wear down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wear down in the English»Serbian Dictionary

wear down VB trans

1. wear down (reduce):

wear down

smanjiti // smanjivati

2. wear down (make weak and useless):

wear down

oslabiti // slabiti

3. wear down fig:

wear down (tire)

umoriti // umarati

wear down (weaken) resistance

slomiti // slamati

Translations for wear down in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.wear [weəʳ] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

odeća f

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

pohabanost f

wear

istrošenost f

signs of wear

znaci habanja

I feel a bit the worse for wear

osećam se pripito

wear and tear

habanje

II.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear

iznositi // nositi

she had nothing to wear to the party

nije imala šta da obuče za žurku

Phrases:

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

otvoreno pokazivati osećanja

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

nositi pantalone

III.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ] VB intr (get thinner)

wear clothes

pohabati se // habati se

wear machine parts

istrošiti se // trošiti se

I.down¹ [daʊn] ADV

1. down:

down (movement to a lower position)

naniže

down (towards the speaker)

dole

“down!” (to a dog)

lezi!

2. down (downwards):

down

nadole

head down

sa spuštenom glavom

3. down (in a lower position):

down

ispod

down here/there

ovde/tamo ispod

4. down:

down (in the south)

na jugu

down (in the south)

južno

down (towards the south)

prema jugu

things are much more expensive down south

stvari su mnogo skuplje dole na jugu

how often do you come down to Cornwall?

koliko često dolazite dole u Kornvol?

5. down (away from the centre):

down

daleko od centra

he has a house down by the harbour

on ima kuću kod luke

6. down inf (badly off):

down

na dnu

to be down on one's luck

nemati sreće

to kick sb when he's down

dotući nekoga kada je pri kraju

7. down (have only):

she was down to her last bar of chocolate

ostala joj je samo još poslednja štangla čokolade

8. down (ill):

to be down with sth

bolovati od nečega

she's down with flu

ona ima grip

to come down with sth

razboleti se od nečega

9. down SPORTS:

down

iza

down

u zaostanku

10. down (at/to a lower amount):

he was only $50 down

nedostajalo mu je samo 50 dolara

to get the price down

sniziti cenu

11. down (including):

from the mayor down

od gradonačelnika pa na dalje

from the director down to the secretaries

svi od direktora do sekretarica

12. down (on paper):

to have sth down in writing [or on paper]

imati nešto napismeno

to get [or put] sb down for sth

upisati nekoga za nešto

13. down (already finished):

down

završeno

two lectures down, eight to go

dva predavanja završena, ostalo još osam

14. down (as initial payment):

down

uz kaparu

to pay [or put] £100 down

platiti 100 funti kao kaparu

15. down (attributable):

to be down to sth

biti zavisno od nečega

to be down to sb

biti zavisno od nekoga

it's all down to you now

sada sve zavisi od tebe

16. down (in crossword puzzles):

down

uspravno

Phrases:

down to the ground

u potpunosti

that suits me down to the ground

to mi u potpunosti odgovara

II.down¹ [daʊn] PREP

1. down:

down (in a downward/downhill direction)

niz

down (towards the speaker)

ka

up and down the stairs

uz i niz stepenice

she poured the milk down the sink

prosula je mleko u sudoperu

2. down (downhill):

down

nizbrdo

to come/go down the mountain

ići niz planinu

3. down (along):

down

niz

go down the street

ići niz ulicu

her office is down the corridor on the right

njena kancelarija je desno niz hodnik

we drove down the motorway as far as Bristol

vozili smo se autoputem sve do Bristola

I ran my finger down the list of ingredients

prstom sam prešao po listi sastojaka

her hair reached most of the way down her back

kosa joj je padala skoro niz cela leđa

down the river

niz reku

4. down (through time):

down the centuries

kroz vekove

down the generations

već generacijama

5. down Brit, Aus inf (to):

we went down the pub

išli smo u pab

to go down the shops

ići u kupovinu

6. down (inside):

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup down you

osećaćeš se bolje čim budeš uzeo malo tople supe

III.down¹ <more down, most down> [daʊn] ADJ

1. down (moving downward):

down

silazan

the down escalator

silazne pokretne stepenice

2. down inf (unhappy):

down

utučen

down

potišten

3. down inf (disapprove of):

to be down on sb

ne voleti nekoga

4. down (not functioning):

down

pokvaren

down telephone lines

prekinut

5. down (sunk to a low level):

the river is down

nivo reke je nizak

IV.down¹ [daʊn] VB trans

1. down (knock down):

to down sb

oboriti nekoga

to down sb boxing

nokautirati

2. down (shoot down):

to down sth

upucati nešto

3. down esp Brit:

to down tools

odložiti oruđe zbog štrajka

4. down Am, Aus SPORTS (beat):

down

poraziti // poražavati

5. down (drink quickly):

down

progutati // gutati

V.down¹ [daʊn] N

1. down (bad fortune):

we've had our ups and downs

imali smo uspone i padove

2. down no pl inf (dislike):

to have a down on sb

imati pik na nekoga

3. down Am fball:

down

pokušaj napada m

VI.down¹ [daʊn] INTERJ

down with taxes!

Dole sa porezima!

down with the dictator!

Dole diktator!

down² [daʊn] N no pl (soft feathers)

down

paperje

down quilt

perjani jorgan

down³ [daʊn] N esp Brit

down

brdašce

the downs pl

valoviti predeli u južnoj Engleskoj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In fact, these tactics had better results than had the military campaign, and the resistance began gradually to wear down.

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With just under a week left in the game, the harsh conditions continue to wear down the remaining players.

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Also, occasional feeding of snails or ghost shrimp will wear down their teeth naturally.

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At first, the unfused spinal segments compensate for the straightening effects, but eventually the discs degenerate and wear down.

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As the brush and commutator wear down, the spring steadily pushes the brush downwards towards the commutator.

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They could wear down the regular troops and hinder their maneuvers, defeating any group that strayed from the main enemy army.

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Shoes do not allow the hoof to wear down as it naturally would in the wild, and it can then become too long.

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As offensive units are tackled, they wear down, finally issuing smoke and then flames after a number of hits.

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The clinch is used to wear down the opponent.

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These actions continually wear down the frontal teeth.

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