete a la mierda! vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡ándate a la mierda! Chil Col vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡andá a la mierda! RioPl vulg sl

1.2. up (at higher level):

she stopped halfway up the stairs

se detuvo en la mitad de la escalera

50m up the cliff

a 50m del pie del acantilado

1.3. up (on scale):

to move up the league

subir en la liga

to move up the ranks

ascender

further up the salary scale

más arriba en el escalafón

2.1. up (along):

to go/come up the river

ir/venir por el río

the journey up the coast

el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country

viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room

iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

2.2. up (further along):

the farm is just up the road

la granja queda un poco más allá or adelante

20 miles up the road

a 20 millas siguiendo la carretera

we put in up the coast for supplies

hicimos escala más adelante para aprovisionarnos

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

he's gone up the shop

ha ido a la tienda

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

1.1. up attr (going upward):

the up escalator

la escalera mecánica para subir

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

the up train

el tren para Londres

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

I feel really up at the moment

me siento como en las nubes

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

up price/costs

aumentar

up price/costs

subir

up bid/offer

aumentar

up bid/offer

superar

up pace/output

acelerar

to up stakes or Brit sticks

liar el petate inf

they upped stakes and moved to the city

liaron el petate y se mudaron a la ciudad inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

to up and go/and run

agarrar e irse/y echar(se) a correr

to up and go/and run

coger e irse/y echar(se) a correr esp Spain

VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

on the up Brit

en aumento

gun-related violence is on the up Brit

la violencia relacionada con armas de fuego está en aumento

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de buena ley

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de fiar

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

estar en alza

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

marchar or ir cada vez mejor

ups and downs

vicisitudes fpl

life's little ups and downs

las vicisitudes de la vida

their business/marriage has had its ups and downs

su negocio/matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

See also come up to

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. come up to (reach as far as):

come up to

llegar a

come up to

llegar hasta

the water came up to my chest

el agua me llegaba al pecho

2. come up to (attain):

come up to standard

alcanzar

come up to standard

llegar a

her performance didn't come up to expectations

su actuación no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba

3. come up to (be nearly):

it's coming up to four o'clock

son cerca de las cuatro

in the weeks coming up to Christmas

en las semanas previas a la Navidad

we're coming up to the end of this stage

nos estamos acercando al final de esta etapa

I.against [Am əˈɡɛnst, Brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] PREP against often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come up against, guard against, turn against, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, guard, turn, etc).

1. against (in opposition to):

against

en contra de

against

contra

we voted against the motion

votamos en contra de or contra la moción

she set my own son against me

puso a mi propio hijo contra mí or en contra mía

I'm against capital punishment

estoy en contra de la pena de muerte

if you're not with us, you're against us

si no estás con nosotros, estás contra nosotros or en contra nuestra or en contra de nosotros

two against one

dos contra uno

personally, I've nothing against her

personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella

have you got something against going by train?

¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations

contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

it's against my principles to eat meat

comer carne va en contra de mis principios

I advised her against driving to work

le aconsejé que no fuera al trabajo en coche

her politics are against her

su postura política no la favorece

2. against (in opposite direction):

against

contra

to swim against the current

nadar contra la corriente

3.1. against (alongside):

against

contra

the table stood against the wall

la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original

cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name

puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

3.2. against (on, onto):

against

contra

to lean against sth

apoyarse contra algo

to bang one's head against the wall

darse con la cabeza contra la pared

4.1. against (in contrast to):

against

contra

it stands out against the dark background

resalta contra el fondo oscuro

4.2. against (in comparison to, in relation to):

our results look poor against theirs

nuestros resultados desmerecen al lado de los suyos or comparados con los suyos

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar

la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

5. against (as protection from):

against

contra

it's insured against theft

está asegurado contra robo

it's no good against the cold

no protege contra el frío

6.1. against (in return for) form:

it can only be issued against payment in full

solo puede expedirse si se abona en su totalidad

6.2. against (in anticipation of):

against liter

en previsión de

II.against [Am əˈɡɛnst, Brit əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst] ADV

against

en contra

there were 250 votes for and 300 against

hubo 250 votos a favor y 300 en contra

I.come <pt came, pp come> [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB intr

1.1. come (advance, approach, travel):

come

venir

come here

ven (aquí)

come here, let me do it

ven, deja quadve lo hago yo

they must have seen us coming

deben de habernos visto venir

you could see the punchline coming a mile off

el final se veía venir de lejos

have you come far?

¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs

cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

we've come a long way since … (made much progress)

hemos avanzado mucho desde que …

we've come a long way since … (many things have happened)

ha llovido mucho desde que …

he came striding/running into the room

entró a grandes zancadas/corriendo en la habitación

don't come crying to me if you get hurt

no me vengas llorando si te haces daño

to come to sb/sth tell her to come to me; I'll sort the matter out

dile que venga a hablar conmigo; yo lo arreglaré

don't come to me with your problems!

¡no me vengas (a mí) con tus problemas!

you have to come to these problems with an open mind

tienes que enfocar estos problemas sin prejuicios

come (and) look at this

ven a ver esto

come and get it! inf

¡a comer!

1.2. come (be present, visit, accompany):

come

venir

I'm having a party on Friday; can you come?

doy una fiesta el viernes; ¿puedes venir?

can I come with you?

¿puedo ir contigo?

can I come with you?

¿te puedo acompañar?

my mother comes to see me every week

mi madre viene a verme todas las semanas

we're going for a walk, are you coming (with us)?

vamos a dar un paseo ¿(te) vienes (con nosotros)?

to come as sth Sue's coming as a toreador

Sue va a venir (vestida) de torero

she came to London as US ambassador

vino a Londres como embajadora de los Estados Unidos

2.1. come (arrive):

what time are you coming?

¿a qué hora vas a venir?

leave? I've only just come!

¿irme? ¡si acabo de llegar!

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads

al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment

enseguida voy

to come about sth

venir por algo

I've come about the advert

he venido por lo del anuncio

Mrs Peabody, I've come about your son

Mrs Peabody, quisiera hablar con usted; se trata de su hijo

to come for sth/sb

venir a buscar algo/a alguien

to come for sth/sb

venir a por algo/alguien Spain

I've come for Daniel

vengo a buscar a Daniel

I've come for Daniel

vengo a por Daniel Spain

to come to + infin

venir a +  infin

I'm going to enjoy this meal, if it ever comes

voy a disfrutar de esta comida, si algún día nos la sirven

we very much appreciate all your suggestions; keep them coming!

apreciamos muchísimo todas sus sugerencias ¡sigan haciéndolas llegar!

2.2. come:

to come and go

ir y venir

you can come and go as you please

puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going

está hecha un lío inf

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same

los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived

pasaron las tres y no llegaba

3.1. come (occur in time, context):

Christmas comes but once a year

solo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming

ya llega la Navidad

spring came early this year

la primavera llegó temprano este año

this coming Friday

este viernes que viene

the time has come for us to part

ha llegado el momento de que nos separemos

her moment had come

le había llegado el momento

death comes to us all

la muerte nos llega a todos

the announcement came as a complete surprise

el anuncio fue una sorpresa total

it comes as no surprise that …

no es ninguna sorpresa que …

to take life as it comes

aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may

pase lo que pase

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

pronto es tu cumpleaños

to have sth coming, you've got a birthday coming

tu cumpleaños ya está al caer

I have a raise coming

pronto me toca un aumento

she's got a surprise coming (to her)!

¡no sabe lo que le espera!

he had it coming (to him)

se lo tenía merecido

3.2. come as prep:

come

para

I'll be tired out come Friday

estaré agotado para el viernes

come the end of the crisis

para cuando salgamos de la crisis

3.3. come:

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en años venideros

to come (in the future) as adv in years to come

en el futuro

a taste of things to come

una muestra de lo que nos espera

and the best is yet to come

y todavía no ha pasado lo mejor

4. come (extend, reach):

come + adv compl

llegar

he comes no higher than my waist

no me llega (ni) a la cintura

the water only came up to our knees

el agua solo nos llegaba a las rodillas

5. come (be gained):

it'll come, just keep practicing

ya te va a salir or lo vas a lograr; sigue practicando

fluency comes through practice

la fluidez se adquiere con la práctica

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a manejar no me fue or no me resultó fácil

driving didn't come easily to me

aprender a conducir no me fue or no me resultó fácil Spain

6. come (be available, obtainable):

come + adv compl

venir

sugar comes in half-pound bags

el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

to come with sth these glasses came free with the dishwasher

estos vasos venían gratis con el lavaplatos

the car comes with the job

el coche te lo dan con el trabajo

it comes with instructions

viene con or trae instrucciones

these watches don't come cheap

estos relojes no son nada baratos

he's as silly as they come or they don't come any sillier than him

es de lo más tonto que hay

7.1. come + adv compl (in sequence, list, structure):

