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2 down

I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) assoluto

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.)

- downie®
- downy
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down (1) /daʊn/
n.

1 collina erbosa

2 piccola duna

● (geogr.) the Downs, la rada di Deal □ (geogr.) the South Downs, le colline gessose nel sud dell'Inghilterra.
down (2) /daʊn/
n. [u]

1 ( di uccelli acquatici, ecc., usato per cuscini e piumini) piumino, piume

2 [u] lanugine; peluria

● ( USA) down comforter, piumino da letto □ down pillow, guanciale di piume.
♦ down (3) /daʊn/
A avv. e a. pred.

1 giù: Put that book down, metti giù quel libro; They held him down, lo hanno tenuto giù (o a terra); He had his head down, teneva la testa giù; stava a capo chino; The flap of this envelope won't stay down, il lembo di questa busta non vuole star giù; to lie face down, giacere a faccia in giù; Keep down!, sta' giù!; He's awake, but not down yet, è sveglio, ma non è ancora sceso ( dalla sua camera); The blinds were down, le tapparelle erano giù (o abbassate); Her hair was down, aveva i capelli sciolti ( sulle spalle); The river is down, il fiume è in stanca, l'acqua del fiume è bassa; The sun was already down below the horizon, il sole è già sceso sotto la linea dell'orizzonte; The tide is down, la marea è calata; Get down off the table!, scendi giù dal tavolo!; He crouched down behind a bush, si è accovacciato dietro un cespuglio; They swam down to look at the wreck, sono scesi a nuoto per vedere il relitto; to fly from Inverness down to London, scendere in aereo da Inverness a Londra; He gulped down his coffee, ha trangugiato il caffè

2 ( di cifra, valore) – to be down, essere sceso: ( sport) The gap is down to 20 seconds, il ritardo è sceso a 20 secondi; Unemployment is down by 3%, la disoccupazione è scesa del 3%; Exports are down to an all-time low, le esportazioni sono scese al minimo storico; Gold is down ( in price), l'oro è in ribasso; The Dow was down more than 50 points on yesterday, il Dow Jones ha perso 50 punti nel corso della giornata di ieri

3 – to be down, essere sotto (fig.); ( anche sport) essere in svantaggio; ( nelle corse) essere in ritardo: (autom.) to be two laps down, essere in ritardo di due giri; The gambler was 10,000 dollars down, il giocatore era sotto di 10 000 dollari; They were three goals down with four minutes left to play, erano sotto di tre reti, con appena quattro minuti ancora da giocare; Two down at half time, we eventually won 4-2, in svantaggio di due gol alla fine del primo tempo, alla fine abbiamo vinto per 4 a 2

4 (comm.) come acconto: Five hundred dollars down and the remainder in instalments, un acconto di cinquecento dollari e il resto a rate

5 per iscritto: to be [to get st.] down on paper, essere [mettere qc.] per iscritto; Write this number down, annotati questo numero; I took down the details of the job, mi sono scritto i dati relativi al lavoro

6 in lista: Put me ( o my name) down for ten pounds, mettimi in lista per dieci sterline; Are you down for the football team?, sei in lista per la squadra di calcio?; I'm down for the late shift on Friday, mi hanno messo nell'ultimo turno venerdì

7 giù (di morale); depresso: I'm feeling a bit down today, oggi mi sento un po' giù (di morale); He was very down after failing his exam, era molto giù dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame

8 a partire dall'alto: You'll find it in the third drawer down, lo troverai nel terzo cassetto a partire dall'alto

9 da cima a fondo; a fondo: They washed the walls down, hanno lavato a fondo i muri

10 ( di un apparecchio, ecc.) fuori uso (o inattivo): My computer is down, il mio computer è fuori uso; All the phone lines are down, tutte le linee telefoniche sono inattive

11 (fam.) a letto: to go (o to come) down with flu, finire a letto con l'influenza; He's down with flu, è a letto con l'influenza

12 ( boxe) al tappeto

13 (idiom., per es.:) Nail the lid down!, inchioda il coperchio!; We went down to Sicily, siamo andati in Sicilia; When are you coming down for the weekend?, quando vieni a passare qui un fine settimana?; He's just gone down to the post office, è appena andato alla posta; I saw her down by the river, l'ho vista in riva al fiume; down at the end of the street, in fondo alla strada

14 ( in alcune università ingl.) ( di un docente) non in servizio, in sabbatico; ( di uno studente) in vacanza; ( anche) espulso

15 ( sport) ( della palla) fuori gioco; ( baseball: di un giocatore) eliminato; ( cricket: del wicket) abbattuto

16 ( slang USA) ubriaco (o sbronzo)

17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to go down, andare giù; scendere; tramontare; ecc.; to come down, venire giù; to get sb. down, deprimere q.; ecc. (► to go, to come; to get; ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?-

B inter.

1 giù!; a terra!

2 ( a un cane) a cuccia!; seduto!

● (naut.) to be down by the head, essere appruato □ (naut.) to be down by the stern, essere appoppato □ (in USA) Down-Easter, abitante della Nuova Inghilterra (spec. del Maine) □ ( boxe) to be down for the count, subire il conteggio totale; essere contato fino a 10 □ ( boxe) to be down for a count of 8, essere contato fino a 8 □ down here, qui attorno; da queste parti □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, essere abbattuto (o triste, scoraggiato) □ (fam.) to be down on sb., avercela con q.: She's been down on me since I criticized her work, ce l'ha con me da quando ho criticato il suo lavoro □ to be down on one's luck, attraversare un brutto periodo; essere messo male ( a soldi) □ to be down to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's down to you to find out a solution to the problem, tocca a te trovare una soluzione al problema □ to be down to st., essere dovuto a (o causato da) q.: The crash was thought to be down to fog, si riteneva che l'incidente fosse dovuto alla nebbia □ to be down to one's last st. –: By the end of the week I was down to my last five pounds, alla fine della settimana mi erano rimaste le ultime cinque sterline □ to put st. down to st., attribuire (la causa di) qc. a qc.: He put her symptoms down to tiredness, attribuiva i suoi sintomi alla stanchezza □ down south, giù nel sud □ down there, laggiù □ down to, fino a: Everything was planned down to the last detail, era tutto pianificato fino all'ultimo dettaglio; Her dress came down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava alle caviglie; from the wealthiest aristocrat down to the poorest beggar, dal più ricco degli aristocratici al più povero dei mendicanti □ down-to-earth, ( di persona) realista, pratico; coi piedi per terra (fam.); ( di un progetto, ecc.) realistico, concreto □ (fam.) down to the ground, completamente; del tutto: This job suits her down to the ground, questo lavoro è assolutamente perfetto per lei □ (fam.) down under, dall'altra parte del mondo; agli antipodi; in Australia (o in Nuova Zelanda) □ down with, abbasso: Down with the dictator!, abbasso il dittatore! □ to come down to earth, tornare con i piedi per terra (fig.); aprire gli occhi (fig.) □ Three down, and four to go, tre sono fatti, e quattro (ancora) da fare.
down (4) /daʊn/
a. attr.

(che va) in giù, verso il basso; rivolto in basso: a down escalator, una scala mobile che scende; a down arrow, una freccia in giù

● down-and-dirty, nudo e crudo: down-and-dirty rock, rock nudo e crudo; to get down-and-dirty with sb., scoprire gli altarini di q. □ (ingl.) down draught, ( USA) down draft, corrente d'aria discendente □ (comm.) down payment, acconto □ (ferr.) down platform, marciapiede di partenza (o d'arrivo) di un «down train» □ down shaft ► downcast (2) □ a down train, un treno che dalla città principale (per es., Londra) porta in provincia.
♦ down (5) /daʊn/
prep.

1 giù per; a valle di: She ran down the stairs, è corsa giù per le scale; to walk down a hill, andare giù per un colle; discendere un colle; down the drain, giù per il tubo di scarico; to sail down a river, navigare giù per (o verso la foce di) un fiume; scendere un fiume; The village is a few miles down the Thames, il villaggio è a qualche miglia scendendo il Tamigi

2 lungo; per: down the corridor, lungo il corridoio; Her hair was hanging down her back, i capelli le scendevano lungo la schiena; He was running down the street, correva per la strada

3 in fondo a: The train disappeared down the tunnel, il treno è scomparso in fondo alla galleria

4 ( di tempo) nel corso di: down the centuries [years], nel corso dei secoli [degli anni]

● down the left ( hand side), sulla sinistra; sul fianco (o sul lato) sinistro: A run down the left put him in a position to shoot, con una corsa sulla sinistra si è ritrovato in posizione di tiro □ (fam. USA) down the line, in linea gerarchica; facendo tutta la scala (fig.); ( anche) nei quartieri malfamati ( di una città) □ down the right ( hand side), sulla destra; sul lato (o sul fianco) destro □ down the road, più giù lungo la strada; (fig.) nel futuro: They live just down the road, abitano in questa strada, un po' più giù: How do you see yourself five years down the road?, come ti vedi nei cinque anni a venire? □ to get st. down in one, ingoiare (o buttare giù) qc. tutto d'un colpo □ to go down the pan (o the tubes), andare a farsi friggere: The whole project has gone down the pan, tutto il progetto è andato a farsi friggere.
down (6) /daʊn/
n.

