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61 sit-down
['sɪtdaʊn] 1.nome BE2.modificatore [ meal] da seduti* * *['sɪtˌdaʊn]1. adja sit-down strike — sciopero bianco (con occupazione del posto di lavoro)
2. n* * *sit-down /ˈsɪtdaʊn/A n.3 (fam.) il mettersi (o stare) a sedere; sedutina: Let's have a sit-down!, facciamoci una sedutina!; mettiamoci un po' a sedere!4 (eufem.) seduta al gabinetto; seduta al cessoB a. attr.* * *['sɪtdaʊn] 1.nome BE2.modificatore [ meal] da seduti -
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63 bring down
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] -
64 calm down
calm down [person, situation] calmarsi; calm [sth., sb.] down, calm down [sth., sb.] calmare, tranquillizzare* * *(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) calmare, calmarsi* * *1. vt + advSee:calm 3.2. vi + adv* * *calm down [person, situation] calmarsi; calm [sth., sb.] down, calm down [sth., sb.] calmare, tranquillizzare -
65 come down
1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact]* * *(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) calare* * *1. vi + prep2. vi + advto come down (from/to) — scendere (da/a), (building) essere demolito (-a), (prices, temperature) diminuire, calare* * *1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact] -
66 hand down
hand [sth.] down, hand down [sth.] (transmit) lasciare in eredità [ property]; tramandare [tradition, skill]; hand [sth.] down to sb., hand down [sth.] to sb. passare [qcs.] a qcn* * *(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) trasmettere, tramandare* * *vt + adv(suitcase) passare, dare (con movimento dall'alto al basso), (tradition) tramandare, (heirloom) lasciare in eredità, (Am: sentence, verdict) emettere* * *hand [sth.] down, hand down [sth.] (transmit) lasciare in eredità [ property]; tramandare [tradition, skill]; hand [sth.] down to sb., hand down [sth.] to sb. passare [qcs.] a qcn -
67 knock down
knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [ aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [ victim]; [ police] sfondare [ door]; [ builder] abbattere, demolire [ building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [ fence]3) (allocate) [ auctioneer] aggiudicare [ lot]* * *1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) gettare a terra2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) ridurre, abbassare* * *vt + adv1) (building) demolire, (person) gettare a terra, stendere, (pedestrian) investire, (tree) abbattere, (door) buttare giù2) (price) abbassare, (object at auction) aggiudicare* * *knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [ aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [ victim]; [ police] sfondare [ door]; [ builder] abbattere, demolire [ building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [ fence]3) (allocate) [ auctioneer] aggiudicare [ lot] -
68 push down
push [sth.] down, push down [sth.] fare calare [price, temperature]; push down [sb.], push [sb.] down fare cadere* * *1. vi + advto push down on — schiacciare, premere
2. vt + adv(switch, knob) abbassare, tirare giù, (knock over: fence, person) buttare giù* * *push [sth.] down, push down [sth.] fare calare [price, temperature]; push down [sb.], push [sb.] down fare cadere -
69 shut down
shut down [ business] chiudere; [ machinery] fermarsi; shut [sth.] down, shut down [sth.] chiudere [ business]; fermare, arrestare [ machinery]* * *(of a factory etc) to close or be closed, for a time or permanently: There is a rumour going round that the factory is going to (be) shut down (noun shut-down) chiudere; chiusura* * *1. vi + adv(factory, shop) chiudere i battenti2. vt + adv* * * -
70 strike down
strike [sb.] down, strike down [sb.] abbattere, mettere a terrato be struck down by — (affected) essere colpito da [ illness]; (incapacitated) essere abbattuto da [illness, bullet]
* * *(to hit or knock (a person) down: He was struck down by a car / a terrible disease.) mettere a terra, investire; colpire* * *vt + adv* * *strike [sb.] down, strike down [sb.] abbattere, mettere a terrato be struck down by — (affected) essere colpito da [ illness]; (incapacitated) essere abbattuto da [illness, bullet]
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71 ■ knock down