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo

Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

the violin solo comes somewhere in the third movement

el solo de violín es en el tercer movimiento

the verb comes at the end of the sentence

el verbo va al final de la frase

7.2. come + adv compl (in race, competition):

come

llegar

to come first/second/last

llegar el primero/segundo/último

to come top/bottom of the class

salir el primero/último de la clase

7.3. come + adv compl (be ranked):

come

estar

my children must come first

primero están mis hijos

8.1. come (become) + adj compl:

it's come loose/unstuck

se ha aflojado/despegado

the bow has come undone

se ha desatado or deshecho el lazo

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

8.2. come (reach certain state):

to come to + infin

llegar a +  infin

how do you come to be here?

¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it

lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

9. come (have orgasm):

come inf

venirse sl

come inf

correrse Spain sl

come inf

acabar AmS sl

10. come in phrases:

come, come!

¡vamos, vamos!

come, come!

¡dale! CSur inf

come again? inf

¿qué

come again? inf

¿qué qué? LatAm inf

come again, I can't hear you

repite, que no te oigo

how come? inf

¿cómo?

how come you didn't know?

¿cómo es que no sabías?

II.come [Am kəm, Brit kʌm] VB trans Brit

don't come the victim with me!

no te hagas la víctima conmigo

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te pases conmigo, chaval! inf

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡no te la jales conmigo, carnal! Mex vulg sl

to come it inf don't come it with me, lad!

¡menos prepo, che! RioPl inf

come up against in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for come up against in the English»Spanish Dictionary

come up

mencionarse

come up

suceder

to be up against sth/sb

habérselas con algo/alguien

to come up

subir

to nuzzle (up) against sb/sth

apretarse contra alguien/algo

to line up against sb/sth

alinearse en contra de alguien/algo

to come up to sth

subir a algo

Translations for come up against in the Spanish»English Dictionary

encontrarse con un problema

to come up against a problem

estar enfrentado a alguien

to be up against sb

habérselas con alguien

to be up against sb

Translations for come up against in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADV

1. up (movement):

up

(hacia) arriba

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

to look up

mirar (hacia) arriba

to stand/get up

ponerse de pie/levantarse

to go up

ir hacia arriba

to throw sth up

lanzar algo hacia arriba

to jump up

saltar hacia arriba

(stand) up!

¡levántate!

on the way up

de subida

2. up (to another point):

up in Dublin

allá en Dublín

to go up to Scotland

irse a Escocia

3. up (more volume or intensity):

apples are up

han subido las manzanas

the river is up

ha subido el río

the tide is up

la marea está alta

to come up

subir

4. up (position):

to be up all night

no dormir en toda la noche

to jump up on sth

saltar sobre algo

with one's head up

con la cabeza en alto

5. up fig (state):

to be well up in sth

estar fuerte en algo

to be up at the top of sth

estar en lo más alto de algo

to feel up to sth

sentirse capaz de algo

this isn't up to much

esto no vale gran cosa

6. up (limit):

up to

hasta

up to here

hasta aquí

up to now

hasta ahora

up to £100

hasta £100

time's up

se acabó el tiempo

when 5 hours were up

cuando pasaron 5 horas

from the age of 18 up

a partir de los 18 años (de edad)

to have it up to one's ears (with sth) fig

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo)

7. up (responsibility of):

it's up to you

tú decides

it's up to me to decide

me toca a mí decidir

8. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

ir ganando por 2 goles

9. up COMPUT, TECH:

up

en función

Phrases:

to be up against sth/sb

habérselas con algo/alguien

up and down

arriba y abajo

to walk up and down

caminar de arriba a abajo

what's up?

¿qué hay de nuevo?

what's up with him?

