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1. adv
1) (movement) giù, (to the ground) giù, a terra

(to a dog) down! — a cuccia!

get down! — scendi!

to fall down — cadere

to run down — correre giù

he threw down his racket — ha gettato a terra la racchetta

he came down from Glasgow — è venuto giù da Glasgow

from the year 1600 down to the present day — dal 1600 fino ai giorni nostri

from the biggest down to the smallest — dal più grande al più piccolo

down with traitors! — abbasso i traditori!

2) (position) giù

down there — là in fondo, laggiù

down here — quaggiù

the blinds are down — le tapparelle sono tirate giù or abbassate

to kick a man when he's down fig — uccidere un uomo morto

his office is down on the first floor — il suo ufficio è giù al primo piano

I'll be down in a minute — scendo tra un minuto

I've been down with flu — sono stato a letto con l'influenza

he lives down south — abita nel sud

the tyres are down — le gomme sono sgonfie or a terra

his temperature is down — la febbre gli è scesa

England is two goals down — l'Inghilterra sta perdendo per due goal

the price of meat is down — il prezzo della carne è sceso

write this down — scrivi

I've got it down in my diary — ce l'ho sulla mia agenda

you're down for the next race — sei iscritto alla prossima gara

3)

(as deposit) to pay £20 down — dare 20 sterline in acconto or di anticipo

2. prep
(indicating movement) giù per, (at a lower point on) più giù

he ran his finger down the list — percorse la lista col dito

he went down the hill — discese la collina

he's down the hill — è in fondo alla collina

he lives down the street — abita un po' più giù

looking down this road, you can see ... — guardando fino in fondo alla strada, vedrai...

down the ages — nel corso della storia

he's gone down the pub/down town fam — è andato al pub/in città

3. adj
(train, line) che parte da una grande città

I'm feeling a bit down fam — mi sento un po' giù

to be down — (computer) non funzionare

4. vt
(opponent) atterrare, (fam: drink) scolarsi

he downed a pint of beer — si è scolato una pinta di birra

to down tools fig — incrociare le braccia (fig)

5. n

to have a down on sb fam — avercela con qn

II [daʊn] n
(on bird, in quilts) piumino m inv , (on person, fruit) peluria, lanugine f
III [daʊn] n
(hill) collina, colle m

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