push down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for push down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to push prices up/down

hacer que suban/bajen los precios

Translations for push down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] N

1.1. push C:

push (gentle)

empujoncito m

push (violent)

empujón m

she gave me a hell of a push

me dio tremendo empujón

she gave the door a push and it opened

empujó la puerta y se abrió

my car won't start; could you give me a push?

el coche no me arranca ¿me empujas?

at the push of a button

con solo apretar un botón

to get the push Brit inf he got the push (from job)

lo pusieron de patitas en la calle inf

to get the push he got the push (in relationship)

ella lo dejó

to give sb the push Brit inf (from job)

poner a alguien de patitas en la calle inf

to give sb the push (in relationship)

dejar a alguien

1.2. push C (pressure) inf:

she needs a bit of a push now and again

de vez en cuando hay que apretarle las clavijas inf

at a push at a push, I could finish it by Friday

si me apuras or si fuera necesario, podría terminarlo para el viernes

if push comes to shove or Brit if it comes to the push

en último caso

if push comes to shove or Brit if it comes to the push, we can always sell the house

en último caso siempre podemos vender la casa

when it came to the push, she gave in Brit

a la hora de la verdad, cedió

2.1. push C (effort):

push

esfuerzo m

2.2. push C (offensive) MIL:

push

ofensiva f

2.3. push C (for sales):

push

campaña f

3. push U (will to succeed):

push inf

empuje m

push inf

dinamismo m

II.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] VB trans

1.1. push person/car/table:

push

empujar

he pushed him into the room

le dio un empujón para que entrara en la habitación

he pushed him into the swimming pool

lo tiró a la piscina de un empujón

she pushed him down the stairs

lo empujó escaleras abajo

he pushed us aside or out of the way

nos apartó de un empujón

did she resign or was she pushed?

¿renunció o la renunciaron? hum

she pushed her finger between the bars

metió el dedo por entre las rejas

I pushed the door to or shut

cerré la puerta empujándola

to push one's way

abrirse paso a empujones

1.2. push (press):

push button

apretar

push button

pulsar

push lever

darle a

push lever

accionar form

1.3. push (force):

to push prices up/down

hacer que suban/bajen los precios

I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind

traté de no pensar en ello

2. push (put pressure on):

you're pushing him/yourself too hard

le/te exiges demasiado

to push sb to + infin/into sth they're pushing me to pay up

me están presionando para que pague

to push sb to + infin/into sth they're pushing me to pay up

me están apretando para que pague inf

she was pushed into joining

la presionaron para que se hiciera socia

why don't you leave? — don't push me!

¿por qué no te vas? — ¡mira, no me tientes!

you can only push people so far

todos tenemos un límite

to be pushed for time/money inf

andar escaso de tiempo/de dinero

to be pushed for time/money inf

andar corto de tiempo/de dinero inf

you'd be pushed to find a better one

difícilmente encontrarás uno mejor

that's pushing it (a bit) inf, you can do it in half an hour, but that's pushing it

se puede hacer en media hora, pero eso está apurándolo un poco

it might be pushing it a bit to describe it as …

puede que sea algo exagerado describirlo como …

it might be pushing it a bit to describe it as …

puede que sea pasarse un poco describirlo como … inf

3.1. push (promote):

push

promocionar

she used the appearance to push her novel

aprovechó la ocasión para promocionar su novela

her aunt was really pushing the idea

su tía insistía en la idea

3.2. push (sell) inf:

push drugs

pasar inf

push drugs

transar CSur sl

push drugs

vender

4. push (approach) inf only in -ing form:

to be pushing forty

rondar los cuarenta

III.push [Am pʊʃ, Brit pʊʃ] VB intr

1.1. push (give a push):

push

empujar

1.2. push (move through crowd):

push

empujar

don't push at the back there!

¡los de atrás que no empujen!

1.3. push (in childbirth):

push

pujar

2. push (apply pressure):

push

presionar

push

insistir

to push for sth we're pushing hard for an early decision

estamos presionando al máximo para que se decida pronto

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

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Translations for push down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

push down VB trans

1. push down (knock down):

push down

derribar

2. push down (press down):

push down

apretar

3. push down ECON:

push down price, interest rate

hacer bajar

Translations for push down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.push [pʊʃ] -es VB trans

1. push (shove):

push

empujar

to push one's way through sth

abrirse paso a empujones por algo

to push sth to the back of one's mind

intentar no pensar en algo

to push the door open

abrir la puerta de un empujón

to push sb out of sth

echar a alguien de algo a empujones

to push sb out of the way

apartar a alguien a empujones

2. push (force):

to push one's luck

tentar a la suerte

to push sb too far

sacar a alguien de quicio

3. push (coerce):

push

obligar

to push sb to do [or into doing] sth

presionar a alguien para que haga algo

to push oneself

exigirse demasiado

don't push yourself! iron

¡no trabajes tanto!

4. push (insist):

push

insistir en

to push sb for sth

apremiar a alguien para algo

5. push (press):

push button

apretar

push accelerator

pisar

to push the doorbell

tocar el timbre

6. push (find sth difficult):

to be (hard) pushed to do sth

tener dificultad para hacer algo

7. push (be short of):

to be pushed for money/time

andar escaso de dinero/tiempo

8. push inf (promote):

push

promover

push ECON

fomentar

Phrases:

to be pushing 30

rondar los 30 años

II.push [pʊʃ] -es VB intr

1. push (force movement):

push

empujar

2. push (press):

push

apretar

3. push (insist):

push

presionar

to push for sth

presionar para (conseguir) algo

III.push [pʊʃ] -es N

1. push:

push (shove)

empujón m

push (slight push)

empujoncito m

to give sb a push fig

dar un empujón a alguien

she got the push inf from boyfriend

su novio la dejó

she got the push from employer

la echaron del trabajo

to give sb the push inf (break up with)

dejar a alguien

to give sb the push (fire)

echar a alguien

2. push (press):

at the push of a button

apretando un botón

3. push:

push (strong action)

impulso m

push (will to succeed)

empuje m

4. push (strong effort):

push

esfuerzo m

to make a push for sth

hacer un esfuerzo para algo

at a push ...

si me apuras...

5. push (publicity):

push

campaña f

to make a push

hacer una campaña

6. push MIL (military attack):

push

ofensiva f

Phrases:

if/when push comes to shove

en caso de apuro

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)

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This was not, strictly speaking, steam powered, as the steam introduced below the piston was condensed to create a partial vacuum thus allowing atmospheric pressure to push down the piston.

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A wet year and a competitive market helped push down power prices for the first time in 15 years, but it might not last.

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As the wings push down on the surrounding air, the result reaction force of the air on the wings force the insect up.

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Riders can put on the over the shoulder restraint but a ride operator will push down the lap bar.

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The global state approach was continued in automata theory for finite state machines and push down stack machines including their nondeterministic versions.

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In comparison, a chef using a chinoise must push down through the tip.

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However, farm subsidies in developed countries push down food prices and impoverish third-world farmers.

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The top is replaced on the column and then the pump is allowed to push down on the foot valve and open it.

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We first sit the patient down and push down their tongue with a wooden tongue depressor.

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It is impossible to push down the waterbed everywhere at once, because the volume of the water remains a constant.

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