1 basso; rovescio ( della sorte): the ups and downs of life, gli alti e bassi della vita

2 ( football americano) «down»; gioco

● (fam.) to have a down on sb., provare avversione (o antipatia) per q.; avercela con q.
(to) down /daʊn/
v. t. (fam.)

1 trangugiare, scolarsi (fam.): to down a bottle of wine, scolarsi una bottiglia di vino: He downed his hot dog in three bites, ha trangugiato il suo hot dog in un paio di bocconi

2 mettere giù; posare: to down the ball, mettere a terra la palla

3 abbattere; atterrare

4 (mil.) abbattere ( un aereo, ecc.)

5 (fam. USA) battere, sconfiggere ( un avversario)

6 ( boxe, lotta) atterrare; mettere (o mandare) al tappeto

● to down tools, incrociare le braccia; scioperare; ( di un sindacato) proclamare lo sciopero.

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I [daʊn]
avverbio

1) (from higher to lower level)

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?

down! — (to dog) a cuccia!

"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

2) (indicating position at lower level)

down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù

down here — quaggiù

two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

3) (indicating direction)

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud

4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

5) (indicating loss of money etc.)

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

6) (indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!

7) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì

8) (incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

9) sport

to be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set

10) (as deposit)

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

11) (downwards)

face down — a faccia in giù o prono

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it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!
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Note:

Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry below
II [daʊn]
preposizione

1) (from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

2) (at a lower part of)

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

3) (along)

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

4) (throughout)

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli
III [daʊn]
aggettivo

1) colloq.

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

2) [ escalator] che scende; BE [ train] che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3) inform. fuori uso, guasto
IV [daʊn]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) abbattere, buttare a terra [ person]; abbattere [ plane]

2) (drink)

he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
V [daʊn]
nome

to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
VI [daʊn]
nome

1) (of birds) piumino m.

2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.

English-Italian dictionary > down
3 down

I
1.
adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo

2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por

3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!) total

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
II
noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón

- downie®
- downy

down adv prep abajo

don't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!

the boat went down the river el barco iba río abajo

fruit prices are down el precio de la fruta ha bajado

she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

sit down siéntate

he put his books down on the table dejó sus libros en la mesa

he fell down the stairs and broke his leg cayó por la escalera y se rompió la pierna

down

tr[daʊn]

noun

1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla

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down

tr[daʊn]

preposition

1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo

■ the car rolled down the hill el coche se fue rodando cuesta abajo

■ tears streamed down her face las lágrimas le corrían por la cara

■ he ran down the stairs corrió escaleras abajo

■ she ran her finger down the list recorrío la lista con el dedo

2 (at a lower level) abajo

■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?

3 (along) por

■ cut it down the middle córtalo por la mitad

■ we drove down the coast condujimos por la costa

■ she walked down the street iba por la calle

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (to, in) a, en

■ we went down the pub fuimos al pub

5 (in time) a través de

■ down the ages a través de los tiempos

adverb

1 (to lower level) (hacia) abajo; (to the floor) al suelo; (to the ground) a tierra

■ he looked down at his feet miró a sus pies

■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?

■ the boy fell down el chico se cayó (al suelo)

■ she bent down to pick up the coin se agachó para recoger la moneda

■ the girl was knocked down la chica fue atropellada

■ the river flows down to the sea el río fluye hasta el mar

■ let's walk down instead of getting the lift bajemos a pie en vez de coger el ascensor

2 (at lower level) abajo

■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo

■ it's in the third drawer down está en el tercer cajón

■ she'll be down in a minute enseguida baja

3 (in or towards the south) a

■ we're moving down to Southampton nos mudamos a Southampton

4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)

■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento

■ profits are down on last year's las ganancias han bajado desde el año pasado

■ they were two goals down after 10 minutes iban perdiendo por dos goles después de 10 minutos

■ turn the volume down baja el volumen

5 (on paper, in writing)

■ she wrote his phone number down apuntó su teléfono

■ put me down for the lottery apúntame para la lotería

6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos

■ you have to pay 100 pounds down hay que pagar un depósito de cien libras

■ at the end I was a fiver down al final había perdido cinco libras

adjective

1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras

2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a

■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!

3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a

■ the lines are down las líneas están cortadas

■ the system's down el sistema no funciona

4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a

■ she's feeling a bit down anda un poco deprimida

transitive verb

1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar

2 familiar (drink) tragarse rápidamente, beberse rápidamente

■ he downed the glass in one se bebió la copa de un trago

interjection

1 (to dog) ¡quieto!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down to (as far as) hasta

down under (en) Australia

down with...! ¡abajo...!

to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien

to be down to something quedar sólo algo

■ I'm down to my last pound no me queda más que una sola libra

to be down to somebody (responsibility) ser responsabilidad de 2 (fault) ser culpa de

■ it's all down to me now ya todo depende de mi

to be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algo

to down tools dejar de trabajar

to have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguien

to keep food down retener comida

■ he can't keep any food down no puede retener nada de comida

to put something down dejar algo

■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?

to put the phone down colgar

■ she put the phone down on me me colgó

down ['daʊn] vt

1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir

2) defeat: derrotar

down adv

1) downward: hacia abajo

2)

to lie down : acostarse, echarse

3)

to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)

4)

to sit down : sentarse

5)

to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotar

down adj

1) descending: de bajada

the down elevator: el ascensor de bajada

2) reduced: reducido, rebajado

attendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido

3) downcast: abatido, deprimido

down n

: plumón m

down prep

1) : (hacia) abajo

down the mountain: montaña abajo

I walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera

2) along: por, a lo largo de

we ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa

3) : a través de

down the years: a través de los años

down

adj.

• acostado, -a adj.

• descendente adj.

• triste adj.

adv.

• abajo adv.

• bajo adv.

• hacia abajo adv.

n.

• borra s.f.

• plumón s.m.

• vello s.m.

prep.

• abajo de prep.

v.

• derrocar v.

I daʊn
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra

there was snow all the way down to London — estuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres

• to fall down — caerse

• I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo

2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierra

to be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra

I'll be down in a minute — ahora bajo

he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado

the blinds are down — están bajadas las persianas

the sun is down — el sol se ha puesto

• down below — allá abajo

• down by the river — abajo en la ribera

• down here — aquí (abajo)

• down on the shore — abajo en la playa

• down there — allí (abajo)

3) (Geog)

• he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londres

to be down from college — haber terminado el curso universitario

• he lives down South — vive en el sur

• down under — (Brit) * (=in Australia) en Australia; (=in New Zealand) en Nueva Zelanda

to go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda

4) (in writing)

write this down — apunta esto

you're down for the next race — estás inscrito para la próxima carrera

you're down for Tuesday — te hemos apuntado para el martes

5) (in volume, degree, status)

the tyres are down — los neumáticos están desinflados

his temperature is down — le ha bajado la temperatura

the price of meat is down — ha bajado el precio de la carne

England are two goals down — Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos

I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras

• I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más

6) (indicating a series or succession)

from the year 1600 down to the present day — desde el año 1600 hasta el presente

from the biggest down to the smallest — desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño

7) (=ill)

I've been down with flu — he estado con gripe

8)

down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él

it's all down to us now — ahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables

9) (as deposit)

to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras

10) (in exclamations)

down! — ¡abajo!; (to dog) ¡quieto!

down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!

11) (=completed etc)

one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco

12) (esp US)

to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *

2. PREP

1) (indicating movement)

he went down the hill — fue cuesta abajo

to go down the road — ir calle abajo

he's gone down the pub * — se ha ido al bar

looking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...

he ran his finger down the list — pasó el dedo por la lista

the rain was running down the trunk — la lluvia corría por el tronco

2) (=at a lower point on)

he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros

• down the ages — a través de los siglos

• face down — boca abajo

• down river — río abajo ( from de)

3. ADJ

1) (=depressed) deprimido

2) (=not functioning)

the computer is down — el ordenador no funciona

the power lines are down — los cables de alta tensión están cortados

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada

4. VT
*
1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse

he downed a pint of beer — tragó una pinta de cerveza

2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir

- down tools

5.

N

to have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *

6.

CPD

down bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco

down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída

down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial

II

[daʊn]
N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III

[daʊn]
N (Geog) colina f
the Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)

* * *

I [daʊn]
adverb

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

to go down — bajar

to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo

I ran all the way down to the bottom — corrí hasta abajo

to help somebody down — ayudar a alguien a bajar

from the waist down — desde la cintura para abajo

down, boy! — abajo!

down with tyranny! — abajo la tiranía!

b) ( downstairs)

can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?

