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down ¹  (doun)

adv.

1.

a. From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.

b. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down.

2. In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.

3. Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida.

4.

a. Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.

b. Away from the present place.

5. To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down.

6. Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest.

7.

a. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.

b. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.

8. To or at a lower intensity.

9. To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.

10. To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry.

11. Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand.

12. From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.

13. To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages.

14. In writing; on paper: wrote the statement down.

15. In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace.

16. Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.

adj.

1.

a. Moving or directed downward: a down elevator.

b. Low or lower: Stock prices were down today.

c. Reduced; diminished: The wind is down.

2. Afflicted; sick: She's down with a bad cold.

3. Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily: The computer is down.

4. Low in spirits; depressed: feeling down today.

5.

a. Sports & Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.

b. Football Not in play: The ball is down on the 50-yard line.

c. Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.

d. Baseball Retired; out: two down in the last of the ninth.

6. Completed; done: three down, two to go.

7. Learned or known perfectly: had the algebra problems down.

8. Slang Having knowledge of; aware: "He was not, I detected, 'down with the revolution'" Clarence Page.

9. Slang Of high quality; excellent.

prep.

1. In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.

2. Along the course of: walking down the street.

3. In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.

n.

1. A downward movement; descent.

2. Football Any of a series of four plays during which a team must advance at least ten yards to retain possession of the ball.

v. downed, down·ing, downs

v.tr.

1. To bring, put, strike, or throw down: downed his opponent in the first round.

2. To swallow hastily; gulp: downed the glass of water.

3. Football To put (the ball) out of play by touching it to the ground.

v.intr.

To go or come down; descend.

Idioms:

down on

Informal Hostile or negative toward; ill-disposed to: was down on jogging after his injury.

down on (one's) luck

Afflicted by misfortune.

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[Middle English doun, from Old English -dne (as in ofdne, downwards), from dne, dative of dn, hill; see dheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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down ²  (doun)

n.

1. Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.

2. Botany A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.

3. A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.

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[Middle English doun, from Old Norse dnn.]

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down ¹

prep

1. from a higher to a lower position in or on

2. at a lower or further level or position on, in, or along: I wandered down the corridor

Adverb

1. at or to a lower level or position: he bent down

2. indicating lowering or destruction: to bring down an aircraft

3. indicating intensity or completion: calm down and mind your manners

4. immediately: cash down

5. on paper: she copied it down

6. away from a more important place: he came down from head office

7. reduced to a state of lack: he was down to his last pound

8. lacking a specified amount: down several pounds

9. lower in price

10. from an earlier to a later time: the ring was handed down from my grandmother

11. to a finer state: to grind down

12. Sport being a specified number of points or goals behind an opponent

13. (of a person) being inactive, owing to illness: down with the cold

Adjective

depressed or unhappy: he seems very down today

Verb

1. Informal to eat or drink quickly

2. to fell (someone or something)

Noun

have a down on Informal to feel hostile towards: you seem to have a down on the family tonight [Old English dūne from the hill]

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down ²

Noun

soft fine feathers [Old Norse dūnn]

downy adj

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Down a flock of sheep, etc.

Examples: down of hares; of sheep.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	down - soft fine feathers down feather feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds duck down - down of the duck goose down - down of the goose swan's down - down of the swan plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds
	2.	down - (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
	3.	Down - English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) John L. H. Down
	4.	down - (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
	5.	down - fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) pile hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" lanugo - the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
Verb	1.	down - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" belt down, bolt down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
	2.	down - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" consume, devour, go through eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	3.	down - bring down or defeat (an opponent) athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
	4.	down - shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" shoot down, land
	5.	down - cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" knock down, push down, pull down, cut down submarine - bring down with a blow to the legs strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	6.	down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" fine-tune, refine, polish ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" over-refine, overrefine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
Adj.	1.	down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" descending - coming down or downward up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
	2.	down - extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" downward descending - coming down or downward
	3.	down - becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market" falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
	4.	down - being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth" out - not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
	5.	down - understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" down pat, mastered perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
	6.	down - lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" depressed low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
	7.	down - shut; "the shades were down" lowered - below the surround or below the normal position; "with lowered eyes"
	8.	down - not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law"
	9.	down - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" down in the mouth, downhearted, low-spirited, dispirited, gloomy, downcast, blue, depressed, grim, low dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
Adv.	1.	down - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" downward, downwardly, downwards up, upward, upwardly, upwards - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
	2.	down - away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida" up - to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"
	3.	down - paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
	4.	down - from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
	5.	down - to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" up - to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume"
	6.	down - in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"

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down

adjective 1. depressed, low, sad, blue, unhappy, discouraged, miserable, fed up, dismal, pessimistic, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, morose, disheartened, crestfallen, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal) sick as a parrot (informal) low-spirited

verb 2. (Informal) swallow, drink (down), drain, gulp (down), put away (informal) toss off

verb 3. bring down, fell, knock down, throw, trip, floor, tackle, deck (slang) overthrow, prostrate

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In artillery and naval gunfire support:1. A term used in a call for fire to indicate that the target is at a lower altitude than the reference point used in identifying the target.
2. A correction used by an observer/spotter in time fire to indicate that a decrease in height of burst is desired.

