to knock down the theory

knocked down — в разобранном виде

The furniture has been knocked down ready for the buyer to put it together himself. — Мебель разбирается на детали таким образом, чтобы покупатель мог собрать ее сам.

to knock down the theory — разбить теорию

to knock the item down for $250 — продать предмет (на аукционе) за $250

The auctioneer would take a further bid of $50 on your behalf and if there was no further bidding from the floor, knock the item down to you for $250.

In that case, the printed catalogue at an auction sale stated that each lot was subject to a reserve price, but the auctioneer knocked the goods down to the plaintiff for less than the reserved price by mistake. — В данном судебном прецеденте в отпечатанном каталоге аукциона было сказано, что продажа каждого лота ограничена резервной ценой, однако аукционист продал товары с аукциона истцу по цене, меньшей, чем резервная, по ошибке.

to knock down the price to $10 a barrel — понизить цену до 10 долларов за баррель

The price was knocked down to $3. — Цену сбили до трех долларов.

That's because Lay knocked down tons of money — a five-year total of at least $325 million in salary, bonuses, stock-option gains and stock sales to the company — for a job he couldn't have been doing properly if he really had no idea what was going on.

to come to blows — llegar* a las manos

at a (single) blow — de un golpe, a la vez

blow to somebody — golpe para alguien

his death came as a blow to us — su muerte fue un duro golpe para nosotros

to give one's nose a blow — sonarse* la nariz

she blew the ash onto the floor — sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo

stop blowing smoke in my face! — no me eches el humo a la cara!

a gust blew the door shut — una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe

her umbrella was blown away by the wind — el viento tiro lejos su paraguas

her hat was blown off — se le voló el sombrero

to blow bubbles — hacer* pompas de jabón

to blow one's nose — sonarse* la nariz

the car was blown to pieces — el coche voló en pedazos

they were getting on well, but he blew it by starting to... — se estaban llevando bien, pero él lo echó todo a perder cuando empezó a...

blow me if she didn't make the same mistake! — ¿y no va y se equivoca otra vez?

she came up the stairs, puffing and blowing — subió las escaleras bufando y resoplando

litter was blowing everywhere — volaba basura por todas partes

sand had blown in under the door — con el viento se había colado arena por debajo de la puerta

his hat blew off — se le voló el sombrero

the door blew open — la puerta se abrió con el viento

a blow with a hammer/fist/elbow — un martillazo/un puñetazo/un codazo

at one blow — de un solo golpe

a blow-by-blow account — una narración pormenorizada

without striking a blow — sin violencia

it is a cruel blow for everybody — es un golpe cruel para todos

the news came as a great blow — la noticia fue un duro golpe

that's a blow! — ¡qué lástima!

the affair was a blow to his pride — la cosa le hirió en el amor propio

it was the final blow to our hopes — acabó de echar por tierra nuestras esperanzas

the wind has blown dust all over it — el viento lo ha cubierto de polvo

the wind blew the door shut — el viento cerró la puerta de golpe

to blow a theory sky-high — echar por tierra una teoría

• to blow money on sth * — malgastar dinero en algo

blow me!, blow it!, well I'm blowed! — ¡caramba!

to blow on one's fingers — soplarse los dedos

to blow on one's soup — enfriar la sopa soplando

the door blew open/shut — se abrió/cerró la puerta con el viento

the referee blew for a foul — el árbitro pitó falta

to come to blows — llegar* a las manos

at a (single) blow — de un golpe, a la vez

blow to somebody — golpe para alguien

his death came as a blow to us — su muerte fue un duro golpe para nosotros

to give one's nose a blow — sonarse* la nariz

she blew the ash onto the floor — sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo

stop blowing smoke in my face! — no me eches el humo a la cara!

a gust blew the door shut — una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe

her umbrella was blown away by the wind — el viento tiro lejos su paraguas

her hat was blown off — se le voló el sombrero

to blow bubbles — hacer* pompas de jabón

to blow one's nose — sonarse* la nariz

the car was blown to pieces — el coche voló en pedazos

they were getting on well, but he blew it by starting to... — se estaban llevando bien, pero él lo echó todo a perder cuando empezó a...

blow me if she didn't make the same mistake! — ¿y no va y se equivoca otra vez?

she came up the stairs, puffing and blowing — subió las escaleras bufando y resoplando

litter was blowing everywhere — volaba basura por todas partes

sand had blown in under the door — con el viento se había colado arena por debajo de la puerta

his hat blew off — se le voló el sombrero

the door blew open — la puerta se abrió con el viento

I banged on the door until she let me in. — Я колотил в дверь, пока она меня не впустила.

I've banged into the doorpost and hurt my arm. — Я ударился о дверной косяк и повредил руку.

The car banged against the garage door and damaged it. — Машина врезалась в ворота гаража и повредила их.

This car looks as if it's been banged about. — Эта машина выглядит так, будто она побывала в аварии.

Stop banging about, children. — Дети, прекратите шуметь.

Children banged on the desks and shouted. — Дети колотили по партам и кричали.

They've been banging away all night. — Они трахались всю ночь напролёт.

My uncle has been banging about Africa for years. — Мой дядя в течение долгих лет путешествовал по Африке.

I banged into an old friend in town today. — Я сегодня столкнулся в городе со старым приятелем.

to shut the door with a bang — громко хлопнуть дверью

to start off with a bang — стремительно начаться

to get a bang — удариться

to come up with a bang — вспыхнуть с новой силой

They had parked their car bang outside my gate. — Они припарковали машину прямо перед моими воротами.

Our hotel is bang in the centre of the town. — Наш отель находится в самом центре города.

He dropped the mug of coffee bang in the middle of my research paper. — Он пролил кофе прямо на мою научную статью.

I live bang opposite the cinema. — Я живу прямо напротив кинотеатра.

"Bang, bang - you're dead," Tommy shouted. — "Пиф-паф! Ты мёртв!" - прокричал Томми.

Sometimes she has her hair cut in bangs. — Иногда она носит чёлку.

They wear their hair banged low over their foreheads. — Их подстриженные чёлкой волосы низко спускались на лоб.