bed down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bed down in the English»French Dictionary

BEd [Brit biːˈɛd, Am biˈɛd] N

I.bed [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] N

1. bed (place to sleep):

lit m
to take to one's bed dated
her bed of pain liter

II.bed <pres part bedding; pret, pp bedded> [Brit bɛd, Am bɛd] VB trans

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)

bed down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bed down in the English»French Dictionary

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Some of these developments were a little advanced even for the offshore market, and have taken some time to bed down.
en.wikipedia.org
It's barely 3 weeks into the game, give it time to bed down.
www.theroar.com.au
Some would regularly bed down on their animal skins with a lover on each side.
en.wikipedia.org
It would also take six months for the new administration to bed down.
www.stuff.co.nz
The company then entered receivership in 2001, with debts totaling 27 million, with receivers stating after rapid expansion the dealer failed to bed down its new acquisitions.
en.wikipedia.org
All new shows take time to bed down.
www.sundayworld.com
I hiked a closed road four miles to the summit, then drove back to bed down at a sage grouse lek.
www.oregonlive.com
Come nightfall, climbers cram themselves onto shelves in wooden buildings to bed down.
www.telegraph.co.uk
He felt a little dizzy and was fine when we put the head of his bed down a bit to help.
www.civilbeat.com
I would have preferred that more time had been taken to enable the new system to bed down.
uk.reuters.com

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