downs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for downs in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

hand-me-down [Brit ˈhandmiːdaʊn, Am ˈhænd mi ˌdaʊn] N inf

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 (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

I.blow down VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow down)

II.blow down VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth] down, blow down [sth])

I.batter down VB [Brit ˈbatə -, Am ˈbædər -] (batter [sth] down, batter down [sth])

stop down VB [Brit stɒp -, Am stɑp -] PHOTO

I.strike down VB [Brit strʌɪk -, Am straɪk -] (strike [sb] down, strike down [sb])

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My grandmother - who brought me up - would buy my clothes from there, and the rest were hand-me-downs from my brother.
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But the transition from small-town girl in hand-me-downs to literary superstar was not easy.
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When my husband was a baby, he wore hand-me-downs and slept in a dresser drawer.
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The bank has taken steep write-downs on its tax credit business.
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Agitators used sabotage, threats and violence causing disastrous slow-downs and shut-downs that were detrimental to the war effort.
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Downs added that as the hours passed, the country's grief would turn into a more historic kind of grief.
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Throughout its early years, the band worked through the ups and downs of earning their education while building up the band.
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While many merchants and traders became wealthy from the mahogany industry, ups and downs in the market had a large impact on the economy.
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Pack your favorite bra tops and loose skirts, your trusty button-downs, and that swimsuit you've always wanted to wear for a cool dip in the water.
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Although irritated at being his comic foil, she is capable of her own quick-witted put-downs.
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