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I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = 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 descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *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 BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)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)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)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)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)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
2 weigh down
weigh down on [somebody/something] peser sur; weigh down [something/somebody], weigh [something/somebody] down lit surcharger [vehicle]; bloquer [papers]; fig accablerto be weighed down with — crouler sous le poids de [luggage]; être comblé de [gifts, prizes]; être accablé de [worry]
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3 get down
1) ( descend) descendre (from, out of de)2) ( leave table) quitter la table3) ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher; ( crouch) se baisserto get down to — arriver à [lower level etc]; atteindre [trapped person etc]; se mettre à [work]
to get down to somebody's level — fig se mettre à la portée de quelqu'un
get down [something] descendre [slope]; get [something] down, get down [something]4) ( from height) descendre5) ( swallow) avaler6) ( record) noterget [somebody] down7) ( from height) faire descendre8) (colloq) ( depress) déprimer -
4 slow down
slow down ralentirto slow (down) to 2% — tomber à 2%
slow down [something/somebody], slow [something/somebody] down ralentir -
5 run down
run down [battery] se décharger; [watch] retarder; [machine, company] s'essouffler; run down [something/somebody], run [something/somebody] down1) ( in vehicle) renverser2) ( allow to decline) réduire [production, defences]; user [battery]3) ( disparage) dénigrer4) ( track down) retrouver [person]; dénicher (colloq) [thing] -
6 calm down
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7 scrub down
scrub down [something/somebody], scrub [something/somebody] down nettoyer [quelque chose/quelqu'un] à fond -
8 look down
look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux; ( from a height) regarder en bas; look down on [somebody/something]1) lit regarder [quelque chose] d'en haut2) fig mépriser3) ( loom above) dominer -
9 talk down
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10 put down
1) poser [object, plane]; mettre [rat poison etc]2) ( suppress) réprimer3) ( write down) mettre (par écrit)4) ( ascribe)5) ( charge)6) ( destroy) ( by injection) piquer; ( by other method) abattre [animal]7) ( deposit)to put £50 down on something — verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur quelque chose
8) ( store) mettre [quelque chose] en cave [wine]; affiner [cheese]9) ( put on agenda) inscrire [quelque chose] à l'ordre du jourput [somebody] down, put down [somebody]10) déposer [passenger]11) (colloq) ( humiliate) rabaisser13) (classify, count in)to put somebody down as — considérer quelqu'un comme [possibility, candidate, fool]
to put somebody down for — ( note as wanting or offering) compter [quelque chose] pour quelqu'un [contribution]; ( put on waiting list) inscrire quelqu'un sur la liste d'attente pour
to put somebody down for £10 — compter 10 livres pour quelqu'un
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11 pin down
pin down [somebody], pin [somebody] down1) ( physically) immobiliser (to à)2) fig coincerpin down [something], pin [something] down3) lit accrocher [piece of paper, cloth]; épingler [sheet] -
12 tie down
she feels tied down — fig elle se sent coincée (colloq)
to tie somebody down to something — ( limit) imposer quelque chose à quelqu'un
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13 send down
send [somebody/something] down, send down [somebody/something] envoyersend [somebody] down1) GB University renvoyer [quelqu'un] de l'université2) (colloq) GB envoyer quelqu'un en prison -
14 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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15 turn down
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16 move down
move down descendre; move [somebody] down, move down [somebody] GB School faire repasser [quelqu'un] au niveau inférieur; gen faire redescendre; move [something] down, move down [something] ( to lower shelf etc) mettre [quelque chose] plus bas -
17 nail down
nail down [something], nail [something] down1) clouernail [somebody] down coincer (colloq) [person]to nail somebody down to a time — obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il fixe (subj) une heure
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18 pull down
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19 push down
push [something] down, push down [something] faire chuter; push down [somebody], push [somebody] down faire tomber -
20 rub down
См. также в других словарях:
down with somebody — down with sb/sth idiom used to say that you are opposed to sth, or to a person • The crowds chanted ‘Down with NATO!’ Main entry: ↑downidiom … Useful english dictionary
down to somebody — … Useful english dictionary
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beat down (on somebody) — ˌbeat ˈdown (on sb/sth) derived if the sun beats down it shines with great heat • The sun beat down on the desert sand. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
clamp down (on somebody) — ˌclamp ˈdown (on sb/sth) derived to take strict action in order to prevent sth, especially crime • a campaign by police to clamp down on street crime • The US government is clamping down on drugs. related noun ↑clampdown Main entry … Useful english dictionary
come down on somebody — ˌcome ˈdown on sb derived no passive (informal) to criticize sb severely or punish sb • Don t come down too hard on her. • The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders. M … Useful english dictionary
come down to somebody — ˌcome ˈdown (to sb) derived to have come from a long time in the past • The name has come down from the last century. Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
crack down (on somebody) — ˌcrack ˈdown (on sb/sth) derived to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it • Police are cracking down on drug dealers. related noun ↑crackdown Main entry: ↑crackderived … Useful english dictionary
go down to somebody — ˌgo ˈdown (to sb) derived to be defeated by sb, especially in a game or competition • Italy went down to Brazil by three goals to one. Main entry: ↑goderived … Useful english dictionary
go down with somebody — ˌgo ˈdown (with sb) derived to be received in a particular way by sb • The suggestion didn t go down very well with her boss. Main entry: ↑goderived … Useful english dictionary
look down on somebody — ˌlook ˈdown on sb/sth derived to think that you are better than sb/sth • She looks down on people who haven t been to college. Main entry: ↑lookderived … Useful english dictionary