2)

a) ( of position) abajo

down in the valley — abajo en el valle

two floors down — dos pisos más abajo

down here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)

down under — (colloq) en Australia

b) ( downstairs)

I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano

c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajado

with the blinds down — con las persianas bajadas

face down — boca abajo

d) ( in position)

the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

e) ( prostrate)

I was down with flu all last week — estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

with the volume down low — con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C

circulation is down — la circulación ha bajado

they were two goals down — iban perdiendo por dos goles

from the president down — desde el presidente para abajo

4)

a) (in, toward the south)

to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres

b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)

down on the farm — en la granja

I'm going down to the library — voy a la biblioteca

5)

a) (dismantled, removed)

the room looks bare with the pictures down — la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down

b) ( out of action)

the telephone lines are down — las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona

c) ( deflated)

one of your tires is down — tienes un neumático desinflado

6) ( in writing)

he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada

7) ( hostile)

to be down on somebody — (colloq)

my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)

8) down to

a) ( as far as) hasta

from the roof down to the foundations — desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day — hasta nuestros días

b) ( reduced to)

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes — nos queda sólo una lata de tomates

c) ( to be done by)

the rest is down to you — el resto depende de ti

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in downward direction)

we ran down the slope — corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs — bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole — se cayó por un agujero

you've spilled wine down your shirt — te has manchado la camisa de vino

b) ( at lower level)

halfway down the page — hacia la mitad de la página

2)

a) ( along)

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

b) ( further along)

the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)

I saw her down the pub yesterday — ayer la vi en el bar

3) ( through)

down the centuries — a través de los siglos

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going downward)

the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido

IV

noun

1) u

a) ( on bird) plumón m

b) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla f

c) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f

2) downs pl (esp BrE Geog) colinas fpl

V

transitive verb

a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamente

b) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar

English-spanish dictionary > down
4 down

I.

down¹ [daʊn]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre

• down! (said to a dog) couché !

• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !

• to come or go down descendre

• to fall down tomber (à terre)

• to run down a hill descendre une colline en courant

   b. ( = at lower level) en bas

• down there en bas

• I shall stay down here je vais rester ici

• the blinds were down les stores étaient baissés

• Douglas isn't down yet Douglas n'est pas encore descendu

   c. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier

• we're going down to Dover tomorrow demain nous descendons à Douvres

• down under (inf) ( = in Australia/New Zealand) en Australie/Nouvelle-Zélande

• from down under (inf) d'Australie/de Nouvelle-Zélande

   d. (indicating a reduction) the tyres are down les pneus sont dégonflés

• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais

• prices are down on last year's les prix sont en baisse par rapport à l'année dernière

• the euro is down against the dollar l'euro est en baisse par rapport au dollar

• I am down on my luck je suis dans une mauvaise passe

• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars

   e. (in writing) I've got it down in my diary c'est marqué sur mon agenda

• let's get it down on paper mettons-le par écrit

• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?

• to be down for the next race être inscrit dans la prochaine course

   f. (indicating range) down to jusqu'à

• from 1700 down to the present de 1700 à nos jours

• from the biggest down to the smallest du plus grand au plus petit

   g. ► down to (inf) ( = the responsibility of)

it's down to him to do it c'est à lui de le faire

• it's down to him now c'est à lui de jouer maintenant

• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès

2. preposition

   a. (indicating movement to lower level) du haut en bas de

• he went down the hill il a descendu la colline

• her hair hung down her back ses cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos

• he ran his eye down the list il a parcouru la liste des yeux

   b. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la rue

• it's just down the road c'est tout près

   c. ( = along) le long de

• he was walking down the street il descendait la rue

• let's go down the pub (inf) allons au pub

• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...

3. adjective

• to be down ( = depressed) avoir le cafard (inf)

• the computer's down l'ordinateur est en panne

4. transitive verb

• to down an opponent (inf) terrasser un adversaire

• he downed three enemy planes il a descendu (inf) trois avions ennemis

• to down tools (British) ( = stop work) cesser le travail ; ( = strike) se mettre en grève

• he downed a glass of beer il a descendu (inf) un verre de bière

5. compounds

► down-and-out noun SDF mf

► down-in-the-mouth (inf) adjective abattu

► down payment noun acompte m

• to make a down payment of £100 verser un acompte de 100 livres ► down-to-earth adjective

• to be down-to-earth avoir les pieds bien sur terre

II.

down² [daʊn]

noun

( = fluff, feathers) duvet m

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Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)

When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton

For examples and further usages, see the entry below
I 1. [daʊn]
adverb

1) ( from higher to lower level)

to go ou come down — descendre

to fall down — tomber

to sit down on the floor — s'asseoir par terre

to pull down a blind — baisser un store

I'm on my way down — je descends

down! — ( to dog) couché!

‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’

read down to the end of the paragraph — lire jusqu'à la fin du paragraphe

2) ( indicating position at lower level)

down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas

two floors down — deux étages plus bas

it's on the second shelf down — c'est au deuxième rayon en partant du haut

down at the bottom of the lake — tout au fond du lac

the telephone lines are down — les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées

3) ( from upstairs)

is Tim down yet? — est-ce que Tim est déjà descendu?

4) ( indicating direction)

to go down to London — aller à Londres

down in Brighton — à Brighton

they've gone down to the country — ils sont allés à la campagne

they moved down here from Scotland — ils ont quitté l'Écosse pour venir s'installer ici

they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud

5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — les enfants de moins de dix ans

everybody from the Prime Minister down — tout le monde depuis le Premier Ministre

6) ( indicating loss of money etc)

bookings are down by a half — les réservations ont baissé de moitié

profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière

I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling

7) ( indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — maigrir

to get the price down — faire baisser le prix

I'm down to my last cigarette — il ne me reste plus qu'une cigarette

that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!

8) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — c'est toi qui es le prochain à intervenir

I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain

9) ( incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avoir la grippe

10) Sport ( behind)

to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard

11) ( as deposit)

to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant

12) ( downwards)

face down — ( of person) le visage face au sol
2.
preposition

1) ( from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — descendre la colline en courant

did you enjoy the journey down? — est-ce que tu as fait bon voyage?

down town — en ville

2) ( at lower part of)

they live down the road — ils habitent un peu plus loin dans la rue

a few miles down the river from here — à quelques kilomètres en aval de la rivière

3) ( along)

to go down the street — descendre la rue

with buttons all down the front — boutonné sur le devant

he looked down her throat — il a regardé au fond de sa gorge

4) ( throughout)

down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
3.
adjective

1) (colloq)

to feel down — être déprimé

2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant

3) Computing en panne
4.
(colloq) transitive verb

1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]

2) descendre (colloq) [drink]

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to have a down on somebody — en vouloir à quelqu'un

it's down to you to do it — c'est à toi de le faire

down with tyrants! — à bas les tyrans!
II [daʊn]
noun ( feathers) ( all contexts) duvet m

English-French dictionary > down
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I vt infml
1)

The government easily downed the opposition over that issue — Правительству не стоило большого труда нанести поражение оппозиции по этому вопросу

2)

He downed a guy with one blow — Он одним ударом сшиб его с ног

3)

He downed a glass of beer in no time — Он моментально выдул кружку пива

She downed her sandwich in record time — Она мигом проглотила бутерброд

We downed a bottle of wine — Мы уговорили бутылку вина

4) AmE

But when I started out my friends downed me for listening to country music — Но когда я стал слушать музыку в стиле "кантри", мои друзья сразу стали надо мной издеваться

Don't try to down me, man — Хватит надо мной измываться

She can't quit. He downs her — Она не может завязать с этим делом, потому что он держит ее в страхе
II adj
1) attr infml

She doesn't like down movies — Ей не нравятся фильмы с печальным концом

Hell! That sounds like a dumb-ass approach to your life story. I don't see the point of making such a down picture — Мне кажется, что ты довольно глупо подходишь к изложению своего жизненного пути. Я не вижу смысла рисовать все в мрачных тонах

2) infml

He was feeling a bit down — Он был в неважном расположении духа

If you ever feel real down, give me a ring — Когда тебе станет совсем невмоготу, позвони мне

I feel sort of down today — У меня сегодня паршивое настроение

3) infml

The system is down. Come back later — Система отключена. Зайди позже

How long has it been down? — Сколько времени она не работает?

The destruction was so thorough that the board was down for several weeks — Разрушение было настолько серьезным, что в правление нельзя было дозвониться в течение нескольких недель

The computer's down again today — Сегодня компьютер снова вышел из строя

The plant has been down for two months — Энергоблок не работал два месяца

4) infml

The bar is ten bottles of Scotch down — В баре не хватает десяти бутылок виски

We're three points down with two minutes to play — Мы проигрываем три очка, а до конца встречи осталось две минуты

5) infml

They're well into a thriathlon, with two events down and only one to go — Они уже вовсю соревнуются в триатлоне, два вида уже закончены, остался еще один

6) AmE sl

Five beers and he was down — Он отрубился с пяти банок пива

They were all down by midnight — К двенадцати они все напились

7) AmE sl

The way she sang it was real down — Она пела бесподобно

8) AmE sl

You'd better watch out, the guy's down — Будь осторожен, от него можно ожидать все, что угодно

They were down for it, so I got down, too — Они были готовы на все, поэтому и я озверел
III prep BrE infml
He's gone down the pub — Он пошел в пивную

She's down the shops — Она в магазине

He works down the garage — Он работает в гараже

Let's go down Jimmy's place — Пошли к Джимми

I'm just going down town — Я хочу прогуляться в город

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Adv

1. उदास/हतोत्साह

She has been down since her last exam results.

