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62 cut down
1. transitive verb1) (fell) fällen2) (kill) töten3) (reduce) einschränken2. intransitive verbcut somebody down to size — (fig.) jemanden auf seinen Platz verweisen
* * *1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) fällen* * *◆ cut downI. vt1. (fell)to \cut down down ⇆ a tree einen Baum umhauen [o fällen2. (reduce)▪ to \cut down down ⇆ sth etw einschränkento \cut down down the labour force die Belegschaft [o das Personal] abbauento \cut down down production die Produktion zurückfahrento \cut down down wastage weniger Abfall produzieren3. (abridge)▪ to \cut down down ⇆ sth etw kürzento \cut down a text down einen Text zusammenstreichen4. FASHION▪ to \cut down down ⇆ sth etw kürzen5.II. vi▪ to \cut down down on sth etw einschränkento \cut down down on drinking/smoking das Trinken/Rauchen einschränkenyou should \cut down down on fatty foods Sie sollten fettärmer essen* * *A v/t3. a) niederschlagenb) erschlagen4. fig dahin-, wegraffen9. TECH abdrehenB v/i sich einschränken:cut down on etwas einschränken;cut down on smoking auch weniger rauchen;this machine cuts down on electricity spart Strom* * *1. transitive verb1) (fell) fällen2) (kill) töten3) (reduce) einschränken2. intransitive verbcut somebody down to size — (fig.) jemanden auf seinen Platz verweisen
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63 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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64 tie down
transitive verb1) (fasten) festbinden2) (fig.): (restrict) bindenbe tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein
tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen
* * *◆ tie downvt1. (secure to ground)▪ to \tie down down ⇆ sth etw festbindenmake sure you \tie down down anything that might blow away in the storm binde bloß alles fest, was im Sturm weggeweht werden könnte2. ( fig)▪ to be \tie downd down gebunden seinI'll try to \tie down her down on her plans ich versuche, sie dazu zu bringen, ihre Pläne auch in die Tat umzusetzen▪ to \tie down down ⇆ sb jdn binden* * *vt sep1) (lit) festbinden (to an +dat); huts, tents verankern (to in +dat); horse fesselnto tie sb/oneself down to sth — jdn/sich auf etw (acc) festlegen
to tie oneself down to doing sth —
marriage/owning property ties you down — durch die Ehe/durch Eigentum ist man gebunden
she's tied down because of the children, the children tie her down — durch die Kinder ist sie sehr gebunden
* * *tie down v/t1. fesseln (to an akk)tie o.s. down sich (auch ehelich etc) binden* * *transitive verb1) (fasten) festbinden2) (fig.): (restrict) bindenbe tied down by something — durch etwas gebunden od. eingeschränkt sein
tie somebody down to a time/a schedule — jemanden auf eine Zeit/einen Zeitplan festlegen
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66 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) talar, cortar2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) reducircut down vb talarv.• acortar v.• apear v.• capar v.• cortar v.• limar v.• limitar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( fell) \<\<tree\>\> cortar, talarb) ( kill) matarhe was cut down in his prime — (liter) su vida fue segada en flor (liter)
c) ( reduce) \<\<expenditure\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<consumption\>\> reducir*, disminuir*2) v + adv ( make reductions)cigarette? - no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down — ¿un cigarrillo? - no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos
to cut down ON something: you should cut down on carbohydrates — debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono
1. VT + ADV1) [+ tree] cortar, talar; [+ enemy] matar; [+ clothes] acortar2) (=reduce) [+ consumption] reducir; [+ expenditure] reducir, recortar; [+ text] acortar, abreviar- cut sb down to size2.VI + ADVyou're drinking too much, you really should cut down — bebes demasiado, deberías moderarte
to cut down on — [+ fatty food] reducir el consumo de; [+ expenditure] moderar, reducir; [+ public services] recortar, reducir
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( fell) \<\<tree\>\> cortar, talarb) ( kill) matarhe was cut down in his prime — (liter) su vida fue segada en flor (liter)
c) ( reduce) \<\<expenditure\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<consumption\>\> reducir*, disminuir*2) v + adv ( make reductions)cigarette? - no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down — ¿un cigarrillo? - no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos
to cut down ON something: you should cut down on carbohydrates — debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono
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67 fall down
intransitive verb2) (collapse) [Brücke, Gebäude:] einstürzen; [Person:] hinfallenfall down [on something] — (fig. coll.) [bei etwas] versagen
* * *( sometimes with on) (to fail (in): He's falling down on his job.) versagen* * *vi1. (drop, tumble) hinunterfallen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; object umfallen; (harder) umstürzenshe fell down and broke her arm sie stürzte und brach sich den Armto \fall down down dead tot umfallento \fall down down a cliff/the steps [or the stairs] die Klippen/die Treppe [o ÖSTERR Stiegen] hinunterfallento \fall down down a hole/shaft in ein Loch/einen Schacht hineinfallentwo days after the bombing the building fell down das Gebäude stürzte zwei Tage nach dem Bombenangriff ein3. (fail)their ideas are good, what they \fall down down on is implementing them effectively ihre Ideen sind gut, aber es hapert an der effektiven Umsetzung* * *fall down v/i1. die Treppe etc hinunter-, herunterfallen2. umfallen, einstürzen3. (ehrfürchtig) niederfallen, auf die Knie sinkena) enttäuschen, versagen (bei)b) Pech haben (mit)* * *intransitive verb2) (collapse) [Brücke, Gebäude:] einstürzen; [Person:] hinfallenfall down [on something] — (fig. coll.) [bei etwas] versagen
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1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb* * *II. vt▪ to \boil down down ⇆ sth* * *1. vt sepeinkochen2. vi1) (jam etc) dickflüssig werden2) (fig)to boil down to sth — auf etw (acc) hinauslaufen
what it boils down to is that... — das läuft darauf hinaus, dass...
