■ get down

■ get down
■ get down
A v. i. + avv.
1 venire giù (da un albero, da un monte, da una scala a pioli, ecc.)
2 scendere, smontare (da un mezzo pubblico, dalla bicicletta, da una moto, dall'aereo, da cavallo, ecc.)
3 (aeron.) atterrare; scendere
4 (fam. spec. USA) spassarsela, divertirsi un sacco (spec. ballando)
5 (di un bambino) alzarsi (da tavola): Please, may I get down?, posso alzarmi?; (anche) (con) permesso!
B v. i. + prep.
venire giù, scendere da: I got down the stairs without waiting for the lift, scesi per le scale senza aspettare l'ascensore
C v. t. + avv.
1 fare scendere; mettere (o tirare) giù: Get my suit-case down, will you?, tirami giù la valigia, per favore
2 ridurre; far calare; far scendere; abbassare: to get unemployment down, far calare la disoccupazione
3 mandare giù; inghiottire; ingoiare; buttare giù
4 annotare; trascrivere; scrivere; prendere, prendere giù (fam.); I'll get down everything he says, prenderò nota di tutto quello che dice; Did you get down the number plate?, hai preso (giù) il numero di targa?
5 deprimere; buttare giù (fam.); immalinconire; demoralizzare: This rain is getting me down, questa pioggia mi immalinconisce; Don't let his criticism get you down!, non farti deprimere dalle sue critiche!
6 (naut.) calare (le lance, ecc.); ammainare
D v. t. + prep.
far scendere, portare giù da (o per): We couldn't get the piano down the stairs, non siamo riusciti a portare il piano giù per le scale □ (fam.) to get down on sb., prendersela con q.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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