■ knock downv. t. + avv.1 colpire e gettare a terra; atterrare; ( boxe) mandare (o mettere) al tappeto: to be knocked down, essere gettato a terra; ( boxe) andare al tappeto3 demolire; abbattere; buttare giù: The unsafe building was knocked down, l'edificio pericolante è stato demolito; The enemy knocked down one of the town gates, i nemici abbatterono una delle porte della città; ( atletica) to knock a hurdle down, buttare giù un ostacolo; (equit.) to knock a fence down, abbattere uno steccato8 (fam.) farsi fare una riduzione ( sul prezzo) da; far scendere: He was asking £100, but I knocked him down to £90, chiedeva 100 sterline, ma l'ho fatto scendere a 909 (fam. USA) guadagnare ( una data somma); fare, portarsi a casa (fam.) □ (fam.) You could have knocked me down with a feather, rimasi di stucco (o a bocca aperta); ero allibito. -
72 ■ throw down
■ throw downv. t. + avv.1 buttare giù; gettare a terra ( anche, sport, come fallo); abbattere, rovesciare ( anche fig.): I was thrown down by the explosion, sono stato scaraventato a terra dall'esplosione; to throw down a tyrant, abbattere un tiranno; to throw down the government, rovesciare il governo2 gettare; posare con forza: to throw some coins down, gettare delle monete sul tavolo □ to throw down one's arms, gettare le armi; arrendersi □ to throw down the gauntlet, gettare il guanto, sfidare a duello; (fig.) lanciare una sfida □ (fig.) to throw down one's tools, incrociare le braccia (fig.); scioperare. -
73 ■ wear down
■ wear downA v. i. + avv.1 consumarsi; logorarsi: The heels of my shoes are wearing down, i tacchi delle mie scarpe si stanno consumando2 ridursi, assottigliarsi: The stick wore down to a stump, il bastone si ridusse a un mozzicone ( a furia di tagliarlo, ecc.)3 (fig.) fiaccarsi; indebolirsi; venir meno: All resistance wore down, è venuta meno ogni resistenzaB v. t. + avv.1 consumare; logorare: Your tyres are worn down, hai le gomme consumate; (mil.) to wear the enemy down, logorare il nemico2 (fig.) fiaccare; stancare; sfibrare: The police wore down his resistance, la polizia ha fiaccato la sua resistenza3 (mil. e sport) logorare la resistenza di (q.); rendere esausto; sfibrare: to wear down one's opponent, sfibrare l'avversario. -
74 cool down
cool down [engine, water] raffreddarsi; fig. [ person] calmarsi; cool [sth.] down raffreddare [ mixture]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; cool [sb.] down (make colder) rinfrescare [ person]; fig. calmare [ person]* * *1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) raffreddare2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) calmarsi* * *1. vi + advraffreddarsi, (fig: person, situation) calmarsi2. vt + advfar raffreddare, fig calmare* * * -
75 dress down
dress down [ person] vestirsi alla buona, mettersi (addosso) una cosa qualsiasi; dress [sb.] down, dress down [sb.] dare una strigliata a, fare una lavata di capo a* * *vi + adv1) (Brit: casually) mettersi qualcosa di meno elegante (del solito)2)to dress sb down — fare una lavata di capo a qnSee:* * *dress down [ person] vestirsi alla buona, mettersi (addosso) una cosa qualsiasi; dress [sb.] down, dress down [sb.] dare una strigliata a, fare una lavata di capo a -
76 force down
force [sth.] down, force down [sth.]1) (cause to land) costringere all'atterraggio [ aircraft]2) (eat reluctantly) mandare giù, ingoiare [ food]to force sth. down sb. — costringere qcn. a mangiare qcs
3) econ. (reduce) fare calare, ridurre [prices, wages, profits, inflation]; fare calare [ unemployment]4) (squash down) schiacciare, pigiare [contents, objects]* * *vt + adv(food) sforzarsi di mangiare, (aircraft) forzare ad atterrare* * *force [sth.] down, force down [sth.]1) (cause to land) costringere all'atterraggio [ aircraft]2) (eat reluctantly) mandare giù, ingoiare [ food]to force sth. down sb. — costringere qcn. a mangiare qcs
3) econ. (reduce) fare calare, ridurre [prices, wages, profits, inflation]; fare calare [ unemployment]4) (squash down) schiacciare, pigiare [contents, objects] -
77 mark down
mark [sth.] down, mark down [sth.] abbassare il prezzo di [ product]; mark [sb.] down abbassare i voti a [ student]* * *vt + adv1) (reduce: prices, goods) ribassare, ridurrethe shirts were marked down at the beginning of the week — le camicie sono state ribassate all'inizio della settimana
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79 send down
send [sb., sth.] down, send down [sb., sth.] mandareEx:send him down to the first floor — mandatelo (giù) al primo piano; send [sb.] down/Ex:1) BE univ. espellere2) BE colloq. mandare in prigione* * *(to expel (a student) from a university.) espellere* * *vt + adv(person, prices) far scendere, (Brit: student) cacciare, mandar via, (fam: imprison) mandare in galera* * *send [sb., sth.] down, send down [sb., sth.] mandareEx:send him down to the first floor — mandatelo (giù) al primo piano; send [sb.] down/Ex:1) BE univ. espellere2) BE colloq. mandare in prigione -
80 slap down
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