- altibajos
- m.pl.1 uneven ground, unevenness. (terreno)2 vicissitudes, the ups and downs in life. (Metaphorical)* * *altibajos► nombre masculino plural1 ups and downs■ los altibajos de la vida the ups and downs of life* * *SMPL ups and downs* * *masculino plurala) (cambios bruscos) ups and downs (pl)b) (del terreno) undulations (pl)* * *= ups and downs, twists and turns.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.----* altibajos emocionales = emotional roller coaster.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* sucesión de altibajos = roller coaster ride.* * *masculino plurala) (cambios bruscos) ups and downs (pl)b) (del terreno) undulations (pl)* * *= ups and downs, twists and turns.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.* altibajos emocionales = emotional roller coaster.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* sucesión de altibajos = roller coaster ride.* * *altibajosmpl1 (cambios bruscos) ups and downs (pl)los altibajoss de la vida the ups and downs of life, life's ups and downs2 (del terreno) undulations (pl)* * *
altibajos sustantivo masculino plurala) (cambios bruscos) ups and downs (pl)b) (del terreno) undulations (pl)
altibajos mpl fig ups and downs
'altibajos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vicisitud
English:
chequered
- down
- up
- vicissitudes
- wax
* * *altibajos nmpl1. [del terreno]la carretera estaba llena de altibajos the road went up and down a lot2. [cambios repentinos] ups and downs;la economía está sufriendo continuos altibajos the economy is undergoing a lot of ups and downs;el paciente mejora a altibajos the patient is getting better in fits and starts3. [de la vida] ups and downs* * *altibajosmpl ups and downs* * *altibajos nmpl1) : unevenness (of terrain)2) : ups and downs
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.