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61 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] -
62 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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63 turn down
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64 upside down
upside down [‚ʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn]• to hang upside down [person] être suspendu la tête en bas* * *[ˌʌpsaɪd 'daʊn] 1.adjective lit à l'envers; fig sens dessus dessous2.upside down cake — Culinary gâteau m renversé
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65 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) baisser2) (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.) décevoir (n: déception)3) (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.) dégonfler4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) (r)allonger -
66 sit-down
1 noun∎ I could do with a bit of a sit-down j'aimerais bien m'asseoir un peu□ ;∎ come and have a sit-down viens t'asseoir□∎ there are too many guests for a sit-down meal il y a trop d'invités pour que tout le monde puisse s'asseoir à table►► sit-down dinner dîner m pris à table;British sit-down strike grève f sur le tas -
67 let down
let [somebody] down1) ( disappoint) laisser tomber [quelqu'un]it has never let me down — [technique, machine] ça a toujours marché
2) ( embarrass) faire honte à [quelqu'un]let [something] down, let down [something]3) GB ( deflate) dégonfler [tyre]4) ( lower) faire descendre [bucket]; baisser [window]5) ( lengthen) rallonger [garment]6) détacher [hair] -
68 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 -
69 slow down
slow down ralentirto slow (down) to 2% — tomber à 2%
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70 wear down
wear down s'userwear down [something], wear [something] down lit user; fig saper; wear [somebody] down épuiser -
71 thumbs down
thumbs down ○ n ( signal) to give sb/sth the thumbs down fig rejeter [candidate, proposal, idea] ; to get the thumbs down [candidate, proposal, idea] être rejeté ; [new product, experiment] être mal accueilli ; his pizza got the thumbs down from his guests ses invités n'ont pas apprécié sa pizza ; as soon as I give you the thumbs down, stop the machine arrête la machine dès que je te fais signe. -
72 upside down
B adv1 lit à l'envers ; bats hang upside down les chauves-souris s'accrochent la tête en bas ;2 fig to turn the house upside down mettre la maison sens dessus dessous ; to turn sb's life upside down bouleverser la vie de qn. -
73 boil down
boil down Culinary se réaliser (par ébullition); boil down to fig se ramener or se résumer à; boil down [something], boil [something] down1) Culinary faire réduire [quelque chose] [sauce]2) fig réduire [text] (to à) -
74 bring down
bring down [something], bring [something] down1) ( cause collapse of) renverser [government]2) ( reduce) réduire [inflation, expenditure]; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature]; diminuer [cost of living]3) ( shoot down) abattrebring [somebody] down (colloq) déprimer [person] -
75 force down
force [something] down, force down [something]1) ( cause to land) forcer [quelque chose] à se poser [aircraft]2) ( eat reluctantly) se forcer à avaler [food]to force something down somebody — (colloq) forcer quelqu'un à manger quelque chose
3) ( reduce) diminuer [quelque chose] (de force) [prices, wages]; réduire [quelque chose] (de force) [value, profits, inflation]4) ( squash) tasser [contents, objects] -
76 lay down
lay down [something], lay [something] down1) lit coucher [object, baby, patient]; étaler [rug, garment, cards]; poser [book, implement, suitcase]; déposer [weapon, arms]2) figto lay down one's life for somebody/something — sacrifier sa vie pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan]; poser [condition]it is laid down that... — il est stipulé que...
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77 low-down
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78 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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79 pull down
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80 push down
push [something] down, push down [something] faire chuter; push down [somebody], push [somebody] down faire tomber
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