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A v. i. + avv.

1 (di una macchina, di un motore) arrestarsi; fermarsi

2 (di un orologio, una batteria, ecc.) scaricarsi

3 (fig.) rallentare; diminuire; (di azienda, industria, ecc.) ridimensionarsi: Oil production has run down lately, la produzione di petrolio è diminuita di recente; The steel industry has been running down for decades now, è da diversi decenni che l'industria dell'acciaio si va ridimensionando

4 (di un edificio, una proprietà) degradarsi: The hospital has been allowed to run down, l'ospedale è stato abbandonato al degrado

B v. t. + avv.

1 (autom.) investire; mettere sotto (fam.): He ran down a man on a bicycle, ha investito un ciclista

2 denigrare; sparlare di (q.): She's always running down her colleagues, denigra sempre suoi colleghi

3 scaricare (una batteria, ecc.)

4 ridurre (scorte, prodotti finiti, ecc.); rallentare l'attività di; ridimensionare (un'azienda, una struttura, ecc.): to run down a military base, ridimensionare una base militare

5 scorrere; leggere rapidamente: The teacher ran down the list of those present, l'insegnante ha scorso la lista dei presenti

6 trovare, scovare (oggetti nascosti, un libro, ecc.); riuscire a rintracciare (una persona): We finally ran him down in Madrid, finalmente siamo riusciti a rintracciarlo a Madrid

7 inseguire e raggiungere; catturare (evasi, fuggiaschi, ecc.)

8 (naut.) entrare in collisione da poppavia con (un'altra nave)

9 (baseball) intrappolare, tentare di eliminare (un ‘corridore’): to run down a base runner, intrappolare uno che corre verso una base.

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run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run-down — ˈrun down adjective PROPERTY a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition: • We have a contract to renovate five run down apartment buildings. * * * Ⅰ. run down UK US (also rundown) /ˌrʌnˈdaʊn/ adjective ► PROPERTY … Financial and business terms
run|down — «RUHN DOWN», noun. Informal. an account; summary: »a rundown of the week s news. The speaker gave a brief rundown on his career. run down «adjective. RUHN DOWN; noun. RUHN DOWN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tired; sick: »If you are generally “run… … Useful english dictionary
run-down — adj 1.) a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition ▪ a run down inner city area 2.) [not before noun] someone who is run down is tired and not healthy ▪ You look a bit run down … Dictionary of contemporary English
run-down — /run down /, adj. 1. fatigued; weary; exhausted. 2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run down condition from months of overwork. 3. in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run down house. 4. (of a spring operated device) not… … Universalium
run down someone — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down something — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down — (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them. The… … New idioms dictionary
run down (something) — 1. to explain something. I ll run down my research quickly. T. J. ran it all down for him, explaining the different costs of each option. 2. to reduce something. We are going to start running down our savings if prices don t stop rising. I want… … New idioms dictionary
run-down — adjective 1. ) so tired that you do not feel well: Evie had been working too hard and was feeling run down. 2. ) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs: This area of San Francisco is poor and run down … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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