Bajar in english
pronunciation: goʊdaʊn part of speech: verb
bajar = come + downstairs ; drop ; go down ; lower ; walk down ; ebb ; subside ; move down ; come down ; wind + Nombre + down ; coast ; freewheel ; take + a tumble ; turn down ; descend ; slope down(ward) ; bring down ; go + low ; get down ; climb down.
Example: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Example: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Example: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Example: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Example: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Example: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Example: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Example: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.Example: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Example: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Example: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.Example: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.Example: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Example: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.Example: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Example: For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward.Example: Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?.Example: When I try to connect from my Android, the signal strength goes low and then results in authentication problem.Example: The cat is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.Example: When the look of the sky informed us that it was getting along toward suppertime, we climbed down and said 'So long' and 'See you tomorrow,' and went our separate ways in the dusk.more:
» al bajar = on + Posesivo + way down .
Example: If she had come out and not seen it, she could easily have stepped on it on her way down the stairs.» ayudar a bajar = wash + Nombre + down [En general, referido a la acción de beber y comer] .
Example: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.» bajar a = head down to .
Example: The next day they decided to rent some bikes and head down the dirt road to the beach.» bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + high horse ; take + Nombre + down a peg or two .
Example: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Example: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Example: The only way she can ever open up to you as an equal is if you first knock her off her high horse. Example: So what we've got to do is take her down a peg or two by not pandering to her every wish to make her feel welcome -- treat her like one of us.» bajar (al piso de) abajo = go + downstairs .
Example: I got up and took a shower, and then I went downstairs to eat breakfast.» bajar de categoría = demote .
Example: Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.» bajar de las nubes = come down to + earth .
Example: The second paragraph came down to earth stylistically.» bajar de las nubes de golpe = come down to + earth with a bump .
Example: The adrenaline rush that had propelled him through his frantic excavation took a while to wear off, but when it did he came down to earth with a bump.» bajar de las nubes de sopetón = come down to + earth with a bump .
Example: The adrenaline rush that had propelled him through his frantic excavation took a while to wear off, but when it did he came down to earth with a bump.» bajar de peso = lose + weight .
Example: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.» bajar de precio = come down in + price .
Example: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87.» bajar deslizándose = slide down .
Example: The mules lowered their cruppers and slid down the steepest slopes.» bajar el colesterol = lower + Posesivo + cholesterol .
Example: According to the study, the benefits of statins for lowering cholesterol far outweigh the risks.» bajar el listón = lower + the bar .
Example: Unfortunately, some states have lowered the bar of expectations to hide the low performance of their schools.» bajar el nivel = lower + the bar .
Example: Unfortunately, some states have lowered the bar of expectations to hide the low performance of their schools.» bajar el precio = lower + the price ; bring down + the price [También usado con el orden bring the price down] .
Example: The general use of casting machinery from around 1860 lowered the price of type, but had little effect on its design. Example: Heavy landings of Norwegian cod and haddock have brought prices down sharply.» bajar el telón = bring + the curtain down on .
Example: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.» bajar el tono de voz = keep + the noise down .
Example: Please respect your neighbours and keep the noise down.» bajar el volumen = turn down + the volume .
Example: Future versions of the iPod could turn down the volume if listeners play their music at full blast for too long.» bajar en + Posesivo + estima = go down in + Posesivo + estimation ; come down in + Posesivo + estimation .
Example: She went down in their estimation when the truth came out. Example: I used to like this guy -- he is a very funny guy but has come down in my estimation after I read his comments.» bajar gradualmente = edge down(wards) ; edge back down .
Example: Unemployment has been edging downwards since spring 2012. Example: Mortgage rates have started to edge back down in recent weeks, as expectations for an interest rate rise ease.» bajar la cabeza = drop + Posesivo + head ; lower + Posesivo + head .
