| Principal Translations |
| subir⇒ vi | (ir hacia arriba) | climb⇒ vi |
| | | go up vtr phrasal insep |
| | (on foot) | walk up vtr phrasal insep |
| | El avión subía a medida que se alejaba de la pista. |
| | The aircraft climbed as it moved away from the runway. |
| subir vi | (ir a un piso más alto) (on foot) | walk up vi phrasal |
| | | go up vi phrasal |
| | El cartero subió por las escaleras. |
| | The postman walked up the stairs. |
| subir vi | (cantidad: hacerse mayor) | go up vi phrasal |
| | | increase⇒, rise⇒ vi |
| | Los gastos de la familia han subido mucho durante el último año. |
| | Si te sube la fiebre, ve al médico. |
| | Family expenditure has gone up a lot in the past year. // Go see a doctor if your temperature goes up. |
| subir vi | (montarse a un vehículo) (train, bus) | get on, get onto, get in, get into vtr phrasal insep |
| | (boat, airplane) | go aboard, go on board, get on board, climb aboard v expr |
| | (horse) | mount⇒ vtr |
| | | board⇒ vtr |
| | Abre la puerta del carro y sube, que ya nos vamos. |
| | Los pasajeros subieron al autobús por la puerta delantera. |
| | The passengers got on the bus through the front door. |
| subir a vi + prep | (montaña: escalar) | climb⇒, scale⇒ vtr |
| | Mucha gente sube al Everest en la actualidad. |
| | Many people climb Everest nowadays. |
| subir vtr | (recorrer hacia arriba) | go up vtr phrasal insep |
| | | climb⇒ vtr |
| | Mario subió las escaleras corriendo. |
| | Es difícil subir esta cuesta en bicicleta. |
| | It's difficult to go up this hill on a bike. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The movers had to climb the stairs to deliver the sofa to the apartment. |
| subir vtr | (cantidad: aumentar) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | Otra vez el Gobierno subió el precio de la gasolina. |
| | The government has raised fuel prices again. |
| subir vtr | (persiana, cortina: abrir) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | | open⇒ vtr |
| subirse⇒ v prnl | (montarse a un vehículo) (climb down) | get in vtr phrasal insep |
| | (climb up) | get on vtr phrasal in sep |
| | Andrés caminó hacia el coche, se subió y se marchó. |
| | Cuando me subí a la moto, noté que había extraviado las llaves. |
| | Andrew got in the car, closed the door and drove off. |
| | When I got on the motorcycle, I noticed that I had lost the keys. |
| subírsele a alguien v prnl + prep | informal (bebida: embriagar) (alcohol) | go to [sb]'s head, go straight to [sb]'s head v expr |
| | A Pablo se le subieron las copas porque no sabe beber. |
| | The alcohol went to his head (or: went straight to his head) because he can't hold his liquor. |
| subírsele a alguien v prnl | informal (faltar al respeto) | talk down to [sb] v expr |
| | (UK: slang, offensive) | take the piss out of [sb] v expr |
| | ¿Por qué permites que se te suban tus empleados? |
| | Why do you let your employees talk down to you like that? |
| Additional Translations |
| subirse⇒ v prnl | coloquial (envanecerse, engreírse) | go to [sb]'s head v expr |
| | | act high and mighty v expr |
| | Mi cuñado salió de extra en una película de mala muerte y se subió. |
| | My brother-in-law was an extra in a lousy movie and it went to his head. |
| subir⇒ vi | (marea: ascender) | rise⇒ vi |
| subir [+ cantidad] vi | (ganar peso) | put on vtr phrasal insep |
| | | gain⇒ vtr |
| | Mario subió tres kilos en un mes. |
| | Mario put on three kilos in one month. |
| subir⇒ vtr | (bandera: izar) (flag) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | (position) | lift⇒ vtr |
| | (curtains, garments) | pull up, lift up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (anchor) | hoist⇒, weigh⇒ vtr |
| | El soldado subió la bandera. |
| | The soldier raised the flag. |
| subir vtr | (Informática: cargar en web) | upload⇒ vtr |
| | Subí la foto a la nube para compartirla en red con mis amistades. |
| | I uploaded the picture to the cloud to share it on the web with my friends. |
| subir vtr | (cremallera: cerrar) (zipper) | do up, zip up vtr phrasal sep |
| | ¿Me subes la cremallera del vestido, por favor? ¡Súbete la bragueta, Carlos! |
| | Can you do up the zipper on my dress, please? // Do up your flies, Carlos! |
| subir vtr | (ventanilla de auto: cerrar) | close⇒ vtr |
| | (more formal) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | (UK) | wind up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (US) | roll up vtr phrasal sep |
| subir vtr | (volumen, sonido: aumentar) | turn up vtr phrasal sep |