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1 ■ come down
■ come downv. i. + avv.1 ( di persona) scendere; venire giù: Come down from the ladder!, scendi dalla scala!; to come down to earth, scendere a terra; ( di divinità, ecc.) discendere sulla terra2 ( di cosa) scendere; abbassarsi; calare: The barrier came down with a crash, la barriera si è abbassata rumorosamente; The curtain came down to deafening applause, il sipario è calato tra applausi assordanti3 ► to come, def. 54 ( di valore, prezzo, ecc.) calare; scendere; diminuire; abbassarsi; ridursi: Prices have generally come down, i prezzi si sono quasi tutti abbassati; The temperature has come down, la temperatura è scesa; to come down in price, scendere (o calare) di prezzo7 ( di pioggia, ecc.) cadere; venire giù; ( di nebbia) calare, scendere: It's really coming down, sta piovendo a dirotto; sta diluviando8 venire, arrivare ( dal nord): Yesterday he came down from Manchester, è arrivato ieri da Manchester10 (fam. USA) succedere; capitare: If anything comes down, just whistle, se succede qualcosa, fa' un fischio13 – to come down on, punire severamente; rimproverare; strigliare; essere severo con: The judge came down heavily on him, il giudice è stato severo con lui; He came down really hard on her, è andato giù molto pesante con lei14 – to come down on, esigere da; pretendere da; ingiungere a: They came down on me for an immediate settlement, mi ingiunsero di pagare subito15 – to come down to, ridursi a; trattarsi alla fin fine di: It comes down to your word against his, tutto si riduce alla tua parola contro la sua16 (fam.) – to come down with, prendersi, buscarsi ( una malattia): to come down with flu, prendersi l'influenza; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- I think I'm coming down with something, credo che mi stia venendo qualcosa; credo che sto covando qualcosa17 (fam., ingl. sett.) – to come down with, tirare fuori, sborsare ( denaro) □ (fam. GB) to come down a peg or two, calare le arie; abbassare la cresta □ ( anche leg.) to come down in favour of, pronunciarsi a favore di □ to come down in sb. 's opinion, calare nella considerazione di q. □ to come down in the world, scendere nella scala sociale; cadere in basso □ (fam.) to come down on sb. like a ton of bricks, fare una sfuriata a q.; levare il pelo a q. □ to come down on the side of, prendere posizione in favore di; schierarsi con □ (fam. USA) to come down the pike, capitare; comparire; succedere; presentarsi □ (fig.) to come down to earth ( with a bump), tornare (di botto) con i piedi sulla terra; essere (bruscamente) richiamato alla realtà □ (fam.) to come down to the wire, essere prossimo alla conclusione; essere in dirittura d'arrivo. -
2 ton
[tʌn]1) (in weight) GB (anche gross o long ton) long ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 1.016 kg); US (anche net o short ton) short ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 907,2 kg)2) colloq. (a lot)a ton of — una tonnellata o montagna di [papers etc.]
tons of — tonnellate o montagne di [food, bands]
her new car is tons better than the other one — la sua nuova macchina è mille volte meglio dell'altra
••* * *1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tonnellata2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) tonnellata (di stazza)•- tonnage- tons* * *[tʌn]1) (in weight) GB (anche gross o long ton) long ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 1.016 kg); US (anche net o short ton) short ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 907,2 kg)2) colloq. (a lot)a ton of — una tonnellata o montagna di [papers etc.]
tons of — tonnellate o montagne di [food, bands]
her new car is tons better than the other one — la sua nuova macchina è mille volte meglio dell'altra
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