* * *A v/t1. einkochen lassenB v/i1. einkochen* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbboil down to something — (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) hinauslaufen
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69 fall down
( sometimes with on) (to fail (in): He's falling down on his job.) fallarv.• rodar v.• tumbar v.v + adva) ( to the ground) \<\<personee\>\> caerse*; \<\<house/wall\>\> venirse* abajo, derrumbarseb) ( fail) \<\<plan\>\> fracasar, fallarto fall down on something — (BrE) fallar en algo
1. VI + ADV1) [person] caerse (al suelo); [building] hundirse, derrumbarse2) (fig) (=fail) fracasar, fallarto fall down on the job — no estar a la altura del trabajo, hacerlo mal
2.VI + PREP* * *v + adva) ( to the ground) \<\<person/tree\>\> caerse*; \<\<house/wall\>\> venirse* abajo, derrumbarseb) ( fail) \<\<plan\>\> fracasar, fallarto fall down on something — (BrE) fallar en algo
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70 nail down
v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<lid/floorboard\>\> clavar, asegurar con clavosb) \<\<cause\>\> establecer* con certezac) \<\<person\>\>see if you can nail him down on this issue — a ver si logras que te dé una respuesta concreta sobre este asunto
to nail somebody down to something: we must nail them down to a precise date — tenemos que hacer que se comprometan a una fecha concreta
VT + ADV1) (=secure with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavos2) (fig) [+ person] obligar a concretar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<lid/floorboard\>\> clavar, asegurar con clavosb) \<\<cause\>\> establecer* con certezac) \<\<person\>\>see if you can nail him down on this issue — a ver si logras que te dé una respuesta concreta sobre este asunto
to nail somebody down to something: we must nail them down to a precise date — tenemos que hacer que se comprometan a una fecha concreta
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71 narrow down
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + othey've narrowed their investigation down to this area — han restringido su investigación a esta área
we narrowed it down to only three candidates — fuimos descartando candidatos hasta quedar con sólo tres
2) v + advto narrow down (to something) — reducirse* (a algo)
1.VT + ADV [+ search, investigation, possibilities] restringir, limitar2.VI + ADV [road, path, valley] estrecharse, angostarse (LAm); [search, investigation] restringirse* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + othey've narrowed their investigation down to this area — han restringido su investigación a esta área
we narrowed it down to only three candidates — fuimos descartando candidatos hasta quedar con sólo tres
2) v + advto narrow down (to something) — reducirse* (a algo)
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72 reach down
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbhinunterreichen; (to receiving speaker) herunterreichen* * *vi▪ to \reach down down [for/to sb] die Hand [nach jdm] ausstrecken2. (extend) hinabreichenher hair \reach downes down to her waist das Haar geht [o reicht] ihr bis zur Taille* * *1. vi(clothes, curtains, hair etc) herunterreichen (to bis); (person) hinuntergreifen or -langen (inf) (for nach)2. vt sepherunterreichen* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbreach down to something — (be long enough) bis zu etwas [hinunter]reichen
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73 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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74 load down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o (usu pass)to be loaded down with something — ( with parcels) ir* cargado de algo; ( with problems) estar* abrumado or agobiado por algo
VT + ADVto be loaded down with sth: she was loaded down with shopping — iba cargada de bolsas de la compra
he was loaded down with debt — estaba cargado or agobiado de deudas
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (usu pass)to be loaded down with something — ( with parcels) ir* cargado de algo; ( with problems) estar* abrumado or agobiado por algo
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75 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) avanzar hacia alguien amenazadoramente2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) pesar sobrev + adv + prep + oto bear down on something — hacer* presión sobre algo
* * *v + adv + prep + oto bear down on something — hacer* presión sobre algo
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76 knuckle down
v + adv ponerse* a trabajar en serioto knuckle down to something: you'd better knuckle down to some hard work — va a ser mejor que te pongas a trabajar en serio
VI + ADV* * *v + adv ponerse* a trabajar en serioto knuckle down to something: you'd better knuckle down to some hard work — va a ser mejor que te pongas a trabajar en serio
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77 get down to
transitive verb* * *(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) sich daran machen* * *transitive verbget down to something — sich an etwas (Akk.) machen
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78 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 -
79 cut down on
• cut down on something to reduce something (out of necessity) сократить, урезать что-то (из-за необходимости); сократить потребление чего-тоWe spend too much, we really need to cut down on our expenses. The doctor advised her to cut down on chocolate and cake. You have to cut down on chocolate.
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80 put down
v.1 dejar (set down)2 reprimir, ahogar (revolt, opposition)3 poner por escrito (write)to put something down to something achacar o atribuir algo a algo5 sacrificar (animal)to put somebody down dejar a alguien en mal lugarto put oneself down menospreciarse7 poner en el suelo, colocar abajo, apear.8 poner por el suelo, denigrar.9 soltar, desasir.10 dejar como prima.11 bajar, colocar en una posición más baja.12 aterrizar, poner en tierra.13 poner a dormir.14 cargar a la tarjeta.15 atribuir, achacar.16 aplacar.
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