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vote down VB [Am voʊt -, Brit vəʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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vote down bill/proposal:

rechazar (por votación)

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I.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] N

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1.1. vote C (ballot cast):

vote

vote

sufragio m form

to cast one's vote form

emitir su (or mi etc.) voto form

we won by two votes

ganamos por dos votos

I gave my vote to the Green Party

(le) di mi voto al Partido Verde

I gave my vote to the Green Party

voté por el or voté al Partido Verde

there were many spoiled votes

hubo muchos votos anulados or invalidados

one man, one vote

un hombre, un voto

one man, one vote

sufragio m universal

2.2. vote U or C (collective decision):

the vote was 12 to 4 in favor

el resultado de la votación fue de 12 votos a favor y 4 en contra

to pass a vote of confidence/no confidence

aprobar un voto de confianza/de censura

she proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman

pidió que constara el agradecimiento de todos al presidente

3.1. vote U (total votes cast):

the Republican share of the vote

el porcentaje de votos republicanos

3.2. vote U (votes of a group):

vote

the women's vote

el voto de las mujeres

II.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] VB intr

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vote

which way will you be voting?

¿cómo va a votar?

which way will you be voting?

¿por or a quién piensa votar?

to vote for sb

votar por or a alguien

to vote on sth

someter algo a votación

to vote for/against sth

votar a favor de / en contra de algo

we voted against a strike

votamos en contra de la huelga

III.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] VB trans

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1.3. vote (declare, judge):

vote

the program was voted a complete failure

el programa fue considerado un fracaso rotundo

2.1. vote (approve):

vote

they voted themselves a pay increase

se aprobaron un aumento de sueldo

2.3. vote (propose) inf:

to vote (that)

votar por que + subj inf

I vote (that) we go by taxi

yo voto por que vayamos en taxi

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

2.1. down (of position):

down

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

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1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

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1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down

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1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

down person/opponent

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

down aircraft

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

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I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cut down tree

2. cut down (kill):

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

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quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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1. down (on bird):

down

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

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down

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vote down VB trans

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rechazar (por votación)

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I.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB intr

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2. vote (formally decide):

to vote on sth

someter algo a votación

II.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB trans

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1. vote (elect):

vote

elegir por votación

2. vote (propose):

to vote that ...

votar que... +subj

3. vote (declare):

vote

III.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] N

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1. vote (formally made choice):

vote

2. vote (election):

vote

to put sth to the vote

someter algo a votación

3. vote (right to elect):

to have the vote

tener derecho al voto

down¹ [daʊn] N

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I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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1. down (movement):

down

to fall down

to lie down

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

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It was that information that encouraged seven of the councillors at the meeting to vote down the proposed decrease. www.northernlife.ca

Examples of such explicit protections are those that impact shareholders' ability to vote down directors, including whether to allow shareholders to vote by proxy. thenationonlineng.net

If shareholders of either company vote down the deal, there is no breakup fee. www.rte.ie

Investors are being urged to vote down his pay day amid criticism of the committee which rubber-stamped the mega-bucks reward. www.mirror.co.uk

It took just over six hours to vote down the report. www.oshawaexpress.ca

It is serious matter to vote down the leader's pet project and arms would be twisted in a big way to stop that happening. theconversation.com

Both groups urged members to vote down the deal, and said they will punish members who support it on their annual scorecards. thehill.com

All five opposition parties combined to vote down the measure. en.wikipedia.org

The review came about as a result of city council's decision to vote down an application for a strip club early last year. leaderpost.com

Forest said that there can not be a strike vote this week, but the association will consider holding such a vote down the road. windsorstar.com

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