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121 ■ slam down
■ slam downv. t. + avv.1 mettere giù con violenza; sbattere giù; gettare a terra: He angrily slammed down the fax on the table, sbatté giù il fax sul tavolo con rabbia2 ( basket) infilare di forza; insaccare: He slammed the ball down through the basket, infilò di forza la palla nel canestro; fece canestro di prepotenza □ (autom.) to slam down on the brake(s), schiacciare il pedale del freno con forza; frenare bruscamente □ (telef.) to slam down the phone on sb., sbattere il telefono in faccia a q. -
122 ■ slow down
■ slow downA v. t. + avv.rallentare ( il ritmo, ecc.); ridurre ( la velocità): to slow down production, rallentare la produzione; to slow down one's pace, rallentare il passo (o il ritmo)B v. i. + avv.1 rallentare; ridurre la velocità2 rilassarsi; prendersela comoda; prendersela calma □ to slow down a car [a motorbike], ridurre la velocità di un'auto [di una moto] □ (fam.) to slow things down, rallentare il gioco (il lavoro, ecc.). -
123 ■ step down
■ step downA v. i. + avv.1 scendere; discendere2 calare; diminuire3 (fig.) farsi da parte, ritirarsi; rinunciare; dimettersi: The party leader stepped down after losing the election, il segretario del partito si è dimesso dopo la sconfitta elettorale; to step down from a good position, rinunciare a un buon posto4 (fig.) calare di gradoB v. t. + avv.abbassare; calare; diminuire; ridurre: (elettr.) to step down the voltage, abbassare la tensione; to step down the output of cars, ridurre la produzione di automobili. -
124 ■ tear down
■ tear downA v. t. + avv.2 distruggere, demolire, abbattere, buttare giù ( anche fig.): to tear down an old house, demolire una vecchia casa; They want to tear down the establishment, vogliono abbattere il sistema ( politico)4 (fig.) fare a pezzi; criticare; stroncareB v. i. + prep.(fam.) scendere (o percorrere) a precipizio; precipitarsi giù per: I tore down the stairs, scesi le scale a precipizio; The motorbike was tearing down the street, la motocicletta percorreva la strada a tutta velocità. -
125 back down
back down (give way) cedere, darsi per vinto, tirarsi indietroto back down on o over — ritrattare [sanctions, proposal, allegations]
* * *(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) rinunciare* * *vi + adv(fig) abbandonare, arrendersi, fare marcia indietro* * *back down (give way) cedere, darsi per vinto, tirarsi indietroto back down on o over — ritrattare [sanctions, proposal, allegations]
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126 chop down
chop down [sth.], chop [sth.] down abbattere* * *(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) abbattere* * *vt + adv(tree) abbattere* * *chop down [sth.], chop [sth.] down abbattere -
127 clamp down
clamp down diventare più rigorosito clamp down on — porre un freno a [crime, extravagance]
* * *( with on) (to check or control strictly.) dare un giro di vite a* * *vi + adv* * *clamp down diventare più rigorosito clamp down on — porre un freno a [crime, extravagance]
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128 damp down
* * *1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) rallentare2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) moderare* * *vt(fire) coprire* * *
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