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  • 1 depth

    [depƟ]
    1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) profundidade
    2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) profundidade
    - in-depth
    - in depth
    * * *
    [depθ] n 1 profundidade, profundeza. 2 fundo. 3 lugar profundo, abismo. 4 espessura, largura, altura. 5 meio (da noite), vigor, coração (do inverno). 6 centro, lugar situado no interior de uma circunferência. 7 depths mar, oceano. 8 penetração, agudeza. 9 impenetrabilidade, obstrusidade. 10 profundidade (da ciência, etc.). 11 intensidade, tonalidade de cor, obscuridade. 12 Naut pontal, altura de embarcação entre a quilha e a primeira coberta. 13 o mais íntimo, recôndito, profundo. in depth a fundo, em profundidade. in the depths of misery em profunda miséria. to get out of one’s depth a) perder pé. b) fig ver-se diante de uma tarefa demasiadamente difícil.

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  • 2 descend

    [di'send]
    1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer
    2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer
    3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre
    - descent
    - be descended from
    * * *
    de.scend
    [dis'end] vt+vi 1 descer, abaixar, mover-se de cima para baixo, aterrissar. 2 descender, provir, proceder, derivar, originar-se. 3 cair com força, sobrevir, desencadear-se. 4 (on, upon) invadir, assaltar, atacar. 5 (to) passar a alguém por direito de sucessão. 6 rebaixar-se, decair, aviltar-se, humilhar-se, condescender. 7 passar do estado geral para o particular. 8 baixar de nível.

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  • 3 dip

    [dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb
    1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) mergulhar
    2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) baixar
    3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) baixar
    4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) baixar
    2. noun
    1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) depressão
    2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) molho
    3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) mergulho
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    [dip] n 1 mergulho. 2 banho (especialmente de mar). 3 banho de imersão. 4 qualquer mistura para banho de imersão. 5 vela de sebo que se faz molhando a torcida em sebo derretido, repetidas vezes. 6 porção que se pega de uma vez com a mão ou com uma colher grande. 7 inclinação, pendor, depressão. 8 Geol mergulho, inclinação das camadas ou do veeiro dada pelo ângulo feito com a horizontal. 9 grau de submersão. 10 preparado para lavar carneiros. 11 reverência, cumprimento. 12 sl batedor de carteiras.13 Cook patê, pasta: mistura cremosa de vários sabores para ser servida com salgadinhos. 14 sl pessoa tola, simplória. 15 sl pessoa excêntrica, louca. • vt+vi (ps, pp dipped, dipt) 1 mergulhar, molhar, imergir, meter em algum líquido e retirar rapidamente, banhar, umedecer, empapar, ensopar. 2 levantar com a mão ou colher e despejar. 3 saudar abaixando e levantando de novo uma bandeira. 4 abaixar por um momento. 5 tingir num líquido. 6 batizar por imersão. 7 fazer uma reverência. 8 curvar-se, inclinar(-se). 9 baixar o vôo. 10 ( into) ocupar-se superficialmente de algum assunto ou negócio, folhear um livro, olhar de relance. 11 baixar os faróis. 12 declinar, desaparecer, pôr-se no horizonte. dip in, everybody sirvam-se todos. the dip of the horizon abatimento de horizonte. the dip of the needle inclinação da agulha. to dip into one’s pocket/ purse gastar o dinheiro. to dip into the future tentar adivinhar o futuro. to have a dip dar um mergulho.

