arriba

/aˈriba/, [aˈri.β̞a]

above, up


Examples
  • Ella se sube arriba de la roca.

    She's going up the rock.

  • Su dormitorio queda aquí arriba.

    Her bedroom is just above.

  • Cuando parecía que las minifalda no se podían acortar más, descubrieron que también se podían acortar por arriba.

    When it seemed miniskirts couldn't be any shorter, they found out they could be shortened from above.

  • Desde arriba el río se parece a una serpiente deslizándose por la jungla.

    From above the river looks like a serpent slithering through the jungle.

  • Removeré las etiquetas adjuntas a las frases de arriba.

    I will remove the labels tagging the above sentences.

  • No me alcanza una cámara arriba de 300 dólares.

    I cannot afford a camera above 300 dollars.

  • ¿Qué estás haciendo ahí arriba?

    What are you doing up there?

  • A veces duermo boca arriba, a veces boca abajo y otras de costado.

    Sometimes I sleep on my back, sometimes on my stomach, and other times on my side.

  • ¡Conduce con cuidado! Los caminos arriba son traicioneros.

    Drive carefully! Those are treacherous roads up there.

  • Era demasiado bajo para llegar al estante de arriba, por lo que le pedí a Tom que me ayudara a coger el libro.

    I was too short to reach the top shelf, so I asked Tom to get the book for me.

  • Mis vecinos de arriba son muy ruidosos.

    My upstairs neighbors are very noisy.

  • Grace fue al teléfono del piso de arriba.

    Grace goes to the telephone upstairs.


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