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21 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) æða að2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) þrÿsta á -
22 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) -
23 calm down
(to make or become calm: He tried to calm her down by giving her some brandy; Calm down!) róa, stilla -
24 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) kólna2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) róast -
25 crack down (on)
(to act firmly against: The police have cracked down on drug dealers; to crack down on illegal immigration.) -
26 crack down (on)
(to act firmly against: The police have cracked down on drug dealers; to crack down on illegal immigration.) -
27 cut down
1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) fella2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) minnka, draga úr -
28 lie down
(to take a flat or horizontal position: The man lay down; My hair won't lie down.) leggjast niður -
29 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) setja niður2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) leggja niður/frá sér3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) bæla niður4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) lóga -
30 shut down
(of a factory etc) to close or be closed, for a time or permanently: There is a rumour going round that the factory is going to (be) shut down (noun shut-down) hætta starfsemi -
31 sit down
(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) (láta) setjast -
32 strike down
(to hit or knock (a person) down: He was struck down by a car / a terrible disease.) slá/keyra niður -
33 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) lenda2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) mark -
34 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) hafna2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) lækka -
35 upside down
1) (with the top part underneath: The plate was lying upside down on the floor.) á hvolfi2) (into confusion: The burglars turned the house upside down.) á hvolf, í óreiðu -
36 back down
(to give up one's opinion, claim etc: She backed down in the face of strong opposition.) draga í land -
37 be bogged down
(to be hindered in movement; to be prevented from making progress: The tractor is bogged down in the mud.) sitja fastur, komast ekki áfram -
38 be/go down with
(to be or become ill with: The children all went down with measles.) verða veikur af -
39 bring down
(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) fella -
40 chop down
(to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) höggva niður
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