upstream

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌpˈstriːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˈstrim/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(upstrēm)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
upstream adv (against the current)contracorriente adv
 The boat sailed upstream.
 El bote navegaba contracorriente.
upstream adv (further up a stream or river)río arriba loc adv
 Salmon swim upstream to spawn.
upstream adv figurative (against flow, with difficulty) (figurado)contracorriente adv
 Simon felt like he was fighting his way upstream, getting the management to accept new ideas for the company.
 Simon sentía que luchaba contracorriente al intentar convencer a la dirección de que aceptaran sus ideas para la compañía.
upstream adv figurative (genetics: DNA position) (genética)río arriba loc adv
  (voz inglesa)upstream adv
upstream adj (against the current)contracorriente adv
 The tourists took a slow upstream journey on a paddle steamer.
upstream adj (stituated further up a stream or river)río arriba loc adj
  aguas arriba loc adj
 The upstream section of the river is difficult to navigate.
 En la parte río arriba es difícil navegar.
upstream adj figurative (difficult, against the flow) (figurado)contracorriente adj mf
  difícil adj mf
 Meeting the rising cost of living is an upstream battle for many families.
upstream adj figurative (genetics: DNA position) (genética)de río arriba loc adj
  (voz inglesa)de upstream loc adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
upstream adv figurative (gas, oil extraction: at early stages)de exploración y producción loc adv
upstream adv figurative (computer data: from client to server)del cliente al servidor loc adv
 The data is transferring upstream, but it's slow.
upstream adj figurative (supply chain: relating to suppliers) (cadena suministro)del proveedor loc adj
  (voz inglesa)upstream adj mf
upstream adj figurative (gas, oil extraction: early stages)de exploración y producción loc adj
  (voz inglesa)upstream adj mf
upstream adj figurative (computer data: client to server)del cliente al servidor loc adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
swim upstream v expr (move against the current)nadar a contracorriente loc verb
  nadar contracorriente loc verb
 We had to swim upstream to reach the man in distress.
 Tuvimos que nadar a contracorriente para llegar hasta el hombre en peligro.
  nadar río arriba loc verb
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'upstream' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: an upstream [current, flow, river], the upstream [end, side, tip, portion, stretch] (of), upstream [oil, gas] [exploitation, production], more...

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