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1 Down
subs.Ar. χνοῦς, ὁ, V. λάχνη, ἡ, ἴουλος, ὁ.——————adv.P. and V. κάτω.Up and down: see under Up.——————prep.Down hill: P. εἰς τὸ κάταντες (Xen.), κατὰ πρανοῦς (Xen.).He has continued to do this down to this very day: P. τοῦτο διατετέλεκε ποιῶν μέχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας (Dem. 1087).Upside down: see Upside (Upside down).Depreciate: P. and V. διαβάλλειν, P. διασύρειν.Trample on one who is down: Ar. ἐπεμπηδᾶν κειμένῳ (Nub. 550).Go down: see Abate.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Down
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2 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (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.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- 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!) απόλυτος- 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.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
3 down-and-out
noun, adjective ((a person) having no money and no means of earning a living: a hostel for down-and-outs.) μπατίρης -
4 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) χαράμι,στο βρόντο -
5 down-to-earth
adjective (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) προσγειωμένος -
6 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) κάνω στάση εργασίας ή αποχή -
7 down-at-heel
adjective (shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.) αφρόντιστος -
8 Down-trodden
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Down-trodden
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9 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) καταλαγιάζω,τακτοποιούμαι,νοικοκυρεύομαι2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) βολεύομαι3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) στρώνομαι -
10 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) γκρεμίζω2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) χαλώ3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) διακόπτομαι χωρίς αποτέλεσμα, ναυαγώ4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) καταρρέω -
11 Upside down
adj.P. and V. ὕπτιος.——————adv.Turn ( upside down): P. and V. ἄνω κάτω στρέφειν or for στρέφειν substitute in verse τρέπειν, τιθέναι, P. ἄνω καὶ κάτω ποιεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Upside down
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12 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) πλησιάζω απειλητικά2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) πιέζω -
13 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) συμπυκνώνομαι, συνοψίζομαι -
14 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) προσγειώνομαι2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) (βάζω) γκολ στο ράγκμπι -
15 dust down
(to remove the dust from with a brushing action: She picked herself up and dusted herself down.) ξεσκονίζω -
16 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) έρχομαι στην ουσία του θέματος -
17 put one's foot down
(to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) επιμένω, `πατώ πόδι` -
18 set down
((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) κατεβάζω -
19 take down
(to make a note or record of: He took down her name and address.) (κατα)γράφω, σημειώνω -
20 Tone down
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tone down
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