throw down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

throw down VB [Am θroʊ -, Brit θrəʊ -] (v + adv + o)

throw down object

tirar

throw down object

lanzar (hacia abajo)

throw down challenge

lanzar

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to throw down the gauntlet

arrojar el guante

to throw or flush sth down the toilet

tirar algo por el váter Spain

to throw or flush sth down the toilet

tirar algo por el water

Translations for throw down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

arrojarle o tirarle el guante a alg.

to throw down the gauntlet to sb

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.throw <pt threw, pp thrown> [Am θroʊ, Brit θrəʊ] VB trans

1.1. throw:

throw ball/stone

tirar

throw ball/stone

aventar Col Mex Peru

throw grenade/javelin

lanzar

throw bomb

arrojar

throw bomb

tirar

she threw her beer in his face

le tiró la cerveza a la cara

she threw the ball back

devolvió la pelota

to throw sth at sth/sb

tirarle algo a algo/alguien

they threw stones at the police

le tiraron piedras a la policía

to throw sth to sb to throw sb sth

tirarle algo a alguien

to throw sth to sb to throw sb sth

aventarle algo a alguien Col Mex Peru

throw me the keys!

¡tírame las llaves!

throw me the keys!

¡aviéntame las llaves! Col Mex Peru

he threw her a rope

le echó una cuerda

1.2. throw dice:

throw

echar

throw

tirar

to throw a six

sacar un seis

2. throw (send, propel) + adv compl:

the blast threw him across the room

la explosión lo hizo salir despedido al otro lado de la habitación

he threw himself forward

se tiró or echó hacia adelante

she threw herself out of the window

se tiró por la ventana

she threw herself out of the window

se aventó por la ventana

the storm threw the yacht onto the rocks

la tormenta lanzó el yate contra las rocas

she threw herself at her opponent

se le echó encima a su adversario

she threw herself at her opponent

se abalanzó sobre su adversario

to throw sb into jail

meter a alguien preso or en la cárcel

to throw sb out of work

echar a alguien del trabajo

his resignation threw them into confusion

su dimisión los dejó desorientados

the slightest thing throws him into a panic

por la menor cosa se pone nerviosísimo

I was thrown into a difficult situation

me metieron en un aprieto

this threw the country into civil war

esto sumió al país en una guerra civil

to throw oneself into a task

meterse de lleno en una tarea

to throw oneself on or upon sb

echársele encima a alguien

to throw oneself on or upon sb

abalanzarse sobre alguien

to throw oneself on or upon sb's mercy

ponerse a merced de alguien

we were thrown entirely onto our own resources

quedamos totalmente abandonados a nuestros recursos

the experience had thrown her onto the defensive

la experiencia la había hecho ponerse a la defensiva

to throw sb to the lions or wolves

arrojar a alguien a las fieras

3.1. throw (direct, aim):

she threw him a warning look

le lanzó una mirada de advertencia

you can't solve the problem by throwing money at it

el problema no lo vas a resolver gastando sin ton ni son

a remark thrown into the conversation

un comentario que se deja caer en la conversación

I'll throw the question over to the other team

le pasaré la pregunta al otro equipo

3.2. throw (project):

throw shadow/image

proyectar

to throw one's voice

proyectar la voz

this throws suspicion on(to) the brother

esto hace recaer las sospechas sobre el hermano

4.1. throw (put, cast):

she threw a blanket over him

le puso or le echó una manta encima

to throw emphasis on(to) sth

poner énfasis en algo

to throw blame on(to) sth/sb

echarle la culpa a algo/alguien

the responsibility was thrown onto me

me hicieron responsable

4.2. throw (set up, erect):

to throw a cordon around sth

acordonar algo

to throw a bridge across or over a river

tender un puente sobre un río

5.1. throw (unseat):

throw horse:

desmontar

throw horse:

tirar

5.2. throw (in wrestling):

throw opponent

derribar

6. throw (disconcert):

throw

desconcertar

I was thrown by her question

no supe qué contestar a su pregunta

I was thrown by her question

su pregunta me desconcertó

7. throw party:

throw

hacer

throw

dar

he threw a fit/tantrum

le dio un ataque/una pataleta

8. throw (operate):

throw switch/lever

darle a

9. throw pot:

throw

tornear

throw

modelar en un torno

10. throw (give birth to):

throw calf/foal

parir

11. throw (deliberately lose) inf:

throw fight/race

perder (deliberadamente)

II.throw <pt threw, pp thrown> [Am θroʊ, Brit θrəʊ] VB intr

1. throw (with ball, stone):

throw

tirar

2. throw (with dice):

throw

tirar

III.throw [Am θroʊ, Brit θrəʊ] N

1.1. throw:

throw (of ball)

tiro m

throw (of javelin, discus)

lanzamiento m

1.2. throw (of dice):

throw

tirada f

throw

lance m

it's your throw

te toca tirar

I had a throw of 7

saqué 7

1.3. throw (in wrestling):

throw

derribo m

2.1. throw Am (bedspread):

throw

cubrecama m

2.2. throw Am (shawl):

throw

chal m

throw

echarpe m

3. throw sl:

a throw

cada uno

they cost or are $17 a throw

cuestan 17 dólares cada uno

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

throw down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

throw down VB trans

1. throw down (throw from above):

throw down

tirar

2. throw down (deposit forcefully):

throw down

dejar

throw down weapons

abandonar

3. throw down (drink quickly):

throw down

engullir

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to throw sth down the drain

tirar algo por la borda

to take up/throw down the gauntlet fig

recoger/arrojar el guante

Translations for throw down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

despeñarse

to throw oneself down

despeñar

to throw down

tender (de golpe)

to throw down

precipitar

to throw down

Translations for throw down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown N

1. throw (act of throwing):

throw

lanzamiento m

2. throw SPORTS:

throw

derribo m

3. throw inf (chance):

throw

oportunidad f

his last throw

su última oportunidad

II.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown VB intr

throw

lanzar

III.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown VB trans

1. throw (propel):

throw

tirar

throw ball, javelin

lanzar

to throw oneself into sb's arms

echarse a los brazos de alguien

to throw oneself at sb

echar los tejos a alguien

2. throw (cause to fall):

throw rider

desmontar

throw opponent

derribar

3. throw (dedicate):

to throw oneself into sth

entregarse de lleno a algo

4. throw (direct):

throw glance

echar

throw remark

dejar caer

throw kiss

lanzar

5. throw inf (confuse):

throw

desconcertar

6. throw TECH:

throw

tornear

7. throw (turn on):

throw

dar a

to throw the switch

pulsar el interruptor

8. throw (have):

to throw a tantrum

coger [o agarrar LatAm] una rabieta

9. throw (give):

to throw a party

dar una fiesta

10. throw (cast off):

throw

soltar

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)

English

Some will say it's time to move on, others will say it's time to throw down.

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Throw down some facts and reasonable arguments and stop with the popropoganda.

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After this, a small group of bikers leave the club and throw down their colors, obviously disagreeing with the patch over.

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Pubs used to shut at about 9.30pm, so people would throw down a couple of whiskeys at the last minute.

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Our fans were totally willing to help us out and throw down $10.

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Then the princess had the prince throw down a glass of water, which became a lake, and the witch had to go back for her dough trough to cross it.

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I wanted to tear off my sandals, throw down my staff and bow to him.

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Often the participants on the pier will throw down bouquets of flowers into the center of the ring.

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Such a card would likely throw down some serious firepower, and require cooling beyond what we would consider possible with a reference design.

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A well-designed platform would avoid many of the roadblocks that employers often throw down when they see efforts to organise.

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