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{daun}
I. 1. пух, лека перушина
2. мъх, мека брада (на човек)
3. мъх (на растения и плодове)
II. 1. обик. рl тревист хълм
the DOWN's верига от хълмове в Южна Англия, югоизточният английски морски бояг
2. (пясъчна) дюна
III. 1. движение към по-ниско място (на) долу
to come DOWN слизам
to get DOWN слизам, свалям
to help someone DOWN помагам някому да слезе
DOWN with...! долу
2. на по-ниско място/положение долу
DOWN on one's knees на колене
3. намаление на сила, размер, количество
to die DOWN утихвам, стихвам
to calm DOWN успокоявам се
to burn DOWN догарям, загасвам (за огън), изгарям до основи (за сграда)
to bring DOWN prices намалявам цени
to boil DOWN сгъстявам (се)
to get one's report DOWN to one page съкращавам доклада си на една страница
to turn DOWN the radio намалявам радиото
4. отиване от no-важно към по-незначително място
to go DOWN to the country отивам в провинцията
to go DOWN from the university напускам/свършвам университета
5. влошаване на качеството, повреда
worn DOWN with use изхабен от употреба
the quality has gone DOWN качеството се е влошило
the car broke DOWN колата се развали/повреди
6. за време, място, положение, поредност до, чак до
DOWN to our own days чак до наши дни
DOWN to chapter V до пета глава
from king DOWN to cobbler от царя до обущаря/пъдаря
7. в брой
to pay DOWN плащам в брой
money/cash DOWN плащане в брой
8. predic
to be DOWN слязъл съм, свален/повален/паднал/потънал/спуснат съм
to be DOWN and out cn. нокаутиран съм, прен. в бедствено положение съм, съвсем съм закъсал
to hit a man when he is DOWN нападам човек, който не може да се защити, идвам, дошъл съм (от no-важно място)
visitors DOWN for the day гости, дошли в града за един ден
to be DOWN from the university дошъл съм (временно) от университета, завършил съм университета, записан съм, в списъка съм, определен съм
he is DOWN to speak at the meeting той e определен да говори на събранието, стигнал съм (до някакво положение)
to be DOWN to one's last shilling остава ми само един шилинг, залязал съм (за слънцето), поевтинял съм
to be DOWN on спускам се/връхлитам върху, имам зъб на, ругая, хокам, веднага забелязвам (грешка и пр.)
to be DOWN with болен съм от
9. за усилване
-DOWN below долу, прен. в низините
DOWN under на другия край на света, в Австралия, при антиподите
DOWN to the ground разг. напълно, съвсем, съвършено
to be DOWN in the chops/mouth унил/омърлушен съм
to be DOWN at heel токовете ми ca разкривени, прен. изпаднал/окаян/дрипав съм
to be DOWN on one's luck закъсал съм
to be DOWN in health здравето ми е разклатено
to be DOWN by the bows/stern мор. потъвам
up and DOWN нагоренадолу, насам-натам
to ride/run/hunt DOWN настигам и хващам
IV. 1. по
to walk DOWN the street вървя по улицата
DOWN (the) wind по посока на вятъра
2. надолу по
to sail DOWN the river плувам по течението на/надолу по реката
3. в
DOWN town в града, ам. в центъра/търговската част на града
DOWN stage на/към предната част на сцената
4. през (за време)
DOWN the ages/years през вековете/годините
to let go DOWN the wind изоставям, зарязвам
V. 1. нанадолен
2. който идва от по-голям град (за влак и пр.)
3. cn. predic който губи/изостава с известен брой точки
to be one/two DOWN бридж eдно/две съм вътре
to be DOWN 10 USD губя десет долара (при игра)
4. унил, потиснат
VI. 1. спускане, слизане
2. обик. рl неуспех, несполука
a to have a DOWN on someone имам зъб на някого
VII. 1. свалям, събарям, повалям, надвивам, побеждавам
2. изпивам (до дъно)
to DOWN tools свършвам работа за деня, стачкувам
VIII. a хълмист* * *{daun} n 1. пух, лека перушина; 2. мъх, мека брада (на човек);.(2) {daun} n 1. обик. рl тревист хълм; the D.'s верига от хълмов{3} {daun} adv 1. движение кьм по-ниско място (на)долу; to come {4} {daun} prep 1. по; to walk down the street вървя по улицата; down {5} a 1. нанадолен; 2. който идва от по-голям град (за влак и{6} n 1. спускане; слизане; 2. обик. рl неуспех, несполука; a{7} v разг. 1. свалям; събарям, повалям; надвивам, побеждавам* * *гаврътвам; пух; долу; дюна; надолу; нанадолен;* * *1. (пясъчна) дюна 2. -down below долу, прен. в низините 3. a to have a down on someone имам зъб на някого 4. cn. predic който губи/изостава с известен брой точки 5. down (the) wind по посока на вятъра 6. down on one's knees на колене 7. down stage на/към предната част на сцената 8. down the ages/years през вековете/годините 9. down to chapter v до пета глава 10. down to our own days чак до наши дни 11. down to the ground разг. напълно, съвсем, съвършено 12. down town в града, ам. в центъра/търговската част на града 13. down under на другия край на света, в Австралия, при антиподите 14. down with... ! долу 15. from king down to cobbler от царя до обущаря/пъдаря 16. he is down to speak at the meeting той e определен да говори на събранието, стигнал съм (до някакво положение) 17. i. пух, лека перушина 18. ii. обик. pl тревист хълм 19. iii. движение към по-ниско място (на) долу 20. iv. по 21. money/cash down плащане в брой 22. predic 23. the car broke down колата се развали/повреди 24. the down's верига от хълмове в Южна Англия, югоизточният английски морски бояг 25. the quality has gone down качеството се е влошило 26. to be down $10 губя десет долара (при игра) 27. to be down and out cn. нокаутиран съм, прен. в бедствено положение съм, съвсем съм закъсал 28. to be down at heel токовете ми ca разкривени, прен. изпаднал/окаян/дрипав съм 29. to be down by the bows/stern мор. потъвам 30. to be down from the university дошъл съм (временно) от университета, завършил съм университета, записан съм, в списъка съм, определен съм 31. to be down in health здравето ми е разклатено 32. to be down in the chops/mouth унил/омърлушен съм 33. to be down on one's luck закъсал съм 34. to be down on спускам се/връхлитам върху, имам зъб на, ругая, хокам, веднага забелязвам (грешка и пр.) 35. to be down to one's last shilling остава ми само един шилинг, залязал съм (за слънцето), поевтинял съм 36. to be down with болен съм от 37. to be down слязъл съм, свален/повален/паднал/потънал/спуснат съм 38. to be one/two down бридж eдно/две съм вътре 39. to boil down сгъстявам (се) 40. to bring down prices намалявам цени 41. to burn down догарям, загасвам (за огън), изгарям до основи (за сграда) 42. to calm down успокоявам се 43. to come down слизам 44. to die down утихвам, стихвам 45. to down tools свършвам работа за деня, стачкувам 46. to get down слизам, свалям 47. to get one's report down to one page съкращавам доклада си на една страница 48. to go down from the university напускам/свършвам университета 49. to go down to the country отивам в провинцията 50. to help someone down помагам някому да слезе 51. to hit a man when he is down нападам човек, който не може да се защити, идвам, дошъл съм (от no-важно място) 52. to let go down the wind изоставям, зарязвам 53. to pay down плащам в брой 54. to ride/run/hunt down настигам и хващам 55. to sail down the river плувам по течението на/надолу по реката 56. to turn down the radio намалявам радиото 57. to walk down the street вървя по улицата 58. up and down нагоренадолу, насам-натам 59. v. нанадолен 60. vi. спускане, слизане 61. vii. свалям, събарям, повалям, надвивам, побеждавам 62. viii. a хълмист 63. visitors down for the day гости, дошли в града за един ден 64. worn down with use изхабен от употреба 65. в 66. в брой 67. влошаване на качеството, повреда 68. за време, място, положение, поредност до, чак до 69. за усилване 70. изпивам (до дъно) 71. който идва от по-голям град (за влак и пр.) 72. мъх (на растения и плодове) 73. мъх, мека брада (на човек) 74. на по-ниско място/положение долу 75. надолу по 76. намаление на сила, размер, количество 77. обик. pl неуспех, несполука 78. отиване от no-важно към по-незначително място 79. през (за време) 80. унил, потиснат* * *down [daun] I. n 1. пух, мека перушина; 2. мъх, мека брада (на човек); 3. бот. мъх на растение и плодове. II. n 1. тревист хълм; the South Downs верига от голи хълмове в Южна Англия; 2. дюна. III. adv 1. движение към по-ниско място: долу, нанадолу, надолу; to pull \down срутвам, събарям; to knock \down повалям, събарям; to bring \down свалям, смъквам; shall I help you \down да Ви помогна ли да слезете? \down with! долу! \down with the wall! да съборим стената! 2. място, положение: долу; \down on o.'s back легнал по гръб; 3. намаляване на сила, големина, размер, количество: to grind \down смилам на дребно; the house burned \down къщата изгоря до основи; to boil \down syrup сгъстявам сироп; 4. преминаване от по-важно в по-незначително място: to go \down to the country отивам в провинцията; 5. влошаване на качество; повреда: the quality has gone \down качеството се е влошило; worn \down with use износен (изхабен) от употреба; 6. включващ всички междинни нива (постове, хора); from managing director \down to cleaning-lady всички от директора до чистачката; 7. predic to be \down 1) слязъл съм; 2) свален (повален, паднал, потънал, спуснат) съм; the blinds are \down щорите са спуснати; to be \down and out сп. в нокаут съм; прен. в бедствено положение съм, напълно закъсал; to hit a man when he is \down нападам човек, който не може да се защити; 3) идвам, дошъл съм (от по-важно място); visitors \down for the day гости, дошли от града, за да прекарат деня; 4) записан съм, в списъка съм; 5) стигнал съм; I am \down to my last penny остава ми само едно пени; 6) залязъл съм; the sun is ( has gone) \down слънцето е залязло; 7) поевтинял съм; 8) липсват ми, вътре съм (с пари); the cashier was 10 pounds \down на касиера не му излизаха 10 лири; 9): to be \down on спускам се (връхлитам) на; имам зъб на; ругая, хокам; to be \down with заболял съм от, лежа от; 10) във фрази: to be \down in the chops ( the dumps, the mouth) унил (омърлушен) съм; to be \down-at-heel(s) прен. изпаднал (окаян, дрипав) съм; to be \down on o.'s luck в тежко положение (закъсал) съм; to be \down in health с разклатено здраве съм; to be \down and out 1) несретник съм (без жилище и без работа), безпризорник съм; 2) нямам никакъв шанс за успех, загубен съм; 8. за засилване: \down below долу; прен. в низините; на дъното; в ада; \down to the ground разг. напълно, изцяло, всецяло, съвършено; \down under на другия край на света; 9. на лист, на хартия; write ( put, take) this \down запиши си това; 10. незабавно, на момента; to pay \down плащам на момента (в брой); VI. prep 1. по; to walk \down a street вървя по улицата; \down the wind по посока на вятъра; 2. надолу по; to button \down the front закопчавам се отпред; they went \down the mountain те слизаха (слязоха) надолу по склона на планината; up and \down нагоре-надолу по; 3. в; \down town в центъра на града; \down a mine долу в мината; 4. през; \down the ages ( years) през вековете (годините); 5. за време: до, чак до, до самия; \down to our days чак до наши дни; • let it go \down the wind остави го, откажи се, зарежи го; to go \down the drain ( tubes, pan) отивам на вятъра, напразно съм похабен; V. adj 1. нанадолен; ( on the) \down grade (по) нанадолнище (и прен.); в упадък; 2. който идва от по-голям град; 3. сп. който изостава по точки; to be one \down с една точка съм по-назад; • \down and dirty 1) ам. разг. мръсен, нечестен; 2) журн. мръсен, вулгарен, "хард"; VI. v разг. 1. свалям, смъквам; събарям, гътвам, повалям; прен. надвивам, преодолявам, сривам, обърквам; to \down an airplane (o.'s opponents) свалям самолет (побеждавам противниците си); 2.: \down! долу! наведи се! 3. оставям, захвърлям; to \down tools стачкувам; свършвам си работата за деня; 4. изпивам (до дъно), гаврътвам; VII. n 1. спускане; слизане (при диаграма); 2. прен., обикн. pl неуспехи, несполуки; the ups and \downs of fortune ( life) превратностите на съдбата (живота); • to have a \down (\downer) on разг. не харесвам, имам лошо мнение (отношение) към. -
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I noun II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
5) (on to paper)6) (on programme)put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untendown on the floor — auf dem Fußboden
low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss
fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
