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a la altura

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a la altura loc adv	(según la exigencia)	accordingly adv
		appropriately adv
	La fiesta de esta noche es un evento elegante: más vale que te comportes a la altura.
a la altura de loc prep	(según la exigencia de)	measure up to prep
	(perception, expectation)	live up to⇒ vtr
		meet⇒ vtr
	Carlos cree estar a la altura de las necesidades de su futuro jefe.
	Tu candidato perdió en las encuestas porque no está a la altura de su rival.
	Your candidate lost in the polls because he did not measure up to his rival.
	Carlos thinks he meets the needs of his future boss.
a la altura de loc prep	(en el lugar)	in prep
		at prep
	Hubo un accidente en la carretera a la altura del peaje.
	La nueva especie fue descubierta a la altura de la selva amazónica.
	The new species was discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
	There was an accident on the freeway at the tollboth.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
a la altura de las circunstancias loc prep	(dar la talla)	up to the task, equal to the task expr
	(informal)	up to scratch, up to snuff expr
	(with "rise")	to the occasion expr
	Después de la crisis, la jefa despidió a todos los empleados que no estuvieron a la altura de las circunstancias.
	Following the crisis, the boss fired everyone who wasn't up to the task.
a la altura de un poroto loc adv	AR, CL: coloquial (en situación de desprestigio)	not amount to a hill of beans expr
estar a la altura vi + loc adv	(dar la talla)	be up to [sth] v expr
		be up to scratch v expr
	(US, informal)	cut it v expr
	Con su actitud, Esteban demostró que no está a la altura y que acertamos al despedirlo.
	Esteban demonstrated with his attitude that he was not up to the job and that we were right in firing him.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The new equipment isn't up to scratch and the company is getting behind on work.

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