tower above in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tower above in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower above VB [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r -, Brit ˈtaʊə -], tower over VB (v + prep + o)

1. tower above (be taller than):

tower above building

ser mucho más alto que

tower above building

descollar sobre

she towers above her parents

es mucho más alta que sus padres

2. tower above (greatly exceed):

tower above

estar muy por encima de

tower above

descollar sobre

Translations for tower above in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the tower sticks up above the housetops

la torre se alza por encima de los tejados

Translations for tower above in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈtaʊə] N

1. tower:

tower

torre f

church or bell tower

campanario m

the Tower of Babel

la Torre de Babel

radio/television tower

torre de radio/televisión

to be a tower of strength

ser un gran apoyo

2. tower COMPUT:

tower

torre f

I.above [Am əˈbəv, Brit əˈbʌv] PREP

1.1. above (on top of, over):

above

encima de

the room above mine

la habitación encima de la mía

above sea level

sobre el nivel del mar

this elevator doesn't go above the tenth floor

este ascensor no sube más que hasta el décimo piso

we were flying above the clouds

volábamos por encima de las nubes

in the paragraph above this one

en el párrafo anterior a este

her voice rose above the noise

su voz se elevó por encima del ruido

I can't hear you above this din

no te oigo con este barullo

1.2. above (upstream of):

above

más allá de

above

más más arriba de

2.1. above (superior, senior to):

above

por encima de

above him there's only the president

por encima de él no está más que el presidente

there's nothing above the ace

no hay nada superior al as

a lieutenant is above a sergeant

un teniente está por encima de un sargento

she went above me and complained to my boss

me pasó por encima y se quejó a mi jefe

he puts loyalty above everything

pone la lealtad ante todo or por encima de todo

to get above oneself pej

subirse a la parra

2.2. above (morally):

above

por encima de

I thought you were above that kind of thing

pensé que estabas por encima de ese tipo de cosas

she's not above telling a lie

es muy capaz de decir una mentira

he's above suspicion

está por encima de toda sospecha

they're not above the law

no están por encima de la ley

2.3. above (too difficult for):

this book is above me

este libro es demasiado difícil para mí

3. above (more than):

above average/the minimum

por encima de la media/del mínimo

above 10, 000 spectators

más de 10.000 espectadores

above and beyond

más allá de

II.above [Am əˈbəv, Brit əˈbʌv] ADV

1.1. above (on top, higher up, overhead):

above

arriba

the floor/room above

el piso/la habitación de arriba

the light came from above

la luz venía de arriba

seen from above

visto desde arriba

orders from above

órdenes fpl superiores

orders from above

órdenes fpl de arriba inf

1.2. above (in heaven):

the Lord above

el Señor en las alturas

she waited for guidance from above

esperó ser guiada desde lo alto

2. above (in text):

as shown above

como se demostró anteriormente or más arriba

see above, page 43

véase página 43

3. above (over):

all children of 11 and above

todos los niños a partir de los 11 años

all parcels weighing 20 kg and above

todos los paquetes que pesen 20 kg o más

III.above [Am əˈbəv, Brit əˈbʌv] ADJ form attr

for the above reasons

por dichas razones

for the above reasons

por lo antedicho

the above remarks

las observaciones anteriores

IV.above [Am əˈbəv, Brit əˈbʌv] N form the above

1. above (facts, text):

the above

lo anterior form

2. above (persons):

the above

dichas personas

the above

los susodichos form or hum

tower above in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tower above in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower above VB intr, tower over VB intr

to tower above sth/sb

ser mucho más alto que algo/alguien

Translations for tower above in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

tower

torre f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un gran apoyo

I.above [əˈbʌv] PREP

1. above (on the top of):

above

encima de

2. above (over):

above

sobre

above suspicion

por encima de toda sospecha

3. above (greater than, superior to):

above

por encima de

above 3

más de 3

those above the age of 70

los mayores de 70 años

he is not above lying

es muy capaz de mentir

above all

sobre todo

to shout above the noise

tener que gritar porque hay ruido

it's above me

no lo entiendo

4. above GEO:

above (upstream)

más arriba de

above (north of)

al norte de

II.above [əˈbʌv] ADV

above

encima

above

arriba

the floor above

la planta de arriba

up above sth

por encima de algo

up above in the sky

arriba en el cielo

from above

de las alturas

see above (in text)

véase más arriba

III.above [əˈbʌv] ADJ

above

susodicho, -a

IV.above [əˈbʌv] N

the above

lo antedicho

tower N

User Entry

tower COMPUT

torre f

tower N

User Entry

the Twin Towers (in New York) ARCHIT

las Torres Gemelas fpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The west tower above the entrance is of circa 1400 with corner buttresses and a tapering broach spire.

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The summit is surrounded by beech trees which tower above the footpaths.

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Preserved primarily in its wild state, woodlands abound in a variety of hardwood trees, and tall hemlocks tower above streams, creeks and ponds, and waterfalls.

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The church features a two stage square tower above the north gable of the building.

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The tower above the third floor now contained an observation deck forming a seventh and ultimate floor at the top of the tower.

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However, the mountains still tower above the river, and the gorges continue to offer spectacular views of the surrounding cliffs.

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There is a small chapel-shrine with a bell tower above its entrance at the crossroads in the centre of the village.

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The building originally had a bell tower above the porch.

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The ruins of a medieval castle, presumably erected between 914 and 930, tower above the small town.

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A scheme to erect a massive tower above the store was never carried out.

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