5) (downwards in time)the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen- 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. adjective- downstairs- 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- downie®- downy* * *down1[daʊn]I. ADVERBget \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutschtcome further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassento lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehento put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen2. (downwards) nach untenhead \down mit dem Kopf nach untento point down nach unten zeigen3. (in a lower position) unten\down here/there hier/dort unten\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw datthings are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurerhow often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fammy parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershirehe has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartiershe's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! famto be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne habenshe's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt7. (have only)▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw habenwhen the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade8. (ill)to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt seinshe's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im BettI think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam9. SPORT im RückstandMilan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück10. (back in time, to a later time)Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]to come \down myths überliefert werden11. (at/to a lower amount) niedrigerthe pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahrhe quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatteto get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]to go \down sinkenthe number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunterlet the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennensettle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zweito turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern13. (including) bis einschließlichthe entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht gerateneveryone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört14. (on paper)we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestelltto get sth \down etw [hinunter]schluckenshe couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter famyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast16. (thoroughly) gründlichhe washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten17. (already finished) vorbeitwo lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung19. (attributable)the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenzit's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen20. (reduce to)to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufenwhat the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht22.that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für michII. PREPOSITIONmy uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] istup and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter famshe poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abflussto come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen3. (along) entlanggo \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seitewe drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis BristolI ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durchher long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rückento sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln4. (in a particular place)\down sb's way in jds Gegendthey speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam\down the ages von Generation zu Generation\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch\down the generations über Generationen hinwegI went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipeto go \down the shops einkaufen gehenyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast8.we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst istIII. ADJECTIVE<more \down, most \down>the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach untenthe computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltetI'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot6. (sunk to a low level) niedrigthe river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] NiedrigwasserIV. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (knock down)2. (shoot down)to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegenthe printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen5.▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]V. NOUNups and \downs Auf und Ab ntwell, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemachtwhy do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?it's second \down es ist der zweite VersuchVI. INTERJECTION\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!down2[daʊn]\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke fdown3[daʊn]* * *I [daʊn]1. ADVERBWhen down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach untento jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen
on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab
2) indicating static position untendown there — da unten
I'll stay down here —
it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden
don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)
the sun was down —
I'll be down in a minute —
3)= to or in another place
usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus Londonhe's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder
we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover
4)= below previous level
his temperature is down —his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen
interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen
I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte
he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10
See:→ luck5)I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiertlet's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest
when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht
6)from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangenfrom 1700 down to the present —
8)to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlenI've put down a deposit on a new bike —
2. PREPOSITION1)to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommenher hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern
2)he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten3)= along
he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlangif you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen
4)= throughout
down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)5)= to, in, at Brit inf
he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen3. NOUN(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → upSee:→ up4. ADJECTIVE (inf)1)= depressed
he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen2)= not working
to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein5. TRANSITIVE VERBopponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf) IIn(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m IIIn usu pl (GEOG)Hügelland nt no pl* * ** * *I noun(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
3) (of money): (at once) sofortpay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untenlow/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Bodenbe down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen
13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *(fluff) n.Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.Daune -n f. adj.abwärts adj.herab adj.herunter adj.hinab adj.hinunter adj.nieder adj.rückwärts adj.unten adj.zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
4 down
I noun II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
5) (on to paper)6) (on programme)put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untendown on the floor — auf dem Fußboden
low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss
fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
5) (downwards in time)the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen- 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. adjective- downstairs- 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- downie®- downy* * *down1[daʊn]I. ADVERBget \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutschtcome further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassento lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehento put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen2. (downwards) nach untenhead \down mit dem Kopf nach untento point down nach unten zeigen3. (in a lower position) unten\down here/there hier/dort unten\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw datthings are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurerhow often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fammy parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershirehe has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartiershe's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! famto be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne habenshe's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt7. (have only)▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw habenwhen the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade8. (ill)to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt seinshe's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im BettI think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam9. SPORT im RückstandMilan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück10. (back in time, to a later time)Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]to come \down myths überliefert werden11. (at/to a lower amount) niedrigerthe pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahrhe quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatteto get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]to go \down sinkenthe number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunterlet the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennensettle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zweito turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern13. (including) bis einschließlichthe entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht gerateneveryone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört14. (on paper)we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestelltto get sth \down etw [hinunter]schluckenshe couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter famyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast16. (thoroughly) gründlichhe washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten17. (already finished) vorbeitwo lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung19. (attributable)the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenzit's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen20. (reduce to)to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufenwhat the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht22.that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für michII. PREPOSITIONmy uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] istup and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter famshe poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abflussto come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen3. (along) entlanggo \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seitewe drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis BristolI ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durchher long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rückento sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln4. (in a particular place)\down sb's way in jds Gegendthey speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam\down the ages von Generation zu Generation\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch\down the generations über Generationen hinwegI went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipeto go \down the shops einkaufen gehenyou'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast8.we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst istIII. ADJECTIVE<more \down, most \down>the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach untenthe computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltetI'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot6. (sunk to a low level) niedrigthe river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] NiedrigwasserIV. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (knock down)2. (shoot down)to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegenthe printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen5.▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]V. NOUNups and \downs Auf und Ab ntwell, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemachtwhy do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?it's second \down es ist der zweite VersuchVI. INTERJECTION\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!down2[daʊn]\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke fdown3[daʊn]* * *I [daʊn]1. ADVERBWhen down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach untento jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen
on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab
2) indicating static position untendown there — da unten
I'll stay down here —
it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden
don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)
the sun was down —
I'll be down in a minute —
3)= to or in another place
usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus Londonhe's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder
we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover
4)= below previous level
his temperature is down —his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen
interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen
I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte
he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10
See:→ luck5)I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiertlet's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest
when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht
6)from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangenfrom 1700 down to the present —
8)to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlenI've put down a deposit on a new bike —
