panic+stop

down

( sotto) below

( da basso) downstairs

andar giù go down

fig non mi va giù it sticks in my throat

fig essere giù be down or depressed

di salute be run down

mandar giù swallow ( also fig)

un po' più in giù a bit lower down

su e giù up and down

da Roma in giù south of Rome

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giù avv.

1 (moto, direzione) down; (dabbasso, al piano inferiore) downstairs: puoi venire giù un momento?, can you come down (o downstairs) a moment?; vado giù a prendere il giornale, I'm going down for a newspaper; andate giù in treno o in macchina?, are you going down by train or (by) car?; scendi giù subito da quella scala!, come down from that ladder at once!; metti giù quel coltello!, put that knife down!; devo portare giù le valigie?, shall I bring the cases down (o downstairs)?; buttami giù la chiave per favore!, throw the key down to me, please!; potresti tirarmi giù quel libro dallo scaffale?, could you get that book down from the shelf for me?; l'ho mandato giù in cantina a prendere il vino, I've sent him down to the cellar to get the wine; il vento ha fatto cadere giù l'antenna, the wind has blown the aerial down; non osavo guardare giù da quell'altezza, I didn't dare to look down from that height; la pioggia veniva giù a fiumi, the rain came (o was coming) down in torrents; il prezzo della benzina non accenna ad andare giù, the price of petrol shows no sign of going down // non manda giù un boccone da due giorni, he hasn't eaten a thing (o he hasn't had a bite to eat) for two days // su e giù, up and down; (avanti e indietro) to and fro: correre su e giù per le scale, to run up and down the stairs; camminava nervosamente su e giù per il corridoio, he paced nervously up and down the corridor; è un periodo che continua ad andare su e giù da Roma a Milano, he keeps having to go to and fro between Rome and Milan at the moment // giù per, down: giù per la collina, down the hill; presa dal panico, si precipitò giù per le scale, she rushed downstairs in a panic; i capelli le scendevano (giù) sulle spalle, her hair flowed over her shoulders (o down her back) // Con uso rafforzativo: la pineta si estendeva giù giù fino in fondo valle, the pinewood stretched all the way down to the bottom of the valley; studieremo il pensiero dei maggiori filosofi da Aristotele giù giù fino a Cartesio, we shall study the major philosophers from Aristotle (all the way) down to Descartes

2 (posizione, situazione) down (anche fig.); (al piano inferiore) downstairs: il taxi è giù che aspetta, the taxi is waiting for you downstairs (o down below); i bambini sono giù a giocare in giardino, the children are playing down in the garden; c'era un mucchio di gente giù nella piazza, there were heaps of people down in the square; i calzini sono giù nell'ultimo cassetto, the socks are down in the bottom drawer; ''Volete salire?'' ''No, grazie, ti aspettiamo giù'', ''Would you like to come up?'' ''No, thanks, we'll wait for you downstairs''; ''Sa dirmi dov'è la fermata dell'autobus?'' ''é giù in fondo a questa strada'', ''Can you tell me where the bus stop is?'' ''It's down at the end of this street''; qui c'è l'albergo; un po' più giù c'è l'ufficio postale, the hotel's here, and the post office is a bit further down; a causa dello sciopero, molti negozi avevano le saracinesche giù, on account of the strike many of the shops had their shutters down

3 in giù, down, downward (s) (anche fig.): guardare in giù, to look down (wards); è caduto a testa in giù, he fell head downward (s); il cadavere giaceva a faccia in giù sul pavimento, the corpse lay face downwards on the floor; era tutto fradicio dalle ginocchia in giù, he was wet through from the knees down (wards); sono tutti ragazzi dai 13 anni in giù, they are all aged from 13 downward (s); il traffico è scorrevole solo da Firenze in giù, the traffic's moving smoothly only from Florence down (wards); la norma si applica a tutto il personale, dal più alto dirigente in giù, the rule applies to all staff, from the managing director down.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: giù!, (a cuccia!) down!; giù le mani!, hands off!; giù la maschera!, come clean! (o tell the truth!) // e giù botte!, what a hiding! // e giù acqua!, (di pioggia a dirotto) what a downpour! // la cosa non mi va giù, non la mando giù, I won't stand for it! // su per giù, giù di lì, more or less: avrà su per giù trent'anni, she must be more or less thirty; saranno state un centinaio di persone o giù di lì, there must have been about a hundred people; da qui alla stazione ci sarà un chilometro o giù di lì, from here to the station it must be about half a mile // giù da quelle parti, somewhere round there // avere giù la voce, to have lost one's voice // essere giù di morale, to be depressed, (fam.) to be down in the dumps // Per andare giù, buttare giù, mandare giù ecc. → anche andare, buttare, mandare ecc.

