■ take down

■ take down
■ take down
A v. t. + avv.
1 calare dall'alto; tirare giù; prendere giù (fam.): to take a book down from the shelf, tirare giù un libro dallo scaffale
2 abbassare, calare; ammainare (una bandiera e sim.): to take down one's trousers, calarsi i pantaloni
3 portare giù (o da basso): Please, take down these papers to the assistant manager, La prego di portare giù questi documenti al vicedirettore
4 smontare; smantellare: to take down the scaffolding, smantellare l'impalcatura
5 abbattere; demolire: to take down an old house [a tottering bridge], abbattere una vecchia casa [demolire un ponte traballante]
6 annotare; prendere nota di; scrivere; prendere giù (fam.); trascrivere: The constable took down my name and address, il poliziotto prese nota del mio nome e dell'indirizzo; to take down an interview in shorthand, fare la trascrizione stenografica di un'intervista; (leg.) to take down a statement, verbalizzare una dichiarazione
7 (fig. fam.) ridimensionare (q.); umiliare; far abbassare la cresta a (q.): He is too conceited and needs taking down a bit (o a peg or two), è troppo presuntuoso: bisogna fargli abbassare un po' la cresta
8 (lotta) atterrare (l'avversario)
9 (slang USA) ammazzare; stendere; fare fuori (fam.)
B v. i. + avv.
(di un oggetto) smontarsi; essere smontabile.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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