hit upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hit upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hit upon VB [Am hɪt -, Brit hɪt -]

hit upon → hit on

See also hit on

hit on VB [Am hɪt -, Brit hɪt -] (v + prep + o)

1. hit on (think of):

hit on solution

dar con

he hit on the idea of …

se le ocurrió la idea de …

2. hit on (make sexual advances to) Am:

hit on sl

tratar de ligarse a inf

hit on sl

tirarse un lance con RioPl inf

hit on sl

afanar Peru inf

3. hit on (ask for) Am sl:

to hit on sb for sth

pedirle algo a alguien

to hit on sb for sth

sablearle algo a alguien inf

to hit on sb for sth

manguearle algo a alguien RioPl sl

Translations for hit upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

creo que ya he dado con la solución

I think I've hit upon o found the solution

Translations for hit 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.hit <pres part hitting, pt & pp hit> [Am hɪt, Brit hɪt] VB trans

1.1. hit (deal blow to):

hit door/table

dar un golpe en

hit door/table

golpear

hit person

pegarle a

she hit him with her handbag

le pegó or le dio un golpe con el bolso

he hit her across the face

le cruzó la cara

he hit the table with his fist

dio un puñetazo en la mesa

she hit a marvelous backhand

hizo or dio un maravilloso revés

to hit a man when he's down

pegarle a alguien en el suelo

to hit sb where it hurts most

darle a alguien donde más le duele

to hit the brakes/accelerator inf

darle al freno/al acelerador inf

(let's) hit it! Am

¡dale!

(let's) hit it! Am

¡rápido!

hit it, man! it's nine thirty already!

¡apura, hombre, ya son las nueve y media!

to hit sb for money/a loan

pegarle un sablazo a alguien inf

to hit sb for money/a loan

tirarle la manga or pechar a alguien RioPl inf

to hit the road or the trail

ponerse en marcha

hit the road, Jack, and don't you ever come back

vamos, andando, y no te aparezcas más por aquí

hit the road, Jack, and don't you ever come back

carretera y manta, colega, y no vuelvas nunca Spain inf

to hit the sack or the hay

irse al catre or al sobre inf

to hit the sack or the hay

irse a la piltra Spain inf

1.2. hit (strike):

hit

golpear

the hurricane hit the town yesterday

el huracán se desató sobre la ciudad ayer

passers-by were hit by flying glass

los transeúntes fueron alcanzados por trozos de cristal

the truck hit a tree

el camión chocó con or contra un árbol

the house was hit by a bomb

una bomba cayó sobre la casa

the bullet hit him in the leg

la bala le dio or lo alcanzó en la pierna

I've been hit!

¡me han dado!

we destroyed their camp before they knew what had hit them

destruimos su campamento antes de que pudieran reaccionar

that design hits you in the eye as you walk in

ese diseño es lo primero que salta a la vista al entrar

you feel nothing for a while; then tiredness hits you

al principio no sientes nada, luego te entra el cansancio

to hit one's head/arm on or against sth

darse un golpe en la cabeza/el brazo contra algo

to hit one's head/arm on or against sth

darse con la cabeza/el brazo contra algo

to hit the ceiling or the roof

poner el grito en el cielo

2.1. hit (strike accurately):

hit target

dar en

her jibes had hit their mark

sus burlas habían dado en el blanco

you've hit it exactly

has dado justo en el clavo

he doesn't seem to be hitting the high notes properly

parece que no llega bien a los agudos

2.2. hit (attack):

hit opponent/enemy

atacar

the critics hit the new play hard

los críticos arremetieron contra la nueva obra

thieves have hit many stores in the area Am

ha habido robos en muchas tiendas de la zona

2.3. hit (score) SPORTS:

hit

anotarse

hit

marcar

to hit a home run

hacer un cuadrangular

to hit a home run

hacer un jonrón LatAm

3. hit (affect adversely):

hit

afectar (a)

the strikes have hit production badly

las huelgas han afectado gravemente a la producción

the low-income groups are hardest hit

los grupos de bajos ingresos son los más afectados

think how it would hit your family

piensa qué golpe sería eso para tu familia

4.1. hit (meet with, run into):

hit difficulty/problem

toparse con

4.2. hit (reach):

hit

llegar a

hit

alcanzar

the price of oil hit $40 a barrel

el precio del petróleo llegó a or alcanzó los 40 dólares por barril

the dollar hit a new high

la cotización del dólar alcanzó un nuevo récord

we're bound to hit the main road sooner or later

tarde o temprano tenemos que salir a la carretera principal

to hit town inf

llegar a la ciudad

to hit the headlines

salir en primera plana

his record first hit the charts two weeks ago

su disco entró por primera vez en las listas hace dos semanas

to hit the big time

llegar a la fama

this model will hit the market in 2005

este modelo se lanzará al mercado en 2005

a new craze has hit the streets

una nueva moda está haciendo furor en las calles

5. hit (occur to):

suddenly it hit me: why not … ?

