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■ bring downv. t. + avv.2 (aeron.) far atterrare; portare a terra3 abbattere (una preda, un aereo)4 far cadere; far crollare; rovesciare; abbattere: to bring down the government, rovesciare il governo6 abbassare (un prezzo, un valore); far calare (o scendere); far diminuire; ridurre: to bring down inflation, far scendere l'inflazione; to bring down air fares, ridurre le tariffe aeree; to bring down the temperature, far scendere la temperatura7 attirare (guai, ecc., su q.); tirare addosso: He brought down all sorts of trouble on himself, si è tirato addosso un sacco di guai10 (rag.) portare in diminuzione ( una somma, ecc.) □ (teatr.) to bring the house down, far crollare il teatro per gli applausi; suscitare un uragano di risate □ (fam.) to bring sb. down a peg or two, far abbassare la cresta a q. -
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inf 1. приводить в уныние, портить настроениеThe funeral brought me down completely.
2. осадить, поставить на место, одернутьWhatever he said seemed to bring Sally down.
3. свергнуть, вызвать крах, сместитьJohn brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks.
A national strike would bring the government down.
4. снизить, сократить, уменьшитьAt the next vote, we must try to bring down the government.
Shopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices.
The government is trying to bring down inflation.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bring down
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bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person]* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) abbattere* * *vt(lower: prices, temperature) far scendere, (opponent: also) Ftbl Rugby atterrare, (enemy plane) abbattere, (government) far cadere* * *bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person] -
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bring down [something], bring [something] down1) ( cause collapse of) renverser [government]2) ( reduce) réduire [inflation, expenditure]; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature]; diminuer [cost of living]3) ( shoot down) abattrebring [somebody] down (colloq) déprimer [person] -
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transitive verb2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also academic.ru/35814/house">house 1. 5)* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) stürzen* * *vt1. (fetch down)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn herunterbringen2. (make fall over)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn zu Fall bringen▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw umstoßen3. (shoot down)to \bring down down a plane ein Flugzeug abschießen4. (depose)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw zu Fall bringento \bring down down a government eine Regierung stürzen5. (reduce)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw senken [o herabsetzen]to \bring down down inflation/prices die Inflation/Preise senken6. (make depressed)▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn deprimieren7.▶ to \bring down the house down einen Beifallssturm auslösen▶ to \bring down sb down a peg [or two] jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen* * *vt septo bring sb's wrath down ( up)on one — sich (dat) jds Zorn zuziehen
you'll bring the boss down on us — da werden wir es mit dem Chef zu tun bekommen
2) opponent, footballer zu Fall bringen; (by shooting) animal zur Strecke bringen; person niederschießen → houseSee:→ house3) government etc zu Fall bringen* * *bring down v/t1. auch ein Flugzeug herunterbringen5. eine Regierung etc zu Fall bringen, stürzen6. a) den Preis etc herabsetzen, senken:bring down the price auch mit dem Preis heruntergehenb) die Inflationsrate etc drücken7. bring down sb’s anger ( oder fury, wrath) (up)on one’s head sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen; → disaster A 1a) stürmischen Beifall auslösen,* * *transitive verb2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]4) (kill, wound) zur Strecke bringen [Person, Tier]; erlegen [Tier]5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also house 1. 5)* * *v.abschießen v.herunterbringen v. -
