SMOOTH DOWN - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

smooth down VERB [Am smuð -, Brit smuːð -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. smooth down (make flat):

smooth down hair/clothes

alisar

2. smooth down (calm, soothe):

smooth down feelings/offended person

aplacar

to smooth down sb's wounded pride

restañar el orgullo herido de alguien

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

alisar pared/superficie

to smooth down

alisarse (con la mano)

to smooth down

desbastar

to smooth down

atusarse vestido/falda

to smooth down

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. smooth <smoother smoothest> [Am smuð, Brit smuːð] ADJ

1.1. smooth:

smooth texture/stone

liso

smooth texture/stone

suave

smooth skin

suave

smooth skin

terso

smooth tire

liso

smooth sea/lake

tranquilo

smooth sea/lake

en calma

this razor gives a smooth shave

esta navaja afeita muy al ras

this razor gives a smooth shave

esta navaja da un afeitado muy apurado Esp

the steps are worn smooth

los peldaños están lisos por el uso

as smooth as a baby's bottom

suave como la piel de un bebé

as smooth as silk/velvet

suave como la seda/el terciopelo

1.2. smooth (of consistency):

smooth batter/sauce

sin grumos

smooth batter/sauce

homogéneo

beat/whisk until smooth and creamy

batir hasta que esté cremoso y sin grumos

1.3. smooth (of taste):

smooth wine/whiskey/tobacco

suave

2.1. smooth (of movement):

smooth acceleration/landing/take-off

suave

smooth flight

cómodo

smooth flight

bueno

it was a smooth crossing

el mar estaba en calma

it was a smooth crossing

fue una buena travesía

the car came to a smooth stop

el coche se detuvo suavemente

2.2. smooth (trouble-free):

smooth journey

sin complicaciones

smooth journey

sin problemas

smooth transition/passage

poco conflictivo

smooth transition/passage

sin problemas

smooth transition/passage

sin obstáculos

3.1. smooth (easy, polished):

smooth style/performance

fluido

he presented a smooth, unruffled exterior

tenía un aspecto desenvuelto y seguro de sí mismo

3.2. smooth (glib, suave):

smooth abw

poco sincero

don't fall for his smooth talk!

¡no te dejes engañar por su labia!

he's a smooth talker

tiene mucha labia

he's a smooth talker

tiene un pico de oro

II. smooth [Am smuð, Brit smuːð] VERB trans

1. smooth:

smooth dress

alisar

smooth dress

arreglar

smooth hair

alisar

smooth hair

arreglar

smooth tablecloth/sheet

alisar

2. smooth (polish):

smooth

pulir

3. smooth (ease):

to smooth sb's path or way

allanarle el camino or el terreno a alguien

I. rough <rougher roughest> [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] ADJ

1.1. rough (not smooth):

rough surface/texture/skin

áspero

rough surface/texture/skin

rugoso

rough cloth

basto

rough hands

áspero

rough hands

basto

to take the rough with the smooth

estar a las duras y a las maduras

1.2. rough (uneven):

rough ground/road

desigual

rough ground/road

lleno de baches

rough terrain

agreste

rough terrain

escabroso

1.3. rough:

rough sea

agitado

rough sea

picado

rough sea

encrespado

rough weather

tempestuoso

rough weather

tormentoso

we had a rough crossing

el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía

1.4. rough:

rough sound/voice

áspero

rough sound/voice

ronco

rough wine

áspero

2.1. rough ugs (unpleasant, hard):

rough life/existence

duro

she had a rough time of it when she was young

lo pasó muy mal cuando era joven

to be rough on sb

ser duro con alguien

don't be too rough on the kid

no seas duro con el chico

the critics have been rough on her recent work

la crítica ha sido dura con sus últimas obras

it's a bit rough on her to be left with all the responsibility

es un poco injusto que le dejen toda la responsabilidad a ella

2.2. rough ugs (ill):

he feels a bit rough today

hoy no está muy bien

he feels a bit rough today

hoy se siente bastante mal

3. rough (not gentle):

rough child/game

brusco

rough neighborhood

peligroso

you'll break the doll if you're too rough with it

vas a romper la muñeca si no la tratas con más cuidado

she got a rough handling from her interviewers

los entrevistadores le tiraron a matar

we want a clean game, no rough stuff ugs

queremos que jueguen limpio, nada de violencia

4.1. rough (crude, unpolished):

rough peasant

tosco

rough peasant

rudo

a rough sketch

un esbozo

a rough draft

un borrador

all rough working must be shown

se debe entregar todos los borradores

rough paper Brit

papel m de borrador

rough book Brit

cuaderno m de borrador

precious stones in their rough state

piedras preciosas en bruto

it was rough justice

el castigo fue duro pero justo or merecido

4.2. rough (approximate):

rough calculation/estimate/translation

aproximado

can you give me a rough idea how much it'll cost?

