■ knock down

■ knock down
■ knock down
v. t. + avv.
1 colpire e gettare a terra; atterrare; (boxe) mandare (o mettere) al tappeto: to be knocked down, essere gettato a terra; (boxe) andare al tappeto
2 investire (con un veicolo); travolgere
3 demolire; abbattere; buttare giù: The unsafe building was knocked down, l'edificio pericolante è stato demolito; The enemy knocked down one of the town gates, i nemici abbatterono una delle porte della città; (atletica) to knock a hurdle down, buttare giù un ostacolo; (equit.) to knock a fence down, abbattere uno steccato
4 (fig.) demolire, smontare, stroncare (una tesi)
5 smontare (mobili, macchinari, ecc.: per trasferirli)
6 aggiudicare (un oggetto venduto all'asta); battere
7 (fam.) ridurre, abbassare (un prezzo, ecc.); tirare giù (fam.)
8 (fam.) farsi fare una riduzione (sul prezzo) da; far scendere: He was asking £100, but I knocked him down to £90, chiedeva 100 sterline, ma l'ho fatto scendere a 90
9 (fam. USA) guadagnare (una data somma); fare, portarsi a casa (fam.) □ (fam.) You could have knocked me down with a feather, rimasi di stucco (o a bocca aperta); ero allibito.

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