up-and-down

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
up-and-down adj (moving up and down)de arriba a abajo loc adj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi		 used in compounds (move up and down: on water)mecerse⇒ v prnl
  balancearse⇒ v prnl
 The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake.
 El barco de juguete se mecía en la superficie del lago.
jump up and down v expr (bounce)saltar⇒, brincar⇒ vi
 If you jump up and down on the spot for one minute, you will probably end up out of breath.
 Si saltas (or: brincas) en el mismo lugar durante un minuto probablemente te quedes sin aliento.
jump up and down v expr informal, figurative (be very excited)dar saltos de alegría loc verb
  saltar de alegría loc verb
 You should have seen her; she was jumping up and down with excitement.
 Deberías haberla visto, daba saltos de alegría.
look [sb] up and down v expr (examine, scrutinize [sb])mirar de arriba a abajo a loc verb
pace up and down v expr (walk back and forth)ir de acá para allá loc verb
up and down adj figurative (fluctuating)con altibajos loc adv
 Over the last two weeks, Tania's internet connection has been up and down; sometimes it works, but more often it doesn't.
 The weather has been really up and down lately; snow one day and blue skies and sunshine the next.
 Las últimas dos semanas la conexión de internet de Tania ha tenido altibajos, a veces funciona pero en general no. // El clima ha estado con altibajos últimamente, nieve un día y cielo azul con sol al siguiente.
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'up-and-down' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bob - bounce - flap - fluctuate - fluttering - Mexican wave - nod - rising bollard - roll - seesaw - wag - yo-yo
Spanish:
alear - brincar - de acá para allá - empinado - mirar de arriba a abajo - renegar


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