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I. down1 [daʊn] ADV

1. down:

“down!” (to a dog)
„Platz!“
to fall down (fall over)
umfallen <fällt um, fiel um, umgefallen>
to let sth down
to lie sth down
etw hinlegen [o. ablegen]
to pull sth down
to put down sth

2. down (downwards):

down

3. down (in a lower position):

down
down at/by/in sth
unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. down inv:

down (in the south)
down (in the south)

5. down inv (away from the centre):

6. down inf (badly off):

down
to hit [or kick] sb when he's down

7. down (have only):

8. down (ill):

to be down with sth
an etw dat erkrankt sein
to come [or go]down with sth
an etw dat erkranken inf
to come [or go]down with sth

9. down SPORTS:

10. down (back in time, to a later time):

to come down myths
to pass [or hand] sth down

11. down (at/to a lower amount):

down
to go down
sinken <sank, gesunken>

12. down (in/to a less intense degree):

down

14. down (on paper):

to have sth down in writing [or on paper]
to get [or put] sb down for sth
jdn für etw acc vormerken

15. down (swallowed):

down
down
to get sth down

16. down (thoroughly):

down

17. down (already finished):

18. down (as initial payment):

down
to pay [or put] £100 down

19. down (attributable):

to be down to sth
to be [or Am also come]down to sb

20. down (reduce to):

to come down to sth

21. down (in crossword puzzles):

down

Phrases:

II. down1 [daʊn] PREP

2. down:

down (downhill)
down (downhill)
herunter [o. form herab]

4. down (in a particular place):

down sb's way

5. down (through time):

6. down Brit, Aus inf (to):

7. down (inside):

Phrases:

to go down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] inf, to go down the plughole, [or Brit also pan], [or Aus gurgler] inf
down the road [or line] [or track]
down the road [or line] [or track]

III. down1 <more down, most down> [daʊn] ADJ

1. down attr, inv (moving downward):

down
down

2. down pred inf (unhappy, sad):

down
down
down

3. down pred, inv inf (disapproving of):

to be down on sb
jdn auf dem Kieker [o. A, CH im Visier] haben inf

4. down pred, inv (not functioning):

5. down attr, inv Brit dated (travelling away from the city):

6. down (sunk to a low level):

down

IV. down1 [daʊn] VB trans

1. down (knock down):

to down sb
to down sb BOXING

2. down (shoot down):

to down sth

4. down Am, Aus SPORTS (beat):

to down sb
jdn schlagen [o. inf fertigmachen]

Phrases:

to down sth (swallow)
to down sth (eat)
etw essen
to down sth (drink)
to down sth (drink quickly)

V. down1 [daʊn] N

1. down (bad fortune):

down
Tiefpunkt m <-(e)s, -e>

2. down no pl inf (dislike):

down
Groll m <-(e)s>
to have a down on sb
jdn auf dem Kieker [o. A, CH im Visier] haben inf

3. down Am FBALL:

down
Versuch m <-(e)s, -e>

VI. down1 [daʊn] INTERJ

I. down2 [daʊn] N no pl

1. down (soft feathers):

down
down

2. down (soft hair or fluff):

down

II. down2 [daʊn] N modifier

down

down3 [daʊn] N esp Brit

down
Hügelland nt <-(e)s, -länder>
OpenDict entry

down ADV

OpenDict entry

down ADV

to be down with sb/sth (be ok/cool with) inf
sb is down with sth (be ok/cool with) inf
etw ist ok für jdn
to be down with sb (be friends) inf
OpenDict entry

down ADV

to be down to sth (attributable)
an etw (akk) liegen

argue down VB trans esp Am

to argue sb down

back down VB intr

back down
nachgeben <gibt nach, gab nach, nachgegeben> inf

batten down VB trans

to batten sth ⇆ down
to batten sth ⇆ down NAUT
etw verschalken spec

batter down VB trans

to batter down ⇆ sth door

I. beam down VB intr

beam down sun
scheinen <schien, geschienen>

II. beam down VB trans (in Star Trek)

to beam down ⇆ sb/sth
jdn/etw [herunter]beamen

I. beat down VB intr

beat down hail, rain
beat down sun

II. beat down VB trans

1. beat down (suppress):

to beat down ⇆ sth
to beat down ⇆ sth emotions also

2. beat down (haggle):

to beat down ⇆ sb [to sth]
jdn [auf etw +acc] herunterhandeln

bed down VB intr

1. bed down (slumber, sleep):

2. bed down (have sexual intercourse):

to bed down with sb
mit jdm schlafen inf [o. ins Bett gehen]

3. bed down (reach state of normality):

bed down

bend down VB intr

bend down

blaze down VB intr

blaze down sun
blaze down lamps

I. blow down VB intr

II. blow down VB trans

to blow down ⇆ sth

boiled-down [ˈbɔɪlddaʊn] ADJ inv

bow down VB intr

1. bow down (to show reverence):

to bow down [before sb]
sich acc [vor jdm] verbeugen [o. form verneigen]

2. bow down (obey sb):

to bow down to sb
sich acc jdm fügen

bring down VB trans

1. bring down (fetch down):

to bring down ⇆ sth/sb

2. bring down (make fall over):

to bring down ⇆ sb
to bring down ⇆ sth

3. bring down (shoot down):

4. bring down (depose):

to bring down ⇆ sb/sth
jdn/etw zu Fall bringen

5. bring down (reduce):

to bring down ⇆ sth

6. bring down (make depressed):

to bring down ⇆ sb

Phrases:

ˈbro·ken-down ADJ attr

1. broken-down (not working):

broken-down

2. broken-down (dilapidated):

Present
Idown
youdown
he/she/itdowns
wedown
youdown
theydown
Past
Idowned
youdowned
he/she/itdowned
wedowned
youdowned
theydowned
Present Perfect
Ihavedowned
youhavedowned
he/she/ithasdowned
wehavedowned
youhavedowned
theyhavedowned
Past Perfect
Ihaddowned
youhaddowned
he/she/ithaddowned
wehaddowned
youhaddowned
theyhaddowned