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arriba
[ uh-ree-buh; Spanish ahr-ree-bah ]
interjection
- (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, or encouragement):
Arriba, Astros! Let’s go!
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arriba1
First recorded in 1750–60, still not naturalized in English; from Spanish: “above, over,” from Latin ad ad- ( def ) + rīpa “bank of a river” ( riparian ( def ) )
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Example Sentences
There's an outside chance that old man Nazario has the Arriba we need in his collection at the University.
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Twenty steps down the corridor, a Negro technician was focusing a sharp lens on page three of Arriba for April 27, 1938.
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The Tepagues are 'Cinco leguas arriba del rio de Mayo, en vn arroyo.'
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Estos quatro Pronombres equivalen al suyo de nuestra Castilla; y se declinan como los que arriba dexo declinados.
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Se entiende todo segun dejo explicado arriba; y se sigue el Preterito de Subjuntivo.
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