come down

come down
(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) bajar
come down vb bajar
the price of petrol has come down ha bajado el precio de la gasolina
come down
v.
• bajar v.
v + adv
1)
a) (descend) bajar
b) (reach) llegar*

her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura

c) (collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajo
d) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; (in accident) caer*
2) (decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar

she's come down in my estimation — ha bajado en mi estima

they've come down in the world — (se) han venido a menos

3) (from the north) venir*
4) (decide)

to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien

5) (be passed down, inherited)

the ring came down to her from her mother — heredó el anillo de su madre

6) (deal with)

to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura

1.
VI + PREP bajar

to come down the stairs — bajar las escaleras

2. VI + ADV
1) (=descend) [person, prices, temperature] bajar (from de) (to a); [rain] caer; [plane] (=land) aterrizar; (=crash) estrellarse

to come down in the world — venir a menos

to come down hard on sb — ser duro con algn

she came down on them like a ton of bricks — se les echó encima

to come down against a policy — declararse en contra de una política

so it comes down to this — así que se reduce a esto

if it comes down to it, we'll have to move — si es necesario habrá que mudarse

to come down on sb's side — tomar partido por algn

if it comes down heads — [coin] si sale cara

2) (=be transmitted) [heirloom] pasar; [tradition] ser transmitido
3) [building] (=be demolished) ser derribado(-a); (=fall down) derrumbarse
* * *
v + adv
1)
a) (descend) bajar
b) (reach) llegar*

her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura

c) (collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajo
d) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; (in accident) caer*
2) (decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar

she's come down in my estimation — ha bajado en mi estima

they've come down in the world — (se) han venido a menos

3) (from the north) venir*
4) (decide)

to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien

5) (be passed down, inherited)

the ring came down to her from her mother — heredó el anillo de su madre

6) (deal with)

to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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