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I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

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1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

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1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

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1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

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1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

down person/opponent

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

down aircraft

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

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2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fall down plan:

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cut down tree

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

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cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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burn down

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

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burn down

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

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1. down (on bird):

down

2. down:

down (on face, body)

down (on face, body)

down (on upper lip)

down (on upper lip)

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

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scale down VB [Am skeɪl -, Brit skeɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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scrum down VB [Am skrəm -, Brit skrʌm -] (v + adv)

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scrum down

hacer una melé cerrada

I.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + adv)

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1. shake down (settle in):

to shake down in a job/town

acostumbrarse or hacerse a un trabajo/una ciudad

2. shake down (live temporarily):

shake down

II.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + o + adv) Am

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1. shake down (extort money):

they shook me down for a couple of hundred dollars

me sacaron doscientos dólares

they shook me down for a couple of hundred dollars

me hicieron largar doscientos dólares inf

2. shake down (search):

shake down person

shake down person

shake down building

3. shake down (put through trials):

shake down ship/plane

shoot down VB [Am ʃut -, Brit ʃuːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. shoot down plane:

shoot down

shoot down

2. shoot down argument:

shoot down

I.slim down VB [Am slɪm -, Brit slɪm -] (v + adv) (become slimmer)

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II.slim down VB [Am slɪm -, Brit slɪm -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv) (make slimmer)

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simmer down VB [Am ˈsɪmər -, Brit ˈsɪmə -] (v + adv) inf

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sober down VB [Am ˈsoʊbər -, Brit ˈsəʊbə -] (v + adv)

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sober down

sober down

Translations for down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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down¹ [daʊn] N

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I.down² [daʊn] ADV

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1. down (movement):

down

to fall down

to lie down

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

bajar a Washington/al lago

down South

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

the wind died down

el viento se calmó [o amainó]

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar/apuntar algo

6. down (not functioning):

to be down computer

to be down server

to be down telephone lines

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

pagar 100 dólares/el 10% de entrada para algo

to put $100/10% down on sth

abonar 100 dólares/un abono del 10% para algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

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1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

load down VB trans

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load down

load down fig

lay down VB trans

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1. lay down (put down):

lay down

poner a un lado

lay down arms

lay down life

2. lay down (establish):

lay down

lay down law

it is laid down that...

está estipulado que...

I.quiet down VB intr

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1. quiet down (quiet):

quiet down

2. quiet down (calm):

quiet down

II.quiet down VB trans

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1. quiet down (silence):

quiet down

2. quiet down (calm (down)):

quiet down

push down VB trans

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1. push down (knock down):

push down

2. push down (press down):

push down

3. push down ECON:

push down price, interest rate

rip down VB trans

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rip down

round down VB trans math

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round down

redondear por defecto

I.run down VB intr

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run down clock

run down battery

II.run down VB trans

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1. run down run over:

run down

2. run down (disparage):

run down

3. run down (capture):

run down

sleek down VB trans

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sleek down

Translations for down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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desconexión de los cilindros

cylinder shut-down

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The house also features tiled terraces that reach down all the way to the water. www.huffingtonpost.ca

And how that can carry or drag down a show. www.macleans.ca

He spiralled down and dived at the enemy, who, having the faster machine, manoeuvred to get him broadside on and then opened heavy fire. en.wikipedia.org

Inside the flower house were arranged small artificial hills, with a pool next to them, and springs would trickle down from the hills. en.wikipedia.org

The young Cantab came in for the final quarter and seemed to settle things down nicely with his well-rounded, if less flamboyant, game. www.stuff.co.nz

A sudden thaw occurred over New Year's Eve 1928, followed by unusually heavy rain, doubling the volume of water coming down the river. en.wikipedia.org

They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down. en.wikipedia.org

Still, curiosity will no doubt impel me to plunk down $4 for this. robot6.comicbookresources.com

When the kid finally breaks down, it's earthshaking. www.philly.com

It is the first global institute to encompass basic research, clinical research and clinical care solely for individuals with Down syndrome. en.wikipedia.org

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