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1 pull down
transitive verb2) (demolish) abreißen* * *(to destroy or demolish (buildings).) abreißen* * *vt1. (move down)▪ to \pull down down ⇆ sth etw herunterziehen2. (demolish)* * *1. vt sep1) (= move down) herunterziehenhe pulled his hat down over his eyes — er zog sich (dat) den Hut über die Augen
2) (= demolish) buildings abreißen3) (= weaken, make worse) (illness) person mitnehmen; (exam, question) marks herunterdrücken; (failure, adverse conditions) company etc mitnehmen; profits, results herunterdrücken2. vi(blind etc) sich herunterziehen lassen* * *pull down v/t1. herunterziehen, -reißen:pull one’s hat down over one’s eyes sich den Hut über die Augen ziehen2. ein Gebäude etc ab-, niederreißen3. figa) verreißenb) herabsetzen;4. (meist im pperf)a) schwächenb) entmutigen;5. Preise etc drücken6. US sl einen Lohn etc kassieren, beziehen:he’s pulling down quite a bit er verdient ganz schön* * *transitive verb2) (demolish) abreißen3) (make less) drücken [Preis]; (weaken) mitnehmen [Person]* * *v.herunterreißen v.niederreißen v.
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