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  • 4 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) através do tempo
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) a descer
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) emborcar
    - 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. adjective - 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.) penugem
    - downy
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    [daun] n 1 duna. 2 terreno elevado e colinoso coberto de relva no sul da Inglaterra, usado como pastagem, colinas perto do mar no norte e no sul da Inglaterra ( the Downs), enseada entre os promontórios no norte e no sul da Inglaterra. 3 penugem, penas, pêlos ou cabelos que primeiro nascem, buço, cotão, lanugem, frouxel. 4 qualquer substância fofa, macia ou felpuda. 5 pêlo nas cascas de plantas ou frutas. 6 movimento em declive, descida. 7 revés de fortuna (especialmente no plural). 8 sl desconfiança. • vt+vi coll abaixar, abater, sujeitar, derrubar, dominar, humilhar, descer, descender, engolir rapidamente. • adj 1 abatido, desanimado, descoroçoado, deprimido. I may be down but not out / nem tudo está perdido. 2 em estado ou condição inferior. 3 em declive. 4 doente, adoentado. he is down with the flu / ele tem gripe. 5 Amer terminado. 6 Comp fora do ar, inoperante. • adv 1 abaixo, para baixo, em descida, em declive. 2 em decadência. 3 em posição deitada no chão. 4 abaixo do horizonte. 5 no ponto inferior, ao mais baixo grau. 6 do norte ao sul. 7 de origem, propriedade ou época anterior. 8 a uma quantia inferior, a um preço reduzido. 9 em estado de sujeição, depressão, desgraça ou perigo. 10 efetivamente, realmente, com atenção, com aplicação. 11 por escrito, no papel, em preto no branco. 12 à vista, contra entrega. 13 Naut a sotavento. 14 seguindo a corrente. 15 em estado mais calmo, menos intenso. 16 em mau estado físico. • prep abaixo, para baixo, em declive, ao longo de, em direção inferior. • interj abaixo! deita! senta! the ups and downs at life as vicissitudes da vida. down and out totalmente desprovido, privado de recursos, arruinado, liquidado, vencido. down at heel maltrapilho, descuidado no traje. down for em uma lista de espera. down for Tuesday anunciado para terça-feira. down from town afastado da cidade. down in the country no campo, no interior. down in the mouth descoroçoado, desalentado, desanimado. down on zangado ou aborrecido com. down on one’s knees de joelhos. down on one’s luck necessitado de dinheiro, pronto. down the centuries no correr dos séculos. down the river pelo rio abaixo, seguindo a corrente. down the wind a sotavento. down to hell! vá para o inferno! down to the ground coll completamente. down with him! derriba-o! deita-o abaixo! he is down upon his luck ele está sem sorte. he was tracked down at last finalmente ele foi achado. the sun is down o sol se pôs. the thermometer is down by five degrees o termômetro desceu 5 graus. the wind is down cessou o vento. to bear down, to beat down Naut pôr-se a barlavento. to be down on ser severo, rude com alguém, tratar mal, falar rudemente a alguém. to bend down curvar-se. to calm down acalmar. to clean the house down limpar a casa toda. to come down vir abaixo, descer, fig baixar, abater-se, ceder, cair na miséria. to come down with cair de cama com. to down tools fazer greve. to fly down aterrissar, descer voando, voar para. to get down 1 apear, descer. 2 engolir, tragar alguma coisa. to get down to business ir ao que interessa, ir direto ao assunto. to get down to work trabalhar com afinco. to go down 1 afundar, soçobrar. 2 deixar a universidade para as férias ou no fim do trimestre. 3 baixar (o preço). 4 acalmar-se (o vento). to have a down on coll guardar rancor a. to hunt down = link=%20to%20ride%20down to ride down. to kneel down ajoelhar-se. to knock down atropelar. to let someone down 1 humilhar. 2 deixar ao desamparo, abandonar alguém. to lie down deitar-se. to pay cash down pagar à vista. to put a down on sl dar informações sobre, delatar, denunciar. to put down 1 depor. 2 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. to ride down 1 alcançar perseguindo. 2 forçar, escaramuçar, atropelar. to send down expulsar ou suspender um estudante. to set down 1 assentar por escrito, notar. 2 mencionar, citar. 3 resolver. 4 registrar. to shout down fazer calar mediante gritos. to sit down sentar-se. to step down descer. to stoop down abaixar-se. to take down 1 assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. 2 pôr abaixo, deitar abaixo. to turn down the radio diminuir o volume do rádio. to write down assentar por escrito, notar, registrar. up and down aqui e acolá, de lá para cá, para baixo e para cima, por toda parte. upside down de cabeça para baixo, ao revés, às avessas.

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  • 5 downward

    adjective (leading, moving etc down: a downward curve.) descendente
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    down.ward
    [d'aunwəd] adj 1 declinante, inclinado, ladeirento, que tem declividade. 2 em direção inferior, que vai de superior a inferior, decrescente. 3 descendente de anterior a posterior, de época anterior. 4 que se move para um lugar ou condição inferior. • adv (também downwards, downwardly) 1 para baixo, abaixo, em declive. 2 rio abaixo, a jusante. 3 de superior a inferior, de anterior a posterior, sucessivamente (de pai para filho, de filho para neto, etc.)

