■ turn down

■ turn down
■ turn down
A v. t. + avv.
1 abbassare, calare, mettere (carte da gioco, ecc.) a faccia in giù
2 abbassare; tirare giù; ripiegare: to turn down one's collar, tirarsi giù il colletto (o il bavero); to turn down the brim of one's hat, abbassare la tesa del cappello
3 piegare (l'orlo di una pagina); fare la piega a (lenzuola, ecc.)
4 abbassare, ridurre, diminuire (la fiamma, la luce, il gas, ecc.): Turn down the radio, please, abbassa la radio, per favore!
5 respingere; rifiutare; non accettare; scartare; bocciare, cestinare (un articolo e sim.): to turn down a job, non accettare (o rifiutare) un lavoro; to be turned down for a job, essere scartato per un lavoro
B v. i. + avv.
(comm., fin.: di titoli) subire una flessione; essere in calo; essere in ribasso □ to turn down the bed, preparare il letto per la notte.

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