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1 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) alger- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dúnn- downie®- downy -
2 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) þurrka upp, ræsa fram2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) renna af/í burtu3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) láta renna af4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) þurrausa, tæma5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) þurrausa; gera örmagna2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) ræsi, framræsluskurður2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) e-ð sem hægt og hægt gengur á fjármagn eða krafta•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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3 savour
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