rundown

run·down  (rndoun)

n.

1. A point-by-point summary.

2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag.

adj. also run-down (rndoun)

1.

a. In poor physical condition; weak or exhausted.

b. Dirty and dilapidated: rundown housing projects.

2. Unwound and not running: a run-down watch.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rundown - a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) summation, summing up sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

rundown [ˈrʌndaʊn] N

1. (= slowing down, reduction) [of industry etc] → cierre m gradual; [of activity, production] → disminución f, reducción f

2. (= résumé) → resumen m (on de) to give sb a rundown → poner a algn al tanto

rundown run-down [ˈrʌndaʊn] n

(mainly British) [industry, organization] → désengagement m

(on situation, details) → récapitulatif m
to give sb a rundown on sth → donner à qn un récapitulatif de qch
run-down run down [ˌrʌnˈdaʊn] adj

(= under the weather) [person] → vanné(e) >
to be run down → être vanné(e)

(= neglected) [area, building, estate] → délabré(e)

[business] → qui périclite

rundown

n

(of factory, shop) → (allmähliche) Auflösung; (of department, stock, personnel) → Abbau m

(inf: = report) → Bericht m, → Zusammenfassung f; to give somebody a rundown on something → jdn über etw (acc) → informieren, jdm einen Bericht über etw (acc) → geben