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n. Down (johan lengdon hayden, engelse dokter,down syndroom een ziekte genoemd naar zijn naam)down1[ daun]♦voorbeelden:¶ have a down on someone • de pest/een hekel hebben aan iemand1 dons ⇒ haartjes, veertjesIII 〈meervoud; Down〉♦voorbeelden:1 the North/South Downs • de noordelijke/zuidelijke heuvelrug in Zuid-Engeland————————down21 neergaand ⇒ naar onder/beneden leidend2 beneden♦voorbeelden:2 it's 7.030, but no one is down yet • het is 7.30, maar er is nog niemand beneden¶ cash down • contante betaling, handje contantjedown payment • contante betaling————————down3〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 down an aeroplane • een vliegtuig neerschieten/halen————————down4〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:bend down • bukken, vooroverbuigencome down (in life) • aan lager wal (ge)rakenthe sun goes down • de zon gaat ondergo down (south) • naar het zuiden trekkengo down in price • goedkoper wordengo down three to one • met drie-een verliezenkeep down • onder de duim houden, onderdrukkenkeep down one's food • zijn eten binnenhoudenput down in writing • opschrijventhe wind went/died down • de wind ging liggenup and down • op en neerdown on your knees! • op de knieën!down with the president! • weg met de president!down! • liggen!, koest!, af! 〈 tegen hond〉go down to the country • het platteland bezoekentrack someone down • iemand opsporen〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 down south • in/naar de zuidelijke staten¶ eight down and two to go • acht gespeeld, nog twee te spelendeep down inside, down under • in zijn binnenstedown under • bij de tegenvoeters, in Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland————————down5〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:roll down (the) hill • (van) de berg (af)rollendown (the) river • de rivier af, verder stroomafwaartsdown South • zuidwaarts, in het zuidenhe went down the street • hij liep de straat doordown town • de stad in, in het centrum
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