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arriba

/aˈriba/, [aˈri.β̞a]

above, up

Adverb arriba

  1. above, over
  2. up; uphill; upstream; upstairs
    Todavía está arriba.
    He is still upstairs.

Interjection arriba

  1. come on!
  2. hurray for (someone)!
  3. up with

Verb arriba

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of arribar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of arribar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of arribar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¡Arriba las manos!

    Put your hands up!

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  • Haría demasiado frío para mí allá arriba ahora.

    It would be too cold for me up there now.

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  • Escaleras arriba había cuatro camas hechas, pero en tres de ellas nadie había dormido.

    Upstairs there were four made beds, but on three nobody ever slept.

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  • Él condujo lentamente cuesta arriba.

    He drove slowly up the hill.

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  • Estaba tumbado boca arriba en la cama.

    He lay on his back on the bed.

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  • Hay una buena vista del Monte Akagi desde arriba.

    There's a good view of Mt. Akagi from upstairs.

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  • La habitación estaba patas arriba.

    The room was a complete mess.

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  • Luego de un silencio incómodo, Bill la tomó de la mano y la llevó al piso de arriba.

    After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.

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  • Vi un bote río arriba del puente.

    I saw a boat upstream of the bridge.

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  • Esperaré arriba.

    I'll wait upstairs.

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