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121 cool down
cool down [engine, water] refroidir; fig [person, situation] se calmer; cool [something] down refroidir [mixture]; rafraîchir [wine]; cool [somebody] down rafraîchir; fig calmer [person] -
122 mark down
mark [something] down, mark down [something] démarquer [product]; mark [somebody] down baisser les notes de [person] -
123 to sell down the river
To sell somebody down the river — это предать кого-либо. В США после 1808 г. было запрещено ввозить рабов, поэтому их покупали в районе на верхнем Юге, где выращивали табак, и перевозили вниз по течению Миссисипи на рабовладельческие рынки Нового Орлеана. Таким образом, раб, который был sold down the river, часто терял и свою семью, и надежду на свободу. По другой версии происхождения этого выражения, непокорного раба часто продавали владельцу тростниковой сахарной плантации на Юге США, где жизнь была гораздо тяжелее.The firm made me redundant. My view is that they just sold me down the river. — Меня уволили из фирмы. По-моему, это чистое предательство.
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124 set-down
subst. \/ˈsetdaʊn\/1) ( gammeldags) irettesettelse, skrape2) ( samferdsel) avstigninggive somebody a set-down irettesette noen, gi noen en skrapeset-down only ( samferdsel) kun avstigning -
125 load down
load [somebody] down charger quelqu'un ( with de) -
126 rub-down
['rʌbdaʊn]to give [something] a rub-down — bouchonner [horse]; poncer [woodwork, plaster]
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127 slap down
to slap something down on — flanquer (colloq) quelque chose sur [table, counter]
slap [somebody] down rembarrer -
128 thumbs down
(colloq) [ˌθʌmz'daʊn] noun ( signal)to give somebody/something the thumbs down — fig rejeter quelqu'un/quelque chose
to get the thumbs down — [candidate, proposal, idea] être rejeté; [new product, experiment] être mal accueilli
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