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de arriba

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de arriba loc adv	(desde la parte alta)	from above, from overhead prep
	Si me miras de arriba no me doy cuenta.
	Tiró el libro de arriba y se dañó la portada.
	If you look at me from above I can't tell.
de arriba loc adj	(orden, mandato)	from the top prep + n
		from upper management prep + n
	Es una decisión de arriba; no la discutas.
	It is a decision from the top; don't fight it.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
los de arriba loc nom mpl	(del piso de arriba)	the people upstairs npl
	(UK)	the flat above us n
	(US)	the upstairs neighbors n
	Diles a los de arriba que dejen de hacer ruido.
	Tell the people upstairs to stop making noise.
de arriba loc adv	(enviar, arrojar)	from up there prep
		from above prep
	Tiró el libro de arriba y se dañó la portada.
	He threw the book from up there and damaged the cover.
los de arriba loc nom mpl	figurado (los poderosos) (government)	the powers that be npl
	(company)	bosses npl
	(company)	upper management n
	(company, colloquial)	the top brass n
	Los de arriba hacen con nosotros lo que quieren.
	We are at the mercy of the powers that be.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
buscar de arriba a abajo loc verb	(por todas partes)	search high and low v expr
	¿Dónde estabas? Te busqué de arriba a abajo.
	Where were you? I searched high and low for you.
de arriba abajo loc adv	(por completo) (check: luggage)	from top to bottom adv
		rummage through v expr
	Revisaron la maleta de arriba a abajo.
	They checked the suitcase from top to bottom.
en la parte de arriba loc adv	(en lo alto) (superlative)	at the top prep
	(comparative)	above prep
	(general)	in the upper part expr
	La caja fuerte está en la parte de arriba.
	The safe is at the top.
mirar de arriba a abajo expr	(con desdén, con superioridad)	look up and down v expr
	¿Por qué me miras de arriba a abajo?
	Why do you look me up and down?
venir de arriba loc verb	(orden, mandato)	come from above v expr
	No hay nada que hacer; la orden viene de arriba.
	There's nothing to say - the order has come from above.

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