knock down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for knock down in the English»French Dictionary

I.knock down VB [Brit nɒk -, Am nɑk -] (knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth])

knock-down [Brit ˈnɒkdaʊn, Am ˈnɑkdaʊn] ADJ

Translations for knock down in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for knock down in the English»French Dictionary

I.knock [Brit nɒk, Am nɑk] N

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)

knock down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knock down in the English»French Dictionary

II.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] VB intr a. TECH

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Its vehicles are assembled in around 15 other countriesprimarily in factories not owned by the company that utilise either complete or semi-complete knock-down kits.
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Manufacturers of knock-down furniture often ship the parts with threaded inserts and other kinds of knock-down fasteners pre-installed.
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He invented a knock-down table in 1951 that could be assembled by the average person with minimal skills.
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This knock-down table concept he created in 1951 and patented a year later, where it became the start of the ready-to-assemble furniture industry.
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Property developers used bulldozers to knock-down the building, then set the remains ablaze.
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When tracts of coal-rich land were allocated to private companies at knock-down prices, allegations of corruption soon surfaced.
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Show jumping rules were also changed in 1977, with a knock-down or a foot in the water awarded only 5 penalties rather than 10.
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She was only the first of a number of steamboats built on the knock-down principle.
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Where the components needed to assemble a vehicle are supplied this is sometimes known as a knock-down kit.
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He said demand for knock-down-and-rebuild land sites had come off the boil, and tougher bank lending practices were affecting a broad spectrum of buyers.
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