bring down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bring down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bring down VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

Translations for bring down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bring <pt & pp brought> [Am brɪŋ, Brit brɪŋ] VB trans

1.1. bring (take along):

2.1. bring (result in, produce):

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

bring down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bring down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This caused an explosive decompression, causing pressurized air to rush out of the cabin and bring down the ceiling around the rear lavatories.
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He threatens to bring down her government with six words.
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He even wants to bring down our democracy.
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His 1992 hunger strike helped bring down the military government.
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Storm creates a huge storm to bring down the dam.
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Joe turns out to be a law-enforcement undercover agent, working to bring down the drug ring.
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Agriculture received greater priority, while the national government likewise took steps to bring down the cost of medicine.
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At this point, some directors bring down the curtain and there is an interval.
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The cold temperature of the water will help to bring down swelling, as it would in a bruise or burn.
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Work on its second phase in 2010, which will further bring down this time to 1h50 started in 2010.
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