arriba

/aˈriba/, [aˈri.β̞a]

above, up


Examples
  • Su habitación queda justo arriba.

    Her bedroom is just above.

  • Disculpe, permítame señalar tres errores que hay en el artículo de más arriba.

    Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

  • Véase arriba.

    See above.

  • Tom se acostó boca arriba.

    Tom lay on his back.

  • Alicia te va a decir que en el País de las Maravillas todo está patas para arriba.

    Alice will tell you that in Wonderland everything is topsy-turvy.

  • Llévalo escaleras arriba.

    Take it upstairs.

  • Desde arriba se veía el río.

    From above, one could see the river.

  • Lo miró de arriba abajo.

    He looked him up and down.

  • Tenemos cuatro habitaciones arriba.

    We have four bedrooms upstairs.

  • El salmón va río arriba y pone sus huevos en la arena.

    Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.

  • No mires hacia arriba.

    Don't look up.

  • Yo lo haré cargar las maletas para arriba.

    I will have him carry the baggage upstairs.

  • ¡Oye tú! ¡Acá arriba!

    Hey you! Up here!

  • Sube las bolsas arriba.

    Take the bags upstairs.

  • El señor Hopkins habló tan alto que podía oírle desde el piso de arriba.

    Mr Hopkins spoke in such a loud voice that I could hear him upstairs.

  • Los dormitorios están arriba.

    The bedrooms are upstairs.

  • ¿Alcanzas arriba del estante?

    Can you reach to the top of the bookshelf?

  • Es más arriba de la plaza.

    It's past the square.

  • Desvístase de la cadera para arriba, por favor.

    Please undress from the waist up.

  • Las ballenas mueven la cola de arriba a abajo, los tiburones de lado a lado.

    Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from one side to the other.


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