Translations

down [daun] n (= fluff) → pelusa (= feathers); plumón m; flojel m (= hill); loma

adv (also: downwards) → abajo, hacia abajo (= on the ground); por/en tierra

prep → abajo

vt (col) (= drink); beberse, tragar(se);

down with X! → ¡abajo X!;

down there → allí abajo;

down here → aquí abajo;

I'll be down in a minute → ahora bajo;

England is two goals down → Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos;

I've been down with flu → he estado con gripe;

the price of meat is down → ha bajado el precio de la carne;

I've got it down in my diary → lo he apuntado en mi agenda;

to pay £2 down → dejar £2 de depósito;

he went down the hill → fue cuesta abajo;

down under (in Australia etc) → en Australia/Nueva Zelanda;

to down tools (fig) → declararse en huelga

down [daun] n (= fluff) → duvet m (= hill); colline (dénudée)

adv → en bas, vers le bas (= on the ground); par terre

prep → en bas de (= along); le long de

vt [+ enemy] → abattre;

(inf) [+ drink]; siffler;

to fall down → tomber;

she's going down to Bristol → elle descend à Bristol;

to write sth down → écrire qch;

down there → là-bas (en bas), là au fond;

down here → ici en bas;

the price of meat is down → le prix de la viande a baissé;

I've got it down in my diary → c'est inscrit dans mon agenda;

to pay £2 down → verser 2 livres d'arrhes or en acompte;

England is two goals down → l'Angleterre a deux buts de retard;

to walk down a hill → descendre une colline;

to run down the street → descendre la rue en courant;

to down tools (Brit) → cesser le travail;

down with X! → à bas X!

down [daun] n → Daunen pl

adv → hinunter, herunter;

(on the ground) → unten

prep → hinunter, herunter;

(movement along) → entlang

vt (inf) (drink) → runterkippen;

down there/here → da/hier unten;

the price of meat is down → die Fleischpreise sind gefallen;

I've got it down in my diary → ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert;

to pay £2 down → £2 anzahlen;

England is two goals down → England liegt mit zwei Toren zurück;

to down tools (Brit) → die Arbeit niederlegen;

down with ...! → nieder mit ...!

down [daun] n (= fluff) → piumino (= hill); collina, colle m

adv → giù, di sotto

prep → giù per

vt (col) [+ drink]; scolarsi;

down there → laggiù, là in fondo;

down here → quaggiù;

I'll be down in a minute → scendo tra un minuto;

the price of meat is down → il prezzo della carne è sceso;

I've got it down in my diary → ce l'ho sulla mia agenda;

to pay £2 down → dare 2 sterline in acconto or di anticipo;

I've been down with flu → sono stato a letto con l'influenza;

England is two goals down → l'Inghilterra sta perdendo per due goal;

to down tools (BRIT) → incrociare le braccia;

down with X! → abbasso X!

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down¹

adv down [daun]

1 towards or in a low or lower position, level or state He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.onder toeإلى أسْفَلдолуdolůnedad; nedhinunterκάτω(hacia) abajoalla, allپایینalas, alhaallavers le bas, en basלְמָטָהनीचे, निम्न स्तरdoljele(felé)menuruniniðurin basso*, verso il basso*下へ아래로žemyn, žemaiapakšā; lejāturunnaar benedenned, nedover, nedew dół, na dolepara baixoîn jos, josвниз(у)doludol; navzdolspustiti sener, ned, nere, nerförลงaşağıya, aşağıya doğru, aşağı bir yere向下вниз, донизуنچلی طرفxuống向下

2 on or to the ground The little boy fell down and cut his knee.afعلى الأرْضна земятаna zemnedzum/auf den Bodenκάτω (στο έδαφος)al suelomaha, maasزمین؛ روی زمینmaassa, maahanpar terreלְמָטָהनीचेna podle, lentke bawahí götuna, á jörðinaa terra*地面へ땅에, 바닥에žemyn, nu-zemētanah lapangneerpå bakken, nedna dółno chãope josвниз (на землю)na zemna tla; na tlehdolenerตกลงมาyere向地上внизزمین پر یا زمین کی طرفngã xuống向地上