¿me puede dar más o menos una idea de lo que costará?

it would take six months, at a rough guess

calculo que llevaría unos seis meses más o menos or aproximadamente

II. rough [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] ADV

1. rough sleep:

rough

a la intemperie o sin las comodidades más básicas

he'd been sleeping rough for over a week

llevaba más de una semana durmiendo donde podía or sin tener donde pasar la noche

2. rough (violently):

if he won't agree, they'll play it rough

si no acepta, se van a poner duros

to cut up rough ugs

ponerse hecho una fiera ugs

III. rough [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] SUBST

1.1. rough (in golf):

the rough

el rough

1.2. rough (draft):

rough

borrador m

in the rough

en borrador

2. rough (hooligan):

rough Brit

matón m / matona f

rough Brit

gamberro m / gamberra f Esp

she likes a bit of rough ugs

le gustan los machotes rudos ugs

IV. rough [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] VERB trans

to rough it ugs

pasar sin comodidades

operator [Am ˈɑpəˌreɪdər, Brit ˈɒpəreɪtə] SUBST

1.1. operator TEL:

operator

operador m / operadora f

telephone/switchboard operator

telefonista mf

telephone/switchboard operator

operador m / operadora f

1.2. operator (of equipment):

operator

operario m / operaria f

operator COMPUT

operador m / operadora f

the machine operator

el maquinista

the machine operator

el operario de la máquina

2.1. operator (company):

operator

empresa f

operator

compañía f

2.2. operator (person) ugs:

a smart operator

un tipo vivo ugs

a smart operator

un vivales Esp ugs

he has shown himself to be an effective political operator

ha demostrado ser un político muy hábil

he's a smooth or slick operator

es de los que saben conseguir lo que quieren

3. operator MATH:

operator

operador m

millpond [Am ˈmɪlˌpɑnd, Brit ˈmɪlpɒnd] SUBST

millpond

represa f de molino

as calm or smooth as a millpond

como una balsa de aceite

as calm or smooth as a millpond

como un espejo

as calm or smooth as a millpond

como una taza de leche Chil

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 ugs, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

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

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm ugs

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] PRÄP

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 ugs:

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) ugs:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or ugs con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre ugs

IV. down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] SUBST

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit ugs

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V. down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VERB 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 ugs

derrotar

fall down VERB [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 VERB [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 VERB [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 VERB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II. burn down VERB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] SUBST 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] SUBST esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

im PONS Wörterbuch

smooth down VERB trans

smooth down

alisar

im PONS Wörterbuch

alisar (una superficie)

to smooth down

im PONS Wörterbuch

I. smooth [smu:ð] ADJ

1. smooth (not rough):

smooth

liso, -a

smooth surface

llano, -a

smooth skin, texture

suave

smooth sauce

sin grumos

smooth sea

tranquilo, -a

as smooth as silk

tan suave como la seda

2. smooth (uninterrupted):

smooth

sin dificultades

smooth flight

tranquilo, -a

smooth landing

suave

3. smooth (mild):

smooth wine, whisky

suave

4. smooth (suave):

smooth

zalamero, -a

to be a smooth talker

tener un pico de oro

II. smooth [smu:ð] VERB trans

smooth

allanar

down¹ [daʊn] SUBST

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

Wendungen:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PRÄP

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

im PONS Wörterbuch

smooth down VERB trans

smooth down

alisar

im PONS Wörterbuch

alisar (superficie)

to smooth down

im PONS Wörterbuch

I. smooth [smuð] ADJ

1. smooth (not rough):

smooth

liso, -a

smooth surface

llano, -a

smooth skin, texture

suave

smooth sauce

sin grumos

smooth sea

tranquilo, -a

as smooth as silk

suave como la seda

2. smooth (uninterrupted):

smooth

sin dificultades

smooth flight

tranquilo, -a

smooth landing

suave

3. smooth (mild):

smooth wine, whiskey

suave

4. smooth (suave):

smooth

zalamero, -a

to be a smooth talker

tener un pico de oro

II. smooth [smuð] VERB trans

smooth

allanar

down¹ [daʊn] SUBST

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 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

Wendungen:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II. down² [daʊn] PRÄP

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	smooth down
you	smooth down
he/she/it	smooths down
we	smooth down
you	smooth down
they	smooth down

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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

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