de repente se me ocurrió: ¿por qué no … ?

it suddenly hit me where I'd seen him before

de repente caí en la cuenta or me di cuenta de dónde lo había visto antes

6. hit (murder):

hit sl

liquidar inf

hit sl

cepillarse Spain sl

hit sl

limpiar RioPl sl

II.hit <pres part hitting, pt & pp hit> [Am hɪt, Brit hɪt] VB intr

1. hit (deal blow):

hit

pegar

hit

golpear

he hits hard

pega duro or fuerte

2. hit (collide):

hit

chocar

3. hit (strike target):

hit

hacer impacto

III.hit [Am hɪt, Brit hɪt] N

1.1. hit (blow, stroke) SPORTS:

hit

golpe m

1.2. hit:

hit (in shooting)

blanco m

hit (in archery)

blanco m

hit (in archery)

diana f

hit (of artillery)

impacto m

2. hit (success):

hit inf

éxito m

the Beatles' Greatest Hits

los Grandes Éxitos de los Beatles

the show/song was a big hit

el espectáculo/la canción fue un gran éxito

the show/song was a big hit

el espectáculo/la canción fue un exitazo inf

to score a hit

marcar un gol inf

he's a big hit with the teenyboppers

es muy popular entre los quinceañeros

you made a big hit with my mother

le caíste muy bien a mi madre

you made a big hit with my mother

mi madre quedó impactada contigo

you made a big hit with my mother attr song/record/show

de gran éxito

3. hit (murder):

hit sl

trabajo m inf

4. hit (drugs) Am:

hit sl

pico m sl

5. hit COMPUT:

hit

visita f

hit upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hit 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.hit [hɪt] N

1. hit (blow, stroke):

hit

golpe m

2. hit inf (shot):

hit

tiro m certero

3. hit (bomb):

hit

impacto m

4. hit SPORTS:

hit

punto m

to score a hit

marcar un tanto

5. hit (success):

hit

éxito m

II.hit [hɪt] VB trans -tt-, hit, hit

1. hit (strike):

hit

golpear

hit

pepenar Mex

to hit sb hard a. fig

pegar a alguien con fuerza

2. hit (crash into):

hit

chocar contra

to hit a reef/a sandbank

dar contra un arrecife/banco de arena

to hit one's head on a shelf

dar con la cabeza contra un estante

3. hit (arrive at, reach target):

hit

alcanzar

4. hit inf:

hit (wound)

herir

hit (kill)

matar

5. hit (affect):

hit

afectar

to hit sb where it hurts

dar a alguien donde más le duele

6. hit (reach):

hit

tocar

to hit rock bottom fig

tocar fondo

7. hit (encounter):

hit

tropezar con

to hit a lot of resistance/a traffic jam

encontrar mucha resistencia/un atasco

8. hit inf (arrive in or at):

hit

llegar a

to hit 200 kph

alcanzar los 200 km/h

9. hit (an idea, a thought):

it hasn't hit me yet

no se me había ocurrido

it suddenly hit her that...

de repente, se dio cuenta de que...

III.hit [hɪt] VB intr -tt-, hit, hit

1. hit (strike):

to hit against sth

chocar con algo

to hit at sb/sth

asestar un golpe a alguien/algo

2. hit (attack):

to hit at sth

atacar algo

hit <pl hits> [ˈxit] N m (éxito de ventas)

hit

hit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They change tactics several times to no avail until they hit upon the idea of speaking in reverse.

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So he hit upon a novel idea.

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After experimenting with several techniques he hit upon filtering the rum through charcoal, which removed impurities.

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When that failed, she had begun library research into other methods and hit upon cyanide.

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The townspeople were looking for a way to increase tourism in the area, and hit upon the idea of a giant ice castle.

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He hit upon the idea of assigning them feasibility calculations for large space-habitats.

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After four months of frustration he hit upon the idea of free radicals as cause of the damage to macromolecules known as aging.

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Early this week he hit upon the successful plan, and now the many visitors who attend his classes are spectators of thrilling love scenes.

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And it was a man determined to make the most of his second chance who hit upon the novel idea of crossing the colour line.

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Hit upon an idea for a concerto for piano, but it still sounded too poor and unoriginal.

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