water down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for water down in the English»Italian Dictionary

water down VB [ˈwɔːtə -] (water down [sth])

1. water down (dilute):

water down beer, milk

annacquare, allungare

water down syrup

aggiungere dell'acqua a

2. water down (tone down):

water down criticism, effect

attenuare, smorzare

water down policy

moderare

water down description, story

attenuare i toni di

3. water down ECON:

water down capital, stock

annacquare

Translations for water down in the Italian»English Dictionary

annacquare fig

to water down

annacquare

to water down

annacquare capitale

to water down

diluire vino

to water down con: with in: in

Translations for water down in the English»Italian 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 (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)

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

acqua f

drinking, running water

acqua potabile, corrente

tap, washing-up water

acqua del rubinetto, dei piatti

by water

per or via mare

by water (on river)

per via fluviale

under water (submerged)

sott'acqua

under water (flooded)

inondato

at high, low water

con l'alta, la bassa marea

these shoes let in water

queste scarpe fanno passare l'acqua

this boat lets in water

entra l'acqua in questa barca

to make water ship:

fare acqua

to pass water

urinare or fare due gocce d'acqua

to turn the water on, off

aprire, chiudere il rubinetto

he lives across the water on the mainland

vive sulla terraferma

our English colleagues across the water

i nostri colleghi inglesi al di là della Manica

the wine was flowing like water

il vino scorreva a fiumi

to keep one's head above water

tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

stare a galla

to keep one's head above water before n glass

da acqua

to keep one's head above water jug

dell'acqua, per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water tank, filter

per l'acqua

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew, shortage

d'acqua

to keep one's head above water pump

idraulico

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, industry

dell'acqua

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

acque f

enemy, international waters

acque nemiche, internazionali

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

fare una cura termale

to drink the waters

passare le acque

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

acque f

her waters have broken

le si sono rotte le acque

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water

annaffiare, innaffiare

water AGR crop, field

irrigare

water AGR horse, livestock

abbeverare

a country watered by many rivers liter

un paese bagnato da molti fiumi

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odore di cucina mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

the smoke, onion made her eyes water

il fumo, la cipolla le ha fatto lacrimare gli occhi

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate or spendere e spandere

not to hold water theory, argument:

non stare in piedi or non reggere or fare acqua

I can't walk on water!

non posso fare miracoli!

he's a cheat, liar of the first water

è un truffatore, un bugiardo della più bell'acqua or di prima categoria

water down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water down in the Italian»English Dictionary

diluire

to water down

annacquare

to water down

allungare

to water down

Translations for water down in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] N

1. water (liquid):

water

acqua f

bottled water

acqua in bottiglia

a bottle of water

una bottiglia d'acqua

a drink/a glass of water

un po'/un bicchier d'acqua

hot and cold running water

acqua corrente calda e fredda

2. water (area of water):

the waters of the Mississippi

le acque del Mississippi

coastal waters

acque costiere

territorial waters

acque territoriali

unchartered waters fig

territorio m sconosciuto

by water

via mare

3. water MED:

water on the brain

idrocefalia f

water on the knee

versamento m al ginocchio

Phrases:

to be water under the bridge

essere acqua passata

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

to spend money like water

avere le mani bucate

to pour cold water on sth

scoraggiare qc

to be in deep water

essere nei guai

still waters run deep prov

essere più profondo di quel che sembri

to get into hot water

finir in cattive acque

to hold water explanation

filare

to muddy the waters

intorpidire le acque

II.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB trans

water plants

annaffiare

water livestock

abbeverare

III.water [ˈwɑ:·t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

lacrimare

2. water (salivate):

water

secernere saliva

it makes my mouth water

mi fa venire l'acquolina in bocca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The volume and speed of water down the river is managed by adjusting the gates at each weir.

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In some cases, the slabs pitch down, directing water down towards the basement level.

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He was a supporter of nationalisation who opposed an attempt in 1957 to water down party policy.

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It is very important that this is done slowly, to avoid getting water down the animal's wind pipe.

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But as a result, we get the unfiltered artist, clear of any impurities that might water down his product.

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The cat falls to the water down below.

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She said that she did not want something like the bikini swimwear contest to water down her message about human trafficking.

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Her combat method includes pouring water on her hands, or forcing water down an opponent's throat.

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These tended to water down the original tongue-in-cheek nature of the song.

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The dam collapsed and sent a 30-foot wall of water down the creekbed.

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