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  • 6 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) segurar
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar (a cabeça)
    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up
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    [hæŋ] n 1 declive, ladeira. 2 o modo de assentar, caimento (vestido, cortina, etc.). 3 sl modo, jeito de uma coisa, funcionamento (de máquina). • vt+vi (ps and pp hung) 1 pender, pendurar. 2 suspender(-se), estar suspenso. 3 enforcar(-se), ser enforcado. 4 inclinar. 5 projetar-se sobre. 6 forrar, atapetar. 7 pairar. 8 estar em dúvida. 9 impedir uma decisão judicial. 10 tardar, perder tempo, protelar, vadiar. 11 estar à mostra ou em exposição. don’t care a hang! pouco se me dá!, pouco me importa! hang it (all)! o diabo que carregue (tudo) isto! hang you! o diabo que o carregue! hang your number up to dry sl você ainda cheira a cueiros. let it all hang out faça o que você quiser. time hangs heavy upon my hands estou enfadado, enfastiado. to be hung up on (ou about) something ficar, estar ansioso sem necessidade, estar aflito, ter uma idéia fixa. to get the hang of compreender, entender o significado de. I got the hang of it / compreendi o quê da coisa. to hang about (ou around) a) passar ou matar o tempo. b) permanecer. to hang about someone ficar em volta de alguém. to hang a hard sl ficar de pau duro, ter ereção. to hang around ficar andando à toa. to hang around with a) relacionar-se com alguém. b) Braz coll sair com alguém. to hang back hesitar, vacilar. to hang by a thread estar por um fio. to hang fire a) negar fogo (arma). b) fig hesitar, vacilar. to hang in sl esperar. to hang in doubt estar em dúvida. to hang loose sl fazer nada, estar relaxado. to hang off a) soltar, deixar solto, deixar ir. b) hesitar, vacilar. to hang on a) segurar firmemente. b) esperar. c) continuar a fazer algo apesar das dificuldades. d) depender de. e) persistir. to hang oneself enforcar-se. to hang out a) passar o tempo em um lugar ou com alguém. b) pendurar roupas no varal. c) expor, deixar à mostra para venda. to hang out for insistir. to hang over a) inclinar-se. b) pairar sobre, ameaçar. to hang together a) ficarem juntos, unidos. b) serem consistentes. c) conectar, ligar. to hang tough estar decidido, resoluto. to hang up a) suspender. b) adiar. c) desligar (telefone). d) pendurar, dependurar. to hang up on someone interromper no meio o telefonema com alguém. to hang upon something estar afeiçoado a alguma coisa.

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  • 7 headlong

    adjective, adverb
    1) (moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front: a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water.) de cabeça
    2) ((done) without thought or delay, often foolishly: a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster.) impetuosamente
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    head.long
    [h'ədlɔŋ] adj 1 de ponta-cabeça. 2 impetuoso. 3 apressado, precipitado. 4 abrupto, escarpado. • adv 1 apressadamente. 2 impetuosamente. 3 abruptamente.

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  • 8 over

    ['əuvə] 1. preposition
    1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) em/para cima de
    2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) por cima de
    3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) sobre
    4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) por
    5) (about: a quarrel over money.) sobre
    6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) por
    7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) com
    8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) em cima de
    2. adverb
    1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)
    2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)
    3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)
    4) (downwards: He fell over.)
    5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)
    6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)
    7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
    3. adjective
    (finished: The affair is over now.) em cima
    4. noun
    ((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) série de bolas jogadas
    5. as part of a word
    1) (too (much), as in overdo.) ex(ceder-se)
    2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) (em/por) cima
    3) (covering, as in overcoat.) sobre(tudo)
    4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) (deitar) abaixo
    5) (completely, as in overcome.) sobre(pujar)
    - over all
    - over and done with
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    o.ver
    ['ouvə] pref sobre, super, supra (indica superioridade, excesso, posição acima, ultrapassagem).
    ————————
    o.ver
    ['ouvə] adj 1 excedente, supranumerário. 2 superior. 3 exterior, externo. 4 terminado, acabado. • adv 1 de novo, novamente. 2 de um lado a outro. 3 completamente, todo, inteiramente. 4 do começo ao fim, de ponta a ponta. 5 a mais, em excesso. 6 para lá. 7 para cá, para aqui. 8 de um para o outro. 9 muito, excessivamente. 10 do outro lado. 11 de ponta cabeça. • prep 1 demasiado, excessivo. 2 por cima de, sobre, acima de, superior a. 3 mais de, além de. 4 enquanto. 5 por causa de. 6 através de. 7 até o final de. 8 mais que. 9 durante, no decurso de. 10 a respeito de. 11 virado. 12 por toda parte. 13 acima, superior. 14 entre. all over a) completamente. b) por toda parte. ask them over peça que venham para cá. come over here venha aqui. for over a year durante mais de um ano. not over twenty não mais de vinte. not over well bastante ruim. over and above além de. over and again outra vez, novamente. over and against a) contra. b) defronte de. over and out Radio câmbio final (diz-se para encerrar uma conversa pelo rádio). over and over repetidas vezes, vezes sem conta. over head and ears profundamente. over one’s head fora da compreensão de alguém. over or under mais ou menos. over the hill sl de meia-idade. over the next week durante a próxima semana. over there lá adiante. over to you Radio é a sua vez de falar (indica a pessoa que entrará no ar em seguida). the milk boils over o leite está fervendo. three times over três vezes consecutivamente. to be over cessar, acabar. to call over fazer a chamada. to hand over entregar. to have advantage, authority over ter vantagem, autoridade sobre. to run over atropelar. turn over the page vire a página. we live over the way moramos no outro lado da rua.