2. PREPOSITION1)to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommenher hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern
2)he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten3)= along
he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlangif you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen
4)= throughout
down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)5)= to, in, at Brit inf
he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen3. NOUN(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → upSee:→ up4. ADJECTIVE (inf)1)= depressed
he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen2)= not working
to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein5. TRANSITIVE VERBopponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf) IIn(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m IIIn usu pl (GEOG)Hügelland nt no pl* * *down1 [daʊn]A adv1. nach unten, herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, ab-, niederwärts, zum Boden, zum Grund, (in Kreuzworträtseln) senkrecht:down from fort von, von … herab;paralysed from the waist down von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt;down to our times bis in unsere Zeit;down to the last detail bis ins letzte Detail;down to the last man bis zum letzten Mann;from … down to von … bis hinunter zu;down to the ground umg vollständig, absolut, ganz und gar;suit sb down to the ground umg genau das Richtige für jemanden sein;be down on sb umga) über jemanden herfallen,b) jemanden auf dem Kieker haben umg3. (in) bar, sofort:5. vorgemerkt, angesetzt:the bill is down for the third reading today heute steht die dritte Lesung der Gesetzesvorlage auf der Tagesordnung;be down for Friday für Freitag angesetzt sein6. von einer großen Stadt ( in England: von London) weg:7. besonders USa) zu einer großen Stadt hinb) zur Endstation hinc) ins Geschäftsviertel8. (nach Süden) hinunter9. a) mit dem Strom, flussabwärtsb) mit dem Wind11. nieder!:down with the capitalists! nieder mit den Kapitalisten!;down on your knees! auf die Knie (mit dir)!12. (dr)unten:down there dort unten;13. unten (im Hause), aufgestanden:he is not down yet er ist noch oben oder im Schlafzimmer14. untergegangen (Sonne)15. a) heruntergegangen, gefallen (Preise)b) billiger (Waren)16. gefallen (Thermometer etc):be down by 10 degrees um 10 Grad gefallen sein17. Bra) nicht in Londonb) nicht an der Universität18. a) nieder-, hingestreckt, am Boden (liegend)c) erschöpft, kaputt, fix und fertig (beide umg)f) außer Betrieb (Computer)19. bettlägerig:be down with influenza mit Grippe im Bett liegen20. SPORT (um Punkte etc) zurück:he was two points down er war oder lag 2 Punkte zurück;they are 1-4 down sie liegen mit 1:4 im Rückstand (to gegen)B adj1. nach unten oder abwärtsgerichtet, Abwärts…:a down jump ein Sprung nach unten2. unten befindlich3. deprimiert, niedergeschlagendown platform Abfahrtsbahnsteig m (in London)5. besonders USa) in Richtung nach einer großen Stadtb) zum Geschäftsviertel (hin), in die Stadtmitte7. besonders US sl deprimierendC präp1. herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, entlang:down the hill den Hügel hinunter;down the river den Fluss hinunter, flussab(wärts);down the middle durch die Mitte;down the street die Straße entlang oder hinunter2. (in derselben Richtung) mit:down the wind mit dem Wind3. a) hinunter in (akk)b) hinein in (akk)4. unten an (dat):further down the Rhine weiter unten am RheinD s1. figa) Abstieg mb) Nieder-, Rückgang m2. Tiefpunkt m, -stand m3. Depression f, (seelischer) Tiefpunkt4. umg Groll m:have a down on sb jemanden auf dem Kieker habenE v/t2. niederschlagen3. niederlegen:down tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten5. einen Reiter abwerfen6. umg ein Getränk runterkippenF v/i1. umga) hinunterrutschen (Speise)b) (gut) schmecken2. besonders US sl Beruhigungsmittel nehmendown2 [daʊn] s1. ORNa) Daunen pl, flaumiges Gefieder:dead down Raufdaunen;live down Nestdaunen;down quilt Daunendecke fb) Daune f, Flaumfeder f:in the down noch nicht flügge3. BOTa) feiner Flaumb) haarige Samenkrone, Pappus m4. weiche, flaumige Massedown3 [daʊn] s1. obsa) Hügel mb) Sandhügel m, besonders Düne fb) Reede an der Südostküste Englands, vor der Stadt Deal* * *I noun(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)II noun2) (hair) Flaum, derIII 1. adverb1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter
go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen
get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren
come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen
3) (of money): (at once) sofortpay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen
4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern
put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen
down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!
8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) untenlow/lower down — tief/tiefer unten
down there/here — da/hier unten
down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande
down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)
down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten
down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern
down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)
9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde10) (on paper)be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein
11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Bodenbe down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen
13) (in depression)down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen
14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger15)be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...
we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund
now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun
17) (including lower limit)from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter
18) (in position of lagging or loss) wenigerbe three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen
2. prepositionbe down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen
walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen
2) (downwards through) durchfall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen
4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen
the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden
6) (along)come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen
go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen
7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] untenfurther down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste
8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee
10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)3. adjectivedown the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]4. transitive verb(coll.)1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]3)down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen
4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]5. noun(coll.)•• Cultural note:have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist* * *(fluff) n.Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.Daune -n f. adj.abwärts adj.herab adj.herunter adj.hinab adj.hinunter adj.nieder adj.rückwärts adj.unten adj.zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
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adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo
2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por
3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente- 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!) total- 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
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noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón- downie®- downy
down adv prep abajodon't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplostr[daʊn]1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla————————tr[daʊn]1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo2 (at a lower level) abajo■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?3 (along) por5 (in time) a través de■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?2 (at lower level) abajo■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento5 (on paper, in writing)6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar1 (to dog) ¡quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdown to (as far as) hastadown under (en) Australiadown with...! ¡abajo...!to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguiento be down to something quedar sólo algoto be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algoto down tools dejar de trabajarto have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguiento keep food down retener comidato put something down dejar algo■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?to put the phone down colgardown ['daʊn] vt1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir2) defeat: derrotardown adv1) downward: hacia abajo2)to lie down : acostarse, echarse3)to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)4)to sit down : sentarse5)to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotardown adj1) descending: de bajadathe down elevator: el ascensor de bajada2) reduced: reducido, rebajadoattendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido3) downcast: abatido, deprimidodown n: plumón mdown prep1) : (hacia) abajodown the mountain: montaña abajoI walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera2) along: por, a lo largo dewe ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa3) : a través dedown the years: a través de los añosadj.• acostado, -a adj.• descendente adj.• triste adj.adv.• abajo adv.• bajo adv.• hacia abajo adv.n.• borra s.f.• plumón s.m.• vello s.m.prep.• abajo de prep.v.• derrocar v.
I daʊn1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
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1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
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1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
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1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
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a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar
I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra•
to fall down — caerse•
I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierrato be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra
he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado
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down by the river — abajo en la ribera•
down on the shore — abajo en la playa3) (Geog)•
he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londresto go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda
4) (in writing)5) (in volume, degree, status)I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras
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I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más7) (=ill)8)down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él
9) (as deposit)to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!
11) (=completed etc)one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco
12) (esp US)to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *
2. PREPlooking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...
2) (=at a lower point on)he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
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face down — boca abajo3. ADJ1) (=depressed) deprimido2) (=not functioning)3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada4. VT*1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir- down tools5.Nto have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *
6.CPDdown bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco
down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída
down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial
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[daʊn]N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
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[daʊn]N (Geog) colina fthe Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)
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I [daʊn]1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
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1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
III
1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
IV
1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
V
a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar -
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I [daʊn]to go down — andare giù, scendere
to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare
is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?
"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"
down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù
two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù
they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud
4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)5) (indicating loss of money etc.)bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà
profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso
to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso
that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!
7) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì
to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza
9) sportto be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set
10) (as deposit)11) (downwards)face down — a faccia in giù o prono
••••Note:Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry belowII [daʊn]3) (along)4) (throughout)III [daʊn]1) colloq.to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra
3) inform. fuori uso, guastoIV [daʊn]verbo transitivo colloq.2) (drink)V [daʊn]he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
VI [daʊn]to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
1) (of birds) piumino m.2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (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.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- 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!) assoluto- 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.)- downie®- downy* * *down (1) /daʊn/n.● (geogr.) the Downs, la rada di Deal □ (geogr.) the South Downs, le colline gessose nel sud dell'Inghilterra.down (2) /daʊn/n. [u]2 [u] lanugine; peluria♦ down (3) /daʊn/A avv. e a. pred.1 giù: Put that book down, metti giù quel libro; They held him down, lo hanno tenuto giù (o a terra); He had his head down, teneva la testa giù; stava a capo chino; The flap of this envelope won't stay down, il lembo di questa busta non vuole star giù; to lie face down, giacere a faccia in giù; Keep down!, sta' giù!; He's awake, but not down yet, è sveglio, ma non è ancora sceso ( dalla sua camera); The blinds were down, le tapparelle erano giù (o abbassate); Her hair was down, aveva i capelli sciolti ( sulle spalle); The river is down, il fiume è in stanca, l'acqua del fiume è bassa; The sun was already down below the horizon, il sole è già sceso sotto la linea dell'orizzonte; The tide is down, la marea è calata; Get down off the table!, scendi giù dal tavolo!; He crouched down behind a bush, si è accovacciato dietro un cespuglio; They swam down to look at the wreck, sono scesi a nuoto per vedere il relitto; to fly from Inverness down to London, scendere in aereo da Inverness a Londra; He gulped down his coffee, ha trangugiato il caffè2 ( di cifra, valore) – to be down, essere sceso: ( sport) The gap is down to 20 seconds, il ritardo è sceso a 20 secondi; Unemployment is down by 3%, la disoccupazione è scesa del 3%; Exports are down to an all-time low, le esportazioni sono scese al minimo storico; Gold is down ( in price), l'oro è in ribasso; The Dow was down more than 50 points on yesterday, il Dow Jones ha perso 50 punti nel corso della giornata di ieri3 – to be down, essere sotto (fig.); ( anche sport) essere in svantaggio; ( nelle corse) essere in ritardo: (autom.) to be two laps down, essere in ritardo di due giri; The gambler was 10,000 dollars down, il giocatore era sotto di 10 000 dollari; They were three goals down with four minutes left to play, erano sotto di tre reti, con appena quattro minuti ancora da giocare; Two down at half time, we eventually won 4-2, in svantaggio di due gol alla fine del primo tempo, alla fine abbiamo vinto per 4 a 24 (comm.) come acconto: Five hundred dollars down and the remainder in instalments, un acconto di cinquecento dollari e il resto a rate5 per iscritto: to be [to get st.] down on paper, essere [mettere qc.] per iscritto; Write this number down, annotati questo numero; I took down the details of the job, mi sono scritto i dati relativi al lavoro6 in lista: Put me ( o my name) down for ten pounds, mettimi in lista per dieci sterline; Are you down for the football team?, sei in lista per la squadra di calcio?; I'm down for the late shift on Friday, mi hanno messo nell'ultimo turno venerdì7 giù (di morale); depresso: I'm feeling a bit down today, oggi mi sento un po' giù (di morale); He was very down after failing his exam, era molto giù dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame8 a partire dall'alto: You'll find it in the third drawer down, lo troverai nel terzo cassetto a partire dall'alto10 ( di un apparecchio, ecc.) fuori uso (o inattivo): My computer is down, il mio computer è fuori uso; All the phone lines are down, tutte le linee telefoniche sono inattive11 (fam.) a letto: to go (o to come) down with flu, finire a letto con l'influenza; He's down with flu, è a letto con l'influenza13 (idiom., per es.:) Nail the lid down!, inchioda il coperchio!; We went down to Sicily, siamo andati in Sicilia; When are you coming down for the weekend?, quando vieni a passare qui un fine settimana?; He's just gone down to the post office, è appena andato alla posta; I saw her down by the river, l'ho vista in riva al fiume; down at the end of the street, in fondo alla strada14 ( in alcune università ingl.) ( di un docente) non in servizio, in sabbatico; ( di uno studente) in vacanza; ( anche) espulso15 ( sport) ( della palla) fuori gioco; ( baseball: di un giocatore) eliminato; ( cricket: del wicket) abbattuto17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to go down, andare giù; scendere; tramontare; ecc.; to come down, venire giù; to get sb. down, deprimere q.; ecc. (► to go, to come; to get; ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?-B inter.1 giù!; a terra!● (naut.) to be down by the head, essere appruato □ (naut.) to be down by the stern, essere appoppato □ (in USA) Down-Easter, abitante della Nuova Inghilterra (spec. del Maine) □ ( boxe) to be down for the count, subire il conteggio totale; essere contato fino a 10 □ ( boxe) to be down for a count of 8, essere contato fino a 8 □ down here, qui attorno; da queste parti □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, essere abbattuto (o triste, scoraggiato) □ (fam.) to be down on sb., avercela con q.: She's been down on me since I criticized her work, ce l'ha con me da quando ho criticato il suo lavoro □ to be down on one's luck, attraversare un brutto periodo; essere messo male ( a soldi) □ to be down to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's down to you to find out a solution to the problem, tocca a te trovare una soluzione al problema □ to be down to st., essere dovuto a (o causato da) q.: The crash was thought to be down to fog, si riteneva che l'incidente fosse dovuto alla nebbia □ to be down to one's last st. –: By the end of the week I was down to my last five pounds, alla fine della settimana mi erano rimaste le ultime cinque sterline □ to put st. down to st., attribuire (la causa di) qc. a qc.: He put her symptoms down to tiredness, attribuiva i suoi sintomi alla stanchezza □ down south, giù nel sud □ down there, laggiù □ down to, fino a: Everything was planned down to the last detail, era tutto pianificato fino all'ultimo dettaglio; Her dress came down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava alle caviglie; from the wealthiest aristocrat down to the poorest beggar, dal più ricco degli aristocratici al più povero dei mendicanti □ down-to-earth, ( di persona) realista, pratico; coi piedi per terra (fam.); ( di un progetto, ecc.) realistico, concreto □ (fam.) down to the ground, completamente; del tutto: This job suits her down to the ground, questo lavoro è assolutamente perfetto per lei □ (fam.) down under, dall'altra parte del mondo; agli antipodi; in Australia (o in Nuova Zelanda) □ down with, abbasso: Down with the dictator!, abbasso il dittatore! □ to come down to earth, tornare con i piedi per terra (fig.); aprire gli occhi (fig.) □ Three down, and four to go, tre sono fatti, e quattro (ancora) da fare.down (4) /daʊn/a. attr.(che va) in giù, verso il basso; rivolto in basso: a down escalator, una scala mobile che scende; a down arrow, una freccia in giù● down-and-dirty, nudo e crudo: down-and-dirty rock, rock nudo e crudo; to get down-and-dirty with sb., scoprire gli altarini di q. □ (ingl.) down draught, ( USA) down draft, corrente d'aria discendente □ (comm.) down payment, acconto □ (ferr.) down platform, marciapiede di partenza (o d'arrivo) di un «down train» □ down shaft ► downcast (2) □ a down train, un treno che dalla città principale (per es., Londra) porta in provincia.♦ down (5) /daʊn/prep.1 giù per; a valle di: She ran down the stairs, è corsa giù per le scale; to walk down a hill, andare giù per un colle; discendere un colle; down the drain, giù per il tubo di scarico; to sail down a river, navigare giù per (o verso la foce di) un fiume; scendere un fiume; The village is a few miles down the Thames, il villaggio è a qualche miglia scendendo il Tamigi2 lungo; per: down the corridor, lungo il corridoio; Her hair was hanging down her back, i capelli le scendevano lungo la schiena; He was running down the street, correva per la strada● down the left ( hand side), sulla sinistra; sul fianco (o sul lato) sinistro: A run down the left put him in a position to shoot, con una corsa sulla sinistra si è ritrovato in posizione di tiro □ (fam. USA) down the line, in linea gerarchica; facendo tutta la scala (fig.); ( anche) nei quartieri malfamati ( di una città) □ down the right ( hand side), sulla destra; sul lato (o sul fianco) destro □ down the road, più giù lungo la strada; (fig.) nel futuro: They live just down the road, abitano in questa strada, un po' più giù: How do you see yourself five years down the road?, come ti vedi nei cinque anni a venire? □ to get st. down in one, ingoiare (o buttare giù) qc. tutto d'un colpo □ to go down the pan (o the tubes), andare a farsi friggere: The whole project has gone down the pan, tutto il progetto è andato a farsi friggere.down (6) /daʊn/n.● (fam.) to have a down on sb., provare avversione (o antipatia) per q.; avercela con q.(to) down /daʊn/v. t. (fam.)1 trangugiare, scolarsi (fam.): to down a bottle of wine, scolarsi una bottiglia di vino: He downed his hot dog in three bites, ha trangugiato il suo hot dog in un paio di bocconi3 abbattere; atterrare● to down tools, incrociare le braccia; scioperare; ( di un sindacato) proclamare lo sciopero.* * *I [daʊn]to go down — andare giù, scendere
to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare
is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?
"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"
down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù
two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù
they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud
4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)5) (indicating loss of money etc.)bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà
profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso
to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso
that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!
7) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì
to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza
9) sportto be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set
10) (as deposit)11) (downwards)face down — a faccia in giù o prono
••••Note:Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry belowII [daʊn]3) (along)4) (throughout)III [daʊn]1) colloq.to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra
3) inform. fuori uso, guastoIV [daʊn]verbo transitivo colloq.2) (drink)V [daʊn]he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
VI [daʊn]to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
1) (of birds) piumino m.2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f. -
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Ⅰ.down1 [daʊn]en bas de ⇒ 1 (b) le long de ⇒ 1 (c) à travers ⇒ 1 (d) en bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) vers le bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) en panne ⇒ 2 (h) déprimé ⇒ 3 (a) mettre à terre ⇒ 4 (a) descendre ⇒ 4 (b)∎ a line down the middle of the page une ligne verticale au milieu de la page;∎ to go down the steps/the escalator/the mountain descendre l'escalier/l'escalier mécanique/la montagne;∎ she fell down the stairs elle est tombée dans l'escalier;∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient le long de son visage;∎ her hair hung down her back les cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos;∎ to go down the plughole passer par le trou (de l'évier/de la baignoire/ etc);∎ the rabbit disappeared back down its hole le lapin a redisparu dans son trou(b) (at lower level of) en bas de;∎ it's down the stairs c'est en bas de l'escalier;∎ to work down a mine travailler au fond d'une mine;∎ they live down the street ils habitent plus loin ou plus bas dans la rue∎ he walked down the street il a descendu la rue;∎ look down the corridor regardez le long du couloir;∎ down the side of his trousers/the box le long de son pantalon/de la boîte∎ down (through) the ages à travers les âges∎ they went down the shops ils sont partis faire des courses2 adverb(a) (downwards) vers le bas, en bas;∎ down! (to dog) couché!, bas les pattes!;∎ down and down de plus en plus bas;∎ to come or go down descendre;∎ my trousers keep slipping down mon pantalon n'arrête pas de descendre ou tomber(b) (on lower level) en bas;∎ down at the bottom of the hill/page en bas de la colline/de la page;∎ down there là-bas;∎ I'm down here je suis ici en bas;∎ she lives three floors down elle habite trois étages plus bas;∎ his office is three doors down on the left (along passage) son bureau est trois portes plus loin sur la gauche;∎ the blinds are down les stores sont baissés;∎ the river is down la rivière est basse;∎ I'll be down in a minute (downstairs) je descends dans un instant;∎ they aren't down yet ils ne sont pas encore descendus; (on the ground or floor) à terre;∎ he was down for a count of eight il est resté à terre le temps de compter jusqu'à huit(c) (facing downwards) vers le bas, dessous;∎ he was lying face down il était couché sur le ventre;∎ smooth side down le côté lisse dessous(d) (reduced, lower)∎ prices are down les prix ont baissé;∎ Finance the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar(e) (below expected, desired level)∎ the cashier is £10 down il manque 10 livres au caissier;∎ bookings are down on last week's les réservations sont en baisse par rapport à la semaine dernière;∎ Football we were two goals down at half-time on avait deux buts de retard à la mi-temps∎ get it down in writing or on paper mettez-le par écrit;∎ it's down in my diary/on the calendar c'est dans mon agenda/sur le calendrier;∎ he's down to speak at the conference il est inscrit en tant qu'intervenant à la conférence(g) (from city, the north)∎ she came down from Berlin elle est arrivée de Berlin;∎ we're going down south nous descendons vers le sud;∎ they're going down to the coast ils descendent sur la côte;∎ American to go down East aller au nord-est de la Nouvelle-Angleterre;∎ British University she came down from Oxford (on vacation) elle est descendue d'Oxford; (graduated) elle est sortie d'Oxford;∎ familiar to go/to live down under (gen) aller/vivre aux antipodes□ ; (to Australia) aller/vivre en Australie□ ; (to New Zealand) aller/vivre en Nouvelle-Zélande□(h) (out of action → machine, computer) en panne;∎ the wires are down les lignes sont coupées;∎ the computer has gone down l'ordinateur est tombé en panne∎ he paid or put £5 down (whole amount) il a payé 5 livres comptant; (as deposit) il a versé (un acompte de) 5 livres;∎ 5 down and 3 to go ça fait 5, il en reste 3∎ he's (gone) down with flu il est au lit avec la grippe∎ to be down on sb être monté contre qn□ ;∎ down with…! à bas…!;∎ down with the system! à bas le système!;∎ down with it! (of medicine etc) avalez!(a) (depressed) déprimé, malheureux;∎ to feel down avoir le cafard(c) (elevator) qui descend∎ to be down on sb être dur ou sévère avec qn∎ the pilot downed two enemy aircraft le pilote a descendu deux avions ennemis∎ he downed three beers il a descendu trois bières5 noun(b) (in American football) = chacune des quatre tentatives pour avancer d'au moins 10 yards, au football américain;∎ first down premier "down"∎ to have a down on sb avoir une dent contre qn∎ she's down for physics elle est inscrite au cours de physique;∎ they've got me down for the 200m hurdles ils m'ont inscrit au 200m haies;∎ the meeting is down for today la réunion est prévue pour aujourd'hui(a) (through to and including) jusqu'à;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ she sold everything right down to the house elle a tout vendu, y compris la maison;∎ from the richest down to the poorest du plus riche (jusqu') au plus pauvre;∎ from the boss down to the office boy depuis le patron jusqu'au garçon de bureau;∎ from the Middle Ages down to the present du ou depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours∎ I'm down to my last pound il ne me reste qu'une livre;∎ the team was down to 10 men l'équipe était réduite à 10 hommes∎ it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant;∎ any breakages will be down to you si vous cassez quelque chose, c'est vous qui paierez les dégâts►► Computing down arrow flèche f vers le bas;Computing down arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le bas;Finance down payment acompte m;∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte pour qch;∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livresⅡ.down2(a) (on bird, person, plant, fruit) duvet m -
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I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre• down! (said to a dog) couché !• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !• to come or go down descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière
I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling
7) ( indicating reduction)that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!
8) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard
11) ( as deposit)to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant
12) ( downwards)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
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1. I1) coll. my dinner won't go down обед застревает в горле; his hunger makes stale bread go down он голоден и не откажется от черствого хлеба2) the neighbourhood has gone down этот район пришел в упадок3) prices have gone down цены упали; the temperature has gone down температура понизилась; the wind has gone down ветер стих; the swelling went down опухоль спала2. II1) go down in some manner coll. this pill goes down easily /smoothly/ эту таблетку легко проглотить; go down somewhere a crumb went down the wrong way крошка хлеба попала не в то горло2) go down in some manner the wind has gone down a little ветер немного стих3) go down in some manner coll. go down easily (well, etc.) быть принятым /одобренным/ без труда и т. д.; she sang three songs which went down well она спела три песенки, которые были хорошо приняты3. XIVgo down doing smth. go down fighting пасть в бою4. XVI1) || go down on one's knees опуститься на колени2) go down before /to/ smb. go down before the barbarians пасть под натиском варваров; сдаться варварам; go down to an opponent уступить [своему] противнику; go down in smth. go down in an exam провалить /не выдержать/ экзамен, провалиться на экзамене3) go down with smb., smth. the plan (the new play, that explanation, etc.) went down with the audience (with the farmers, with the committee, etc.) публика и т. д. одобрила /хорошо приняла/ план и т. д.; that won't go down with me со мной это не пройдет; the new teacher does not go down well with the pupils новый учитель не очень понравился ученикам4) go down with smth. he went down with [the] flue (with a fever, with pneumonia, etc.) он заболел гриппом и т. д.5) go down in smth. go down in value (in price, in estimation, etc.) упасть в цене и т. д., he has gone down in the world он потерял былое положение6) go down in smth. go down in history войте в историю; go down in memory запомниться -
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هَدَأَ \ calm down: (cause to) to become calm: At first he was angry, but then he calmed down. drop: to sink; become lower or weaker: The wind dropped. go down: (of prices, numbers, etc.) to become less or lower or weaker: Apples have gone down to 10p. a pound. quieten: to become quiet. subside: (of land) to sink; (of storms or excitement) to become calm; (of a swollen river, etc.) to sink to the usual level: At last the noise subsided. His fever is slowly subsiding. -
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هَدَأَ \ calm down: (cause to) to become calm: At first he was angry, but then he calmed down. drop: to sink; become lower or weaker: The wind dropped. go down: (of prices, numbers, etc.) to become less or lower or weaker: Apples have gone down to 10p. a pound. quieten: to become quiet. subside: (of land) to sink; (of storms or excitement) to become calm; (of a swollen river, etc.) to sink to the usual level: At last the noise subsided. His fever is slowly subsiding. -
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قَلَّ \ decrease: to make or become less. go down: (of prices, numbers, etc.) to become less or lower or weaker: Apples have gone down to 10p. a pound. lessen: to make or become less. thin: to make or become thinner: His hair is thinning. -
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intransitive verb1) hinuntergehen/-fahren; [Taucher:] [hinunter]tauchen; (set) [Sonne:] untergehen; (sink) [Schiff:] sinken, untergehen; (fall to ground) [Flugzeug usw.:] abstürzengo down to the bottom of the garden/to the beach — zum hinteren Ende des Gartens gehen/an den Strand gehen
2) (be swallowed) hinuntergeschluckt werdengo down the wrong way — in die falsche Kehle geraten
3) (become less) sinken; [Umsatz, Schwellung:] zurückgehen; [Vorräte usw.:] abnehmen; [Währung:] fallen; (become lower) fallen; (subside) [Wind usw.:] nachlassengo down in somebody's estimation/in the world — in jemandes Achtung (Dat.) sinken/sich verschlechtern
4)go down well/all right etc. [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gut usw. klarkommen (ugs.); [Film, Schauspieler, Vorschlag:] [bei jemandem] gut usw. ankommen (ugs.)