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1) (in basso) down

2) (sotto) downstairs

3) (come rafforzativo)

4) in giù down(wards)

5) giù per

6) giù di lì thereabouts, more or less

7) su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro

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giù

/dʒu/

avverbio

 1 (in basso) down; tirare giù qcs. to pull down sth.; più giù further down

 2 (sotto) downstairs; abita un piano più giù he lives a floor below; il vino è giù in cantina the wine is down in the cellar

 3 (come rafforzativo) dal primo giù giù fino all'ultimo from the first (down) to the last

 4 in giù down(wards); guardare in giù to look down(wards); dalla vita in giù from the waist down(wards); dai 5 anni in giù from 5 and under; a testa in giù [cadere, tuffarsi] face downwards

 5 giù per giù per la collina, le scale down the hill, the stairs

 6 giù di lì thereabouts, more or less; deve avere sessant'anni o giù di lì he must be about sixty

 7 su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro; andare su e giù per il corridoio to pace o walk up and down the corridor

IDIOMS

giù le mani o le zampe colloq. get your hands off me! giù la maschera! no more pretending now! e giù botte then all hell let loose o broke out; essere giù di morale o di corda to feel down o low o down-in-the-mouth; ci va giù deciso (a parole) he doesn't pull his punches; (coi fatti) he doesn't do things by halves.

her·bei|re·den

etw \herbeireden to talk sth into happening;

Panik \herbeireden to create panic;

den Tod \herbeireden to conjure up death;

hör auf, Probleme herbeizureden stop trying to find problems where there are none

- bez kogoś/czegoś without sb/sth

- beze mnie without me

- poszedł bez niej he went without her

- rozmowa odbyła się bez świadków the conversation took place without witnesses

- koszula bez kieszeni a shirt without pockets

- sukienka bez rękawów/pleców a sleeveless/backless dress

- pantofle bez pięt slingback shoes

- bez wysiłku without (any) effort, effortlessly

- bez końca endlessly

- bez przerwy non-stop

- bez smaku tasteless

- bez żadnej pomocy without any help, unaided

- zupełnie bez pieniędzy without any money at all

- mięso bez kości boned meat

- piwo bez alkoholu alcohol-free beer, non-alcoholic beer

- sok bez cukru sugar-free juice

- pijesz kawę z cukrem czy bez? do you take your coffee with sugar or without?

- niebo bez najmniejszej chmurki a completely cloudless sky

- dzień bez papierosa a non-smoking day, a cigarette-free day

- dzień bez samochodu a car-free day

- panna bez posagu a girl without a dowry

- wszystko odbyło się bez zakłóceń/opóźnień everything went without any mishaps/delays

- włóczyli się bez celu they wandered around a. about aimlessly

- pracowała bez wynagrodzenia she worked without pay

- pozostali bez środków do życia they were left with no means of subsistence

- i bez tego mam niewiele czasu I don’t have much time as it is

- „co u ciebie?” – „bez zmian” ‘how are things with you?’ – ‘same as ever’

- obchodzić a. obywać się bez kogoś/czegoś to (make) do a. manage without sb/sth

- obejdę się bez twojej pomocy I’ll manage without your help

- zabójstwo nie może ujść bez kary murder cannot go unpunished a. be left unpunished

- bez atu Gry no trumps

- dwa bez atu two no trumps

- wejść bez pukania to enter without knocking

- odejść bez pożegnania to leave without saying goodbye

- wziąć coś bez pytania to take something without asking a. permission

- zniosła rozstanie bez płaczu she bore the separation a. parting without tears

- trzy miesiące bez dwóch dni three months less two days

- 300 bez 26 300 less a. minus 26

- wrócił do domu bez dwóch zębów z przodu he came back home minus two front teeth pot.

