stay down

stay down
v + adv (in lowered position) no levantarse

I glued it but it won't stay down — lo pegué pero se sigue levantando

VI + ADV
1) (=not increase) mantenerse al mismo nivel, no subir

we have to ensure inflation stays down — tenemos que asegurarnos de que la inflación se mantiene al mismo nivel or no sube

2) (=not get up) no levantarse; (=remain lying) permanecer tendido

stay down! — ¡no te levantes!

when he stayed down and didn't move we realized there was a problem — cuando vimos que permanecía tendido sin moverse nos dimos cuenta que le pasaba algo

3) (=remain under water) permanecer bajo el agua
4) (Scol) (in lower class) repetir el curso
5) (Sport) (in lower division)

the team will have to stay down again next year — el año que viene el equipo tendrá que seguir en la división a la que había descendido

6) [food]

nothing he eats will stay down — no retiene nada de lo que come, vomita todo lo que come

rice was the only thing that would stay down — el arroz era lo único que no vomitaba or que retenía

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v + adv (in lowered position) no levantarse

I glued it but it won't stay down — lo pegué pero se sigue levantando


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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