bajar

/baˈxaɾ/, [baˈxaɾ]

download, go down

Verb bajar (first-person singular present bajo, first-person singular preterite bajé, past participle bajado)

to go down, come down
to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)

Bajé del taxi.

I got out of the taxi.

Bajaron del árbol.

They climbed down the tree.
(colloquial) to kill (a person)
to descend
(computing) to download

Estoy bajando libros.

I am downloading books.
to lower, reduce, fall
to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.)

¡Baja la música!

Turn that music down!
to lose (e.g., weight)

Bajaré de peso.

I will lose weight.
to take down, bring down
to dim (the lights)
to let down (one's guard)
to wash down (accompany food)
(reflexive) to get off, to get down
(computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use)

Examples

Haga el favor de avisarme cuando debo bajar.

Please let me know when I should get off.

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Tom comenzó a bajar los costales del camión.

Tom started to unload the sacks from the truck.

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¿Tenemos que bajar del tren en la frontera?

Do we have to get off the train at the border?

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Me voy a bajar en la siguiente parada.

I'm getting off at the next stop.

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Este es un método comprobado para bajar de peso.

This is a tried and true method of weight loss.

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Ellos lo oyeron bajar por las escaleras.

They heard him come downstairs.

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Me encantaría usar un vestido como ese. Pero tendré que bajar de peso primero.

I'd love to be able to wear a dress like that. But I'll have to lose some weight first.

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¿Te importaría bajar la radio?

Would you mind turning down the radio?

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Lo que sube debe bajar.

What goes up must come down.

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Todo lo que sube tiene que bajar.

Whatever goes up must come down.

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