wind down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wind down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wind down VB [wʌɪnd -] (wind down)

1. wind down (end):

wind down organization:

cessare progressivamente l'attività

wind down activity:

ridursi, diminuire

wind down production:

rallentare

2. wind down (relax):

wind down person:

distendersi, rilassarsi

3. wind down clockwork:

wind down

scaricarsi

II.wind down VB [wʌɪnd -] (wind down [sth], wind [sth] down)

1. wind down (open):

wind down car window

abbassare

2. wind down (prepare for closure):

wind down activity

ridurre, diminuire

wind down organization

fare cessare progressivamente l'attività di

the business is being wound down

l'attività sta per essere chiusa

Translations for wind down in the Italian»English Dictionary

tirare giù maniche, gamba dei pantaloni

to wind down

esaurire la carica

to wind down

Translations for wind down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vento m

North, East wind

vento del nord, dell'est

the wind is blowing

sta soffiando il vento

which way is the wind blowing?

in che direzione soffia il vento?

a high wind

un forte vento

to have the wind at one's back, to have the wind behind one

avere il vento alle spalle

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vento m

fair wind

vento favorevole

to sail or run before the wind

avere il vento in poppa also fig

to sail into the wind

navigare controvento

to sail close to the wind NAUT

stringere il vento, navigare di bolina

to sail close to the wind fig

stare sul filo del rasoio

3. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

wind

respiro m

to knock the wind out of

mozzare il fiato a qn

to get one's wind

riprendere fiato

to get one's second wind fig

riprendere fiato

4. wind (current):

wind fig

aria f

wind fig

sentore m

the wind of change

l'aria di cambiamento

the cold winds of recession

le avvisaglie della recessione

there is something in the wind

c'è qualcosa nell'aria

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vento m

wind

peto m

to break wind

petare

to suffer from wind

soffrire di flatulenza

to bring up wind

ruttare

that's a lot of wind! inf

è solo aria fritta!

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

i fiati

II.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

togliere il fiato, mozzare il fiato

wind climb, exertion:

lasciare senza fiato

2. wind (burp):

wind baby

far fare il ruttino a

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

fiutare

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avere sentore di or fiutare

to get the wind up inf

prendersi una strizza (about per)

to put the wind up sb inf

fare prendere una strizza a qn

to go, run like the wind

andare, correre come il vento

it's (like) pissing inf, whistling in the wind

è come parlare al vento

to see which way the wind blows

fiutare il vento or sentire che aria tira

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

= se non fai attenzione rimarrai con quella faccia!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind

(of road) curva f

2. wind (movement):

wind

(of handle) giro m

to give a clock a wind

caricare un orologio

II.wind² <pt/pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

avvolgere (on, onto su; round intorno a)

he wound a scarf round his neck

si avvolse una sciarpa attorno al collo

she wound her arms around him

lo cinse con le braccia or lo strinse fra le braccia

to wind wool

aggomitolare la lana

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, also wind up watch, clock, toy

caricare

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession:

snodarsi

to wind one's or its way road, river:

serpeggiare, snodarsi

III.wind² <pt/pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river:

serpeggiare, snodarsi

wind procession:

snodarsi (along lungo)

wind stairs:

salire, inerpicarsi

a queue winding round the theatre

una coda che faceva il giro intorno al teatro

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)

wind down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wind down VB trans

1. wind down (gradually reduce):

wind down

ridurre progressivamente

wind down business

cessare progressivamente

2. wind down (relax):

wind down

rilassare

II.wind down VB intr

1. wind down (become less active):

wind down

rallentare

wind down business

cessare progressivamente

2. wind down (relax after stress):

wind down

rilassarsi

Translations for wind down in the English»Italian Dictionary

die down wind, gossip

placare

Translations for wind down in the Italian»English Dictionary

scaricarsi (orologio)

to wind down

staccare la spina

to wind down

abbassare (finestrino dell'auto)

to wind down

Translations for wind down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vento m

a breath of wind

un po' di vento

gust of wind

raffica f di vento

2. wind (breath):

wind

fiato m

to get [or catch] one's wind

riprendere fiato

to have the wind knocked out of sb

far rimanere qu senza fiato

3. wind MED:

wind

aria f

to break wind

passare aria

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

scoraggiare qu

he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind prov

chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta prov

to sail close to the wind

navigare di bolina

to get wind of sth

fiutare qc

to go [or run] like the wind

andare come il vento

there's sth in the wind

c'è qc nell'aria

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

wind

mozzare il fiato a

I.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil):

wind

arrotolare

wind

aggomitolare

wool to wind sth around sth

arrotolare qc intorno a qc

2. wind (wrap):

wind

avvolgere

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

girare

wind clock, watch

caricare

4. wind film:

wind

far avvolgere

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

wind

serpeggiare

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

All four return to the party, which is beginning to wind down as dawn approaches.

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One reviewer commented that the record follows too many detours to be consistently compelling, and some of those detours wind down roads that are indisputably dead ends.

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As his time in apprenticeship began to wind down, he began to anticipate his medical education.

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After a while, the party begins to wind down.

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His hope is, now that the series is starting to wind down, that perhaps it will be time to actually get to do parts two and three.

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It recommended that the government cancel its plans to wind down assistance programs for disabled people and instead introduce new programs and tax credits.

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That year saw the base wind down to a stop.

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A digital counter in the living room will wind down every time they are in close proximity with each other.

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As the metronomes wind down one after another and stop, periodicity becomes noticeable in the sound, and individual metronomes can be more clearly distinguished.

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The overall mood of the dynamic starts forte and slowly wind down to a pianissimo finish.

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