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In English (at least US English), it is common to use "up" and "down" when giving directions. For example:
The "up" and "down" can refer to either north/south or higher/lower elevation. Are there equivalent terms in Spanish? What would be the most natural translation of sentences like these?
Si alguien vive en la montaña y va hacia un valle, es común (coloquialmente) decir:
"¿Cuándo vas a bajar a visitarnos?"
exactamente lo mismo vale para "subir"
WRT the Notrth-South orientation, depends on the region, but yes, I've heard it many times (but more colloquial yet than the previous usage)
Edit
However, the common use to add "up" or "down" to round up the sound of some verbs in English hasn't a correlation in Spanish.