नीचे

He lay face down

The thief was hidden in the down staircase

The shades were down

3. खराब

We can't work because the computer is down

गिरा\downहुआ

The tree is down

नकद

They made the down payment
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N

1. रोवाँ/मुलायम\downबाल

You have 4 downs to gain 1.yards
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Prep

1. के\downनीचे/के\downतले

You should run down a hill.

He ran off down the street.
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VT

1. नीचे\downगिराना

He downed three martinis before dinner

Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect

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down

1. down [daʊn] adv

1) (in/ to a lower position) hinunter, hinab;

( towards sb) herunter, herab;

the baby falls \down constantly das Baby fällt ständig hin;

get \down off that table! komm sofort von diesem Tisch herunter!;

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter dem Kleiderschrank hinuntergerutscht;

you'll have to come further \down [the steps] du musst noch ein Stück treppab gehen;

“\down!” ( to dog) „Platz!“;

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen;

to put \down sth etw hinstellen

2) inv ( in the south) im Süden, unten ( fam) ( towards the south) in den Süden, runter ( fam)

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer;

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? ( fam)

3) inv ( away from centre) außerhalb;

my parents live \down in Worcestershire, but they come up to London occasionally meine Eltern leben außerhalb in Worcestershire, aber sie kommen gelegentlich nach London;

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen;

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend];

4) (in/ to a weaker position) unten;

she's certainly come \down in the world! da muss es mit ihr ganz schön bergab gegangen sein! ( fam)

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben;

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt;

to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben;

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein;

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett;

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw bekommen ( fam)

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt ( fig)

5) sports im Rückstand;

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück;

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

6) ( in time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jean d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert;

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein];

to come \down myths überliefert werden;

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern];

7) (at/ to a lower amount) niedriger;

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr;

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken;

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln];

8) (in/ to a weaker condition) herunter;

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen;

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe ihr zwei;

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen];

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

9) ( including) bis einschließlich;

from sb/sth \down to sb/ sth von jdm/etw bis hin zu jdm/etw;

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

10) ( on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich haben;

do you have it \down in writing or was it just a verbal agreement? haben Sie das schwarz auf weiß oder war es nur eine mündliche Vereinbarung? ( fam)

to copy sth \down etw niederschreiben [o zu Papier bringen];

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken;

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt;

to put sth \down etw aufschreiben [o niederschreiben];

to write sth \down etw niederschreiben [o schriftlich niederlegen];

11) ( swallowed) hinunter;

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken;

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter ( fam)

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, wenn du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast;

to keep sth \down med etw bei sich dat behalten

12) ( thoroughly) gründlich;

to nail sth \down etw festnageln;

to wash/wipe sth \down etw von oben bis unten waschen/wischen;

he washed the car \down with soapy water er wusch den Wagen gründlich mit Seifenlauge

13) ( already finished) vorbei;

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

14) ( as initial payment) als Anzahlung;

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

15) ( attributable)

to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein;

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz;

to be [or (Am a.) come] \down to sb jds Sache sein;

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

16) ( reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen;

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...;

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

17) ( in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

18) (sl: okay)

to be \down with sth mit etw dat o.k. gehen ( fam)

PHRASES:

\down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total ( fam)

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich prep

1) ( in a downward direction)

\down sth etw hinunter [o herunter];

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen ist;

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter;

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2) ( downhill) hinunter, hinab;

to go \down the hill/ mountain den Hügel/Berg hinuntergehen;

I walked \down the hill ich ging den Hügel hinab

3) ( along)

\down sth etw hinunter [o entlang];

go \down the street towards the river gehen Sie die Straße entlang zum Fluss;

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite;

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren die Schnellstraße hinunter bis nach Bristol;

they sailed the boat \down the river sie segelten mit dem Boot flussabwärts;

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch;

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken;

\down town stadteinwärts;

I went \down town ich fuhr in die Stadt hinein;

\down one's way in jds Gegend;

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent;

up and \down sb/ sth bei jdm/etw auf und ab

4) ( through time)

\down sth durch etw hindurch, über etw hinweg;

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg;

\down the centuries durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch;

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation;

\down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie ( fig), voll und ganz ( fig)

5) (Brit, Aus) (fam: to)

\down sth zu [o in] etw dat;

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe;

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

6) food ( inside)

sth \down sb etw in jdm;

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du fühlst dich gleich besser, wenn du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

PHRASES:

to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] [or plughole] [or (Brit a.) pan] [or ( Aus) gurgler] für die Katz sein;

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist adj <more \down, most \down>

1) inv ( moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n;

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2) pred (fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, deprimiert, down ( fam)

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf ( fam)

3) (fam: unhappy with)

to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker haben ( fam)

4) pred, inv ( not functioning) außer Betrieb;

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet;

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5) inv ( Brit) (dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr;

\down platform Bahnsteig m für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6) ( sunk to a low level) niedrig;

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o ( geh) führt] Niedrigwasser vt

1) boxing, sports ( knock down)

to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; boxing jdn niederschlagen [o (sl) auf die Bretter schicken];

2) ( shoot down)

to \down sth etw abschießen [o ( fam) runterholen];

3) ( esp Brit)

to \down tools ( cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören;

( have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen;

( during strike) die Arbeit niederlegen;

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4) (Am, Aus) sports ( defeat)

to \down sb jdn schlagen [o ( fam) fertigmachen];

5) (swallow [quickly])

to \down sth food etw verschlingen [o herunterschlingen]; drink etw hinunterschlucken [o ( fam) hinunterkippen] [o ( fam) runterschütten];

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt ( fam) n

1) ( bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit;

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt;

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2) (fam: dislike) Groll m;

to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker haben ( fam)

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3) (Am) fball Versuch m;

it's second \down and seven yards to go es ist der zweite Versuch, und es sind noch sieben Yards interj

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!;

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

2. down [daʊn] n

no pl

1) ( soft feathers) Daunen fpl, Flaumfedern fpl

2) ( soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen n

modifier Daunen-;

\down jacket/ quilt Daunenjacke f /-decke f

3. down [daʊn] n

( esp Brit) Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug;

the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

English-German students dictionary > down
8 computer

computer [kəmˈpju:tə^r]

noun

ordinateur m

• he is in computers il est dans l'informatique

• on computer sur ordinateur

• to do sth by computer faire qch sur ordinateur

► computer-aided adjective assisté par ordinateur

► computer crime noun ( = illegal activities) criminalité f informatique ; ( = illegal act) délit m informatique

► computer dating service noun club m de rencontres sélectionnées par ordinateur

► computer error noun erreur f informatique

► computer game noun jeu m électronique

► computer-generated adjective [graphics] généré par ordinateur ; [image] de synthèse

► computer graphics noun ( = field) infographie f ; ( = pictures) images fpl de synthèse

► computer language noun langage m de programmation

► computer literacy noun compétence f en informatique

► computer-literate adjective qui a des connaissances en informatique

► computer operator noun opérateur m, - trice f

► computer printout noun listing m d'ordinateur

► computer program noun programme m informatique

► computer programmer noun programmeur m, - euse f

► computer programming noun programmation f

► computer science noun informatique f

► computer scientist noun informaticien (ne) m(f)

► computer studies plural noun informatique f

► computer system noun système m informatique

► computer virus noun virus m informatique

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[kəm'pjuːtə(r)]
noun ordinateur m

by computer/on a computer — par/sur ordinateur

to have something on computer — avoir quelque chose sur ordinateur

the computer is up/down — l'ordinateur fonctionne/est en panne

English-French dictionary > computer
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computer n ordinateur m ; to do sth by computer/on a computer faire qch par ordinateur/sur ordinateur ; to have sth on computer avoir qch sur ordinateur ; to put sth on computer mettre qch sur ordinateur ; the computer is up/down l'ordinateur fonctionne/est en panne.

Big English-French dictionary > computer
10 computer down-time

computer down-time Rechnerausfallzeit f

English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > computer down-time
11 down

I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!)

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) Daunen (pl.)

- downie®
- downy
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down¹

[daʊn]

I. ADVERB

1. (movement to a lower position) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter, herab geh

get \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

come further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam

“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“

▪ to fall \down (drop) hinunterfallen; (fall over) umfallen; (stumble) hinfallen

▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassen

to lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]

to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehen

to put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen

2. (downwards) nach unten

head \down mit dem Kopf nach unten

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

to point down nach unten zeigen

3. (in a lower position) unten

\down here/there hier/dort unten

\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. inv (in the south) im Süden, unten fam; (towards the south) in den Süden, runter fam

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fam

5. inv (away from the centre) außerhalb

my parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershire

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartier

6. ( fam: badly off) unten

she's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! fam

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt fig

7. (have only)

▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben

when the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade

8. (ill)

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw kriegen fam

I think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam

9. SPORT im Rückstand

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück

10. (back in time, to a later time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]

to come \down myths überliefert werden

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern

11. (at/to a lower amount) niedriger

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]

to go \down sinken

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken

12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunter

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zwei

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

13. (including) bis einschließlich

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

everyone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört

14. (on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich [o fam schwarz auf weiß] haben

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt

15. (swallowed) hinunter, runter fam

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter fam

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

16. (thoroughly) gründlich

he washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten

17. (already finished) vorbei

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

19. (attributable)

▪ to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz

to be [or AM also come] \down to sb jds Sache sein

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

20. (reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

22.

