lift down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lift down in the English»Italian Dictionary

lift down VB [lɪft -] (lift [sb, sth] down, lift down [sb, sth])

lift down object:

lift down

tirare giù

to lift a child down from a wall

tirare giù un bambino dal muro

Translations for lift down in the English»Italian Dictionary

to come down in the lift

scendere con l'ascensore

Translations for lift down in the Italian»English Dictionary

scendere con l'ascensore, il paracadute

to come down in the lift, by parachute

Translations for lift down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lift [Brit lɪft, Am lɪft] N

1. lift Brit (elevator):

lift (for people)

ascensore m

lift (for goods)

montacarichi m

to take the lift to the fourth floor

salire al quarto piano in ascensore

to take the lift to the fourth floor before n button, door

dell'ascensore

to take the lift to the fourth floor maintenance

degli ascensori

2. lift (ride):

lift

passaggio m

she asked me for a lift

mi ha chiesto un passaggio

I get a lift to work from Annie

Annie mi dà un passaggio per andare a lavorare

to give sb a lift to the station

dare un passaggio a qn fino alla stazione

can I give you a lift?

vuoi un passaggio?

to give lifts to hitchhikers

dare un passaggio agli autostoppisti

to hitch a lift

fare l'autostop

don't accept lifts from strangers

non accettare passaggi dagli sconosciuti

3. lift (boost):

lift inf

sollievo m

to give sb a lift praise, good news:

tirare su qn

4. lift (help) inf:

can you give me a lift with this trunk?

puoi darmi una mano a portare questa cassa?

5. lift SPORTS (in weight-lifting):

lift

sollevamento m

6. lift SPORTS (height):

lift (of gymnast, diver)

elevazione f

lift (of football)

effetto m

lift (of tennis ball)

lift m

7. lift (special heel):

lift

soprattacco m

8. lift AVIAT:

lift

portanza f

II.lift [Brit lɪft, Am lɪft] VB trans

1. lift (pick up):

lift object, person

alzare, sollevare

to lift sth off a ledge, onto the table

sollevare qc da un ripiano, per metterlo sul tavolo

to lift sth out of the box, drawer

tirare fuori qc da una scatola, da un cassetto

to lift sth into the car

caricare qc sulla macchina

to lift sb into the ambulance

caricare qn sull'ambulanza

to lift sth over the wall

fare passare qc sopra il muro

she lifted the spoon, flute to her lips

portò il cucchiaio, il flauto alla bocca

one, two, three, lift!

oh, issa!

2. lift (raise):

lift arm, head

alzare, tirare su

he lifted his arm

ha alzato il braccio

she didn't even lift her head from her book

non ha neppure sollevato la testa dal libro

3. lift MIL (transport):

lift (by air) troops, supplies

aerotrasportare

lift (remove) troops, equipment

rimuovere

4. lift (remove):

lift siege, ban, sanctions

levare

I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my mind or shoulders

mi sento come se mi avessero tolto un grosso peso

5. lift (boost):

to lift sb's spirits

sollevare il morale a qn

6. lift SPORTS (improve):

lift game, performance

migliorare

7. lift (steal) inf:

lift file, keys, ideas

rubare, fregare (from da)

lift article, passage

copiare (from da)

he lifted it from my briefcase

me lo ha rubato dalla borsa

8. lift (dig up):

lift carrots, onions

cavare

9. lift Brit (arrest):

lift inf

arrestare

10. lift SPORTS:

lift (in football) ball

imprimere un effetto a

lift (in tennis) ball

liftare

to lift weights

fare pesi

11. lift Am (pay off):

lift mortgage, debt

saldare

12. lift (by surgery):

to have one's face lifted

farsi fare un lifting

III.lift [Brit lɪft, Am lɪft] VB intr

1. lift (improve):

lift bad mood, headache:

scomparire

her spirits began to lift

iniziò a sentirsi un po' più sollevata

2. lift (disappear):

lift fog, mist:

dissiparsi

3. lift (open):

lift

alzarsi

lift

sollevarsi

the lid, trapdoor lifts easily

il coperchio, la botola si solleva facilmente

IV.lift [Brit lɪft, Am lɪft]

not to lift a finger

non muovere un dito

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

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

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)

lift down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lift down in the English»Italian Dictionary

lift down VB trans

lift down

tirare giù

Translations for lift down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lift [lɪft] N

1. lift (upward motion):

lift

sollevamento m

to give sth a lift

sollevare qc

2. lift AVIAT:

lift

portanza f

3. lift fig (positive feeling):

to give sb a lift

tirare un po' su qu

4. lift (hoisting device):

lift

montacarichi m inv

5. lift inf (help):

lift

mano f

6. lift inf (car ride):

lift

passaggio m

to give sb a lift

dare un passaggio a qu

II.lift [lɪft] VB intr

lift

sollevarsi

III.lift [lɪft] VB trans

1. lift (move upwards):

lift

sollevare

lift

alzare

to lift fingerprints from sth

rilevare le impronte digitali da qc

to lift one's eyes

alzare gli occhi

to lift one's head

alzare la testa

to lift one's voice

alzare la voce

to lift one's voice to sb (yell at)

urlare a qu

to lift one's voice to sb (argue with)

discutere con qu

2. lift (stop):

lift

togliere

to lift restrictions

togliere le restrizioni

3. lift (encourage):

to lift sb's spirits

sollevare il morale di qu

4. lift (move by air):

lift

trasportare (per via aerea)

5. lift inf:

lift (steal)

fregare

lift (plagiarize)

copiare

to lift a tune

copiare una melodia

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Don't miss the last lift down.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I took the lift down.

www.todaysgolfer.co.uk

Got a lift down -- no buses -- only to find hardly anyone at all in.

www.irishcentral.com

Our nun has hiked straight upwards for four or five hours - no doubt trusting in divine providence that someone would give her a lift down.

www.mirror.co.uk

There was a lingering trail of manly cologne in the car the next morning when he gave us a lift down to town.

blogs.theprovince.com

But more tempting is a hectic buzz back across the resort and the last lift down to town, completing our round trip.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He defeats the thugs and rides a rickety chair lift down into a subterranean chamber filled with old ships.

en.wikipedia.org

We saw deer resting in the shade of cedar trees, and we spotted a bear and her cub trundling across the mountain as we rode the chair lift down.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The driver tried troubleshooting -- opening the lift, closing the lift, fastening the seatbelt, unfastening the seatbelt, trying to drive the bus with the lift down and the door open...

www.thestar.com

Having attended some wonk-ish briefing, he was in the lift down when it stopped and the president himself stepped in.

www.bbc.co.uk