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Douglas isn't down yet

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I.

down¹ [daʊn]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre

• down! (said to a dog) couché !

• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !

• to come or go down descendre

• to fall down tomber (à terre)

• to run down a hill descendre une colline en courant

   b. ( = at lower level) en bas

• down there en bas

• I shall stay down here je vais rester ici

• the blinds were down les stores étaient baissés

• Douglas isn't down yet Douglas n'est pas encore descendu

   c. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier

• we're going down to Dover tomorrow demain nous descendons à Douvres

• down under (inf) ( = in Australia/New Zealand) en Australie/Nouvelle-Zélande

• from down under (inf) d'Australie/de Nouvelle-Zélande

   d. (indicating a reduction) the tyres are down les pneus sont dégonflés

• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais

• prices are down on last year's les prix sont en baisse par rapport à l'année dernière

• the euro is down against the dollar l'euro est en baisse par rapport au dollar

• I am down on my luck je suis dans une mauvaise passe

• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars

   e. (in writing) I've got it down in my diary c'est marqué sur mon agenda

• let's get it down on paper mettons-le par écrit

• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?

• to be down for the next race être inscrit dans la prochaine course

   f. (indicating range) down to jusqu'à

• from 1700 down to the present de 1700 à nos jours

• from the biggest down to the smallest du plus grand au plus petit

   g. ► down to (inf) ( = the responsibility of)

it's down to him to do it c'est à lui de le faire

• it's down to him now c'est à lui de jouer maintenant

• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès

2. preposition

   a. (indicating movement to lower level) du haut en bas de

• he went down the hill il a descendu la colline

• her hair hung down her back ses cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos

• he ran his eye down the list il a parcouru la liste des yeux

   b. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la rue

• it's just down the road c'est tout près

   c. ( = along) le long de

• he was walking down the street il descendait la rue

• let's go down the pub (inf) allons au pub

• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...

3. adjective

• to be down ( = depressed) avoir le cafard (inf)

• the computer's down l'ordinateur est en panne

4. transitive verb

• to down an opponent (inf) terrasser un adversaire

• he downed three enemy planes il a descendu (inf) trois avions ennemis

• to down tools (British) ( = stop work) cesser le travail ; ( = strike) se mettre en grève

• he downed a glass of beer il a descendu (inf) un verre de bière

5. compounds

► down-and-out noun SDF mf

► down-in-the-mouth (inf) adjective abattu

► down payment noun acompte m

• to make a down payment of £100 verser un acompte de 100 livres ► down-to-earth adjective

• to be down-to-earth avoir les pieds bien sur terre

II.

down² [daʊn]

noun

( = fluff, feathers) duvet m

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Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)

When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton

For examples and further usages, see the entry below
I 1. [daʊn]
adverb

1) ( from higher to lower level)

to go ou come down — descendre

to fall down — tomber

to sit down on the floor — s'asseoir par terre

to pull down a blind — baisser un store

I'm on my way down — je descends

down! — ( to dog) couché!

‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’

read down to the end of the paragraph — lire jusqu'à la fin du paragraphe

2) ( indicating position at lower level)

down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas

two floors down — deux étages plus bas

it's on the second shelf down — c'est au deuxième rayon en partant du haut

down at the bottom of the lake — tout au fond du lac

the telephone lines are down — les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées

3) ( from upstairs)

is Tim down yet? — est-ce que Tim est déjà descendu?

4) ( indicating direction)

to go down to London — aller à Londres

down in Brighton — à Brighton

they've gone down to the country — ils sont allés à la campagne

they moved down here from Scotland — ils ont quitté l'Écosse pour venir s'installer ici

they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud

5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)

children from the age of 10 down — les enfants de moins de dix ans

everybody from the Prime Minister down — tout le monde depuis le Premier Ministre

6) ( indicating loss of money etc)

bookings are down by a half — les réservations ont baissé de moitié

profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière

I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling

7) ( indicating reduction)

to get one's weight down — maigrir

to get the price down — faire baisser le prix

I'm down to my last cigarette — il ne me reste plus qu'une cigarette

that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!

8) (on list, schedule)

you're down to speak next — c'est toi qui es le prochain à intervenir

I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain

9) ( incapacitated)

to be down with the flu — avoir la grippe

10) Sport ( behind)

to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard

11) ( as deposit)

to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant

12) ( downwards)

face down — ( of person) le visage face au sol
2.
preposition

1) ( from higher to lower point)

to run down the hill — descendre la colline en courant

did you enjoy the journey down? — est-ce que tu as fait bon voyage?

down town — en ville

2) ( at lower part of)

they live down the road — ils habitent un peu plus loin dans la rue

a few miles down the river from here — à quelques kilomètres en aval de la rivière

3) ( along)

to go down the street — descendre la rue

with buttons all down the front — boutonné sur le devant

he looked down her throat — il a regardé au fond de sa gorge

4) ( throughout)

down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
3.
adjective

1) (colloq)

to feel down — être déprimé

2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant

3) Computing en panne
4.
(colloq) transitive verb

1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]

2) descendre (colloq) [drink]

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to have a down on somebody — en vouloir à quelqu'un

it's down to you to do it — c'est à toi de le faire

down with tyrants! — à bas les tyrans!
II [daʊn]
noun ( feathers) ( all contexts) duvet m

English-French dictionary > down

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