- keep down
- keep down stare giùEx:keep down! — state giù! keep [sth.] down, keep down [sth.]/Ex:1) (cause to remain at a low level) limitare, contenere [number, prices]; frenare [inflation]; controllare [speed]
keep your voice down! — abbassa la voce!
keep the noise down! — fate meno rumore!
2) (retain in stomach) trattenere [food]; keep [sb.] down (repress) tenere sotto controllo [people]* * *1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) stare giù2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) limitare3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) (tenere nello stomaco)* * *1. vt + adv1) (control: prices, spending) contenere, (anger) controllare, contenere, (dog) tenere a bada, (rebellion) soffocare, reprimere, (population) opprimereyou can't keep a good man down — una persona valida prima o poi emerge
2) (food) trattenere, ritenere3) Scolhe was kept down a year — gli hanno fatto ripetere l'anno
2. vi + advtenersi giù, stare giù* * *keep down stare giùEx:keep down! — state giù! keep [sth.] down, keep down [sth.]/Ex:1) (cause to remain at a low level) limitare, contenere [number, prices]; frenare [inflation]; controllare [speed]keep your voice down! — abbassa la voce!
keep the noise down! — fate meno rumore!
2) (retain in stomach) trattenere [food]; keep [sb.] down (repress) tenere sotto controllo [people]
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.