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  • 9 prone

    [prəun]
    1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) de bruços
    2) ((with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc: He is prone to illness.) propenso
    * * *
    [proun] adj 1 inclinado, propenso, predisposto. 2 debruçado, prono. 3 de borco. to be prone estar propenso a.

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  • 10 prostrate

    1. ['prostreit] adjective
    1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) deitado
    2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) prostrado
    2. [prə'streit] verb
    1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) prostrar-se
    2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) prostrar
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    pros.trate
    [pr'ɔstreit] vt 1 prostrar: a) prosternar, deitar por terra. b) abater, extenuar, enfraquecer. c) prosternar-se, lançar-se por terra. 2 arruinar, aniquilar. • adj 1 prostrado: a) prosternado. b) deitado, estendido. c) abatido, debilitado, enfraquecido. 2 arruinado, aniquilado. 3 derrubado, abatido. 4 Bot procumbente. prostrate with grief abatido pela dor.

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  • 11 swoop

    [swu:p] 1. verb
    (to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) descer a pique
    2. noun
    (an act of swooping.) mergulho
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    [swu:p] n descida rápida, ataque de aves de rapina, arremetida. • vt+vi 1 descer, precipitar-se, mergulhar, cair em cima de alguém para atacar. 2 apanhar, pegar, arrebatar. at one fell swoop de uma só vez.

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  • 12 bowed

    adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) vergado

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  • 13 fall away

    1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) diminuir
    2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) descer

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  • 14 bowed

    adjective ((often with down) bent downwards, eg by the weight of something: The trees were bowed down with fruit.) arqueado

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  • 15 depth

    [depƟ]
    1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) profundidade
    2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) profundidade
    - in-depth - in depth

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  • 16 descend

    [di'send]
    1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descer
    2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descer
    3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) cair sobre
    - descent - be descended from

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  • 17 dip

    [dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb
    1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) mergulhar
    2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) baixar
    3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) baixar
    4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) saudar com a bandeira
    2. noun
    1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) depressão
    2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) molho
    3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) mergulho

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  • 18 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) para baixo
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) no chão
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) sob controle
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) para baixo
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) para o sul
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abaixo
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) para baixo
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ao longo de
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragar
    - 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. adjective - 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.) penugem
    - downy

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  • 19 fall away

    1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) desertar
    2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) declinar

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  • 20 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) pendurar, estar pendurado
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) prender, estar preso
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) enforcar, ser enforcado
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) pender
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) baixar, curvar
    - hanging - hangings - hangman - hangover - get the hang of - hang about/around - hang back - hang in the balance - hang on - hang together - hang up

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  • downwards — [[t]da͟ʊnwə(r)dz[/t]] (The form downward is also used, especially in American English) 1) ADV: ADV after v, n ADV If you move or look downwards, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level. Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick …   English dictionary

  • downwards — down|wards [ˈdaunwədz US wərdz] adv also downward 1.) towards a lower level or position ≠ ↑upwards ▪ Nina glanced downwards. ▪ Hold out your hands with your palms facing downwards. ▪ The body was lying face downwards (=with the front of the body… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • downwards — downward, downwards The only form for the adjective is downward (in a downward direction), but downward and downwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for downwards in BrE: • She ferreted in her bag; then held it up mouth downwards …   Modern English usage

  • downwards — also downward adverb 1 towards a lower level or position: Nina glanced downwards. | face downwards (=with the front towards the ground): The body lay face downwards on the rug. opposite upwards (1) 2 down to and including the lowest position in a …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Downwards — Downward Down ward, Downwards Down wards, adv. [AS. ad?nweard. See {Down}, adv., and { ward}.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards. Looking downwards. Pope …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • downwards */ — UK [ˈdaʊnwə(r)dz] / US [ˈdaʊnwərdz] adverb towards a lower place or level Make sure that the arrows on the front of the box are pointing downwards. • face downwards from someone downwards …   English dictionary

  • downwards — adverb a) Towards a lower place; towards what is below. Gravity pulls everything downwards. b) To a lower figure or amount. After the oil price rises, the economy headed downwards Syn: down, downward …   Wiktionary

  • downwards — adv. Downwards is used with these verbs: ↑adjust, ↑float, ↑jerk, ↑plunge, ↑revise, ↑slope …   Collocations dictionary

  • downwards — [ˈdaʊnwədz] adv towards a lower place or level Ant: upwards • face downwards 1) lying on the front of your body; 2) lying on the side that normally faces up[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • downwards — adverb see downward I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • downwards — down|wards [ daunwərdz ] adverb DOWNWARD …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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