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1 step down
intransitive verb1)2) (fig.) see academic.ru/70265/stand_down">stand down* * *I. vi1. (resign) zurücktreten, sein Amt niederlegenII. vt▪ to \step down down ⇆ sth etw verringern [o reduzieren]to \step down down production die Produktion drosseln [o fam zurückfahren]to \step down down voltage die Spannung heruntertransformieren* * *vi1) (lit) hinabsteigen2) (fig)to step down for sb or in favour of sb — jdm Platz machen, zu jds Gunsten zurücktreten
he decided to step down and not stand for the presidency — er beschloss, seine Kandidatur für das Amt des Präsidenten zurückzuziehen
3) (= resign) zurücktretento step down as president/chairman — vom Amt des Präsidenten/Vorsitzenden zurücktreten
* * *A v/i1. herunter-, hinunterschreiten2. figb) zurücktreten ([from one’s position] as [von seinem Posten] als);B v/t1. verringern2. ELEK heruntertransformieren* * *intransitive verb1)step down from the train/into the boat — aus dem Zug/in das Boot steigen
2) (fig.) see stand down
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