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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.) spagat -
2 down
n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma- 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!) riktig, fullkomlig- 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.) dun- downie®- downy -
3 down the drain
i sjön (bort, förlorad, värdelös, glömd)* * *(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) åt pipan, i sjön -
4 down with
sjuk; ner med* * *(get rid of: Down with the dictator!) ner med -
5 down payment
handpenning* * *(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) handpenning, kontantbetalning -
6 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) lägga ner arbetet, strejka -
7 down-in-the-mouth
adjective (miserable; in low spirits.) nedslagen, moloken -
8 down in the dumps
ur gängorna, deprimerad, ledsen, olycklig -
9 down to the ground
botten; helt och hållet -
10 down to the last detail
in i minsta detalj -
11 the curtain comes down
ridån går ner (det var det, slutet har kommit) -
12 the sun went down
solen gick ner -
13 let down
göra besviken; släppa ner; lägga ner (klädesplagg)* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) släppa (fira, sänka) ner2) (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.) göra besviken, svika3) (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.) släppa ut luften ur4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lägga (släppa) ner -
14 go down
drunkna* * *1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) bli väl/illa mottagen, accepteras/ogillas2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) gå under3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) gå ner4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) gå till []5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) minska i popularitet -
15 settle down
bosätta sig, slå sig ner; slå sig till ro; etablera sig* * *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.) [] lugna sig, bli tyst2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) slå sig ner, sätta (lägga) sig till rätta3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) samla sig -
16 lay down
fastslå, fastställa* * *1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) lägga ner, offra2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) föreskriva, fastslå3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) lagra -
17 knock down
slå ner; besegra* * *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.)2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) -
18 beat down
1) ((of the sun) to give out great heat: The sun's rays beat down on us.) gassa, bränna2) (to (force to) lower a price by bargaining: We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.) pruta ner priset -
19 upside down
upp och ned; bakvänt; huller om buller* * *1) (with the top part underneath: The plate was lying upside down on the floor.) uppochner2) (into confusion: The burglars turned the house upside down.) uppochner -
20 touch down
1) ((of aircraft) to land: The plane should touch down at 2 o'clock.) landa2) (in rugby and American football, to put the ball on the ground behind the opposite team's goal line (noun touch-down).) marksätta en boll, göra en touchdown
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