that didn't go down [at all] well with his wife — das hat ihm seine Frau nicht abgenommen
5) (be defeated) unterliegen* * *1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) ausgehen4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) in Erinnerung bleiben5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) herunterkommen* * *◆ go downvi1. (move downward) hinuntergehen; sun, moon untergehen; ship also sinken; plane abstürzen; boxer zu Boden gehen; curtain fallenhe went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness er bat auf Knien um Verzeihungthe striker went down in the penalty area der Stürmer kam im Strafraum zu Fallto \go down down the pit MIN Bergmann werdento \go down down with a/the ship mit einem/dem Schiff untergehen2. (decrease) swelling zurückgehen; attendance, wind nachlassen; crime rate, fever, water level zurückgehen; prices, taxes, temperature sinken; currency fallenone of the tyres on my car has gone down einer meiner Autoreifen hat Luft verloren3. (decrease in quality) nachlassenthis restaurant has really gone down in the last few years dieses Restaurant hat in den letzten Jahren echt nachgelassen famto \go down down in sb's opinion in jds Ansehen sinken4. (break down) computer ausfallento \go down down fighting/without a fight kämpfend/kampflos untergehen▪ to \go down down to sb gegen jdn verlieren6. (get ill)to \go down down with a cold/the flu eine Erkältung/die Grippe bekommenshe was \go downing down the road on her bike sie fuhr auf ihrem Fahrrad die Straße entlangto \go down down to the beach runter zum Strand gehento \go down down a list eine Liste [von oben nach unten] durchgehen8. (visit quickly) vorbeigehenthey went down to the pub for a quick drink sie gingen noch schnell einen trinken fam9. (travel southward)10. (extend) hinunterreichenthe tree's roots \go down down three metres die Wurzeln des Baumes reichen drei Meter in die Tiefe11. (be received)to \go down down badly/well [with sb] [bei jdm] schlecht/gut ankommen12. (be recorded) schriftlich vermerkt werdento \go down down in history/the record books [as sth] [als etw] in die Geschichte/Geschichtsbücher eingehento \go down down in writing schriftlich festgehalten werdenthe wine went down easily der Wein war wirklich lecker! fama cup of coffee would \go down down nicely now eine Tasse Kaffee wäre jetzt genau das Richtigea bit of sugar will help the medicine \go down down mit etwas Zucker kriegst du die Medizin besser runter famthe police had been informed about what was \go downing down, so were ready and waiting die Polizei war darüber informiert worden, was vorging, daher war sie bereits in Wartestellung▪ to \go down down on sb jdn oral befriedigen* * *go down v/i1. die Straße etc hinuntergehen2. a) untergehen, sinken (Schiff, Sonne etc):b) FLUG abstürzen3. a) zu Boden gehen (Boxer etc)4. figa) (hinab)reichen (to bis)5. (hinunter)rutschen (Essen)a) Anklang finden, ankommen (bei) umg:it went down well with him es kam gut bei ihm an;he (the play) went down well (with the critics) er (das Stück) bekam gute Kritikenb) geschluckt werden (von) umg:that won’t go down with me das nehme ich dir nicht ab, das kannst du einem anderen weismachen7. a) abschwellenb) zurückgehen, sinken, fallen (Fieber, Preise etc), billiger werden:go down in sb’s opinion in jemandes Achtung sinken8. in der Erinnerung bleiben:9. a) sich im Niedergang befinden10. UNIV Bra) die Universität verlassenb) in die Ferien gehen11. SPORT absteigen12. Br London verlassen13. US geschehen, passieren* * *intransitive verb1) hinuntergehen/-fahren; [Taucher:] [hinunter]tauchen; (set) [Sonne:] untergehen; (sink) [Schiff:] sinken, untergehen; (fall to ground) [Flugzeug usw.:] abstürzengo down to the bottom of the garden/to the beach — zum hinteren Ende des Gartens gehen/an den Strand gehen
2) (be swallowed) hinuntergeschluckt werden3) (become less) sinken; [Umsatz, Schwellung:] zurückgehen; [Vorräte usw.:] abnehmen; [Währung:] fallen; (become lower) fallen; (subside) [Wind usw.:] nachlassengo down in somebody's estimation/in the world — in jemandes Achtung (Dat.) sinken/sich verschlechtern
4)go down well/all right etc. [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gut usw. klarkommen (ugs.); [Film, Schauspieler, Vorschlag:] [bei jemandem] gut usw. ankommen (ugs.)
that didn't go down [at all] well with his wife — das hat ihm seine Frau nicht abgenommen
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vi1) ( move downward) hinuntergehen; sun, moon untergehen; ship also sinken; plane abstürzen; boxer zu Boden gehen; curtain fallen;he went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness er bat auf Knien um Verzeihung;the striker went down in the penalty area der Stürmer kam im Strafraum zu Fall;to \go down down on all fours sich akk auf alle viere begeben;to \go down down sth etw hinuntergehen;( climb down) etw hinuntersteigen;to \go down down the pit min Bergmann werden;to \go down down with a/ the ship mit einem/dem Schiff untergehen2) ( decrease) swelling zurückgehen; attendance, wind nachlassen; crime rate, fever, water level zurückgehen; prices, taxes, temperature sinken; currency fallen;one of the tyres on my car has gone down einer meiner Autoreifen hat Luft verloren3) ( decrease in quality) nachlassen;this restaurant has really gone down in the last few years dieses Restaurant hat in den letzten Jahren echt nachgelassen ( fam)to \go down down in sb's opinion in jds Ansehen sinkento \go down down fighting/ without a fight kämpfend/kampflos untergehen;to \go down down to sb gegen jdn verlieren6) ( get ill)to \go down down with a cold/ the flu eine Erkältung/die Grippe bekommenshe was \go downing down the road on her bike sie fuhr auf ihrem Fahrrad die Straße entlang;to \go down down to the beach runter zum Strand gehen;to \go down down a list eine Liste [von oben nach unten] durchgehen8) ( visit quickly) vorbeigehen;they went down to the pub for a quick drink sie gingen noch schnell einen trinken ( fam)9) ( travel southward)are you \go downing down to Florida this year? fahrt ihr dieses Jahr runter nach Florida? ( fam)the tree's roots \go down down three metres die Wurzeln des Baumes reichen drei Meter in die Tiefe11) ( be received)to \go down down badly/well [with sb] [bei jdm] schlecht/gut ankommen12) ( be recorded) schriftlich vermerkt werden;to \go down down in history/the record books [as sth] [als etw] in die Geschichte/Geschichtsbücher eingehen;to \go down down in writing schriftlich festgehalten werdenthe wine went down easily der Wein war wirklich lecker! ( fam)a cup of coffee would \go down down nicely now eine Tasse Kaffee wäre jetzt genau das Richtige;a bit of sugar will help the medicine \go down down mit etwas Zucker kriegst du die Medizin besser runter ( fam)the police had been informed about what was \go downing down, so were ready and waiting die Polizei war darüber informiert worden, was vorging, daher war sie bereits in Wartestellung( for vacation) in die Semesterferien gehento \go down down on sb es jdm mit dem Mund machen (sl) -
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1. III1) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down a buoy ставить буй2) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down paper запастись бумагой; put down a cellar of wine a) сделать запас вина; б) заложить винный погреб; he has put down a cask of pickles он засолил бочку огурцов3) put down smth. /smth. down/ put prices down снижать цены; put' down one's expenditure урезать /сократить/ расходы; put down the use of tobacco сократить потребление табака; he put his food down он стал меньше есть4) put down smth. /smth. down/ put a revolt (a rebellion, a riot, a strike, etc.) down подавить восстание и т.д.; the speaker put down their opposition оратор их переубедил; put down fire (mil.) подавить огонь; put down gambling and prostitution покончить с азартными играми и проституцией; put down gossip пресечь слухи; put down a rising against the dictator подавить восстание против диктатора; put down threats to peace пресечь угрозы миру put one's foot down решительно возражать /воспротивиться/; ни за что не давать согласия; you have gone far enough; I'm going to put my foot down вы зашли слишком далеко, хватит5) put down smb. the bus stopped to put down passengers автобус остановился, чтобы высадить пассажиров6) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down one's name and address (one's telephone number, every item of domestic expenditure, etc.) записать свою фамилию и адрес и т.д.; he put her remark down он записал ее реплику7) put down smth. /smth. down/ coll. put down helping after helping of the dinner уплетать за обедом порцию за порцией8) || put down roots пускать корни2. IVput down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner put down your name clearly напишите свою фамилию разборчиво; put down smth. /smth. down/ somewhere put down your name and address here, please пожалуйста, запишите здесь свою фамилию и адрес3. Vid put smb. down a peg or two немного сбить спесь с кого-л.4. XI1) be put down at smth. the damage is put down at 10 000 dollars причиненный ущерб оценивается в десять тысяч долларов2) be put down the interpreter refused to be put down переводчик не (за)хотел, чтобы его записывали; be put down at some time everything he said was at once put down все, что он говорил, тут же записывалось3) be put down to smth. her failure was put down to inexperience считали, что ее провал обусловлен неопытностью /является результатом неопытности/; his behaviour can be put down to nervousness его поведение можно объяснять расстроенными нервами; the outbreak of cholera was put down to bad drinking water вспышку холеры объясняли загрязненностью питьевей воды4) be put down he said [that] he was not going to let himself be put down он сказал, что не позволит так с собою обращаться /так себя унижать/; be put down in some manner the revolt was put down savagely (quickly, etc.) восстание было жестоко и т.д. подавлено; be put down with smth. be put down with the help of the army быть разгромленным с помощью армии5. XIIhave (get) smth. put down you should have it put down надо, чтобы это было записано; I want to get this agreement put down in writing я хочу иметь это соглашение в письменном виде6. XVIput down at some place the two ladies put down at one of the great hotels обе дамы высадились /вышли (из экипажа)/ у одной из лучших гостиниц; we put down at Orly after 6 hours через шесть часов мы приземлились в Орли7. XXI11) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ in (at, near, by, etc.) some place he put down his glider in a field он посадил планер на поле; you may put me down at the club (at the corner, by that tree, near her house, etc.) можете высадить меня у клуба и т.д.2) put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the accident down to negligence (his success down to luck, his rudeness down to his want of education, her behaviour down to shyness, etc.) объяснять несчастный случай неосторожностью и т.д.; put the mistake down to me считайте, что ошибка произошла по моей вине; he has not all the faults which you put down to him у него не столько пороков, сколько вы ему приписываете3) put down smb. /smb. down /for smb. put smb. down for a fool (for an impostor, for a trouble-maker, etc.) считать кого-л. глупцом и т.д.; put smb. down for a Frenchman принимать кого-л. за француза4) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /in (for) smth. put smb. down in the list внести /включить/ кого-л. в список; put smb. down for the school football team записать /включить/ кого-л. в школьную футбольную команду; I put down my name for his lectures я записался на его лекции5) put down smb. /smb. down/ at /in/ some place put down hecklers at a meeting заставить замолчать /утихомирить/ крикунов на собрании; put down scandalmongers in the village заставить замолчать деревенских сплетников6) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /at smth. I put him down at 9 я дал бы ему девять лет; I should put her down at 35 мне кажется, что ей лет тридцать пять; how old should you put him down at? сколько вы дадите ему лет?, сколько, по-вашему, ему лет?; put down his income at $ 1000 думать /полагать/, что он получает тысячу долларов7) put down smth. /smth. down/ or (in) smth. please put your name and address down on this pad пожалуйста, запишите свою фамилию и адрес в этом блокноте; he put his ideas on a piece of paper (her phone number on an old envelope, the sum in my diary, etc.) он записал свои мысли на клочке бумаги и т.д.; put down this sum in the housekeeping book внесите эту сумму в книгу домашних расходов; put down smth. /smth. down/ in smth. put smth. down in ink записать что-л. ручкой; she put his speech down in shorthand она застенографировала его выступление; put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the shoes down to my account /to me/ запишите стоимость туфель на мой счет /на меня/; you can put the cost of the petrol down to expenses вы можете включить стоимость бензина в служебные расходы; put down smb. /smb. down/ for smth. put me down for i 5 подпишите меня на пять фунтов; я вношу /жертвую/ пять фунтов; put me down for two copies подпишите меня на /запишите за мной/ два экземпляра8. XXIV11) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ as smth., smb. put her down as the most beautiful one (as a better player, as the best of the three, etc.) считать, что она самая красивая из всех и т.д.; you may put it down as a certainty вы можете считать это достоверным; I put him down as a schoolmaster я принял его за школьного учителя; they put me down as a fool они считают меня глупцом; put her down as a very intelligent woman считать ее очень умной женщиной2) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ as smth. put down smb.'s name (him, etc.) as a subscriber for smth. записать кого-л. и т.д. в качестве подписчика на что-л.9. XXIV3put down smb. /smb. down/ as being smth. I should put her down as being 35 я бы дал ей тридцать пять лет -