▶ \down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total fam

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich

II. PREPOSITION

1. (in a downward direction) hinunter; (towards the speaker) herunter

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] ist

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter fam

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2. (downhill) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter [o geh herab]

to come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]

to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen

3. (along) entlang

go \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis Bristol

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken

to sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln

4. (in a particular place)

\down sb's way in jds Gegend

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam

5. (through time)

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation

\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: to)

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

7. (inside) in + dat

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast

8.

▶ to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] ( fam)

▶ to go \down the plughole [or BRIT also pan] [or AUS gurgler] ( fam) für die Katz sein sl

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist

▶ \down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie fig, voll und ganz

III. ADJECTIVE

<more \down, most \down>

1. attr, inv (moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2. pred ( fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, down fam

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf fam

3. pred, inv ( fam: disapproving of)

▪ to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

4. pred, inv (not functioning) außer Betrieb

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5. attr, inv BRIT ( dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr

\down platform Bahnsteig m [o SCHWEIZ Perron m] für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6. (sunk to a low level) niedrig

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] Niedrigwasser

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (knock down)

▪ to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; BOXING jdn niederschlagen [o sl auf die Bretter schicken

2. (shoot down)

▪ to \down sth etw abschießen [o fam runterholen

3. esp BRIT

to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4. AM, AUS SPORT (beat)

▪ to \down sb jdn schlagen [o fam fertigmachen

5.

▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt fam

V. NOUN

1. (bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2. no pl ( fam: dislike) Groll m

▪ to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3. AM FBALL Versuch m

it's second \down es ist der zweite Versuch

VI. INTERJECTION

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

down²

[daʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (soft feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl

2. (soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen

II. n modifier Daunen-

\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke f

down³

[daʊn]

n esp BRIT Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug

▪ the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

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I [daʊn]
1. ADVERB
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.
1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach unten

to jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen

on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab

on the way down to London — auf dem Weg nach London runter (inf)

all the way down to the bottom — bis ganz nach unten

down! (to dog) — Platz! __diams; down with...! nieder mit...!

2) indicating static position unten

down there — da unten

I'll stay down here —

down in the valley — unten im Tal

it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden

don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)

head down — mit dem Kopf nach unten

the sun was down —

the blinds were down — die Jalousien waren unten or heruntergelassen

I'll be down in a minute —

to be down for the count (Boxing) — ausgezählt werden

I've been down with flu — ich habe mit Grippe (im Bett) gelegen

3)

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus London

he's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder

he lives down South — er wohnt im Süden

we're going down South — wir fahren in den Süden

we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

4)

= below previous level his temperature is down —

his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen

interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen

I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte

he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10

they're still three goals down — sie liegen immer noch mit drei Toren zurück

See:

→ luck

5)

in writing I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert

let's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest

when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht

to be down for the next race — für das nächste Rennen gemeldet sein

it's down for next month — es steht für nächsten Monat auf dem Programm

6)

indicating range or succession usu not translated from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangen

down through the ages — von jeher

from 1700 down to the present —

right down to the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag

from the chairman (all the way) down to the doorman — vom Vorsitzenden bis (herunter) zum Pförtner

7) indicating responsibility __diams; to be down to sb/sth (= caused by) an jdm/etw liegen

any mistakes are down to us — irgendwelche Fehler liegen an uns

8)

as deposit to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlen

I've put down a deposit on a new bike —

how much do they want down? — was verlangen sie als Anzahlung?

2. PREPOSITION

1)

indicating movement downwards to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommen

he ran his finger down the list — er ging (mit dem Finger) die Liste durch

her hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern

2)

at a lower part of he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten

the other skiers were further down the slope — die anderen Skifahrer waren weiter unten

she lives just down the street — sie wohnt ein Stückchen weiter die Straße entlang

3)

= along he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlang

if you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen

4)

= throughout down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)

5)

= to, in, at Brit inf he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen

she's down the shops — sie ist einkaufen gegangen

he works down the garage — er arbeitet in der Autowerkstatt

3. NOUN
(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → up
See:

→ up

4. ADJECTIVE (inf)

1)

= depressed he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen

2)

= not working to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
opponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf)
to down tools — die Arbeit niederlegen
II
n
(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m III
n usu pl (GEOG)
Hügelland nt no pl
on the down(s) — im Hügelland

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down¹ [daʊn]

A adv

1. nach unten, herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, ab-, niederwärts, zum Boden, zum Grund, (in Kreuzworträtseln) senkrecht:

three down;

down from fort von, von … herab;

paralysed from the waist down von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt;

down to bis hinunter oder hinab zu;

down to our times bis in unsere Zeit;

down to the last detail bis ins letzte Detail;

down to the last man bis zum letzten Mann;

from … down to von … bis hinunter zu;

down to the ground umg vollständig, absolut, ganz und gar;

suit sb down to the ground umg genau das Richtige für jemanden sein;

be down on sb umg

a) über jemanden herfallen,

b) jemanden auf dem Kieker haben umg

2. nieder…: → burn down, etc

3. (in) bar, sofort:

ten dollars down 10 Dollar (in) bar; → pay down

4. zu Papier, nieder…: → take down 8, etc

5. vorgemerkt, angesetzt:

the bill is down for the third reading today heute steht die dritte Lesung der Gesetzesvorlage auf der Tagesordnung;

be down for Friday für Freitag angesetzt sein

6. von einer großen Stadt ( in England: von London) weg:

go down to the country aufs Land fahren; → go down 12

7. besonders US

a) zu einer großen Stadt hin

b) zur Endstation hin

c) ins Geschäftsviertel

8. (nach Süden) hinunter

9. a) mit dem Strom, flussabwärts

b) mit dem Wind

10. Br von der Universität: → go down 10, send down 2

11. nieder!:

down with the capitalists! nieder mit den Kapitalisten!;

down on your knees! auf die Knie (mit dir)!

12. (dr)unten:

down there dort unten;

down under umg in oder nach Australien oder Neuseeland

13. unten (im Hause), aufgestanden:

he is not down yet er ist noch oben oder im Schlafzimmer

14. untergegangen (Sonne)

15. a) heruntergegangen, gefallen (Preise)

b) billiger (Waren)

16. gefallen (Thermometer etc):

be down by 10 degrees um 10 Grad gefallen sein

17. Br

a) nicht in London

b) nicht an der Universität

18. a) nieder-, hingestreckt, am Boden (liegend)

b) Boxen: am Boden, unten umg:

down and out k. o., fig (auch physisch od psychisch) erledigt umg, ruiniert

c) erschöpft, kaputt, fix und fertig (beide umg)

d) deprimiert, niedergeschlagen, down umg: → mouth A 1

e) heruntergekommen, in elenden Verhältnissen (lebend): → come down 4, heel¹ Bes Redew

f) außer Betrieb (Computer)

19. bettlägerig:

be down with influenza mit Grippe im Bett liegen

20. SPORT (um Punkte etc) zurück:

he was two points down er war oder lag 2 Punkte zurück;

they are 1-4 down sie liegen mit 1:4 im Rückstand (to gegen)

B adj

1. nach unten oder abwärtsgerichtet, Abwärts…:

a down jump ein Sprung nach unten

2. unten befindlich

3. deprimiert, niedergeschlagen

4. Br von London abfahrend oder kommend (Zug):

down platform Abfahrtsbahnsteig m (in London)

5. besonders US

a) in Richtung nach einer großen Stadt

b) zum Geschäftsviertel (hin), in die Stadtmitte

6. Bar…: → down payment

7. besonders US sl deprimierend

C präp

1. herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, entlang:

down the hill den Hügel hinunter;

down the river den Fluss hinunter, flussab(wärts);

down the middle durch die Mitte;

down the street die Straße entlang oder hinunter

2. (in derselben Richtung) mit:

down the wind mit dem Wind

3. a) hinunter in (akk)

b) hinein in (akk)

4. unten an (dat):

further down the Rhine weiter unten am Rhein

5. zeitlich: durch … (hindurch): → age A 4

D s

1. fig

a) Abstieg m

b) Nieder-, Rückgang m

2. Tiefpunkt m, -stand m

3. Depression f, (seelischer) Tiefpunkt

4. umg Groll m:

have a down on sb jemanden auf dem Kieker haben

5. → downer 1

E v/t

1. zu Fall bringen ( auch SPORT und fig)

2. niederschlagen

3. niederlegen:

down tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten

4. ein Flugzeug abschießen, runterholen umg

5. einen Reiter abwerfen

6. umg ein Getränk runterkippen

F v/i

1. umg

a) hinunterrutschen (Speise)

b) (gut) schmecken

2. besonders US sl Beruhigungsmittel nehmen

down² [daʊn] s

1. ORN

a) Daunen pl, flaumiges Gefieder:

dead down Raufdaunen;

live down Nestdaunen;

down quilt Daunendecke f

b) Daune f, Flaumfeder f:

in the down noch nicht flügge

2. ( auch Bart)Flaum m, feine Härchen pl

3. BOT

a) feiner Flaum

b) haarige Samenkrone, Pappus m

4. weiche, flaumige Masse

down³ [daʊn] s

1. obs

a) Hügel m

b) Sandhügel m, besonders Düne f

2. pl waldloses, besonders grasbedecktes Hügelland:

the Downs

a) Hügelland entlang der Süd- und Südostküste Englands,

b) Reede an der Südostküste Englands, vor der Stadt Deal

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I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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(fluff) n.

Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.

Daune -n f. adj.

abwärts adj.

herab adj.

herunter adj.

hinab adj.

hinunter adj.

nieder adj.

rückwärts adj.

unten adj.

zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

English-german dictionary > down
12 computer

[kəm'pjuːtə(r)]
nome computer m.

to do sth. by computer o on a computer fare qcs. su o al computer; to have sth. on computer avere qcs. su computer; to put sth. on computer mettere qcs. su computer; the computer is up, down — il computer funziona, è fuori uso

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[kəm'pju:tə]
noun

(a usually large electronic machine capable of storing and processing large amounts of information and of performing calculations: The whole process is done by computer; PC means `personal computer'; a computer game; a computer program.) computer

- computerize
- computerise
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[kəm'pjuːtə(r)]
nome computer m.

to do sth. by computer o on a computer fare qcs. su o al computer; to have sth. on computer avere qcs. su computer; to put sth. on computer mettere qcs. su computer; the computer is up, down — il computer funziona, è fuori uso

English-Italian dictionary > computer
13 Down

I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!)

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) Daunen (pl.)

- downie®
- downy
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down¹

[daʊn]

I. ADVERB

1. (movement to a lower position) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter, herab geh

get \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

come further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam

“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“

▪ to fall \down (drop) hinunterfallen; (fall over) umfallen; (stumble) hinfallen

▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassen

to lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]

to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehen

to put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen

2. (downwards) nach unten

head \down mit dem Kopf nach unten

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

to point down nach unten zeigen

3. (in a lower position) unten

\down here/there hier/dort unten

\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. inv (in the south) im Süden, unten fam; (towards the south) in den Süden, runter fam

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fam

5. inv (away from the centre) außerhalb

my parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershire

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartier

6. ( fam: badly off) unten

she's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! fam

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt fig

7. (have only)

▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben

when the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade

8. (ill)

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw kriegen fam

I think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam

9. SPORT im Rückstand

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück

10. (back in time, to a later time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]

to come \down myths überliefert werden

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern

11. (at/to a lower amount) niedriger

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]

to go \down sinken

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken

12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunter

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zwei

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

13. (including) bis einschließlich

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

everyone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört

14. (on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich [o fam schwarz auf weiß] haben

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt

15. (swallowed) hinunter, runter fam

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter fam

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

16. (thoroughly) gründlich

he washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten

17. (already finished) vorbei

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

19. (attributable)

▪ to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz

to be [or AM also come] \down to sb jds Sache sein

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

20. (reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

22.

▶ \down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total fam

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich

II. PREPOSITION

1. (in a downward direction) hinunter; (towards the speaker) herunter

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] ist

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter fam

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2. (downhill) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter [o geh herab]

to come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]

to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen

3. (along) entlang

go \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis Bristol

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken

to sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln

4. (in a particular place)

\down sb's way in jds Gegend

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam

5. (through time)

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation

\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: to)

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

7. (inside) in + dat

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast

8.

▶ to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] ( fam)

▶ to go \down the plughole [or BRIT also pan] [or AUS gurgler] ( fam) für die Katz sein sl

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist

▶ \down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie fig, voll und ganz

III. ADJECTIVE

<more \down, most \down>

1. attr, inv (moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2. pred ( fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, down fam

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf fam

3. pred, inv ( fam: disapproving of)

▪ to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

4. pred, inv (not functioning) außer Betrieb

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5. attr, inv BRIT ( dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr

\down platform Bahnsteig m [o SCHWEIZ Perron m] für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6. (sunk to a low level) niedrig

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] Niedrigwasser

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (knock down)

▪ to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; BOXING jdn niederschlagen [o sl auf die Bretter schicken

2. (shoot down)

▪ to \down sth etw abschießen [o fam runterholen

3. esp BRIT

to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4. AM, AUS SPORT (beat)

▪ to \down sb jdn schlagen [o fam fertigmachen

5.

▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt fam

V. NOUN

1. (bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2. no pl ( fam: dislike) Groll m

▪ to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3. AM FBALL Versuch m

it's second \down es ist der zweite Versuch

VI. INTERJECTION

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

down²

[daʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (soft feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl

2. (soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen

II. n modifier Daunen-

\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke f

down³

[daʊn]

n esp BRIT Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug

▪ the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

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I [daʊn]
1. ADVERB
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.
1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach unten

to jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen

on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab

on the way down to London — auf dem Weg nach London runter (inf)

all the way down to the bottom — bis ganz nach unten

down! (to dog) — Platz! __diams; down with...! nieder mit...!

2) indicating static position unten

down there — da unten

I'll stay down here —

down in the valley — unten im Tal

it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden

don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)

head down — mit dem Kopf nach unten

the sun was down —

the blinds were down — die Jalousien waren unten or heruntergelassen

I'll be down in a minute —

to be down for the count (Boxing) — ausgezählt werden

I've been down with flu — ich habe mit Grippe (im Bett) gelegen

3)

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus London

he's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder

he lives down South — er wohnt im Süden

we're going down South — wir fahren in den Süden

we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

4)

= below previous level his temperature is down —

his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen

interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen

I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte

he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10

they're still three goals down — sie liegen immer noch mit drei Toren zurück

See:

→ luck

5)

in writing I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert

let's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest

when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht

to be down for the next race — für das nächste Rennen gemeldet sein

it's down for next month — es steht für nächsten Monat auf dem Programm

6)

indicating range or succession usu not translated from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangen

down through the ages — von jeher

from 1700 down to the present —

right down to the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag

from the chairman (all the way) down to the doorman — vom Vorsitzenden bis (herunter) zum Pförtner

7) indicating responsibility __diams; to be down to sb/sth (= caused by) an jdm/etw liegen

any mistakes are down to us — irgendwelche Fehler liegen an uns

8)

as deposit to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlen

I've put down a deposit on a new bike —

how much do they want down? — was verlangen sie als Anzahlung?

2. PREPOSITION

1)

indicating movement downwards to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommen

he ran his finger down the list — er ging (mit dem Finger) die Liste durch

her hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern

2)

at a lower part of he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten

the other skiers were further down the slope — die anderen Skifahrer waren weiter unten

she lives just down the street — sie wohnt ein Stückchen weiter die Straße entlang

3)

= along he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlang

if you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen

4)

= throughout down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)

5)

= to, in, at Brit inf he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen

she's down the shops — sie ist einkaufen gegangen

he works down the garage — er arbeitet in der Autowerkstatt

3. NOUN
(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → up
See:

→ up

4. ADJECTIVE (inf)

1)

= depressed he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen

2)

= not working to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
opponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf)
to down tools — die Arbeit niederlegen
II
n
(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m III
n usu pl (GEOG)
Hügelland nt no pl
on the down(s) — im Hügelland

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Down [daʊn] s Down n (Grafschaft in Nordirland)

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I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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(fluff) n.

Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.

Daune -n f. adj.

abwärts adj.

herab adj.

herunter adj.

hinab adj.

hinunter adj.

nieder adj.

rückwärts adj.

unten adj.

zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

English-german dictionary > Down
14 down

Ⅰ.

down¹ [daʊn]

en bas de ⇒ 1 (b) le long de ⇒ 1 (c) à travers ⇒ 1 (d) en bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) vers le bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) en panne ⇒ 2 (h) déprimé ⇒ 3 (a) mettre à terre ⇒ 4 (a) descendre ⇒ 4 (b)

1 preposition

(a) (towards lower level of)

∎ a line down the middle of the page une ligne verticale au milieu de la page;

∎ to go down the steps/the escalator/the mountain descendre l'escalier/l'escalier mécanique/la montagne;

∎ she fell down the stairs elle est tombée dans l'escalier;

∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient le long de son visage;

∎ her hair hung down her back les cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos;

∎ to go down the plughole passer par le trou (de l'évier/de la baignoire/ etc);

∎ the rabbit disappeared back down its hole le lapin a redisparu dans son trou

(b) (at lower level of) en bas de;

∎ it's down the stairs c'est en bas de l'escalier;

∎ to work down a mine travailler au fond d'une mine;

∎ they live down the street ils habitent plus loin ou plus bas dans la rue

(c) (along) le long de;

∎ he walked down the street il a descendu la rue;

∎ look down the corridor regardez le long du couloir;

∎ down the side of his trousers/the box le long de son pantalon/de la boîte

(d) (through) à travers;

∎ down (through) the ages à travers les âges

(e) British familiar (to) à^□ ;

∎ they went down the shops ils sont partis faire des courses

2 adverb

(a) (downwards) vers le bas, en bas;

∎ down! (to dog) couché!, bas les pattes!;

∎ down and down de plus en plus bas;

∎ to come or go down descendre;

∎ my trousers keep slipping down mon pantalon n'arrête pas de descendre ou tomber

(b) (on lower level) en bas;

∎ down at the bottom of the hill/page en bas de la colline/de la page;

