upstairs

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌpˈstɛərz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˈstɛrz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(upstârz)

Inflections of 'upstairs' (n): npl: upstairs
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upstairs adv (to or on an upper floor) (dirección)escaleras arriba loc adv
  piso de arriba loc adv
  arriba adv
 Go upstairs and clean your room.
 Ve escaleras arriba y limpia tu habitación.
upstairs n as adj (located on an upper floor)de arriba loc adj
 She lived in an upstairs walk-up.
 Fortunately, my upstairs neighbor is very quiet.
 Vivía en un piso alto sin ascensor. Afortunadamente, mi vecino de arriba es bastante silencioso.
upstairs adv figurative (to upper management) (carrera profesional)hacia arriba loc adv
 I don't have the authority to make this decision. I'll have to send it upstairs.
 No tengo autoridad para tomar esta decisión. Tendré que pasarlo hacia arriba.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
upstairs adv figurative, humorous, informal (intellectually) (figurado)cabeza nf
  seso nm
 Bill's a pleasant guy, but he doesn't have much upstairs.
 Bill es un chico agradable, pero no tiene mucha cabeza.
upstairs n (upper floor)el piso de arriba loc nom m
 The upstairs is quite cold in the winter.
 El piso de arriba es bastante frío en invierno.
upstairs n figurative (upper management) (empresa)dirección nf
  gerencia nf
 These instructions come direct from upstairs.
 Estas órdenes vienen directamente de la dirección.
upstairs n UK, figurative, dated (masters and mistresses)señor, señora nm, nf
  patrón, patrona nm, nf
  amo, ama nm, nf
 The servants had to do whatever they were told by upstairs.
 Los sirvientes tenían que hacer todo lo que les dijeran los señores.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Him upstairs,
the man upstairs
n
humorous (God)el de arriba expr
kick [sb] upstairs v expr informal (promote to less powerful position)promover a alguien a un puesto de menos poder loc verb
  degradar vtr
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Collocations: the upstairs [bathroom, bedrooms], build an upstairs [bathroom], Can I use the upstairs restroom?, more...

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