WHITTLE DOWN - Перевод английский на испанский

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

whittle down ГЛ. [америк. ˈ(h)wɪdl -, брит. ˈwɪt(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

whittle down expenses:

whittle down

recortar

whittle down

reducir

to whittle sth down to sth we've whittled the applicants down to five

hemos reducido el número de candidatos a cinco

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. whittle [америк. ˈ(h)wɪdl, брит. ˈwɪt(ə)l] ГЛ. перех.

whittle wood/stick:

whittle

tallar

I whittled the ends down to a point

les saqué punta a los extremos (con una navaja, un cuchillo etc)

II. whittle [америк. ˈ(h)wɪdl, брит. ˈwɪt(ə)l] ГЛ. неперех.

whittle

hacer tallas

I. down¹ [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] НАРЕЧ. 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 брит. :

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 брит. :

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 лат. америк.

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 ИНФОРМ.

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 разг., my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb разг., my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo лат. америк. разг.

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) брит.:

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 [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] ПРЕДЛОГ

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) брит. разг.:

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 [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] ПРИЛ.

1.1. down определит. (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down определит. брит. (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) разг.:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or разг. con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre разг.

IV. down¹ [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] СУЩ.

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb брит. разг.

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down м.

down

oportunidad ж.

V. down¹ [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] ГЛ. перех.

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) америк.:

down разг.

derrotar

fall down ГЛ. [америк. fɔl -, брит. 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 брит.

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 ГЛ. [америк. kət -, брит. 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 лит.

su vida fue segada en flor лит.

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 ГЛ. [америк. kət -, брит. 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 ГЛ. [америк. bərn -, брит. bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II. burn down ГЛ. [америк. bərn -, брит. bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] СУЩ. U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón м.

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello м.

down (on face, body)

pelusilla ж.

down (on upper lip)

bozo м.

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla ж.

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa ж.

down³ <downs, pl> [америк. daʊn, брит. daʊn] СУЩ. esp брит. ГЕОГР.

down

colinas ж. мн.

в словаре PONS

whittle down ГЛ. перех.

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

в словаре PONS

whittle [ˈwɪtl, америк. ˈwɪt̬-] ГЛ. перех. -ling

whittle

tallar

down¹ [daʊn] СУЩ.

down (feathers)

plumón м.

down (hairs)

pelusa ж.

down on body

vello м.

down on face

bozo м.

I. down² [daʊn] НАРЕЧ.

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

Выражения:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] ПРЕДЛОГ

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

в словаре PONS

whittle down ГЛ. перех.

whittle down

reducir gradualmente

в словаре PONS

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪt̬·əl] ГЛ. перех.

whittle

tallar

down¹ [daʊn] СУЩ.

down (feathers)

plumón м.

down (hairs)

pelusa ж.

down on body

vello м.

down on face

bozo м.

I. down² [daʊn] НАРЕЧ.

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

bajar a Washington/al lago

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó [o amainó]

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

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/apuntar algo

6. down (not functioning):

to be down computer

no funcionar

to be down server

estar caído

to be down telephone lines

estar cortado

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

pagar 100 dólares/el 10% de entrada para algo

to put $100/10% down on sth

abonar 100 dólares/un abono del 10% para algo

Выражения:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] ПРЕДЛОГ

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

Present

I	whittle down
you	whittle down
he/she/it	whittles down
we	whittle down
you	whittle down
they	whittle down

Past

I	whittled down
you	whittled down
he/she/it	whittled down
we	whittled down
you	whittled down
they	whittled down

Present Perfect

I	have	whittled down
you	have	whittled down
he/she/it	has	whittled down
we	have	whittled down
you	have	whittled down
they	have	whittled down

Past Perfect

I	had	whittled down
you	had	whittled down
he/she/it	had	whittled down
we	had	whittled down
you	had	whittled down
they	had	whittled down

Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

I was in heaven but also in agony trying to whittle down my nominations.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It takes time to whittle down credit card debt, but when you finally overcome it, you'll feel way happier overall.

www.lifehacker.com.au

The government's prudent approach has meant that it has managed to whittle down projected deficits for five years in a row, she said.

www.torontosun.com

The judges will then whittle down each band from eight members to five who will then go through to the live final.

www.radiotimes.com

He said the changes are necessary as the province works to whittle down a $16-billion deficit.

www.northernlife.ca