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vt1) ( fetch down)to \bring down down <-> sth/sb etw/jdn herunterbringen2) ( make fall over)to \bring down down <-> sb jdn zu Fall bringen;to \bring down down <-> sth etw umstoßen3) ( shoot down)to \bring down down a plane ein Flugzeug abschießen4) ( depose)to \bring down down <-> sb/ sth jdn/etw zu Fall bringen;to \bring down down a government eine Regierung stürzen5) ( reduce)to \bring down down <-> sth etw senken [o herabsetzen];to \bring down down inflation/ prices die Inflation/Preise senken6) ( make depressed)to \bring down down <-> sb jdn deprimierenPHRASES:to \bring down the house down einen Beifallssturm auslösen;to \bring down sb down a peg [or two] jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen -
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Дипломатический термин: сбить темпы инфляцииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bring down the inflation rate
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Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > bring down the inflation rate
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English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to bring down the inflation rate
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♦ inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃn/n. [u]1 gonfiamento; gonfiatura; enfiagione3 (econ.) inflazione: inflation rate, tasso d'inflazione: to bring down inflation, far scendere l'inflazione● (econ., fin.) inflation-adjusted, corretto per l'inflazione; depurato dell'inflazione: inflation-adjusted housing prices, prezzi degli immobili residenziali depurati dell'inflazione □ (fin.) inflation-indexed securities, titoli indicizzati all'inflazione □ (econ.) inflation policy, politica di inflazione □ (econ., fin.) inflation-proof, a prova d'inflazione □ (econ.) inflation targeting, perseguimento di un obiettivo di inflazione ( da parte della banca centrale). -
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A vtr1 (convey, carry) apporter [present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope] ; have you brought your camera? as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo? ; wait and see what tomorrow brings attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera ; to bring sth with one apporter qch ; to bring sb flowers/a cake apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn ; the case has brought him publicity l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité ; to bring sb wealth/fame rendre qn riche/célèbre ; to bring sth to ( contribute) apporter qch à [school, work, area] ; it has brought prosperity to the region cela a rendu la région prospère ; to bring one's talents to sth apporter son talent à qch ; to bring one's experience to sth faire bénéficier qch de son expérience ; that brings the total to 100 cela fait un total de 100 ; to bring a smile to sb's face faire sourire qn ; to bring a blush to sb's cheeks faire rougir qn ; to bring sth to a halt arrêter qch ; to bring the conversation round ou around to amener la conversation à ; to bring sth into faire entrer qch dans [house, room] ; introduire qch dans [conversation, story] ; to bring sth into existence créer qch ; to bring sth upstairs monter qch ; the wind brought the tree down le vent a fait tomber l'arbre ; don't forget to bring it home n'oublie pas de le rapporter ; to bring shame/disgrace on sb attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn ; to bring sth on ou upon oneself attirer qch ; you brought it on yourself tu l'as cherché ; her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public ; his novel brought praise from the critics son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique ;2 ( come with) amener [friend, relative, dog] ; to bring sb with one amener qn (avec soi) ; to bring sb to amener qn à [wedding, party, office] ;3 (lead, draw) the path brings you to the church le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église ; the Games brought people to the city les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville ; the noise brought them to the window le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre ; I brought him to the ground je l'ai fait tomber ; that brings me to the question of ceci m'amène à la question de ; to bring sb to himself/herself ramener qn à la réalité ; what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui t'amène? ; to bring sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I couldn't bring him to accept je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter ; to bring sb/a dog into the country faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays ; to bring sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce ; to bring sb into contact with sth faire connaître qch à qn ; to bring sb into contact with sb mettre qn en contact avec qn ; to bring sb home ( transport home) raccompagner qn, ramener