3 from earlier to later times The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.oorhandigمن عَهْدٍ قَديمпрез времетоpostupně, stále dál(gå) i arvweiterαπό γενιά σε γενιάa través de los tiemposajast aegaدر طول سالهاjusqu'àלַעֲבוֹרपुराने से नए समय मेंprenosti sa generacije na generacijutovább (ad)turun-temurunáfram (frá einum tíma til annars, einni kynslóð til annarrar)(tramandato)後代へ전 세대에서 다음 세대로iš (kartos) į (kartą)laikā; no ... līdzturun temurundoor-(gå) i arvz (pokolenia) na (pokolenie)através do tempopână laчерезpostupnenazajkroz vremei arvจากอดีตถึงปัจจุบันgeçmiş zamandan bu güne從早些時候到晚些時候внизپچھلے زمانے سے بعد کے زمانے تکghi chép从早些时候到晚些时候

4 from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc Prices have been going down steadily.kom afإلى حَجْمٍ أصْغَرнадолуdolů(gå) nedgefallenπρος τα κάτωabajoallaکمalaspäinen/de moinsלָרֶדֶתआकार या परिमान में ज्यादा से कम की तरफopadatileszállítvaturunniðurgiù下がって양·규모 등이 이전보다 축소되어žemynlejupmenurunomlaag(gå) ned(over)w dółpara baixomai puţin/micвнизdolunavzdolnadolenerลดจำนวนลงaşağı(ya)（物价等）下降внизبڑے حجم یا قیمت سے کم تر ہو جاناgiảm xuống（物价等）下降

5 towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.ondertoeإلى مَكان أدْنىнадолуdolů, k jihuned modhinunterκάτω, προς το νότοabajolõuna pooleبه سوی پایینeteläänpäindescendreדָרוֹמָהनीची समझी जाने वाली जगह की तरफspuštati se naniželeke selatanniður (til), suðurgiù下手へ낮은 곳으로, 남쪽으로, 중앙에서 멀어져į, linkke selatannaar beneden, afdalendned til, nedepara o suldoludolniženerไปทางใต้güneye doğru, güneyde下行地в провінцію; на південьکسی ایسی جگہ میں جسے کم تر سمجھا جاتا ہوxuôi về下行地

prep

1 in a lower position on Their house is halfway down the hill.afأسْفَلподníženedehinunterνότια προς τα κάτωabajoallpool, allپایینalempana, alaspäinplus basבְּמוֹרָד-के नीचे, के तलेniže odlefelélebih rendahniðurlungo～の下に아래쪽에žemynlejupdi bahagian bawahopnedew dóła descermai jos deвниз, поdolu, nižšiespodajniznerför, nedanförลงด้านล่างaşağıya, aşağı doğru沿著...往下внизуنیچے کی طرفở phía dưới沿着...往下

2 to a lower position on, by, through or along Water poured down the drain.afloopفي، داخِل، خِلالпоdolůned gennem; ned langshinunter(προς τα) κάτωhacia abajoallapoole, allaبه پایینalaspäin, pitkinvers le/en basלְאוֹרֵך-नीचे की दिशा मेंkroz neštolemenuruniniður (eftir)verso～を下って아래로žemynpake bahagian bawahdoor, langsned(over), ned gjennom, ned langsw dółpara baixode-a lungul, în josulчерез, сквозьdolunavzdolnizner iลงไปตามaşağıya住河流的下游по; уздовжنیچے کی طرف مائلở dưới住河流的下游

3 along The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.afعلى طولпрезpodélned langsentlangκατά μήκοςpormööda, pikiدر امتدادpitkinle long deלְאוֹרֵךसे लगेduž, uzirányábansepanjang(niður) eftirlungo～に沿って...을 따라išilgai, paleipasepanjanglangs(ned) langsw dół, po, wzdłużao longo dede-a lungulвдольpozdĺžvzdolžnizutmed, längsตามboyunca, yönünde沿著поعبرxuôi theo沿着

v

to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp He downed a pint of beer.afslukيُنْهي بِسُرْعَه، يَزْدَرِدизпивамhodit do sebeslugehinunterkippenκατεβάζω (μτφ.), πίνω με μια γουλιάtragarse rápidamentealla kulistamaسر کشیدن؛ خوردنsiemaistas'envoyerלִגמוֹעַबहुत तेजी से कोई तरल पीनाispiti jako brzolehajtmenenggakhvolfa í sigmandar giù飲み下す쓰러뜨리다išmesti, išlenktiātri izdzertmenenggakachteroverslaanhelle i segopróżnić, wychylićemborcara da pe gâtосушать (одним глотком)hodiť do sebazvrnitiprogutatisvepa, tömmaดื่มรวดเดียวkafaya dikmek喝下проковтнутиتیزی سے پی کر ختم کرناcạn cốc nhanh喝下