Example: Finely, he stood up, dropped his head to spit out his tobacco, just as the shooter took a shot at him. Example: His wife lowered her head and sobbed and mouthed 'I love you' as a deputy replaced the shackles.» bajar la cabeza ante = tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to .
Example: The system had treated my grandfather like dirt and kept him tugging his forelock at those whose only virtue was to have been born to wealthier familes. Example: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley = "Sí, sí, señor," respondió el cocinero, y agachando la cabeza, desapareció al instante en dirección a la cocina.» bajar la cabeza para mirar a = look down at .
Example: 'It's funny,' she said, looking down at the table, 'when I met you on the train you didn't impress me as being that sort of person'.» bajar la calidad = lower + standards .
Example: I hope that cooperative cataloging will not lower the standards that we have come to associate with the Library of Congress.» bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance .
Example: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard. Example: Repeatedly throughout history, free men -- having won the fight, having acquired precious rights and privileges which freedom brings -- have dropped their guard. Example: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear. Example: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Example: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.» bajar la mirada = look down .
Example: You can wander around with your head in the clouds or you can look down and see where you're walking.» bajar la moral = lower + morale .
Example: A decreasing materials budget affects an acquisitions department not only by limiting purchases and making selection more difficult, but also by lowering the morale of the acquisitions staff.» bajar la nota = mark + Nombre + down ; bring + Posesivo + grade down [También usado en este orden bring down + Posesivo + grade] .
Example: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs. Example: That one F brought her grade down from a B to a D in a matter of seconds.» bajar las defensas = lower + Posesivo + defences ; drop + Posesivo + defences .
Example: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Example: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear.» bajar las escaleras = go + downstairs ; go down + the stairs .
Example: Knee pain going downstairs usually indicates a problem with the kneecap aka patella. Example: You know climbing stairs is a great way to burn calories -- but is there any benefit to going down the stairs?.» bajar la ventana = wind down + the window [Generalmente de un vehículo] .
Example: Be careful with winding down the window as it may ruin your hair!.» bajar la vista = lower + Posesivo + eyes ; look down .
Example: You grew up and you learnt to keep your eyes lowered because if you raised your eyes you didn't know whether you were going to get an insult or a box in the ear. Example: You can wander around with your head in the clouds or you can look down and see where you're walking.» bajar la vista para mirar a = look down at .
Example: 'It's funny,' she said, looking down at the table, 'when I met you on the train you didn't impress me as being that sort of person'.» bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice .
Example: 'I'm getting tired of it, really, and my bringing these problems home to my husband every night is not at all helpful, you know what I mean?' She lowered her voice.» bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails ; cool + Posesivo + heels ; put + Nombre + in + Posesivo + place ; take + some of the starch out of + Posesivo + sails ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + high horse ; take + Nombre + down a peg or two .
Example: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Example: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Example: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election. Example: What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights. Example: You have got to stand up and put her in her place until then she will keep trying to push your buttons. Example: Well, damn, that took some of the starch out of her sails and for the first time she began to doubt her decision of not telling him. Example: The only way she can ever open up to you as an equal is if you first knock her off her high horse. Example: So what we've got to do is take her down a peg or two by not pandering to her every wish to make her feel welcome -- treat her like one of us.» bajar lentamente = edge down(wards) ; edge back down .
Example: Unemployment has been edging downwards since spring 2012. Example: Mortgage rates have started to edge back down in recent weeks, as expectations for an interest rate rise ease.» bajar los brazos = lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance .
Example: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard. Example: Repeatedly throughout history, free men -- having won the fight, having acquired precious rights and privileges which freedom brings -- have dropped their guard. Example: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear. Example: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Example: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.» bajar los precios = roll back + prices .
Example: The Minister is firm about not rolling back oil prices insisting that the price hike was 'very marginal'.» bajar mucho = go + way down .
Example: The article is titled 'In hot Miami Beach ALA's temperature went way down'.» bajar poco a poco = edge down(wards) ; edge back down .