- (być) bez dwóch/trzech (w grze w brydża) (to be) two/three down

- tylko bez wygłupów! pot. no messing (around) though! pot.

- bez dyskusji! no arguing!

- bez obaw! definitely!; no problem a. sweat pot.

- bez przesady! don’t exaggerate!

- nie bez talentu/powodu not without talent/reason

- nie bez strachu not without fear

- on sam jest nie bez winy he’s not without blame himself

- nie bez znaczenia jest fakt, że… it is not without significance that…

- nie bez tego, żeby czasem czegoś nie spsocił it’s not that he never did any mischief

- bezczasowy timeless

■ bez pracy nie ma kołaczy przysł. he that would eat the fruit must climb the tree przysł.

- nie ma róży bez kolców przysł. there is no rose without a thorn przysł.

"1. fire. 2. fever, temperature. 3. vivacity, exuberance. 4. zeal, ardor, fervor, vehemence. 5. gunfire; artillery fire. 6. mil. Fire! 7. danger; catastrophe. 8. a light (for a cigarette). - açmak /a/ to open fire (on). - almak 1. to catch fire, take fire. 2. to be alarmed. 3. (for a gun) to be fired. - almamak (for a gun) to misfire. - almaya mı geldin? colloq. Have you come to get fire? Why are you rushing off? -e atılmak/(kendini) -e atmak to throw oneself into the fire, risk one´s life blindly. -e atmak /ı/ to put (someone) in a dangerous position. - bacayı sardı. colloq. Things have gotten out of control. -le barut bir arada/ yerde olmaz/durmaz. proverb It is dangerous to leave a young couple alone together. - basmak /a/ to flush and feel hot from tedium, discomfort, or boredom. -i başına vurmak to explode with anger, blow one´s top. - çıkmak to have a fire break out. -i çıkmak to have one´s fever go up. -i düşmek to have one´s fever go down. - düştüğü yeri yakar. proverb A calamity only really affects its immediate victim. - düşürücü antipyretic. - etmek /a/ to fire (on), shoot (at). - gemisi hist. fire ship. - gibi 1. very hot. 2. very quick, active, agile, intelligent. - gibi yanmak to have a fever. -ten gömlek ordeal. -e göstermek /ı/ to heat (something) slightly by holding it to the fire. - hattı/boyu firing line. -ler içinde feverish, suffering from fever. - kesilmek 1. to get very angry. 2. to become industrious and active. 3. (for gunfire) to stop. - kesmek to cease fire. - kırmızısı fiery red. - olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz. proverb Where there is smoke there is fire. - olsa cirmi/cürmü kadar yer yakar. colloq. He cannot do much harm. -le oynamak to play with fire. - pahasına/pahası very expensive. - parçası 1. very active, industrious. 2. mischievous, naughty (child). - püskürmek/saçmak /a/ to spit fire (at), be very angry (with). - saçağı sardı. colloq. Things have gotten out of control. - tuğlası firebrick. -e tutmak /ı/ 1. to heat (something) slightly by holding it to the fire. 2. to subject to gunfire. -i uyandırmak to poke up a fire. - vermek /a/ to set on fire, burn. -e vermek /ı/ 1. to set fire to. 2. to panic, upset, frighten. 3. to lay waste, ravage, devastate (a country). -e vurmak /ı/ to put (food) on to cook. -e vursan duman vermez. colloq. He is remarkably stingy. - yağdırmak 1. to shoot repeatedly and continuously. 2. to rant and rave at everybody. - yakmak to light a fire. -ine/nârına yanmak /ın/ to be mistreated because of (someone else). -i yükselmek to have one´s fever go up."