IMPROVE UPON - Traduction anglais-espagnol

Oxford Spanisch Dictionary

it would be hard to improve upon his translation

sería difícil mejorar su traducción

it would be hard to improve upon his translation

su traducción es difícil de mejorar

Oxford Spanisch Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, GB əˈpɒn] PRÉP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! démod

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I. improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, GB ɪmˈpruːv] VERBE trans

1. improve:

improve design/results/product

mejorar

improve chances

aumentar

I want to improve my German

quiero mejorar mi alemán

that new hairstyle has improved her looks

ese nuevo peinado la favorece mucho

it improves your chances of promotion

aumenta tus posibilidades de ascenso

it improves your chances of promotion

te da más posibilidades de ascenso

to improve one's mind

cultivarse

to improve one's mind

culturizarse hum

2. improve property/premises:

improve

hacer mejoras en

II. improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, GB ɪmˈpruːv] VERBE intr

improve situation/weather/work:

mejorar

improve chances:

aumentar

his health has improved

su salud ha mejorado

his health has improved

ha mejorado de salud

things can only improve

las cosas no pueden sino mejorar

let's hope the weather improves

esperemos que mejore el tiempo

she's improved since she's been living on her own

ha mejorado or está mejor desde que vive sola

her work has improved beyond all recognition

su trabajo ha mejorado increíblemente

he improves on acquaintance

cae mejor a medida que uno lo va conociendo

to improve with age/use

mejorar con el tiempo/uso

this cake improves with keeping

este pastel mejora si se lo guarda un tiempo

III. improve [Am ɪmˈpruv, GB ɪmˈpruːv] VERBE pron

to improve oneself

superarse

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upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PRÉP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I. improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VERBE trans

improve

mejorar

II. improve [ɪmˈpru:v] VERBE intr

1. improve:

improve

mejorar

improve (progress)

hacer progresos

2. improve price:

improve

subir

dans le dictionnaire PONS

upon [ə·ˈpan] PRÉP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I. improve [ɪm·ˈpruv] VERBE trans

improve

mejorar

II. improve [ɪm·ˈpruv] VERBE intr

1. improve:

improve

mejorar

improve (progress)

hacer progresos

2. improve price:

improve

subir

Present

I	improve
you	improve
he/she/it	improves
we	improve
you	improve
they	improve

Past

I	improved
you	improved
he/she/it	improved
we	improved
you	improved
they	improved

Present Perfect

I	have	improved
you	have	improved
he/she/it	has	improved
we	have	improved
you	have	improved
they	have	improved

Past Perfect

I	had	improved
you	had	improved
he/she/it	had	improved
we	had	improved
you	had	improved
they	had	improved