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101 fold down
fold down [seat, pram hood] se rabattre; fold [something] down, fold down [something] replier [collar, flap, sheets]; rabattre [seat, pram hood] -
102 grind down
to be ground down by poverty — fig être accablé par la misère
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103 mark down
mark [something] down, mark down [something] démarquer [product]; mark [somebody] down baisser les notes de [person] -
104 plonk down
(colloq)plonk [something] down poser [box, sack] (on sur)to plonk oneself down on — s'installer sur [sofa]
plonk down [something] US ( pay) allonger (colloq), payer [sum] -
105 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 -
106 screw down
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107 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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108 shut down
shut down [business] fermer; [machinery] s'arrêter; shut [something] down, shut down [something] fermer [business]; arrêter [machinery] -
109 slam down
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110 slim down
1) [person] maigrir, perdre du poids2) [organization] réduire ses effectifsslim [something] down, slim down [something] réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser (colloq) [industry]; réduire [workforce] -
111 strike down
strike [somebody] down, strike down [somebody] terrasserto be struck down by — ( by illness) ( affected) être frappé par; ( incapacitated) être terrassé par; ( by bullet) être abattu de
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112 strip down
strip down se déshabiller; strip [something] down, strip down [something] démonter [gun, engine]; défaire [bed]; décaper [woodwork] -
113 take down
take [something] down, take down [something]1) enlever [picture, curtains]; démonter [tent, scaffolding]2) ( write down) noter [name, statement, details] -
114 wind down
1) [organization] réduire ses activités; [activity, production] toucher à sa fin; [person] se détendre2) [clockwork] être sur le point de s'arrêterwind down [something], wind [something] down3) baisser [car window]4) mettre fin à [activity, organization] -
115 closing-down
(of factory, business) fermeture f; (of shop) fermeture, liquidation fclosing-down costs frais m pl de liquidation;closing-down price prix m de liquidation;closing-down sale solde m de fermeture -
116 top-down
hiérarchisé(e)MARKETING top-down forecasting prévisions f pl hiérarchisées;top-down management gestion f par le hautForget capital; it's relatively easy to obtain nowadays. Today's scarce, sought-after strategic resource is expertise, which comes in the form of employees. Although organizations have changed mightily from the days of hierarchical, top-down management, they still have a long way to go.
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117 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) taper (dur) sur2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) faire baisser -
118 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) enfoncer2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) tomber en panne3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) échouer4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) craquer -
119 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) ne pas bouger2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) limiter3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) garder, digérer -
120 knock down
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.) étendre, renverser2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) abaisser
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