∎ down there là-bas;

∎ I'm down here je suis ici en bas;

∎ she lives three floors down elle habite trois étages plus bas;

∎ his office is three doors down on the left (along passage) son bureau est trois portes plus loin sur la gauche;

∎ the blinds are down les stores sont baissés;

∎ the river is down la rivière est basse;

∎ I'll be down in a minute (downstairs) je descends dans un instant;

∎ they aren't down yet ils ne sont pas encore descendus; (on the ground or floor) à terre;

∎ he was down for a count of eight il est resté à terre le temps de compter jusqu'à huit

(c) (facing downwards) vers le bas, dessous;

∎ he was lying face down il était couché sur le ventre;

∎ smooth side down le côté lisse dessous

(d) (reduced, lower)

∎ prices are down les prix ont baissé;

∎ Finance the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar

(e) (below expected, desired level)

∎ the tyres are down (underinflated) les pneus sont dégonflés; (flat) les pneus sont à plat;

∎ the cashier is £10 down il manque 10 livres au caissier;

∎ bookings are down on last week's les réservations sont en baisse par rapport à la semaine dernière;

∎ Football we were two goals down at half-time on avait deux buts de retard à la mi-temps

(f) (on paper)

∎ get it down in writing or on paper mettez-le par écrit;

∎ it's down in my diary/on the calendar c'est dans mon agenda/sur le calendrier;

∎ he's down to speak at the conference il est inscrit en tant qu'intervenant à la conférence

(g) (from city, the north)

∎ she came down from Berlin elle est arrivée de Berlin;

∎ we're going down south nous descendons vers le sud;

∎ they're going down to the coast ils descendent sur la côte;

∎ American to go down East aller au nord-est de la Nouvelle-Angleterre;

∎ British University she came down from Oxford (on vacation) elle est descendue d'Oxford; (graduated) elle est sortie d'Oxford;

∎ familiar to go/to live down under (gen) aller/vivre aux antipodes^□ ; (to Australia) aller/vivre en Australie^□ ; (to New Zealand) aller/vivre en Nouvelle-Zélande^□

(h) (out of action → machine, computer) en panne;

∎ the wires are down les lignes sont coupées;

∎ the computer has gone down l'ordinateur est tombé en panne

(i) (paid)

∎ he paid or put £5 down (whole amount) il a payé 5 livres comptant; (as deposit) il a versé (un acompte de) 5 livres;

∎ 5 down and 3 to go ça fait 5, il en reste 3

(j) (ill)

∎ he's (gone) down with flu il est au lit avec la grippe

(k) (idioms) familiar

∎ to be down on sb être monté contre qn^□ ;

∎ down with…! à bas…!;

∎ down with the system! à bas le système!;

∎ down with it! (of medicine etc) avalez!

3 adjective

(a) (depressed) déprimé, malheureux;

∎ to feel down avoir le cafard

(b) British (train) = en provenance d'une grande ville

(c) (elevator) qui descend

(d) (critical)

∎ to be down on sb être dur ou sévère avec qn

4 transitive verb

(a) (knock down → opponent) mettre à terre; (→ object, target) faire tomber;

∎ the pilot downed two enemy aircraft le pilote a descendu deux avions ennemis

(b) (drink) descendre; (eat) avaler;

∎ he downed three beers il a descendu trois bières

5 noun

(a) (setback) revers m, bas m

(b) (in American football) = chacune des quatre tentatives pour avancer d'au moins 10 yards, au football américain;

∎ first down premier "down"

(c) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have a down on sb avoir une dent contre qn

6 down for preposition

∎ she's down for physics elle est inscrite au cours de physique;

∎ they've got me down for the 200m hurdles ils m'ont inscrit au 200m haies;

∎ the meeting is down for today la réunion est prévue pour aujourd'hui

7 down to preposition

(a) (through to and including) jusqu'à;

∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;

∎ she sold everything right down to the house elle a tout vendu, y compris la maison;

∎ from the richest down to the poorest du plus riche (jusqu') au plus pauvre;

∎ from the boss down to the office boy depuis le patron jusqu'au garçon de bureau;

∎ from the Middle Ages down to the present du ou depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours

(b) (reduced to)

∎ I'm down to my last pound il ne me reste qu'une livre;

∎ the team was down to 10 men l'équipe était réduite à 10 hommes

(c) (indicating responsibility)

∎ it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant;

∎ any breakages will be down to you si vous cassez quelque chose, c'est vous qui paierez les dégâts

►► Computing down arrow flèche f vers le bas;

Computing down arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le bas;

Finance down payment acompte m;

∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte pour qch;

∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livres

✾ Film 'Down by Law' Jarmusch 'Sous le coup de la loi'

Ⅱ.

down²

noun

(a) (on bird, person, plant, fruit) duvet m

(b) (hill) colline f dénudée; (sand dune) dune f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > down
15 down *****

I [daʊn]
1. adv

1) (movement) giù, (to the ground) giù, a terra

(to a dog) down! — a cuccia!

get down! — scendi!

to fall down — cadere

to run down — correre giù

he threw down his racket — ha gettato a terra la racchetta

he came down from Glasgow — è venuto giù da Glasgow

from the year 1600 down to the present day — dal 1600 fino ai giorni nostri

from the biggest down to the smallest — dal più grande al più piccolo

down with traitors! — abbasso i traditori!

2) (position) giù

down there — là in fondo, laggiù

down here — quaggiù

the blinds are down — le tapparelle sono tirate giù or abbassate

to kick a man when he's down fig — uccidere un uomo morto

his office is down on the first floor — il suo ufficio è giù al primo piano

I'll be down in a minute — scendo tra un minuto

I've been down with flu — sono stato a letto con l'influenza

he lives down south — abita nel sud

the tyres are down — le gomme sono sgonfie or a terra

his temperature is down — la febbre gli è scesa

England is two goals down — l'Inghilterra sta perdendo per due goal

the price of meat is down — il prezzo della carne è sceso

write this down — scrivi

I've got it down in my diary — ce l'ho sulla mia agenda

you're down for the next race — sei iscritto alla prossima gara

3)

(as deposit) to pay £20 down — dare 20 sterline in acconto or di anticipo

2. prep

(indicating movement) giù per, (at a lower point on) più giù

he ran his finger down the list — percorse la lista col dito

he went down the hill — discese la collina

he's down the hill — è in fondo alla collina

he lives down the street — abita un po' più giù

looking down this road, you can see... — guardando fino in fondo alla strada, vedrai...

down the ages — nel corso della storia

he's gone down the pub/down town fam — è andato al pub/in città

3. adj

(train, line) che parte da una grande città

I'm feeling a bit down fam — mi sento un po' giù

to be down — (computer) non funzionare

4. vt

(opponent) atterrare, (fam: drink) scolarsi

he downed a pint of beer — si è scolato una pinta di birra

to down tools fig — incrociare le braccia (fig)

5. n

to have a down on sb fam — avercela con qn
II [daʊn] n
(on bird, in quilts) piumino m inv, (on person, fruit) peluria, lanugine f
III [daʊn] n
(hill) collina, colle m

English-Italian dictionary > down *****
16 down

1 adjective

(a) (not working)

∎ to be down (of computer) être planté;

∎ the network is down/has gone down le réseau est planté/a planté;

∎ the lines are down les lignes sont en dérangement

COMPUTING down arrow flèche f vers le bas;

COMPUTING down arrow key touche f flèche vers le bas

(b) down payment acompte m;

∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte sur qch;

∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livres

2 adverb

(reduced, lower)

∎ the price of gold is down le prix de l'or a baissé;

∎ the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar;

∎ takings are several hundred pounds down on last year les recettes ont baissé de plusieurs centaines de livres par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ FINANCE to be down twelve percent as against last year être en baisse de douze pour cent par rapport à l'année précédente

English-French business dictionary > down
17 Computer

"An item the user can select in the Options dialog box, Phones tab, from the ""Select the default device for calling phone numbers"" drop-down list. When the user selects Computer as the default device for calling phone numbers, Communicator uses the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) connection for making a call."

