downs in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for downs in the English»Italian Dictionary

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

hand-me-down [Brit ˈhandmiːdaʊn, Am ˈhænd mi ˌdaʊn] N inf

hand-me-down

vestiti mpl usati, smessi

my sister's hand-me-downs

gli abiti smessi di mia sorella

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 (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

have down VB (have [sb] down)

have down person:

have down

invitare, fare venire

to have sb down for the weekend

invitare qn per il fine settimana

chop down VB [tʃɒp -] (chop down [sth], chop [sth] down)

chop down

abbattere

pass down VB [pɑːs -] (pass [sth] down, pass down [sth])

pass down secret, knowledge

trasmettere

pass down title

trasmettere, tramandare, passare (in eredità) (from da; to a)

Translations for downs in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gli abiti smessi di mia sorella

my sister's hand-me-downs

la strada è tutta un saliscendi

the road is all ups and downs

il saliscendi della sorte

the ups and downs of fate

downs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for downs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.go down VB trans insep

go down

scendere in

to go down a mine

calarsi in miniera

II.go down VB intr

1. go down:

go down sun

calare

go down ship

affondare

go down plane

precipitare

to go down on all fours

mettersi a quattro zampe

2. go down:

go down (become lower)

diminuire

go down (become worse)

peggiorare

to go down in sb's estimation

scendere nella stima di qu

3. go down sl (happen):

go down

succedere

4. go down (lose):

go down

perdere

to go down to sb/sth

essere battuto da qu/qc

to go down without a fight

arrendersi senza lottare

5. go down (be received):

go down

essere accolto

to go down well/badly (with sb)

essere accolto bene/male (da qu)

6. go down (be remembered):

go down

essere ricordato

to go down in history

passare alla storia

7. go down vulg (give oral sex to):

to go down on sb

fare sesso orale con qu

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

cry down VB trans

1. cry down (decry):

cry down

denigrare

2. cry down (disparage):

cry down

sminuire

I.talk down VB trans (speak louder than)

talk down

sovrastare con la voce

II.talk down VB intr pej

to talk down to sb

parlare a qn con condiscendenza

look down VB intr

1. look down:

look down (from above)

guardare verso il basso

look down (lower eyes)

abbassare lo sguardo

2. look down (feel superior):

to look down on sth/sb

disprezzare qc/qu

knuckle down VB intr

knuckle down

darci dentro

to knuckle down to work

mettersi sotto a lavorare

Translations for downs in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

peripezie

ups and downs pl

vicissitudini

ups and downs

saliscendi

series of ups and downs

downs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

David was cut down in his prime

David è morto nel fiore degli anni

ups and downs

alti e bassi m pl

the rain was coming down in sheets

pioveva a dirotto

the picture was knocked down to David

David si è aggiudicato il quadro

to go down well/badly (with sb)

essere accolto bene/male (da qu)

to get (down) off one's high horse

scendere dal piedistallo

to winnow the list down to 8

ridurre la lista a 8

to send a chill down someone's spine

far venire i brividi a qu

to pin down sb to a particular date

impegnare qu per una certa data

the train was bearing down on her

il treno le stava andando addosso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Talking animatedly, she downs a couple of glasses of wine from a decanter on the sideboard and tosses the wineglass on the floor.

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But the transition from small-town girl in hand-me-downs to literary superstar was not easy.

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I got all the hand-me-downs.

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Genetic analysis reveals that the presence of functioning DAF-16 is required to produce the extended lifespan observed in DAF-2 knock-downs.

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While many merchants and traders became wealthy from the mahogany industry, ups and downs in the market had a large impact on the economy.

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The choir has seen various ups and downs during its more than 1,000-year history.

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You don't have the custom things, you don't have the top clothing, and a lot of my stuff was hand-me-downs...

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The show highlights the couple's ups and downs together as a blended family.

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Frisky downs his dinner in a flash of a second and runs off.

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When my husband was a baby, he wore hand-me-downs and slept in a dresser drawer.

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