¿qué le pasa?

up with the king!

¡viva el rey!

II.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- PREP

1. up (at top of):

up

encima de

to climb up a tree

subir arriba de un árbol

2. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

subir las escaleras

to run up the slope

correr cuesta arriba

to row up the river

remar río arriba

to go up and down sth

ir de arriba a abajo de algo

3. up (along):

to go up the street

ir por la calle

III.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- N

ups and downs

altibajos m pl

to be on the up and up Brit

estar cada vez mejor

IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB intr inf

to up and +infin

ponerse de repente a +infin

V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

up

subir

VI.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADJ

1. up (position):

up building

levantado, -a

up tent

montado, -a

up flag

izado, -a

up curtains, picture

colgado, -a

up hand

alzado, -a

up blinds

subido, -a

up person

levantado, -a

up person

a pie

2. up (under repair):

up road

abierto, -a

3. up (healthy):

up

bien

to be up and about [or around]

estar en buena forma

4. up (ready):

to be up for (doing) sth

estar listo para (hacer) algo

up for sale/discussion/trial

a la venta/a discusión/en juicio

I.against [əˈgenst] PREP

1. against (in opposition to):

against

(en) contra (de)

to be against sth/sb

estar en contra de algo/alguien

against what he said

en contra de lo que dijo

against my will

en contra de mi voluntad

2. against (as protection from):

against

contra

to protect oneself against rain

protegerse de la lluvia

3. against (in contact with):

against

contra

to lean against a tree

apoyarse en un árbol

to run against a wall

estrellarse contra una pared

4. against (in front of):

against the light

a contraluz

5. against (in competition with):

against

contra

against time/the clock

contra el tiempo/el reloj

6. against (in comparison with):

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

el dólar subió/bajó respecto al euro

7. against (in exchange for):

payment against invoice

pago m contra recibo

II.against [əˈgenst] ADV a. POL

against

en contra

there were 10 votes against

hubo 10 votos en contra

come [kʌm] VB intr came, come, coming

1. come (move towards):

come

venir

to come towards sb

venir hacia alguien

2. come (go):

come

venirse

are you coming to the pub with us?

¿te vienes al pub con nosotros?

3. come (arrive):

come

llegar

January comes before February

enero precede a febrero

the year to come

el próximo año

to come to an agreement

llegar a un acuerdo

to come to a decision

llegar a una decisión

to come home

volver a casa

to come to sb's rescue

socorrer a alguien

to come first/second/third

ser primero/segundo/tercero

4. come (happen):

come

pasar

to come to pass

suceder

to come to pass

ocurrir

come what may

pase lo que pase

how come? inf

¿cómo es?

nothing came of it

todo quedó en nada

5. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent

hacerse el pobre niño inocente

6. come (become):

come

hacerse

come

llegar a

my dream has come true

mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

I like it as it comes

me gusta tal cual

to come open

abrirse

to come in red

haberlo en rojo

7. come vulg (have an orgasm):

come

correrse

come

acabar LatAm

Phrases:

come again? inf

¿cómo?

to come clean (about sth)

ser sincero (acerca de algo)

everything comes to him who waits prov

con paciencia y esperar se gana el cielo prov

don't come it (with me)!

¡(a mí) no me vengas con ésas!

to have it coming

tenerlo merecido

come VB

User Entry

to come to terms (with sb)

alcanzar un acuerdo (con alguien)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's a big barrier to come up against.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Any attempt by historians to describe a castle integrated into the town fortications at this early time has come up against considerable difculties.

en.wikipedia.org

However, he has come up against football authorities in his attempts to do so.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

If we come up against club teams it might be difficult... but there is more to it than the winning.

www.gfwadvertiser.ca

Many of the teams you'll come up against will have at least one healer.

www.pocketgamer.co.uk

Their helmets have differing vision capabilities for whatever the officer could come up against.

en.wikipedia.org

It's good to see football come up against hurling here.

www.irishexaminer.com

If you look at evolution, biological evolution, most of the interesting things happen where two systems come up against each other and adaptation takes place.

en.wikipedia.org

The game will see a host of players come up against their former clubs.

www.stourbridgenews.co.uk

Here we come up against yet another paradox.

www.abc.net.au