الكمبيوتر

English-Arabic terms dictionary > Computer
18 computer down time

< edp> ■ Computerausfallzeit f

English-german technical dictionary > computer down time
19 go down

go down

1) (descend) andare giù, scendere; [ diver] immergersi; [ sun] tramontare, scendere

to go down to the pub — andare al pub

2) (fall) [person, aircraft] cadere; (sink) [ ship] affondare, colare a picco

the plane went down over Normandy, the Channel — l'aereo si è schiantato in Normandia, è caduto nella Manica

3) (be received)

to go down well, badly — essere accolto bene, male

another coffee would go down nicely! — un altro caffè ci starebbe bene

4) (become lower) [water level, temperature, price] scendere, abbassarsi, diminuire; [ standard] peggiorare, calare; [ tide] abbassarsi; [storm, wind] calmarsi

5) (become deflated) [swelling, tyre] sgonfiarsi

6) BE univ. (for holiday) finire i corsi, andare in vacanza; (permanently) lasciare l'università

7) sport (be defeated) perdere, essere sconfitto; (be downgraded) retrocedere

8) (be remembered)

he will go down as a great statesman — verrà ricordato o passerà alla storia come un grande uomo di stato

9) (be recorded) essere annotato

10) (be stricken)

to go down with flu — prendere l'influenza

11) BE colloq. (go to prison) andare dentro, in prigione

12) inform. [computer, system] piantarsi; go down [sth.] scendere da, per [ hill]; scendere in [ mine]

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1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) essere accolto bene/male

2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) affondare

3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) tramontare

4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) passare alla storia

5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) degradarsi

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vi + adv

1) (sun) tramontare, calare, (person: downstairs) scendere, andar giù, (sink: ship) affondare, (person) andar sotto, (be defeated) crollare

he went down the stairs — ha sceso le scale

that should go down well with him — dovrebbe incontrare la sua approvazione

2) (be written down) venire registrato (-a)

to go down in history/to posterity — passare alla storia/ai posteri

3) (decrease: price, temperature etc) scendere, calare

the price of computers has gone down — il prezzo dei computer è sceso

he has gone down in my estimation — è sceso nella mia stima

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go down

1) (descend) andare giù, scendere; [ diver] immergersi; [ sun] tramontare, scendere

to go down to the pub — andare al pub

2) (fall) [person, aircraft] cadere; (sink) [ ship] affondare, colare a picco

the plane went down over Normandy, the Channel — l'aereo si è schiantato in Normandia, è caduto nella Manica

3) (be received)

to go down well, badly — essere accolto bene, male

another coffee would go down nicely! — un altro caffè ci starebbe bene

4) (become lower) [water level, temperature, price] scendere, abbassarsi, diminuire; [ standard] peggiorare, calare; [ tide] abbassarsi; [storm, wind] calmarsi

5) (become deflated) [swelling, tyre] sgonfiarsi

6) BE univ. (for holiday) finire i corsi, andare in vacanza; (permanently) lasciare l'università

7) sport (be defeated) perdere, essere sconfitto; (be downgraded) retrocedere

8) (be remembered)

he will go down as a great statesman — verrà ricordato o passerà alla storia come un grande uomo di stato

9) (be recorded) essere annotato

10) (be stricken)

to go down with flu — prendere l'influenza

11) BE colloq. (go to prison) andare dentro, in prigione

12) inform. [computer, system] piantarsi; go down [sth.] scendere da, per [ hill]; scendere in [ mine]

English-Italian dictionary > go down
20 go down

1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) ser bien/mal acogido, ser bien/mal recibido

2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) hundirse

3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) ponerse, esconderse

4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) pasar (a la historia), quedar (para la posteridad), ser recordado

5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) volverse menos solicitado; decaer

go down vb bajar

the temperature's gone down ha bajado la temperatura

go down

v.

• bajar v.

• descender v.

• ladear v.

v + adv

1)

a) ( descend) \<\<person\>\> bajar; \<\<sun\>\> ponerse*; \<\<curtain\>\> ( Theat) caer*, bajar

to go down on one's knees/hands and knees — ponerse* de rodillas/a gatas

b) ( fall) \<\<boxer/horse\>\> caerse*; \<\<plane\>\> caer*, estrellarse

c) ( sink) \<\<ship\>\> hundirse

d) \<\<computer\>\> dejar de funcionar, descomponerse* (AmL)

e) ( be defeated) ( Sport) perder*

to go down (to somebody): Italy went down 2-1 to Uruguay Italia perdió 2 a 1 frente a Uruguay; to go down fighting — caer* luchando, morir* con las botas puestas

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<temperature/exchange rate\>\> bajar; \<\<population/unemployment\>\> disminuir*

to go down in price — bajar de precio

to go down in value — perder* valor

I went down to 110 pounds — adelgacé hasta pesar 110 libras

b) ( decline) \<\<standard/quality\>\> empeorar

she's gone down in my estimation — ha perdido or bajado mucho en mi estima

c) (abate, subside) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<floods/swelling\>\> bajar

his temperature's gone down — le ha bajado la fiebre

d) ( deflate) \<\<tire\>\> perder* aire, desinflarse

3) ( extend)

to go down to something: this road goes down to the beach este camino baja a or hasta la playa; the skirt goes down to her ankles — la falda le llega a los tobillos

4)

a) ( toward the south) ir* ( hacia el sur)

I'm going down to Atlanta for a few days — voy a ir a pasar unos días a Atlanta

b) ( to another place) (BrE) ir*

I'm going down to the shops — voy a las tiendas

5)

a) ( be swallowed)

it just won't go down — no me pasa, no lo puedo tragar

a coffee would go down nicely — un café me caería de maravilla

it went down the wrong way — se me ha ido por el otro camino

b) \<\<present/proposal/remarks\>\>

how did the announcement go down? — ¿qué tipo de acogida tuvo el anuncio?, ¿cómo recibieron el anuncio?

that won't go down too well with your father — eso no le va a caer muy bien a tu padre

6) (be recorded, written)

all these absences will go down on your record — va a quedar constancia de estas faltas en tu ficha

to go down in history as somebody/something — pasar a la historia como alguien/algo

1.

VI + PREP bajar, descender

to go down a slope — bajar (por) una pendiente

to go down a mine — bajar a una mina

2. VI + ADV

1) (=descend) [sun] ponerse; [person] (=go downstairs) bajar

to go down to the coast — bajar a la costa

go down to the bottom of the page — mira a pie de página

2) (=fall) [person, horse] caerse

3) (=crash) [plane] estrellarse, caer

4) (=sink) [ship, person] hundirse

5) (=decrease, decline) [price, temperature] bajar, descender; [tide, flood, water level] bajar

he has gone down in my estimation — ha bajado en mi estima

the house has gone down in value — la casa ha perdido valor or se ha devaluado

this neighbourhood has really gone down — este barrio ha perdido mucho, este barrio ya no es lo que era

she's really gone down since I last saw her — [sick person] ha dado un buen bajón * or ha empeorado mucho desde la última vez que la vi; [elderly person] ha perdido muchas facultades desde la última vez que la vi

6) (=deflate) [balloon, airbed] desinflarse, deshincharse (Sp)

the swelling in my leg has gone down — me ha bajado la hinchazón de la pierna

7) (=be defeated) perder

Italy went down against Brazil in the semi-final — Italia perdió ante Brasil en la semifinal

8) (Comput) (=break down) bloquearse, dejar de funcionar

9) (=be remembered)

• to go down in history/to posterity — pasar a la historia/a la posteridad
go down as
10) (Brit) (Univ) (at end of term) marcharse; (at end of degree) terminar la carrera, dejar la universidad

11) (=be swallowed)

• that omelette went down a treat * — esa tortilla estaba riquísima

• it went down the wrong way — se me atragantó

12) (=be accepted, approved)

• to go down well/ badly — ser bien/mal recibido

his speech didn't go down at all well — su discurso fue muy mal recibido

that should go down well (with him) * — eso le va a gustar

• I wonder how that will go down with her parents — me pregunto cómo les sentará eso a sus padres

13) (Theat) [curtain] bajar; [lights] apagarse

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v + adv

1)

a) ( descend) \<\<person\>\> bajar; \<\<sun\>\> ponerse*; \<\<curtain\>\> ( Theat) caer*, bajar

to go down on one's knees/hands and knees — ponerse* de rodillas/a gatas

b) ( fall) \<\<boxer/horse\>\> caerse*; \<\<plane\>\> caer*, estrellarse

c) ( sink) \<\<ship\>\> hundirse

d) \<\<computer\>\> dejar de funcionar, descomponerse* (AmL)

e) ( be defeated) ( Sport) perder*

to go down (to somebody): Italy went down 2-1 to Uruguay Italia perdió 2 a 1 frente a Uruguay; to go down fighting — caer* luchando, morir* con las botas puestas

2)

a) ( decrease) \<\<temperature/exchange rate\>\> bajar; \<\<population/unemployment\>\> disminuir*

to go down in price — bajar de precio

to go down in value — perder* valor

I went down to 110 pounds — adelgacé hasta pesar 110 libras

b) ( decline) \<\<standard/quality\>\> empeorar

she's gone down in my estimation — ha perdido or bajado mucho en mi estima

c) (abate, subside) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<floods/swelling\>\> bajar

his temperature's gone down — le ha bajado la fiebre

d) ( deflate) \<\<tire\>\> perder* aire, desinflarse

3) ( extend)

to go down to something: this road goes down to the beach este camino baja a or hasta la playa; the skirt goes down to her ankles — la falda le llega a los tobillos

4)

a) ( toward the south) ir* ( hacia el sur)

I'm going down to Atlanta for a few days — voy a ir a pasar unos días a Atlanta

b) ( to another place) (BrE) ir*

I'm going down to the shops — voy a las tiendas

5)

a) ( be swallowed)

it just won't go down — no me pasa, no lo puedo tragar

a coffee would go down nicely — un café me caería de maravilla

it went down the wrong way — se me ha ido por el otro camino

b) \<\<present/proposal/remarks\>\>

how did the announcement go down? — ¿qué tipo de acogida tuvo el anuncio?, ¿cómo recibieron el anuncio?

that won't go down too well with your father — eso no le va a caer muy bien a tu padre

6) (be recorded, written)

all these absences will go down on your record — va a quedar constancia de estas faltas en tu ficha

to go down in history as somebody/something — pasar a la historia como alguien/algo

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