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redescendre [ʀ(ə)desɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. transitive verba. [+ objet] to bring or take down (again)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► redescendre se traduira par to bring down (again) ou par to take down (again) suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• pourrais-tu redescendre cette malle à la cave ? je n'en ai plus besoin could you take this trunk down to the cellar? I don't need it any more• redescendez-moi le dossier quand vous viendrez me voir bring the file back down for me when you come and see meb. [+ escalier] to go or come down (again)• j'ai monté toutes ces marches et maintenant il faut que je redescende I've climbed all these stairs and now I've got to go down again2. intransitive verb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► redescendre se traduira par to come down (again) ou par to go down (again) suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (d'une colline, d'un endroit élevé) to go or come down (again) ; (dans l'escalier) to go or come downstairs (again)• redescendez tout de suite les enfants ! come down at once, children!b. [ascenseur, avion, chemin] to go down again ; [baromètre, fièvre] to fall again* * *ʀədɛsɑ̃dʀ
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1) ( transporter de nouveau) ( en bas) gén to take [somebody/something] back down (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [somebody/something] back downstairs; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [somebody/something] back down (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [somebody/something] back downstairs2) ( remettre en bas) to get [something] back down [valise, boîte]3) ( rabaisser) to lower [étagère, tableau, store] (de by); to wind [something] back down [vitre de véhicule]4) ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back down [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back down [escalier, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back down [rue, marches]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back down [route]
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verbe intransitif ( descendre de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back down, to go down again (à to); ( de l'étage) to go back downstairs, to go downstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back down, to come down again (de from); ( de l'étage) to come back downstairs, to come downstairs again; ( après être remonté) ( en allant) to go back down again; ( en venant) to come back down again; [ascenseur, avion] ( en allant) to go back down; ( en venant) to come back down; [oiseau] to fly down again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go down again; [mer] to go back out; [température, baromètre] to fall again, to go down againtu es redescendu à pied? — gén did you walk back down?
il est redescendu du toit — [enfant] he's come back down off the roof
redescendre à Marseille — ( retourner) to go back down to Marseilles
redescendre dans les sondages — [politicien, parti] to drop ou to move down in the opinion polls
les cours sont redescendus de 20% — prices have dropped again by 20%
••* * *ʀ(ə)desɑ̃dʀ1. vi1) (= aller) to go back downIl est redescendu au premier étage. — He went back down to the first floor.
2) (= revenir) to come downIl est redescendu par le versant nord de la montagne. — He came back down the north face of the mountain.
Après avoir débordé, la rivière est redescendue à son niveau initial. — After bursting its banks, the river went back down to its original level.
2. vt1) (en allant) to go back down, (en revenant) to come back downElle a redescendu l'escalier. — She went back down the stairs., She came back down the stairs.
2) (= ramener) [objet] (en allant) to take back down, (en revenant) to bring back downIl a redescendu ce chapeau du grenier. — He brought the hat back down from the attic.
* * *redescendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( transporter de nouveau) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] back down [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] back downstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] back down [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] back downstairs [personne, objet]; redescendre les bouteilles à la cave to take the bottles back down to the cellar; redescendre les valises du grenier to bring the suitcases back down from the attic; je peux vous redescendre au village I can take you back down to the village; redescends-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers back down (to me); je leur ai fait redescendre les bouteilles à la cave I made them take the bottles back down to the cellar; j'ai fait redescendre le piano dans le salon I had the piano taken ou brought back down to the living room; faites-moi redescendre les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought back down to me;2 ( remettre en bas) to get [sth] back down [valise, boîte]; redescends-moi cette boîte get me that box back down; redescendre un seau dans un puits to lower a bucket back into a well;3 ( rabaisser) to lower [étagère, tableau, store] (de by); to wind [sth] back down [vitre de véhicule]; to roll [sth] back down [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to pull [sth] back down [jupe, robe]; to turn down [col]; redescendre une étagère de 20 centimètres/d'un cran to lower a shelf another 20 centimetresGB/by another notch;4 ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back down [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back down [escalier, marches, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back down [pente, rue, marches, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back down [pente, route]; [bateau] to sail back down [fleuve]; nous avons redescendu la colline à pied ( en marchant) we walked back down the hill; ( et non à bicyclette) we went back down the hill on foot; redescendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/cycle back down the hill; il m'a fait redescendre l'escalier en courant he made me run back down the stairs.B vi ( descendre de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back down, to go down again (à to); ( de l'étage) to go back downstairs, to go downstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back down, to come down again (de from); ( de l'étage) to come back downstairs, to come downstairs again; ( après être remonté) ( en allant) to go back down again; ( en venant) to come back down again; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique, avion, hélicoptère] ( en allant) to go back down; ( en venant) to come back down; [oiseau] to fly down again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go down again; [mer] to go back out; [température, baromètre] to fall again, to go down again; reste ici, je redescends à la cave stay here, I'm going back down to the cellar; peux-tu redescendre chercher mon sac? can you go back downstairs and get my bag?; tu es redescendu à pied? gén did you walk back down?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come back down on foot?; je préfère redescendre par l'escalier I prefer to go back down by the stairs; nous sommes redescendus par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked back down by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode back down by the path/road; il est redescendu vers moi en rampant he crawled back down to me; il est redescendu du col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove back down from the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû redescendre de l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have climbed back down from the tree; je suis redescendu au fond du puits/au bas de la falaise I went back down to the bottom of the well/to the foot of the cliff; redescendre de [personne] to step back off [trottoir, marche]; [personne, animal] to climb back down from [mur, tabouret]; redescendre de l'échelle/la corde to climb back down from the ladder/the rope; il est redescendu du toit [enfant, chat] he's come back down off the roof; redescendre de son lit to get out of bed again; redescendre de cheval/bicyclette to get off one's horse/bicycle again; redescendre de voiture to get out of the car again; redescendre du train to get off the train again; on nous a fait redescendre de l'avion we were made to get out of the plane again; redescendre à Marseille ( retourner) to go back down to Marseilles; redescendre dans les sondages [politicien, parti] to drop ou to move down in the opinion polls; l'opposition redescend dans la rue the opposition is taking to the streets again; redescendre en deuxième position [équipe] to go back down to second place; les cours sont redescendus de 20% prices have gone down another 20%; faire redescendre les cours to bring the prices down again; faire redescendre le dollar to send ou put the dollar down again; l’euro est redescendu par rapport à la livre the euro has gone down ou dropped against the pound again; faire redescendre la température gén to lower the temperature; Méd to lower one's temperature.redescendre sur terre to come (back) down to earth.[rədesɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [colline, montagne etc. - en voiture] to drive (back) down ; [ - à pied] to walk (back) down[suj: alpiniste] to climb back down (inseparable)2. [passager, fret] to take ou to drive (back) down (separable)a. [je suis en haut] I'll take the cardboard boxes back down laterb. [je suis en bas] I'll bring the cardboard boxes back down later————————[rədesɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)1. [descendre] to go ou to come ou to get (back) downla température/le niveau de l'eau redescend the temperature/the water level is falling (again)2. [descendre à nouveau] to go down again -
18 price
[praɪs]nThe goods bring a much smaller price (hit the lowest price). — Товар идет по значительно заниженной (минимальной) цене.
The price covers air fare (delivery cost). — Цена включает перелет (доставку).
Prices rule high. — Цены держатся высоко.
Prices show a tendency to rise (to decline). — Цены проявляют тенденцию к росту (к падению).
Prices are frozen. — Цены заморожены.
Prices vary according to the quality of goods. — Цены колеблются в зависимости от качества товара.
The goods have realized poor prices. — Товары были проданы за бесценок.
