upright

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌpraɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(uprīt′, up rīt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upright adj (vertical)vertical adj mf
 The way to the toilets was indicated by an upright arrow.
 El camino a los servicios estaba indicado con una flecha vertical.
upright adv (vertically)erguido/a adj
  vertical adj mf
 The young man sat upright on a chair.
 El joven se sentó erguido en una silla.
upright adj figurative (morally good, honest) (moral)honesto/a adj
  recto/a adj
 Mary is an upright young woman who always does what is right.
 Mary es una chica honesta que siempre hace lo correcto.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
upright adj (piano) (piano)vertical adj mf
 When it comes to pianos, upright ones take up less space.
 Cuando se trata de pianos, los verticales ocupan menos espacio.
upright n (piano)piano vertical loc nom m
 Ned always wanted a grand piano, but he didn't have enough room for one, so he bought an upright instead.
 Ned siempre quiso un piano de cola, pero no tenía suficiente espacio, así que se compró uno vertical.
upright n (vertical element)soporte nm
  estantería nf
 Linda hammered in the uprights, before attaching the fence panels to them.
 Linda clavó los soportes antes de fijar los paneles de la cerca.
uprights npl (American football)montante nm
 The kicker attempted a goal, but the ball bounced off the upright.
 El pateador intentó anotar, pero el balón rebotó contra el montante.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bolt upright adv colloquial (vertically, with straight back)muy erguido, muy derecho loc adj
  de manera rígida, de manera tensa loc adj
 The boy's mother found him bolt upright in bed after a nightmare.
 She sat bolt upright at the sudden sound.
 La mamá del niño lo encontró sentado muy erguido en la cama después de la pesadilla. // Ella se sentó muy derecha cuando escuchó el ruido.
double bass,
upright bass,
stand-up bass
n
(large stringed instrument)contrabajo nm
 I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old.
 Toco el contrabajo desde los 14 años.
upright format n (page: tall)formato vertical loc nom m
  orientación vertical loc nom f
upright piano n (piano with vertical frame)piano vertical loc nom m
 At home he had to use his family's old upright piano.
 En casa tiene que usar el viejo piano vertical de su familia.
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'upright' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: an upright [container, piano, freezer, unit, vacuum cleaner], was [sitting, standing, walking] upright, [told, asked] her to [sit] upright, more...

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