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1 down payment
(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) acompte -
2 put down
1) poser [object, plane]; mettre [rat poison etc]2) ( suppress) réprimer3) ( write down) mettre (par écrit)4) ( ascribe)5) ( charge)6) ( destroy) ( by injection) piquer; ( by other method) abattre [animal]7) ( deposit)to put £50 down on something — verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur quelque chose
8) ( store) mettre [quelque chose] en cave [wine]; affiner [cheese]9) ( put on agenda) inscrire [quelque chose] à l'ordre du jourput [somebody] down, put down [somebody]10) déposer [passenger]11) (colloq) ( humiliate) rabaisser13) (classify, count in)to put somebody down as — considérer quelqu'un comme [possibility, candidate, fool]
to put somebody down for — ( note as wanting or offering) compter [quelque chose] pour quelqu'un [contribution]; ( put on waiting list) inscrire quelqu'un sur la liste d'attente pour
to put somebody down for £10 — compter 10 livres pour quelqu'un
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3 turn down
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4 tie down
she feels tied down — fig elle se sent coincée (colloq)
to tie somebody down to something — ( limit) imposer quelque chose à quelqu'un
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5 pull down
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6 shoot down
shoot down [somebody/something], shoot [somebody/something] down Aviation, Military abattre, descendre (colloq) [plane, pilot]to shoot [somebody/something] down in flames — lit, fig descendre [quelqu'un/quelque chose] en flammes [person, plane, argument]
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7 send down
send [somebody/something] down, send down [somebody/something] envoyersend [somebody] down1) GB University renvoyer [quelqu'un] de l'université2) (colloq) GB envoyer quelqu'un en prison -
8 quieten down
1) ( become calm) [person, activity] se calmer2) ( fall silent) se tairequieten down [somebody/something], quieten [somebody/something] down3) ( calm) calmer4) ( silence) faire taire -
9 hold down
hold [somebody/something] down, hold down [somebody/something]1) ( prevent from moving) maintenir [quelque chose] en place [carpet]; tenir, maîtriser [person]2) ( keep at certain level) limiter [expenditure, inflation]; limiter l'augmentation de [wages, prices]3) ( not lose) garder [job] -
10 knock down
knock [somebody/something] down, knock down [somebody/something]1) ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [quelqu'un] à terre [victim, opponent]; défoncer [door]; démolir [building]; ( accidentally) renverser [person, object]; abattre [fence]2) ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price]; [seller] baisser [price]3) ( allocate) [auctioneer] adjuger [lot] -
11 lift down
lift [somebody/something] down, lift down [somebody/something] descendre [object] -
12 track down
track [somebody/something] down, track down [somebody/something] retrouver [person, object] -
13 vote down
vote [somebody/something] down, vote down [somebody/something] battre [quelqu'un] aux voix [person]; rejeter [motion] -
14 load down
load [somebody] down charger quelqu'un ( with de) -
15 get down
1) ( descend) descendre (from, out of de)2) ( leave table) quitter la table3) ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher; ( crouch) se baisserto get down to — arriver à [lower level etc]; atteindre [trapped person etc]; se mettre à [work]
to get down to somebody's level — fig se mettre à la portée de quelqu'un
get down [something] descendre [slope]; get [something] down, get down [something]4) ( from height) descendre5) ( swallow) avaler6) ( record) noterget [somebody] down7) ( from height) faire descendre8) (colloq) ( depress) déprimer -
16 force down
force [something] down, force down [something]1) ( cause to land) forcer [quelque chose] à se poser [aircraft]2) ( eat reluctantly) se forcer à avaler [food]to force something down somebody — (colloq) forcer quelqu'un à manger quelque chose
3) ( reduce) diminuer [quelque chose] (de force) [prices, wages]; réduire [quelque chose] (de force) [value, profits, inflation]4) ( squash) tasser [contents, objects] -
17 lay down
lay down [something], lay [something] down1) lit coucher [object, baby, patient]; étaler [rug, garment, cards]; poser [book, implement, suitcase]; déposer [weapon, arms]2) figto lay down one's life for somebody/something — sacrifier sa vie pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan]; poser [condition]it is laid down that... — il est stipulé que...
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18 set down
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19 weigh down
weigh down on [somebody/something] peser sur; weigh down [something/somebody], weigh [something/somebody] down lit surcharger [vehicle]; bloquer [papers]; fig accablerto be weighed down with — crouler sous le poids de [luggage]; être comblé de [gifts, prizes]; être accablé de [worry]
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20 keep down
keep down rester allongékeep [something] down, keep down [something]1) ( cause to remain at a low level) limiter [number, speed, inflation]; limiter l'augmentation de [prices, unemployment]; maîtriser [inflation]2) ( retain in stomach)keep [somebody] down opprimer [people]
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