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close down [kləʊz]

vb (adverb)

1. to cease or cause to cease operations the shop closed down

2. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) Sport to mark or move towards (an opposing player) in order to prevent him or her running with the ball or making or receiving a pass

n close-down [ˈkləʊzˌdaʊn]

1. a closure or stoppage of operations, esp in a factory

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Brit Radio television the end of a period of broadcasting, esp late at night

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

close down - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" close up, shut down, close, fold adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

Translations

? close down

vi

(business, shop etc) → schließen, zumachen (inf); (factory: permanently) → stillgelegt werden

(Rad, TV) → das Programm beenden; programmes close down at about 12 → Sendeschluss (ist) gegen 24 Uhr; we’re now closing down for the night → (und) damit ist unser heutiges Programm beendet

vt sep shop etc → schließen; factory (permanently) → stilllegen