Example: Unemployment has been edging downwards since spring 2012. Example: Mortgage rates have started to edge back down in recent weeks, as expectations for an interest rate rise ease.» bajar por la calle = walk down + the street .
Example: A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner.» bajarse = step off .
Example: As he stepped off the moving stairs on the ground floor, the surroundings were erily quiet.» bajarse de = get off ; step off ; alight from ; light from .
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Getting off the library merry-go-round: McAnally and Downs revisited'. Example: As he stepped off the moving stairs on the ground floor, the surroundings were erily quiet. Example: At the next bus stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Example: He lighted from the train, looked back at her and said, 'You will have my answer in three days'.» bajarse de la parra = get down + Posesivo + high horse ; get off + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term.» bajarse de las nubes = get + real .
Example: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.» bajarse del autobús = get off + the bus .
Example: One day dude I'm just gonna get off the bus, and I'm gonna run into the woods and I'm never gonna come back!.» bajarse del avión = get off + the aeroplane ; get off + the airplane ; get off + the plane .
Example: If you have paralysis, the practicalities of air travel, especially getting on and off the aeroplane, might be difficult. Example: All I would have to do was to get on and off the airplane undetected. Example: She missed her flight and her daughter went into panic mode when she didn't see her mom getting off the plane.» bajarse del burro = back down (from) ; get off + Posesivo + high horse ; get down + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term. Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.» bajarse del carro = get down + Posesivo + high horse ; get off + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term.» bajarse del pedestal = get down + Posesivo + high horse ; get off + Posesivo + high horse .
Example: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot. Example: If she doesn't get off her high horse, there's little hope that your relationship will make it in the long term.» bajarse del tren = get off + the train .
Example: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.» bajarse de un coche = get out of + a car .
Example: Getting in and out of the car is one of the most difficult and potentially painful activities for someone who has had a hip replacement.» hacer bajar = force down .
Example: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.» hacer bajar el precio = bring down + the price [También usado con el orden bring the price down] .
Example: Heavy landings of Norwegian cod and haddock have brought prices down sharply.» la competencia + hacer + bajar los precios = competition + drive + prices down .
Example: The fact is that competition drives prices down and so grow bags have shrunk in size and the quality of the compost inside has become awful in many cases.» la competencia + hacer + que los precios + bajar = competition + drive + prices down .
Example: The fact is that competition drives prices down and so grow bags have shrunk in size and the quality of the compost inside has become awful in many cases.» no bajar el periodo = miss + Posesivo + period .
Example: Missing your period is the first sign many women look for asy a clear sign of pregnancy.» no bajar la regla = miss + Posesivo + period .
Example: Missing your period is the first sign many women look for asy a clear sign of pregnancy.» no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred .
Example: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Example: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.» precio + bajar = price + fall .
Example: Milk powder prices fell for a second month as production in Europe and the US increased and concerns eased that drought would reduce global supplies.» que baja los humos = humbling .
Example: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.» subiendo y bajando (las) escaleras = up and down (the) stairs .
Example: Since many people like having a top-floor apartment, the top floor may cost you more than just extra calories as you huff it up and down the stairs.» subir y bajar = go up and down .
Example: Factors like wars, inflation, government policy, technological change, corporate performance and interest rates cause a market to go up and down.» subir y bajar (las) escaleras = go up and down + (the) stairs .
Example: A lot of dogs are fearful of going up and down the stairs and, as a responsible and considerate dog owner, you should help your dog conquer his or her fears.» subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down .
Example: Everyone is in one of the categories, but can move up or down depending on the life situation at any particular time.» temperatura + bajar = temperature + drop .
Example: Plants stop producing chlorophyll when the temperature drops.» todo lo que sube baja = what comes up, must come down ; what goes up, must come/go down .
Example: I hear all good things must come to an end almost as often as I hear the equally untrue what comes up, must come down. Example: I do not think that anyone can expect that this fad will continue its upward trend for long, as 'what goes up, must go down'.