fix upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fix upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fix upon VB [Am fɪks -, Brit fɪks -]

fix upon → fix on

See also fix on

fix on VB [Am fɪks -, Brit fɪks -] (v + prep + o)

fix on

decidirse por

Translations for fix upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I.fix [Am fɪks, Brit fɪks] VB trans

1.1. fix (establish):

fix date/time/price

fijar

fix details

concretar

her arrival has been fixed at 3 pm

su llegada está fijada para las 3 de la tarde

1.2. fix (organize):

fix

arreglar

I've fixed it so we'll be in the same hotel

lo he arreglado para que estemos en el mismo hotel

how are you fixed for next weekend?

¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?

2.1. fix (secure):

fix

sujetar

fix

asegurar

the planks were fixed together with two screws

las tablas estaban sujetas con dos tornillos

we fixed the pole in the ground

clavamos or fijamos el poste en el suelo

to fix sth to sth

sujetar algo a algo

fix bayonets! MIL

¡calar bayonetas!

2.2. fix (implant):

to fix sth in one's memory

grabar algo en la memoria

you've just got it fixed in your mind that she's jealous

se te ha metido en la cabeza que es celosa

the belief had been fixed in him from an early age

le habían inculcado la creencia desde temprana edad

2.3. fix (pin):

to fix the blame on sb/sth

echarle or achacarle la culpa a alguien/algo

3.1. fix (direct steadily):

he fixed his gaze or eyes on her

la miró fijamente

his eyes were fixed on the road ahead

tenía la mirada fija en la carretera

everybody's attention was fixed on her

la atención de todos estaba fija or centrada en ella

all their hopes were fixed on a truce

habían cifrado todas sus esperanzas en una tregua

3.2. fix (look at):

he fixed her with a stony gaze

clavó en ella una mirada glacial

4.1. fix (prepare):

fix esp Am inf

preparar

I'll fix you some food

te preparo algo de comer

what are you fixing for dinner?

¿qué estás haciendo or preparando de cena?

4.2. fix esp Am (make presentable):

to fix one's hair

arreglarse el pelo

we'll go as soon as I've fixed my face

nos vamos en cuanto me pinte

5. fix (repair) inf:

fix car/household appliance

arreglar

I must take this watch in to be fixed

tengo que llevar este reloj a arreglar

6. fix (influence fraudulently) inf:

fix election/contest

amañar inf

fix election/contest

arreglar inf

fix jury

comprar inf

7.1. fix sl (deal with):

fix

arreglar inf

I'll soon fix her!

¡ya la voy a arreglar yo! inf

7.2. fix sl (kill):

fix

liquidar inf

8. fix (neuter) Am:

fix inf, euph

capar

fix inf, euph

operar inf, euph

9.1. fix (make permanent):

fix film/drawing/colors

fijar

9.2. fix nitrogen:

fix

fijar

10. fix (determine position of):

fix AVIAT, NAUT

establecer la posición de

II.fix [Am fɪks, Brit fɪks] VB intr

fix (make plans, intend) Am:

we're fixing to go fishing on Sunday

estamos planeando ir de pesca el domingo

we've fixed to meet them at one

hemos quedado (en encontrarnos) con ellos a la una

III.fix [Am fɪks, Brit fɪks] N

1. fix (predicament) inf:

to be in a fix

estar en un aprieto or apuro

to get (oneself) into/out of a fix

meterse en/salir de un aprieto or apuro

2. fix sl:

fix (of drug)

dosis f

fix (shot)

pinchazo m

fix (shot)

chute m Spain sl

to give oneself a fix

pincharse inf

I need my daily fix of chocolate

no puedo pasarme sin mi dosis diaria de chocolate

3. fix:

fix AVIAT, NAUT

posición f

to get a fix on sth sailor/airman:

establecer la posición de algo

we're trying to get a fix on the likely consequences

estamos intentando estimar or calibrar las posibles consecuencias

4. fix (put-up job):

fix inf

tongo m inf

fix inf

arreglo m inf

for the fight, the fix was on or in Am

en la pelea hubo tongo inf

for the fight, the fix was on or in Am

la pelea estaba arreglada or amañada inf

5. fix (solution):

fix

arreglo m

there are no quick fixes for these problems

estos problemas no se arreglan así como así

fix upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fix upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fix upon VB trans

fix upon PHRVB fix on

See also fix on

fix on VB trans

1. fix on (choose):

fix on

escoger

2. fix on (make definite):

fix on

fijar

Translations for fix upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I.fix [fɪks] VB trans

1. fix (fasten):

fix

sujetar

to fix sth in one's mind

grabar algo en la memoria

to fix sb with one's eyes

fijar los ojos en alguien

2. fix (determine):

fix

fijar

to fix a date

fijar una fecha

3. fix (arrange):

fix

arreglar

to fix one's face inf

maquillarse

4. fix (repair):

fix

arreglar

5. fix Am inf (food):

fix

preparar

6. fix inf (manipulate):

fix election, result

amañar

7. fix inf (take revenge on):

fix

ajustar las cuentas con

I'll fix him

me las pagará

8. fix PHYS, PHOTO:

fix colour

fijar

II.fix [fɪks] N

1. fix inf (dilemma):

fix

aprieto m

to be in a fix

estar en un aprieto

2. fix inf (shot):

fix

chute m

fix

pichicata f Arg

3. fix AVIAT, AUTO:

fix

posición f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this survey they fix upon the white population which does not have a college education (though may have some college) andis not employed in salaried labor.

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However, for us to be able to solve the equations, we must fix upon a particular coordinate system.

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In addition, 43 per cent of the girls said they did not think there were enough role models for girls to fix upon.

www.independent.co.uk

However, it is often useful to fix upon a particular coordinate system, in order to solve actual problems or make actual predictions.

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