qn ; ( to meet family) amener qn à la maison ;4 TV, Radio the game will be brought to you live from Sydney le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney ; modern technology brings the war into your living room la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous ; we bring you all the latest news on vous donne les dernières nouvelles ; ‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’ ‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’5 Jur, Admin to bring a case/a dispute before the court porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal ; to bring sb before the court faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal ; to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement.B v refl to bring oneself to do se décider à faire ; I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire.■ bring about:▶ bring about [sth], bring [sth] about provoquer [change, reform, war, disaster, death] ; amener [settlement, reconciliation] ; entraîner [success, failure, defeat].■ bring along:▶ bring along [sth], bring [sth] along apporter [object] ;▶ bring along [sb], bring [sb] along amener, venir avec [friend, partner].■ bring back:▶ bring back [sth], bring [sth] back2 ( restore) redonner [colour, shine] ; to bring sb's memory/sight back rendre la mémoire/vue à qn ;4 ( restore memory of) rappeler [night, time, occasion] ; seeing her brought it all back to me tout m'est revenu lorsque je l'ai vue ; to bring back memories ranimer des souvenirs ; to bring back memories of sth ranimer le souvenir de qch.■ bring down:▶ bring down [sth], bring [sth] down1 ( cause collapse of) renverser [government, dictator] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [inflation, unemployment, expenditure] ; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature] ; diminuer [cost of living, swelling] ;3 ( shoot down) abattre [plane, grouse, tiger] ;4 ( cause to hit) to bring [sth] down on sb/sth abattre [qch] sur qn/qch [cane, hammer] ; to bring sb's wrath down on sb littér ou hum attirer la colère de qn sur qn ;▶ bring [sb] down ○ déprimer [person].■ bring forth:▶ bring forth [sth], bring [sth] forth1 ( provoke) susciter [question, protest, scorn] ;3 littér donner naissance à [child].▶ bring forward [sth], bring [sth] forward1 ( make sooner) avancer [meeting, wedding, election] (by de) ;4 ( bring in) présenter [witness, person].■ bring in:▶ bring in [sth] rapporter [amount, money, interest] ; introduire [custom] ;▶ bring in [sth], bring [sth] in1 ( introduce) introduire [legislation, measure, reference, new character] ;▶ bring in [sb], bring [sb] in1 ( involve) faire appel à [consultant, expert, reinforcements, police, army] (from de ; as pour être) ; if I could bring in Mrs Cox at this point… j'aimerais faire intervenir Mme Cox sur ce point… ;2 ( to police station) amener [qn] (au poste) [suspect] ; to be brought in for questioning être amené au poste pour être interrogé.■ bring into:▶ bring [sb] into faire participer [qn] à [conversation, organization] ; don't bring my mother into this! laisse ma mère en dehors de ça!■ bring off:▶ bring off [sth], bring [sth] off réussir [feat, performance] ; conclure [deal] ; décrocher [victory]■ bring on:▶ bring on [sth], bring [sth] on1 ( provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine, fit, labour] ; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism, pneumonia] ; what brought that on? ( to someone) qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;2 ( encourage) accélérer la pousse de [plant, crop] ;▶ bring on [sb], bring [sb] on1 (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] ;2 ( encourage) pousser [player, child].■ bring out:▶ bring out [sth], bring [sth] out1 sortir [gun, handkerchief etc] ;2 Comm sortir [edition, volume, new model] ;3 ( highlight) faire ressortir [detail, colour, melody, flavour, meaning, instinct, spirit] ; to bring out the artist/the child in sb faire ressortir l'artiste/l'enfant en qn ;▶ bring out [sb], bring [sb] out1 ( draw out) faire parler [guest, interviewee] ;2 ( on strike) mettre [qn] en grève [workers] ;3 to bring sb out in spots donner des boutons à qn.■ bring round:▶ bring [sb] round1 ( revive) faire revenir [qn] à soi ;2 ( convince) convaincre ; to bring sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à partager ses vues.■ bring to = bring round.▶ bring together [sth/sb], bring [sth/sb] together1 ( assemble) réunir [family, experts, sides, themes] ;2 ( create bond between) rapprocher [couple, lovers, siblings] ; it brought us closer together cela nous a rapprochés.■ bring up:▶ bring up [sth], bring [sth] up1 ( mention) aborder, parler de [question, subject] ;2 ( vomit) vomir, rendre [food] ;▶ bring up [sb], bring [sb] up élever ; to bring sb up to do apprendre à [qn] à faire ; to be brought up by sb/in China être élevé par qn/en Chine ; to be brought up as a Catholic recevoir une éducation catholique ; to be brought up on stories of war être nourri de récits de guerre ; it's the way I was brought up c'est comme ça que j'ai été élevé ; well/badly brought up bien/mal élevé. -
