upon

up·on  (-pn, -pôn)

prep.

On. See Usage Note at on.

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upon [əˈpɒn]

prep

1. another word for on

2. indicating a position reached by going up climb upon my knee

3. imminent for the weekend was upon us again

[from up + on]

Translations

upon [əˈpɒn] PREP

1. (with place, position) → sobre
he placed the tray upon the table → puso la bandeja sobre la mesa
I saw pictures of him walking upon the moon → vi fotos de él caminando sobre la luna
he had a suspicious look upon his face → en su rostro había una mirada sospechosa
he recalled the attacks upon him → recordó los ataques que recibió
upon my word! (o.f.) → ¡caramba!

2. (with time) he emigrated upon the death of his son → emigró tras la muerte de su hijo
upon hearing this she wept → al oir esto, lloró
upon entering the church, take the door on the left → al entrar en la iglesia, siga por la puerta de la izquierda
Christmas is almost upon us again → las Navidades ya están otra vez encima

3. (with large numbers) row upon row of women surged forwards → hilera tras hilera de mujeres iban avanzando
thousands upon thousands of people were arriving → iban llegando miles y miles de personas
see also on, once A2

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upon [əˈpɒn] prep

(= on) → sur
upon doing sth → en faisant qch

to be upon sb (= imminent) → approcher
Christmas is upon us → Noël approche.

(with repeated noun) layer upon layer → couche sur couche
row upon row → une rangée après l'autre

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upon

prep upon [əˈpon]

on He sat upon the floor; Please place it upon the table; Upon arrival, they went in search of a hotel. ná, tydens على отгоре на na, po på; ved auf,bei (πάνω) σε sobre; a (al llegar) peal, peale روی؛ بر päällä, heti jonkin jälkeen sur; à עַל- के ऊपर/, ऊ़चा, पर po, nakon -on, -en, -ön, -n; -ra, -re; -kor (pl.érkezéskor) á, við su, a ～の上に "on"의 뜻 ant uz; pēc di atas op, bij på; ved na sobre pe на; по na, po na; takoj po po på, vid บน üstünde 在......之上 на; після اوپر trên, ở trên 在......之上

upon my word!

an exclamation indicating surprise etc. by my kool جُملَة تَعَجُّبِيَّه възклицание при изненада na mou duši ih du store! auf mein Wort! στο λόγο μου! palabra de honor vaata-vaata! !عجب jopas nyt jotakin ma parole! שֶׁכָּה אֶחיֵה अचरच इंगित करने वाला शब्द na szavamra! ég er svo aldeilis! (perbacco!), (caspita!) 誓って 맹세코 dievaži! kaip Dievą myliu! goda vārds!; kā es te stāvu! ya rabbi! nee maar! du store all verden! Słowo daję! palavra de honra! pe cuvânt de onoare! господи!, честное слово! na moj dušu pri moji veri! veruj mi na reč minsann!, ser man på! การร้องอุทานแสดงความประหลาดใจ Aman Allahım. (表示驚訝等)真的！ чесне слово! تعجب کے اظہار کا جملہ ngạc nhiên chưa! （表示惊奇等）我保证确是这样！