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in the PONS Dictionary

downs [daʊnz] N pl

downs

I. down1 [daʊn] ADV

1. down (not up):

schodzić [perf zejść]

2. down (lower):

3. down (along):

jechać [perf po-] do Brighton

4. down (till):

5. down (not operating):

Phrases:

down to sth

II. down1 [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

schodzić [perf zejść] po schodach
zbiegać [perf zbiec] ze zbocza

2. down (along):

3. down (at):

4. down (at bottom):

down sth

III. down1 [daʊn] VB trans

1. down:

down plane
down opponent

2. down:

down whisky
down dinner

down2 [daʊn] N no pl

1. down (feathers):

2. down (hair):

back down VB intr

ustępować [perf ustąpić]

bear down VB intr

to bear down on sb/sth
zbliżać [perf zbliżać] się do kogoś/czegoś

I. beat down VB intr

1. beat down sun:

2. beat down rain:

II. beat down VB trans

to beat down sb to £40

bed down VB intr

nocować [perf prze-]

bend down, bend over VB intr

schylać [perf schylić] się

I. blow down VB intr

II. blow down VB trans

powalać [perf powalić]

I. bog down <-gg-> VB trans

to bog sth down
hamować [perf za-] coś

II. bog down <-gg-> VB intr

grzęznąć [perf u-]

I. boil down VB intr

1. boil down (reduce):

wygotowywać [perf wygotować] się

2. boil down (amount to):

II. boil down VB trans

zagęszczać [perf zagęścić] coś

I. break down VB intr

1. break down (stop working):

psuć [perf ze-] się

2. break down (fail):

rozpadać [perf rozpaść] się
break down negotiations, talks
załamywać [perf załamać] się

3. break down (cry):

4. break down (become ill):

tracić [perf s-] zdrowie

5. break down (collapse):

pogarszać [perf pogorszyć] się

II. break down VB trans

1. break down (force open):

wyłamywać [perf wyłamać]

2. break down (overcome):

przełamywać [perf przełamać]

3. break down CHEM:

rozkładać [perf rozłożyć]

4. break down (separate):

to break down sth into sth
rozbijać [perf rozbić] coś na coś
Present
Idown
youdown
he/she/itdowns
wedown
youdown
theydown
Past
Idowned
youdowned
he/she/itdowned
wedowned
youdowned
theydowned
Present Perfect
Ihavedowned
youhavedowned
he/she/ithasdowned
wehavedowned
youhavedowned
theyhavedowned
Past Perfect
Ihaddowned
youhaddowned
he/she/ithaddowned
wehaddowned
youhaddowned
theyhaddowned

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