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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 come down
come down а) падать (о снеге, дожде) б) спускаться; опускаться come down,Jane, your breakfast's ready! в) спадать, ниспадать The price came down. Myweight has come down again. г) переходить по традиции This ring has come downin my family for two centuries. This ring has come down from mygreat-grandmother д) приезжать из столицы на периферию, из университета домой,из центра на окраину I can't come down till I've finished my lastexaminations. When is your aunt coming down from London? The whole family arecoming down to stay for Christmas. е) быть поваленным (о дереве) Several treescame down in last night's storm. ж) быть разрушенным (о постройке) Three ofthe enemy planes came down in the battle. The old hotel is coming down and anew one is to be built. з) деградировать to come down in the world потерятьсостояние, положение; опуститься и) набрасываться на кого-л. (upon, on); бра-нить, наказывать кого-л. (upon, on) к) coll. раскошелиться come down with yourmoney! раскошеливайтесь! л) amer. coll. заболеть чем-л. (with) м) приземляться(о самолете) The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. н) сводитьсяWhen it all comes down, there isn't much in his story. The whole matter comesdown to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. -
3 come down to
come down to а) рассматривать что-л. When we come down to details, the planseems possible. When it comes down to a matter of principle, it seems we haveno choice. б) переходить по традиции, по наследству к кому-л. This ring hascome down to me from my grandmother. в) сводиться к чему-л. The whole mattercomes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. г)опуститься до чего-л. Has he come down to this? He came down to sellingmatches on street corners. -
4 come down on
come down on а) требовать от кого-л. The debt collector came down on us forpayment. Mother came down on me to clean my room. б) наказывать кого-л. Thecourts will come down (heavily) on young criminals. в) ругать кого-л. Thedirector came down on Jim for being late again. г) решать в пользу кого-л. Thechairman will have to come down on one side or the other soon. -
5 come down with
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6 come down with
come down with (A cold, etc.)expr.• caer enfermo (-a)• resfriarse v.v + adv + prep + o ( become ill with) caer* enfermo deVI + PREP1) (=become ill from) caer enfermo de, enfermar deto come down with flu — caer enfermo or enfermar de gripe
2) * (=pay out) apoquinar* * *v + adv + prep + o ( become ill with) caer* enfermo de -
7 come-down
come-down[k'∧m daun] n coll perda de posição ou de dinheiro, ruína, queda. that’s quite a come-down for you / isto é uma grande queda para você. -
8 come down to
• come down to something 1. to get to the core of the matter; 2. to go down in status, wealth 1. сводиться к (сути чего-то); 2. докатиться, опуститься до чего-то1. It all comes down to the question of money. 2. I can’t believe he came down to stealing!
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9 come down with
• come down with (some illness) become ill заболеть чем-то, слечь в постельI can’t come to your party, I’m coming down with a cold.
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10 come down in the world
потерять социальное положениеMr. Jones has really come down in the world since he lost his job.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come down in the world
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11 come down to earth
спутиться с небес на землю, быть реалистомYou have very good ideas, John, but you must come down to earth. We can’t possibly afford any of your suggestions.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come down to earth
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12 come down with something
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come down with something
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13 come down to
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14 come down to earth
come down/back to earth спуститься с небес на землюWe came down to earth with a bump when we got back from our holidays to find we had a burst pipe.
They were thrilled when the baby arrived but came back to earth when he cried all night.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > come down to earth
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15 come down a peg
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16 come-down
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17 come down gently
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18 come down hard
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19 come down to earth
expr.• bajar de las nubes expr.• poner los pies sobre la tierra expr.• ponerse los pies sobre la tierra expr. -
20 come down back to earth!
come down back to earth!deixe de sonhar!
См. также в других словарях:
come down on — ˌcome ˈdown on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come down on he/she/it comes down on present participle coming down on past tense … Useful english dictionary
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come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
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come down on someone — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
come down on something — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
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