mow down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mow down in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for mow down in the English»French Dictionary

I.mow [Brit məʊ, Am moʊ] N

II.mow <pp mowed, mown> [Brit məʊ, Am moʊ] 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)

mow down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mow down in the English»French Dictionary

I.mow <mowed, mown [or mowed]> [məʊ, Am moʊ] VB intr (cut grass, grain)

II.mow <mowed, mown [or mowed]> [məʊ, Am moʊ] VB trans

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He doesn't have great battle intelligence, but can occasionally mow down enemies or put them to sleep with a breath attack.
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When do you get a chance to mow down croissants without any guilt?
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All that being said, experts recommend people mow down their weeds, keep debris out of their yards and bring in the dog food.
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Do not mow down the interviewers by going down the line making eye contact after the other.
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He will mow down everyone without realizing his own folly.
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They always seemed like they were there to create enough of a motivation for you to just go and mow down some zombies.
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Maybe then they would think twice before they mow down a pedestrian while riding the wrong way on a one-way street.
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But it keeps on showing us that, in slightly different ways, while continuing to mow down zombies in all the familiar fashions.
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One of them is mow down literally hundreds - literally hundreds - of zombies at once in a tank attached to a deadly fireworks rocket.
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The chance to mow down your enemies while riding a rampaging elephant is worth the price of admission.
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