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1 Down Under
down under, smeknamn på Australien och Nya Zeeland och det kringliggande området -
2 down
n. Down (Johan, engelsk läkare, Downs syndrom är benämnt efter honom)* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) ner, ned, nere, nerför2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ner3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) i arv4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) ner5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ner2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nerför, nedanför2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ner i3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) utmed, längs3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) svepa, tömma- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) riktig, fullkomlig- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun- downie®- downy -
3 down the drain
i sjön (bort, förlorad, värdelös, glömd)* * *(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) åt pipan, i sjön -
4 down with
sjuk; ner med* * *(get rid of: Down with the dictator!) ner med -
5 down-and-out
noun, adjective ((a person) having no money and no means of earning a living: a hostel for down-and-outs.) utslagen -
6 down-to-earth
adjective (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) jordnära, realistisk -
7 down-trodden
adjective (badly treated; treated without respect: a down-trodden wife.) -
8 down on one's luck
(having bad luck.) -
9 down payment
handpenning* * *(a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time.) handpenning, kontantbetalning -
10 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) lägga ner arbetet, strejka -
11 down-at-heel
adjective (shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed.) sjabbig, sliten -
12 down-in-the-mouth
adjective (miserable; in low spirits.) nedslagen, moloken -
13 Down's syndrome
Downs syndrom (skada på kromosomerna som leder till utvecklingsstörning) -
14 down and out
ensam och utblottad, utslagen -
15 down below
där nere; i underjorden -
16 down in the dumps
ur gängorna, deprimerad, ledsen, olycklig -
17 down to earth
realistisk, med fötterna på jorden -
18 down to the ground
botten; helt och hållet -
19 down to the last detail
in i minsta detalj -
20 let down
göra besviken; släppa ner; lägga ner (klädesplagg)* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) släppa (fira, sänka) ner2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) göra besviken, svika3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) släppa ut luften ur4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lägga (släppa) ner
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