upright

upright
1. adjective
1) ((also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) derecho, vertical
2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.) honrado

2. noun
(an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.) montante, columna
upright1 adj vertical / derecho
an upright piano un piano vertical
upright2 adv derecho / en posición vertical
sit upright siéntate derecho
stand it upright ponlo en posición vertical
upright
tr['ʌpraɪt]
adjective
1 derecho,-a, vertical
2 (honest) recto,-a, honrado,-a
adverb
1 derecho, en posición nombre femenino vertical
■ he stood bolt upright when he heard the seargent se puso derecho como un palo al oír al sargento
noun
1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL poste nombre masculino, palo
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
upright piano piano vertical
upright ['ʌp.raɪt] adj
1) vertical: vertical
2) erect: erguido, derecho
to sit upright: sentarse derecho
3) just: recto, honesto, justo
upright n
: montante m, poste m, soporte m
upright
adj.
• bueno, -a adj.
• derecho, -a adj.
• engallado, -a adj.
• enhiesto, -a adj.
• honesto, -a adj.
• honrado, -a adj.
• probo, -a adj.
• vertical adj.
n.
• cuchillo s.m.
• estante s.m.
• montante s.m.
• mástil s.m.

I 'ʌpraɪt
adjective
a) (vertical) <post/position> vertical; <posture> derecho, erguido

to place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical

b) (honest) <character/citizen> recto

II
noun
1) (Archit, Const) montante m
2) upright (piano) piano m vertical
['ʌpraɪt]
1. ADJ
1) (lit) derecho, recto
2) (fig) honrado, íntegro
2.
ADV erguido, derecho, recto

to hold o.s. upright — mantenerse erguido

to sit bolt upright — sentarse muy derecho, sentarse muy erguido

3. N
1) (=post) montante m , poste m ; (=goalpost) poste m
2) (=piano) piano m vertical or recto
4.
CPD

upright piano N — piano m vertical or recto

upright vacuum cleaner N — aspirador m vertical

* * *

I ['ʌpraɪt]
adjective
a) (vertical) <post/position> vertical; <posture> derecho, erguido

to place/stand something upright — colocar*/poner* algo de pie or vertical

b) (honest) <character/citizen> recto

II
noun
1) (Archit, Const) montante m
2) upright (piano) piano m vertical

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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