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1 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 -
2 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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3 down
1) κάτω2) πούπουλο -
4 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) χαράμι,στο βρόντο -
5 down with
(get rid of: Down with the dictator!) κάτω -
6 down-and-out
noun, adjective ((a person) having no money and no means of earning a living: a hostel for down-and-outs.) μπατίρης -
7 down-to-earth
adjective (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) προσγειωμένος -
8 down-trodden
adjective (badly treated; treated without respect: a down-trodden wife.) -
9 down on one's luck
(having bad luck.) έχω γκίνια -
10 down payment
(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) προκαταβολή -
11 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) κάνω στάση εργασίας ή αποχή -
12 down-at-heel
adjective (shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.) αφρόντιστος -
13 down-in-the-mouth
adjective (miserable; in low spirits.) κατηφής -
14 Down-trodden
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Down-trodden
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15 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) κατεβάζω2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) απογοητεύω, εγκαταλείπω, ρίχνω3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) ξεφουσκώνω4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) μακραίνω -
16 go down
1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) γίνομαι δεκτός2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) βυθίζομαι3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) δύω4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) μένω στην ιστορία5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) υποβαθμίζομαι -
17 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) παραδίδω, θυσιάζω2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) καθορίζω3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) αποθηκεύω (σε κάβα) -
18 run down
1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) σταματώ να λειτουργώ2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) χτυπώ (με όχημα)3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) κακολογώ -
19 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 -
20 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) πέφτω κατακόρυφα2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) κατεβάζω με παζάρι
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