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121 strike down
(to hit or knock (a person) down: He was struck down by a car / a terrible disease.) abatir, fulminarv.• lacrar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<illness\>\> (liter)b) (AmE Law) revocar*VT + ADV [illness] (=incapacitate) fulminar; (=kill) matar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<illness\>\> (liter)b) (AmE Law) revocar* -
122 fall down
( sometimes with on) (to fail (in): He's falling down on his job.) fallarv.• rodar v.• tumbar v.v + adva) ( to the ground) \<\<personee\>\> caerse*; \<\<house/wall\>\> venirse* abajo, derrumbarseb) ( fail) \<\<plan\>\> fracasar, fallarto fall down on something — (BrE) fallar en algo
1. VI + ADV1) [person] caerse (al suelo); [building] hundirse, derrumbarse2) (fig) (=fail) fracasar, fallarto fall down on the job — no estar a la altura del trabajo, hacerlo mal
2.VI + PREP* * *v + adva) ( to the ground) \<\<person/tree\>\> caerse*; \<\<house/wall\>\> venirse* abajo, derrumbarseb) ( fail) \<\<plan\>\> fracasar, fallarto fall down on something — (BrE) fallar en algo
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123 nail down
v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<lid/floorboard\>\> clavar, asegurar con clavosb) \<\<cause\>\> establecer* con certezac) \<\<person\>\>see if you can nail him down on this issue — a ver si logras que te dé una respuesta concreta sobre este asunto
to nail somebody down to something: we must nail them down to a precise date — tenemos que hacer que se comprometan a una fecha concreta
VT + ADV1) (=secure with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavos2) (fig) [+ person] obligar a concretar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<lid/floorboard\>\> clavar, asegurar con clavosb) \<\<cause\>\> establecer* con certezac) \<\<person\>\>see if you can nail him down on this issue — a ver si logras que te dé una respuesta concreta sobre este asunto
to nail somebody down to something: we must nail them down to a precise date — tenemos que hacer que se comprometan a una fecha concreta
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124 narrow down
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + othey've narrowed their investigation down to this area — han restringido su investigación a esta área
we narrowed it down to only three candidates — fuimos descartando candidatos hasta quedar con sólo tres
2) v + advto narrow down (to something) — reducirse* (a algo)
1.VT + ADV [+ search, investigation, possibilities] restringir, limitar2.VI + ADV [road, path, valley] estrecharse, angostarse (LAm); [search, investigation] restringirse* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + othey've narrowed their investigation down to this area — han restringido su investigación a esta área
we narrowed it down to only three candidates — fuimos descartando candidatos hasta quedar con sólo tres
2) v + advto narrow down (to something) — reducirse* (a algo)
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125 pass down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o (often pass) \<\<heirloom\>\> pasar; \<\<storyadition\>\> transmitir1. VT + ADV1) (=transfer) [+ custom, disease, trait] pasar, transmitir; [+ inheritance] pasarthese beliefs were passed down from generation to generation — estas creencias se fueron pasando or transmitiendo de generación en generación
the painting was passed down to my father and he passed it down to me — el cuadro lo heredó mi padre y luego me lo pasó a mí
my clothes were always passed down from my elder sister — yo siempre heredaba la ropa de mi hermana mayor
when you grow out of this coat you can pass it down to your brother — cuando este abrigo te quede pequeño se lo puedes pasar or dar a tu hermano
2) (=convey downwards) pasar2. VI + ADV1) (=be transferred) [custom] pasar, transmitirse2) (=be inherited)* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (often pass) \<\<heirloom\>\> pasar; \<\<story/tradition\>\> transmitir -
126 run-down
tr[rʌn'daʊn]1 (person) agotado,-a2 (area) venido,-a a menos, decaído,-arun-down ['rʌn'daʊn] adj1) dilapidated: ruinoso, destartalado2) sickly, tired: cansado, débiladj.• debilitado, -a adj.• desmantelado, -a adj.• desmirriado, -a adj.• en ruina adj.• gurrumino, -a adj.'rʌn'daʊnadjective (pred run-down down)a) (tired, sickly) (usu pred)to be/feel run-downdown — estar*/sentirse* cansado or débil
b) ( dilapidated) <district/hotel> venido a menos, en decadencia['rʌn'daʊn]ADJ [battery] agotado, gastado; [car battery] descargado; [building] destartalado, ruinoso; [organization] en decadencia; [health] debilitadoto be run-down — [person] estar pachucho *, no encontrarse bien
* * *['rʌn'daʊn]adjective (pred run-down down)a) (tired, sickly) (usu pred)to be/feel run-downdown — estar*/sentirse* cansado or débil
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127 stay down
v + adv ( in lowered position) no levantarseVI + ADV1) (=not increase) mantenerse al mismo nivel, no subirwe have to ensure inflation stays down — tenemos que asegurarnos de que la inflación se mantiene al mismo nivel or no sube
2) (=not get up) no levantarse; (=remain lying) permanecer tendidostay down! — ¡no te levantes!
when he stayed down and didn't move we realized there was a problem — cuando vimos que permanecía tendido sin moverse nos dimos cuenta que le pasaba algo
3) (=remain under water) permanecer bajo el agua4) (Scol) (in lower class) repetir el curso5) (Sport) (in lower division)the team will have to stay down again next year — el año que viene el equipo tendrá que seguir en la división a la que había descendido
6) [food]nothing he eats will stay down — no retiene nada de lo que come, vomita todo lo que come
* * *v + adv ( in lowered position) no levantarse -
128 talk down
b) v + o + adv ( persuade to come down):1.VI + ADV2. VT + ADV1) (=help to land) [+ pilot] dirigir por radio el aterrizaje a2) (=dissuade from jumping) [+ suicidal person] disuadir (para que no salte)3) (esp Brit) (Econ) [+ currency, shares] hacer bajar(in deal)4) (=denigrate) menospreciar5) (=interrupt remorselessly) hacer callar* * *b) v + o + adv ( persuade to come down):
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