knock down

knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]

1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [victim]; [police] sfondare [door]; [builder] abbattere, demolire [building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [fence]

2) (reduce) [buyer] tirare giù [price]; [seller] abbassare, ridurre [price]

3) (allocate) [auctioneer] aggiudicare [lot]

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1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) gettare a terra

2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) ridurre, abbassare

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vt + adv

1) (building) demolire, (person) gettare a terra, stendere, (pedestrian) investire, (tree) abbattere, (door) buttare giù

she was knocked down by a car — è stata investita da una macchina

you could have knocked me down with a feather! — mi sono cadute le braccia!

2) (price) abbassare, (object at auction) aggiudicare

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knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]

1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [victim]; [police] sfondare [door]; [builder] abbattere, demolire [building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [fence]

2) (reduce) [buyer] tirare giù [price]; [seller] abbassare, ridurre [price]

3) (allocate) [auctioneer] aggiudicare [lot]