downing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for downing in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Downing Street [Am ˈdaʊnɪŋ ˌstrit, Brit ˈdaʊnɪŋ striːt]

I.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

II.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

down2 [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

down3 <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

scale down VB [Am skeɪl -, Brit skeɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

scrum down VB [Am skrəm -, Brit skrʌm -] (v + adv)

I.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + adv)

II.shake down VB [Am ʃeɪk -, Brit ʃeɪk -] inf (v + o + adv) Am

shoot down VB [Am ʃut -, Brit ʃuːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

Translations for downing in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

downing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for downing in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

I.upside down [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] ADJ

II.upside down [ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn] ADV

Translations for downing in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

downing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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Translations for downing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

American English

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After downing each glassful, swish with some minty mouthwash, which cuts the aftertaste, and then sip some tea.
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A third shows a group of apres-ski partygoers downing beers that have first been poured into someone's sweaty ski boot.
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The celebs are not only eating dinner during the show, but they're also downing lots of champers!
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The expression chug-a-lug refers to quickly downing a drink, and the lyrics describe the singer's reaction to the extra-strong liquor.
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Downing used his alias to sell the viruses to a list of potential customers while researching the vaccine.
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And unless she's downing decaf at these cafes, she's moving at close to the speed of light.
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Downing released a statement in response denying the charges.
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The damage path also became more evident as it passed through open cornfields, downing large swaths of corn in an area about 200 metres wide.
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A strike is achieved with just the first delivery downing all ten pins, with a spare needing two throws, again just as in the tenpin sport.
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Gusty winds exceeded tropical storm threshold, downing numerous power poles and trees; as a result, several thousand locals were without power for a few days.
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