- printer's priceGood advice is beyond price. — ◊ Доброму совету цены нет
- prewar price
- fabulous prices
- asking price
- going price
- actual prices
- actual selling price
- home market price
- exchange market price
- inflated prices
- tempting prices
- market prices
- unified prices
- final price
- easy price
- world's market prices
- sky-rocketing prices
- subscription price
- prevailing price
- consumer prices
- ceiling prices
- reduced price
- growing prices
- real estate prices
- home market prices
- price-list prices
- mailing price
- all-round prices
- non-profit prices
- purchase price - price list
- price reduction
- price scissors
- price risk
- price level
- price control
- prices on some items
- price of smth
- price for smth
- prices for food products
- maximum retail prices for cars
- discount off the price
- ups and downs of prices
- decline in prices
- quotation of approximate prices
- formation of prices
- change of prices
- full refund of purchase price
- at a high price
- at prices strictly moderate
- with prices shooting up
- at a popular price
- not at any price
- accept the price named
- affect the price
- agree on prices
- ask an exorbitant price- arrange with buyers about the price- be a price leader
- be in good price
- beat down the price
- be worth its price
- bid a price
- bid against smb
- boost the prices
- buy smth at this price- calculate the price- cause a rise in prices
- charge a price
- do smth at any price
- fetch a high price
- figure out the price
- find the price unacceptable
- fix prices at the lowest possible level
- force prices higher
- force back the prices
- get a good price of the market
- get a refund of the price
- haggle over the price
- hold down prices
- keep down prices
- keep up the price
- lessen the price
- make a concession in the price
- name the price
- negotiate the price
- offer a price
- offer double price for smth
- pay the price named
- pay a high price for smth
- protect home market prices
- put a price on goods
- quote prices for smth
- raise the price from... to...
- regulate prices
- revise prices
- sacrifice the quality of goods to reach a lower price
- sell at cost price
- sell at considerable price
- sell at a sacrifice price
- sell at a lower ready money price
- sell with a discount off the original price
- set prices
- slash the price
- stabilize prices
- price to be negotiated
- prices keep up
- prices have gone down
- prices stabilized
- prices are going up -
19 reducción
f.1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.* * *1 reduction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=disminución)a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reductionuna reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending
estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff
b) [de tiempo] reductionla reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years
los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day
2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction3) [de rebeldes] defeat4) (Med) setting, reduction frm6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *A1(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costsla reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of breadno habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxesuna reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforcese ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumptionuna reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a weekse solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced2 ( Fot) reductionB1 ( Mat) reduction2 ( Quím) reductionC (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeatD2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservationE (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)* * *
reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;
una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining
' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board
* * *reducción nf1. [disminución] reduction;piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percentreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;reducción de condena remission;reducción de gastos cost cutting;han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;[resultado] price cut;reducción tributaria tax cut2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;[de ejército] defeat4. Quím reduction5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]* * *f1 reduction;reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;reducción de impuestos tax cut;reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl2 MED setting* * ** * *reducción n reduction -
20 ridurre
reduce (a to)prezzi, sprechi reduce, cutpersonale reduce, cut backridurre al silenzio reduce to silenceinformation technology ridurre a icona minimize* * *ridurre v.tr.1 to reduce, to cut* (down); to curtail; to shorten: ridurre il personale, to cut (down) (o to reduce) the staff; ridurre il prezzo di un articolo, to reduce (o to lower o to bring down) the price of an article; ridurre le spese, lo stipendio, to reduce expenses, wages; ridurre una vacanza, to curtail (o to cut short) a holiday; ridurre la velocità, to reduce speed; (econ.) ridurre il capitale, to reduce capital; ridurre il tasso di sconto, to reduce the discount rate; stiamo cercando di ridurre i tempi, we are trying to shorten (o cut) the time // ridurre un'opera letteraria, to abridge a literary work // (mar.) ridurre la velatura, to shorten (o to take in) sail2 ( convertire) to convert, to reduce, to change; ( far diventare) to turn into: ogni volta che vengono gli amici mi riducono la casa un porcile, every time my friends come they turn the house into a pigsty; l'hotel Cavour è stato ridotto in appartamenti l'anno scorso, last year the Hotel Cavour was converted into flats // prima riduci quei dati in metri, first convert those data into metres; ridurre in pezzi, to break into pieces; ridurre in polvere, to turn to dust, to pulverize; ridurre qlco. in briciole, to crumble sthg. up3 ( adattare) to adapt: (cinem.) ridurre per lo schermo, to adapt for the screen; ridurre un testo per le scuole, to adapt (o to simplify) a text for schools4 (chim.) to reduce: ridurre lo stato di ossidazione di un atomo, to reduce the oxidation state of an atom; ridurre nitrogruppi ad aminogruppi, to reduce nitro groups to amino groups; (metall.) ridurre un minerale di rame a rame metallico, to reduce a copper ore to metallic ore5 to reduce: (mat.) ridurre una frazione ai minimi termini, to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms6 (indurre, portare a) to drive*, to reduce; to bring*: ridurre alla disperazione, to drive to despair; ridurre in miseria, al silenzio, to reduce to poverty, to silence; ridurre qlcu. all'obbedienza, to force s.o. to obedience; ridurre in rovina, in fin di vita, to bring to ruin, to the brink of death; fu ridotto a rubare, a mendicare, he was reduced (o driven) to steal, to beg; lo ridurranno alla pazzia, pazzo, they'll drive him mad // la malattia l'ha ridotto male, the illness has left him in a sorry state (o in a bad way); nell'incidente ha ridotto a, in pezzi l'auto, he made a wreck of his car in the accident7 (un abito ecc.) to take* in (a dress)8 (frattura ecc.) to set*; to reduce: ridurre una frattura, to set a broken bone9 (rar.) ( ricondurre) to bring* back, to take* back: ridurre il gregge all'ovile, to bring back the sheep to the fold // ridurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see reason.◘ ridursi v.intr.pron.1 to reduce oneself, to come* (down): non volevo ridurmi a questo, I didn't want to come to this; si ridusse a vendere i suoi mobili, he was reduced (o driven) to selling his furniture; le spese si riducono a poco, the expenses come (down) to very little; si riduce sempre all'ultimo a fare le valigie, he always leaves it to the last minute to pack; ridurre allo stretto necessario, to confine oneself to what is strictly necessary2 ( diminuire) to diminish, to decrease; (econ.) ( calcolare) to go* down, to drop: le possibilità di successo si sono ridotte, the possibilities of success have diminished (o decreased); i prezzi si sono ridotti, prices have gone down3 ( diventare) to be reduced, to become*: si è ridotto a pelle e ossa, he was reduced to (o became) skin and bone (o to a skeleton)* * *1. [ri'durre]vb irreg vt1) (gen) Mat to reduce, (prezzo) to reduce, cut, bring down, (pressione) to lessen, (produzione) to cut (back), lower, (spese) to cut down on, cut back on2) (opera letteraria: per la radio, TV) to adapt, (accorciare) to abridge, (brano musicale) to arrange3)ridurre qc in cenere — to reduce sth to ashesè proprio ridotto male o mal ridotto — (oggetto) it's really in bad condition, (persona) he's really in a bad way
2.ridursi vip
1)ridursi (a) — to be reduced (to), (fig : questione, problema) to come down (to)2)ridursi male — to be in a bad state o way* * *[ri'durre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% — to cut 1% off inflation
2) (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3) (trasformare) to reduce (in to)ridurre qcs. in polvere — to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder
ridurre qcs. a brandelli — to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds
4) (obbligare)ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria — to reduce sb. to silence, to begging
5) med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]2.verbo pronominale ridursi1) (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2) (limitarsi)3) (diventare)••* * *ridurre/ri'durre/ [13]1 (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]; ridurre il consumo di alcolici to cut down on alcohol; ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% to cut 1% off inflation; ridurre di un quarto to reduce by a quarter2 (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3 (trasformare) to reduce (in to); ridurre qcs. in polvere to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder; ridurre qcs. a brandelli to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds4 (obbligare) ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria to reduce sb. to silence, to begging5 med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]II ridursi verbo pronominale1 (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2 (limitarsi) tutto si riduce al fatto che it all comes down to the fact that3 (diventare) la sua voce si ridusse a un sussurro his voice dropped to a whisper; la strada si riduceva a un sentiero the road narrowed to a track- rsi all'ultimo (momento) to leave things to the last minute.
См. также в других словарях:
down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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down — ▪ I. down down 1 [daʊn] adverb 1. if an amount or the level of something goes down, it falls to a lower amount or level: • By lunchtime, the 100 index was down 4.2 at 3053.1. • 59% of companies report sales volume down on a year ago. • The cuts… … Financial and business terms
Falling Down — This article is about the film. For other uses, see Falling Down (disambiguation). Falling Down … Wikipedia
go down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms go down : present tense I/you/we/they go down he/she/it goes down present participle going down past tense went down past participle gone down 1) to sink below the surface of the water The ship went down off … English dictionary
adjustment — 1. an adverse price movement If you are buying, a price adjustment means you will pay more: Price adjustment adds £5m to Carsington bill. (Water bulletin, August 1983) However, if you own shares, an adjustment means the prices have… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
go — go1 [ gou ] (past tense went [ went ] ; past participle gone [ gɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel ▸ 2 travel to activity ▸ 3 continue to place/time ▸ 4 happen ▸ 5 be kept somewhere/fit ▸ 6 change to/be in state ▸ 7 get worse/stop working ▸ 8 die ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
History of Venezuela — Infobox Country native name = República Bolivariana de Venezuela conventional long name = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela common name = Venezuela official languages = Spanish demonym = Venezuelan capital = Caracas latd=10 |latm=30 |latNS=N… … Wikipedia
Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… … Wikipedia