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bring [brɪŋ](a) (take → animal, person, vehicle) amener; (→ object) apporter; (→ fashion, idea, product) introduire, lancer;∎ I'll bring the books (across) tomorrow j'apporterai les livres demain;∎ her father's bringing her home today son père la ramène à la maison aujourd'hui;∎ what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui vous amène?;∎ can you bring me a beer, please? vous pouvez m'apporter une bière, s'il vous plaît?;∎ that brings the total to £350 cela fait 350 livres en tout;∎ he brought his dog with him il a emmené son chien;∎ did you bring anything with you? as-tu apporté quelque chose?;∎ black musicians brought jazz to Europe les musiciens noirs ont introduit le jazz en Europe;∎ this programme is brought to you by the BBC ce programme est diffusé par la BBC(b) (into specified state) entraîner, amener;∎ to bring sth into play faire jouer qch;∎ to bring sth into question mettre ou remettre qch en question;∎ to bring sb to his/her senses ramener qn à la raison;∎ to bring sth to an end or a close or a halt mettre fin à qch;∎ to bring sth to sb's attention or knowledge or notice attirer l'attention de qn sur qch;∎ to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde;∎ to bring sth to light mettre qch en lumière, révéler qch;∎ to bring sth to mind rappeler qch;∎ to bring sth onto the market introduire qch sur le marché∎ her performance brought wild applause son interprétation a provoqué un tonnerre d'applaudissements;∎ to bring sth upon sb attirer qch sur qn;∎ her foolhardiness brought misfortune upon the family son imprudence a attiré le malheur sur la famille;∎ you've brought it on yourself vous l'avez cherché;∎ you bring credit to the firm vous faites honneur à la société;∎ it brings bad/good luck ça porte malheur/bonheur;∎ he brought a sense of urgency to the project il a fait accélérer le projet;∎ to bring new hope to sb redonner de l'espoir à qn;∎ the story brought tears to my eyes l'histoire m'a fait venir les larmes aux yeux;∎ his speech brought jeers from the audience son discours lui a valu les huées de l'assistance;∎ money does not always bring happiness l'argent ne fait pas toujours le bonheur;∎ the winter brought more wind and rain l'hiver a amené encore plus de vent et de pluie;∎ tourism has brought prosperity to the area le tourisme a enrichi la région;∎ who knows what the future will bring? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous/lui/ etc réserve?∎ she can't bring herself to speak about it elle n'arrive pas à en parler;∎ her performance brought the audience to its feet les spectateurs se sont levés pour l'applaudir∎ the path brings you straight (out) into the village ce chemin vous mène (tout) droit au village;∎ the shock brought him to the verge of a breakdown le choc l'a mené au bord de la dépression nerveuse;∎ to bring sb into a conversation/discussion faire participer qn à une conversation/discussion;∎ that brings us to the next question cela nous amène à la question suivante∎ to bring an action or a suit against sb intenter un procès à ou contre qn;∎ to bring a charge against sb porter une accusation contre qn;∎ the case was brought before the court l'affaire a été déférée au tribunal;∎ he was brought before the court il a comparu devant le tribunal;∎ the murderer must be brought to justice l'assassin doit être traduit en justice;∎ to bring evidence avancer ou présenter des preuves(g) (financially) rapporter;∎ her painting only brings her a few thousand pounds a year ses peintures ne lui rapportent que quelques milliers de livres par an(a) (cause → changes, war) provoquer, amener, entraîner; (→ reconciliation) amener; (→ person's downfall) entraîner; (→ accident) provoquer, causer;∎ what brought about his dismissal? pourquoi a-t-il été renvoyé exactement?, quel est le motif de son renvoi?