refine upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for refine upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

refine [Am rəˈfaɪn, Brit rɪˈfʌɪn] VB trans

1. refine sugar/oil:

refine

refinar

2. refine (improve):

refine design/style

pulir

refine design/style

perfeccionar

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

refine upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for refine upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

refine [rɪˈfaɪn] VB trans

1. refine oil, sugar:

refine

refinar

2. refine technique:

refine

perfeccionar

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