slow down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slow down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slow down VB [sləʊ -] (slow down)

slow down train, runner, pulse, output, economy:

slow down

rallentare

to slow (down) to a crawl

rallentare fino a procedere a passo d'uomo

to slow (down) to 20 km/h

rallentare or frenare fino a raggiungere i 20 km/h

to slow (down) to 2%

scendere al 2%

at your age you should slow down

alla tua età dovresti prendertela più calma

II.slow down VB [sləʊ -] (slow down [sth, sb], slow [sth, sb] down)

slow down car, traffic, runner, progress, production:

slow down

rallentare, frenare

the illness has slowed her down

la malattia ha frenato la sua attività

Translations for slow down in the Italian»English Dictionary

vai più piano!

slow down!

ritardare marcia, cammino

to slow down

appesantire andatura

to slow down

frenare auto, paracadute, caduta

to slow down

rallentare

to slow down

rallentare la corsa

to slow down

rallentare produzione, passo

to slow down

rallentare

to slow down

Translations for slow down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADJ

1. slow (not quick):

slow runner, vehicle, gesture, movement, progress, process, development

lento

the pace of life is slow here

qui il ritmo della vita è lento

to fall into a slow decline

entrare lentamente in una fase di declino

to make slow progress, a slow recovery

progredire, riprendersi lentamente

to be slow to do or to be slow in doing

essere lento nel fare

attitudes are slow to change

gli atteggiamenti cambiano lentamente

he is slow to anger

non si arrabbia facilmente

2. slow (dull):

slow film, novel, play, plot

lento

3. slow (slack):

slow business, demand, trade, market

fiacco

slow economic growth

lento

4. slow (intellectually unresponsive):

slow child, pupil, learner

lento, tardo

slow at sth

scarso in qc

to be slow on the uptake

essere duro di comprendonio

5. slow (showing incorrect time) clock, watch:

to be slow

ritardare or essere indietro

to be 10 minutes slow

essere indietro di 10 minuti

6. slow (not too hot):

slow oven

a bassa temperatura

slow flame

lento

7. slow SPORTS:

slow pitch, court

pesante

II.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] ADV

slow go, drive, travel:

slow

piano, lentamente

to go slow workers:

frenare la produzione

slow-cooked dish

piatto cotto a fuoco lento

III.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] VB trans

slow

rallentare

IV.slow [Brit sləʊ, Am sloʊ] VB intr

slow

rallentare

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)

slow down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slow down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slow down VB intr

1. slow down (reduce speed):

slow down

rallentare

2. slow down (be less active):

slow down

rallentare il ritmo

II.slow down VB trans

slow down

rallentare

Translations for slow down in the Italian»English Dictionary

frenare

to slow down

decelerare

to slow down

rallentare

to slow down

rallentare il passo

to slow down

rallentare

to slow down

Translations for slow down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slow [sloʊ] ADJ

1. slow (not fast):

slow

lento, -a

slow poison

a effetto ritardato

to be slow to do sth

tardare a fare qc

to be (10 minutes) slow

essere indietro (di 10 minuti)

2. slow (stupid):

slow

ottuso, -a

II.slow [sloʊ] VB intr

slow

rallentare

to slow to a halt

fermarsi progressivamente

III.slow [sloʊ] VB trans

slow

frenare

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

The train driver will be aware that the stop is by request only, and will slow down through the halt looking for passengers.

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Maintaining drier conditions with better air circulation helps prevent the spread of the disease, although it can also prevent or slow down germination.

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The ship's efforts to slow down and turn away from the torpedo were successful.

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However, this does slow down the loading time, which prevented safety practices such as this from being used on the battlefields of the past.

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Stasis can also be used offensively to slow down enemies.

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But, none managed to slow down the depreciation.

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There is, too, in the motor traffic an evident desire not to slow down before the last moment.

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Pilots need to touch down with ample runway remaining to slow down and stop.

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He would sometimes cause other boats to slow down by quickly racing in front of them.

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In general, less bulky groups such as methyl or ethyl favor oxidation, while bulkier groups such as tert-butyl slow down or stop oxidation.

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