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121 hold down
hold in — сдерживать; удерживать
keep hold of — удерживать; удержать
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122 count down
отсчёт; единичный импульс; предстартовый отсчёт времени; отсчёт времени готовностиto count thumbs — ничего не делать, убивать время
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123 shut-down mechanism
punching mechanism — механизм перфорации; механизм пробивки
English-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > shut-down mechanism
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124 he could not keep his food down
Общая лексика: после еды его вырвалоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he could not keep his food down
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125 sit yourself down, I shan't keep you more than a minute
Общая лексика: присядьте, пожалуйста, я вас задержу всего на минутуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > sit yourself down, I shan't keep you more than a minute
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126 they can't keep me down
Американский английский: им со мной не справитьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > they can't keep me down
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127 this chemical will keep the weeds down
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > this chemical will keep the weeds down
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128 you can't keep a good man down
Общая лексика: способный человек всегда пробьётсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can't keep a good man down
См. также в других словарях:
keep down — keep from progressing or growing, keep within limits, control The students were told to keep down the noise as some of the other classes were having exams … Idioms and examples
keep down — index extinguish, repress, strangle, subject, suppress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep down — verb 1. place a limit on the number of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑number • Derivationally related forms: ↑number (for: ↑number) • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms keep down : present tense I/you/we/they keep down he/she/it keeps down present participle keeping down past tense kept down past participle kept down 1) to control something and prevent it from increasing in… … English dictionary
keep down — {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. * /The children could not keep their voices down./ * /We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds./ * /You can t keep a good man down./ Compare: GET AHEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep down — {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. * /The children could not keep their voices down./ * /We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds./ * /You can t keep a good man down./ Compare: GET AHEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ down — v Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. The children could not keep their voices down. We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds. You can t keep a good man down. Compare: get ahead … Словарь американских идиом
keep down — phr verb Keep down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cost, ↑inflation, ↑level, ↑tax, ↑wage, ↑weed, ↑weight … Collocations dictionary
keep down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you keep the number, size, or amount of something down, you do not let it get bigger or go higher. [V n P] The prime aim is to keep inflation down... [V P n (not pron)] Administration costs were kept down to just ₤460. 2)… … English dictionary
keep down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, beat down, bottle up, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, censor, choke off, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cork, cork up, cow, crack down on, crush, damp down, daunt, deprive of freedom, despotize … Moby Thesaurus
keep down — transitive verb Date: 1548 1. to keep in control < keep expenses down > 2. to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding … New Collegiate Dictionary