(memories, impressions) garder∎ no amount of crying will bring him back pleurer ne le ramènera pas à la vie;∎ Law to bring a case back before the court ressaisir le tribunal d'un dossier∎ the news brought a smile back to her face la nouvelle lui a rendu le sourire;∎ they're bringing back miniskirts ils relancent la minijupe;∎ to bring sb back to life ranimer qn(c) (evoke → memory) rappeler (à la mémoire);∎ that brings it all back to me ça réveille tous mes souvenirs∎ to bring sb by amener qn(b) (reduce → prices, temperature) faire baisser; (→ currency) déprécier, avilir; (→ birthrate, inflation, unemployment, swelling) réduire∎ her performance brought the house down son interprétation lui a valu des applaudissements à tout rompre∎ to bring down the wrath of God on sb attirer la colère de Dieu sur qn;∎ stop making so much noise or you'll bring the headmaster down on us ne fais pas tant de bruit, tu vas attirer l'attention du proviseur sur nous(a) (present → person) faire avancer; (→ argument) avancer, présenter; Law (→ witness) produire; Law (→ evidence) avancer, présenter(b) (chair etc) avancer∎ the conference has been brought forward to the 28th la conférence a été avancée au 28(d) Accountancy reporter;∎ brought forward reporté∎ to bring in the harvest rentrer la moisson;∎ they want to bring a new person in ils veulent prendre quelqu'un d'autre;∎ we will have to bring in the police il faudra faire intervenir la ou faire appel à la police;∎ to bring sb in for questioning emmener qn au poste de police pour l'interroger∎ the government has brought in a new tax bill le gouvernement a présenté ou déposé un nouveau projet de loi fiscal;∎ can I just bring in a new point? est-ce que je peux faire une autre remarque?(c) (yield, produce) rapporter;∎ to bring in interest rapporter des intérêts;∎ tourism brings in millions of dollars each year le tourisme rapporte des millions de dollars tous les ans;∎ her work doesn't bring in much money son travail ne lui rapporte pas grand-chose∎ they brought in a verdict of guilty ils l'ont déclaré coupable(a) British familiar (trick) réussir□ ; (plan) réaliser□ ; Commerce (deal) conclure□, mener à bien□ ;∎ did you manage to bring it off? avez-vous réussi votre coup?(c) (person → from ship) débarquer;∎ the injured men will be brought off by helicopter les blessés seront évacués en hélicoptère∎ to bring sb off branler qn;∎ to bring oneself off se branler∎ the shock brought on a heart attack le choc a provoqué une crise cardiaque;∎ humorous what brought this on? (why are you offering to help?) qu'est-ce que tu me caches?(b) (encourage) encourager;∎ the warm weather has really brought on the flowers la chaleur a bien fait pousser les fleurs;∎ the idea is to bring on new tennis players il s'agit d'encourager de nouveaux tennismen∎ please bring on our next contestant faites entrer le concurrent suivant(c) (accentuate) souligner;∎ that colour brings out the green in her eyes cette couleur met en valeur le vert de ses yeux;∎ her performance brought out the character's comic side son interprétation a fait ressortir le côté comique du personnage;∎ to bring out the best/worst in sb faire apparaître qn sous son meilleur/plus mauvais jour;∎ humorous it brings out the beast in me cela réveille l'animal qui est en moi∎ strawberries bring me out in spots les fraises me donnent des boutons(e) (encourage → person) encourager;∎ he's very good at bringing people out (of themselves) il sait très bien s'y prendre pour mettre les gens à l'aise;∎ the sun has brought out the roses le soleil a fait s'épanouir les roses∎ they're threatening to bring everyone out (on strike) ils menacent d'appeler tout le monde à faire grève∎ to bring out new shares émettre de nouvelles actions(take → person) amener; (→ thing) apporter∎ British figurative I brought the conversation round to marriage j'ai amené la conversation sur le mariage(c) (persuade) convaincre, convertir;∎ to bring sb round to a point of view convertir ou amener qn à un point de vue∎ he brought the country through the depression il a réussi à faire sortir le pays de la dépression;∎ the doctors brought me through my illness grâce aux médecins, j'ai survécu à ma maladie(b) (introduce) mettre en contact, faire se rencontrer;∎ her brother brought them together son frère les a fait se rencontrer(c) (reconcile) réconcilier;∎ Industry an arbitrator is trying to bring the two sides together un médiateur essaie de réconcilier les deux parties∎ to be well/badly brought up être bien/mal élevé;∎ I was brought up to be polite on m'a appris la politesse∎ don't bring that up again ne remettez pas cela sur le tapis;∎ we won't bring it up again nous n'en reparlerons plus∎ to bring sb up before a judge citer ou faire comparaître qn devant un juge∎ to bring sb/sth up to professional standard élever qn/qch à un niveau professionnel
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