run down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for run down in the English»French Dictionary

I.run down VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] (run down)

II.run down VB [Brit rʌn -, Am rən -] (run down [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] down)

I.rundown N [Brit ˈrʌndaʊn, Am ˈrənˌdaʊn]

II.usu.run-down ADJ [Brit rʌnˈdaʊn, Am ˈrənˌdaʊn]

Translations for run down in the English»French Dictionary

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)

I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

III.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

IV.run <pret ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

1. run (move quickly):

See also trial run, test run, practice run

run down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run down in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for run down in the English»French Dictionary

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In 1966, having been run down by a car, he was unable to work and soon got into debt, because he was unable to work.
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Previously lined with music halls and cinemas, the street is now run down but is still home to a number of bars, clubs and casinos.
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On boarding the new train however they find it is old, run down and virtually empty.
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She was able to struggle away from him and run down the street.
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As they fight, they find themselves surrounded and are forced to run down the same road to escape.
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Previously the square was becoming increasingly run down and was considered unsafe.
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On the underside of the smooth cap, it has gill-like ridges that run down onto its stipe, which tapers down seamlessly from the cap.
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It formed around three roads which run down shallow valleys to a central junction.
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Hides were hung in an overlapping manner so that any water would run down the whole structure to extinguish flames.
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It will not blow out the bottom of the sea and let all the water run down the hole.
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