run-down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for run-down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rundown N [Am ˈrənˌdaʊn, Brit ˈrʌndaʊn]

1. rundown (summary):

rundown

resumen m

give me a rundown on the situation

ponme al corriente de la situación

2. rundown (reduction):

rundown

reducción f

a rundown of staff

una reducción de personal

a rundown of staff

una reducción de plantilla Spain

the planned rundown of the department

la racionalización del departamento que se está planeando

II.run-down ADJ [Am ˈrənˌdaʊn, Brit rʌnˈdaʊn]

1. run-down (tired, sickly) usu pred:

to be/feel run-down

estar/sentirse cansado or débil

to look run-down

tener mala cara

2. run-down (dilapidated):

run-down district/hotel

venido a menos

run-down district/hotel

en decadencia

the whole place has a run-down air

el lugar tiene aspecto de abandono

3. run-down (worn out):

run-down battery

descargado

I.run down VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. run down battery MOTOR:

run down (exhaust)

descargar

run down (in radio, shaver etc)

gastar

2. run down (reduce):

run down staff/services

ir recortando

run down staff/services

ir reduciendo

run down production

ir restringiendo

3. run down (deplete):

run down stocks/supplies

agotar

4. run down (disparage):

run down inf

criticar

run down inf

hablar mal de

5. run down (knock over):

run down pedestrian

atropellar

6. run down fugitive/criminal:

run down

darle caza a

II.run down VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + adv)

1. run down battery MOTOR:

run down

descargarse

run down (in radio, shaver etc)

gastarse

run down (in radio, shaver etc)

agotarse

2. run down business/factory:

run down

venirse abajo

3. run down stocks/supplies:

run down

agotarse

Translations for run-down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

caserón N m (casa)

caserón (grande)

big, rambling house

caserón (grande y destartalada)

big, run-down house

decaimiento N m

1. decaimiento (abatimiento):

tengo un decaimiento

I feel run-down o low

2. decaimiento (disminución):

decaimiento

decline

un decaimiento del interés del público por estos artículos

a decline o fall in public interest for these goods

caído¹ (caída) ADJ

1.1. caído (tumbado):

caído (caída)

fallen

recogieron las manzanas caídas

they picked up the windfalls

1.2. caído:

caído (caída) pechos

drooping

caído (caída) pechos

sagging

caído (caída) pantalones

low-slung

es muy caído de hombros

he's very round-shouldered

tiene el útero caído

she has a prolapsed womb

2. caído (en la guerra):

soldados caídos en combate/acción de guerra

soldiers who fell in combat/action

3. caído Col vivienda:

caído (caída)

dilapidated

caído (caída)

run-down

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ruinoso (ruinosa)

rundown

deteriorado (deteriorada) edificio

run down

destartalado (destartalada) casa

rundown

decir o echar pestes de alg. inf

to run sb down inf

agotar pila

to run down

agotarse pila:

to run down

run-down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run-down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.run-down [ˌrʌnˈdaʊn] N

1. run-down (report):

run-down

resumen m

to give sb a run-down on sth

poner a alguien al tanto de algo

2. run-down no pl (reduction):

run-down

disminución f

run-down of staff

reducción f

II.run-down [ˌrʌnˈdaʊn] ADJ

1. run-down building, town:

run-down

mal conservado, -a

2. run-down person:

run-down

debilitado, -a

I.run down VB intr

run down clock

parar

run down battery

gastarse

II.run down VB trans

1. run down run over:

run down

atropellar

2. run down (disparage):

run down

hablar mal de

3. run down (capture):

run down

capturar

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to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

Translations for run-down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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poner a alguien hecho un pingo

to run sb down

poner a alguien a parir inf

to run sb down

agotarse

to run down [or out Am]

pringar

to run down

run-down Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The piers replaced a hodgepodge of run-down waterfront structures with a row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades.

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It was in this ramshackle and run-down house that they found an illegal way of borrowing electricity from the house next door.

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The midtown area was historically known as being somewhat of a run-down area.

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The buildings are generally ramshackle, and the alleys are dimly lit, giving the area a very scruffy and run-down appearance.

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Initially, the temple was very small with a woodensabha mandap (audience hall), which was in a run-down condition.

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The city rapidly grew into a significant tourist destination, briefly revitalizing what was previously largely a run-down slum community.

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Soon the boat arrives at an abandoned dock near a run-down mansion.

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Today (2012), the site is in a thoroughly run-down state.

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With a traditional run-down phase, the run-down time measurement period ends with the integrator output crossing through zero volts.

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The run-down phase is then used to measure this unknown charge to determine the unknown voltage.

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