ulos no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para ulos no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

upon [americ əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP formal

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! antiq

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

look upon VERBO [americ lʊk -, Brit lʊk -]

look upon → look on

Veja também: look on

I.look on VERBO [americ lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + adv) (watch passively)

look on

mirar

we looked on helplessly as the flames took hold

mirábamos impotentes mientras las llamas se afianzaban

II.look on VERBO [americ lʊk -, Brit lʊk -] (v + prep + o) (regard)

look on

considerar

they look on us as cheap labor

nos consideran mano de obra barata

set upon VERBO

set upon → set on

Veja também: set on

I.set on VERBO (v + prep + o) (attack)

set on

atacar

set on

agredir

he was set on by thieves

fue atacado por ladrones

II.set on VERBO (v + o + prep + o)

we set the dogs on him

le echamos or le lanzamos los perros

she set a private detective on him

contrató a un detective privado para que lo siguiera

strike upon VERBO [americ straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -]

strike upon → strike on

Veja também: strike on

strike on VERBO [americ straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + prep + o)

strike on solution:

strike on

dar con

I/he struck on a plan

se me/le ocurrió un plan

touch upon VERBO [americ tətʃ -, Brit tʌtʃ -] (v + prep + o)

touch upon → touch on

Veja também: touch on

touch on VERBO [americ tətʃ -, Brit tʌtʃ -] (v + prep + o)

touch on subject:

touch on

tocar

touch on

mencionar

take upon VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)

to take sth upon oneself, he took the responsibility upon himself

asumió la responsabilidad

she has taken all the work upon herself

se ha encargado de todo el trabajo

she has taken all the work upon herself

se ha echado encima todo el trabajo

to take it upon oneself to + infin she took it upon herself to see them home

se le ocurrió que tenía que acompañarlos a casa

he took it upon himself to invite her to my party

se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta

he took it upon himself to invite her to my party

tuvo el tupé de invitarla a mi fiesta coloq

turn upon VERBO [americ tərn -, Brit təːn -]

turn upon → turn on

Veja também: turn on

I.turn on VERBO [americ tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. turn on:

turn on light/television/oven

encender

turn on light/television/oven

prender lat-amer

turn on faucet/tap

abrir

turn on water

dejar correr

turn on electricity

conectar

2. turn on coloq:

turn on (stimulate, excite)

gustar

turn on (sexually)

excitar

oh well, whatever turns you on! humor

bueno, sobre gustos …

to turn sb on to sth I managed to turn him on to classical music

conseguí despertarle el interés por la música clásica

II.turn on VERBO [americ tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

1. turn on (switch on):

turn on

encenderse

turn on

prenderse lat-amer

it turns on automatically

se enciende automáticamente

it turns on automatically

se prende automáticamente lat-amer

Expressões:

to turn on to sth a whole generation turned on to the sound of rock

la música de rock prendió en toda una generación

III.turn on VERBO [americ tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + prep + o)

1. turn on (attack):

turn on

atacar

the dog turned on him and bit him

el perro se le echó encima y lo mordió

they all turned on her and accused her of being selfish

todos la atacaron acusándola de egoísta

he then turned on the women

entonces la emprendió contra las mujeres

2. turn on (be determined by):

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor

el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

her theory turns on the assumption that …

su teoría gira en torno a or alrededor de la hipótesis de que …

IV.turn on VERBO [americ tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + prep + o) (aim at)

she turned the spotlight on them

los enfocó con el reflector

I'll turn the hose on you!

¡mira que te mojo con la manguera!

she has now turned her acid wit on the world of fashion

ahora ha elegido el mundo de la moda como blanco de su mordacidad

he turned the gun on him

le apuntó con el revólver

come upon VERBO [americ kəm -, Brit kʌm -] arcaico or lit (v + prep + o)

1. come upon (encounter, reach):

come upon

encontrarse con

2. come upon (afflict, oppress):

come upon fear/despair:

apoderarse de

come upon curse:

caer sobre

fix upon VERBO [americ fɪks -, Brit fɪks -]

fix upon → fix on

Veja também: fix on

fix on VERBO [americ fɪks -, Brit fɪks -] (v + prep + o)

fix on

decidirse por

put-upon [ˈpʊtəpɑːn, ˈpʊtəpɒn] ADJ

put-upon

utilizado

you needn't look so put-upon

no te hagas la víctima

he loves to play the put-upon husband

le encanta hacerse el marido sufrido

ulos no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para ulos no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

upon [əˈpɒn, americ -ˈpɑ:n] PREP formal

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

look on VERBO intr, look upon VERBO intr

1. look on (watch):

look on

mirar

2. look on (view):

look on

ver

urge upon VERBO trans formal

urge upon PHRVB urge on

Veja também: urge on

urge on VERBO trans

1. urge on (encourage):

to urge sb on (to do sth)

animar a alguien (a hacer algo)

2. urge on (persuade):

to urge self-discipline on sb

recomendar a alguien autodisciplina

enter upon VERBO intr

enter upon

emprender

settle upon VERBO trans formal

settle upon PHRVB settle on

Veja também: settle on

settle on VERBO trans

1. settle on (decide on):

settle on

decidir

2. settle on (agree on):

settle on

acordar

3. settle on (bequeath):

settle on

dejar

press upon VERBO trans

press upon

apretar

fix upon VERBO trans

fix upon PHRVB fix on

Veja também: fix on

fix on VERBO trans

1. fix on (choose):

fix on

escoger

2. fix on (make definite):

fix on

fijar

force upon VERBO trans

force upon PHRVB force on

Veja também: force on

force on VERBO trans

to force sth on sb

imponer algo a alguien

light upon VERBO intr

light upon

caer en la cuenta de

light upon (suddenly see)

dar con

play upon VERBO trans

1. play upon (exploit):

to play upon sb's feelings/weakness

aprovecharse de los sentimientos/la debilidad de alguien

2. play upon phrase, word:

play upon

jugar con