upon

upon
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) encontrarse por casualidad
2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) tropezarse con
upon prep sobre / encima de
Es lo mismo que on
upon
tr[ə'pɒn]
preposition
1 formal use en, sobre Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also on/Table 1
upon [ə'pɔn, ə'pɑn] prep
: en, sobre
upon the desk: sobre el escritorio
upon leaving: al salir
questions upon questions: pregunta tras pregunta
upon
prep.
• contra prep.
• en prep.
• encima de prep.
• hacia prep.
• sobre prep.
• tras prep.
ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒn
preposition (frml)
a) (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

upon -ing — al + inf

upon entering the room — al entrar a la habitación

b) (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival)

to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

c) (indicating large numbers)

thousands upon thousands — miles y miles

[ǝ'pɒn]
PREP
1) (with place, position) sobre

he placed the tray upon the table — puso la bandeja sobre la mesa

I saw pictures of him walking upon the moon — vi fotos de él caminando sobre la luna

he had a suspicious look upon his face — en su rostro había una mirada sospechosa

he recalled the attacks upon him — recordó los ataques que recibió

upon my word! — † ¡caramba!

2) (with time)

he emigrated upon the death of his son — emigró tras la muerte de su hijo

upon hearing this she wept — al oír esto, lloró

upon entering the church, take the door on the left — al entrar en la iglesia, siga por la puerta de la izquierda

Christmas is almost upon us again — las Navidades ya están otra vez encima

3) (with large numbers)

row upon row of women surged forwards — hilera tras hilera de mujeres iban avanzando

thousands upon thousands of people were arriving — iban llegando miles y miles de personas

on, once 1., 2)
* * *
[ə'pɑːn, ə'pɒn]
preposition (frml)
a) (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

upon -ing — al + inf

upon entering the room — al entrar a la habitación

b) (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival)

to be upon somebody: the enemy was upon us teníamos al enemigo encima; winter is already upon us — ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

c) (indicating large numbers)

thousands upon thousands — miles y miles


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