upside

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌpˌsaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(up′sīd′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upside n informal (advantage)ventaja nf
  lado positivo nm + adj
  aspecto positivo nm + adj
 There are lots of upsides to attending a prestigious university.
 Ir a una universidad prestigiosa tiene muchas ventajas.
upside prep US, slang (on the side of)al costado de loc adv
 My dad smacked me upside the head.
 Mi papá me golpeó al costado de la cabeza.
upside adj (stocks: rising)en alza loc adj
  en aumento loc adj
 Upside indicators in the stock market are encouraging investment.
 Los indicadores en alza en el mercado de valores fomentan las inversiones.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr		 (invert)dar vuelta loc verb
  darle la vuelta a loc verb
  (figurado)poner de cabeza, voltear de cabeza loc verb
  (coloquial)poner patas arriba loc verb
 I turned my bag upside down and shook the contents onto the floor, hoping to find my keys.
 Di vuelta mi cartera y tiré su contenido al suelo esperando encontrar mis llaves.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Por qué pusiste las sillas patas arriba? ¡Así no podemos usar el comedor!
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr		 figurative (rummage through roughly)revolver⇒ vtr
  (figurado, coloquial)poner patas arriba loc verb
 The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items.
 Los ladrones revolvieron toda la casa para encontrar los objetos de valor.
turn [sth] upside down,
turn [sth] upside-down v expr		 figurative (change dramatically)trastornar⇒ vtr
  alterar⇒ vtr
  (figurado, coloquial)poner patas arriba loc verb
 The terrible news turned his world upside down.
 Las terribles noticias trastornaron su mundo.
turn upside down,
turn upside-down vi + adv		 (be inverted)darse vuelta loc verb
  (figurado, coloquial)ponerse patas arriba loc verb
 Aleesha felt sick as the roller coaster turned upside down.
upside down,
upside-down adj		 (the wrong way up)puesto al revés loc adj
  puesto boca abajo loc adj
  (coloquial)puesto patas arriba loc adj
 The painting on the wall is upside down.
 El cuadro en la pared está puesto al revés.
upside down,
upside-down adj		 figurative (muddled, in chaos)hecho un lío, hecho un caos loc adj
  al revés loc adv
  (coloquial)patas arriba loc adv
 Krishnan's life is upside down since his wife died.
 La vida de Krishnan está hecha un lío desde que murió su esposa.
upside down,
upside-down adv		 (the wrong way up)al revés loc adv
  boca abajo loc adv
  (coloquial)patas arriba loc adv
 Did you know you've hung that painting upside down?
 ¿Sabes que has colgado el cuadro al revés?
upside down adv figurative (into chaos)hecho un lío loc adj
  al revés loc adv
  (coloquial)patas arriba loc adv
 My sister's accident threw our lives upside down.
 El accidente de nuestra hermana dejó nuestras vidas hechas un lío.
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'upside' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
breech - breech birth - flip over - handstand - headstand - inversely - inversion - invert - loop-the-loop - overturned - topsy-turvy - turn turtle
Spanish:
al revés - boca abajo - desconcertar - embrocar - enmarañado - invertido - invertir - patas arriba - remover cielos y tierra - revuelto - venírsele el mundo encima - volteado - volver del revés

Collocations: a [major, significant, surprising] upside, informal: [slapped, smacked] her upside her head, the upside of the [argument, situation, deal], more...

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