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1 the splits
(the gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back: to do the splits.) σπαγγάκι -
2 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- downward- 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. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος- 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.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
3 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) χαράμι,στο βρόντο -
4 down with
(get rid of: Down with the dictator!) κάτω -
5 down payment
(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) προκαταβολή -
6 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) κάνω στάση εργασίας ή αποχή -
7 down-in-the-mouth
adjective (miserable; in low spirits.) κατηφής -
8 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) κατεβάζω2) (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.) απογοητεύω, εγκαταλείπω, ρίχνω3) (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.) ξεφουσκώνω4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) μακραίνω -
9 go down
1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) γίνομαι δεκτός2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) βυθίζομαι3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) δύω4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) μένω στην ιστορία5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) υποβαθμίζομαι -
10 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) καταλαγιάζω,τακτοποιούμαι,νοικοκυρεύομαι2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) βολεύομαι3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) στρώνομαι -
11 lay down
1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) παραδίδω, θυσιάζω2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) καθορίζω3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) αποθηκεύω (σε κάβα) -
12 knock down
1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) ρίχνω2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) ρίχνω (την τιμή) -
13 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) πέφτω κατακόρυφα2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) κατεβάζω με παζάρι -
14 upside down
1) (with the top part underneath: The plate was lying upside down on the floor.) ανάποδα2) (into confusion: The burglars turned the house upside down.) άνω κάτω -
15 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) προσγειώνομαι2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) (βάζω) γκολ στο ράγκμπι -
16 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) πλησιάζω απειλητικά2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) πιέζω -
17 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) κατεβάζω2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) αφήνω,βαζω κάτω3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) καταστέλλω4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) κάνω ευθανασία, θανατώνω -
18 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) απορρίπτω, αρνούμαι2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) μειώνω (την ένταση), χαμηλώνω -
19 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.) κάθομαι,καθίζω -
20 break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) γκρεμίζω2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) χαλώ3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) διακόπτομαι χωρίς αποτέλεσμα, ναυαγώ4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) καταρρέω
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