close down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for close down in the English»French Dictionary

I.close1 [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊz] N

II.close1 [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊz] ADJ

III.close1 [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊz] ADV

See also draw

I.draw [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] N

II.draw <pret drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB trans

3. draw (pull):

6. draw (attract) person, event, film:

III.draw <pret drew, pp drawn> [Brit drɔː, Am drɔ] VB intr

2. draw (move):

I.close2 [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N

II.close2 [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB trans

3. close → close down

III.close2 [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB intr

See also close down

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

close down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for close down in the English»French Dictionary

I.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADJ

II.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADV

III.close1 [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] N

I.close2 [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N no pl

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Some of the great clubs of the city even began to close down due to lack of members.
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If the shareholder capital is exhausted, the company will either have to start making a profit, find additional funding, or close down.
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The economy of the town suffered and several businesses had to close down.
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The ice rink may also close down now, a move seen as controversial by many locals.
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However, many factories were not able to meet the requirements of the global market and had to close down.
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It begins with a rehearsal for a stage show, which is interrupted by the producer's creditors who close down the show because of unpaid bills.
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Over-enthusiastic or clumsy state intervention could easily close down opportunities for conscientious action thereby stifling the moral development of the individual.
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When the management threatened to close down the club, the players relented and backed down, but after only one match they went back on strike.
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The teams close down the hunt and discover his makeshift lab in the building's basement.
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There were two alternatives-to close down the club or to provide new headquarters for the club.
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