adj ˈdownward

leading, moving etc down a downward curve.afwaartsنَحْوَ الأسْفَلнадолуklesajícínedadgående; nedadrettetsich neigendκαθοδικόςdescendentelangevفروسویalaspäin johtavadescendantכְּלָפֵי מָטָהनीचे की दिशा में जाती कोई चीजkoji ide prema doljelefelé irányulómenurunniður-, niður á viðin discesa, verso il basso下方への하향의, 내려가는einantis/krintantis žemynlejupejošsmenurunneerwaartssom skrår nedover, skrånendeidący w dółdescendentedescendentспускающийсяklesajúcispuščajoč sesilazninedåtgåendeลดต่ำลงaşağı doğru向下的низхіднийنیچے کی طرف جاتا ہواđi xuống向下的

adv ˈdownward(s)

towards a lower position or state The path led downward (s) towards the sea.afwaartsمن أعْلى إلى أسْفَلнадолуdolůnedadabwärtsπρος τα κάτωhacia abajoalla(poole)به سوی پایینalaspäinvers le basכְּלָפֵי מָטָהनिम्न तल या स्थिति की तरफprema nižem položajulefeléke bawahniður, niður á viðverso il basso下方へ아래로žemynlejup; uz lejumenuruninaar benedennedoverw dółpara baixoîn josвнизdolunavzdolsilazninedåtลดต่ำลงaşağı, doğru向下地донизу, внизنیچے کی حالت یا وضع میںtrở xuống向下地

n / adj down-and-ˈout

(a person) having no money and no means of earning a living a hostel for down-and-outs.misluktes, gesonkenesمُعْدَم، فَقيرбезпариченčlověk na dně/miziněsubsistensløs; helt til rotterneerledigtμπατίρηςvagabundotühja taskuga (isik)فلاکت زده؛ مستمندtyhjätaskuclochard/-arde; sans le souמובטל וחסר כלकोई व्यक्ति जिसके पास ना तो कोई धन है और ना ही उसके अर्जन का कोई साधनbiti švorc, bez prihodaleégett (ember), csórótidak berduitallslaus og athvarfslaus; útigangsmaður, allsleysingispiantato, senza un soldo落ちぶれた무일푼의 (사람), 영락한 (사람)valkata, skurdžiusbezpajumtnieks; bezpajumtnieka-orang yang papa kedanaarmoedzaaier; armoediguteligger, forkommen personwłóczęga, tramp, bez groszavagabundovaga­bond, om al străziiбродягаčlovek na mizinebrezdomecskitnicautslagenคนยากจนparasız ve işsiz貧困潦倒，落魄бомж; бездомнийتباہ حال شخصngười thất cơ lỡ vận贫困潦倒，落魄

adj ˌdown-at-ˈheel

shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed. slordigبالٍ، رث،مُهْمَلзапуснатošuntělý, sešlýsølle; lurvetabgerissenαφρόντιστοςdesaliñadoräbaldunudمندرس؛ زهوار درفتهnukkavierumiteuxמוְּזנָחभद्दा दिखनाneuredan, zapuštentopistidak rapivesældarlegur, tötralegurscalcinato; trasandatoみすぼらしい초라한apdriskęs, apsileidęsnoskrandisburuksjofelforkommen, lurvetobszarpany,zaniedbanymaltrapilhozdren­ţăros, jerpelitконченыйošúchanýbedenpohabansjabbig, slitenแต่งตัวแย่มากhırpanî, kılıksız衣衫襤褸的неохайний; задрипанийپھٹیچرtrông bừa bộn衣衫褴褛的

adj ˈdowncast

(of a person) depressed; in low spirits a downcast expression.terneergedrukكَئيب، هابِط المَعْنَويه، مُنْكَسِر النَّفْسотчаянsklíčený, skleslýnedslået; modløsniedergeschlagenκατηφής, μελαγχολικόςabatidomasendatudغمگینapeaabattuמְדוּכָּאउदास, नीचे निगाह किये हुएdeprimiran, potištenlehangoltsedihdapurabbattuto意気消沈した풀이 죽은, 맥없는prislėgtas, susikrimtęsnomāktsmuramterneergeslagennedfor, nedslåttprzygnębionydeprimidoabătut, tristудручённыйskleslýpotrtpotištennedslagenหดหู่ใจneşesiz, üzgün, yıkık垂頭喪气的пригнічений; понурийافسردہthất vọng垂头丧气的

n ˈdownfall

a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin the downfall of our hopes.ondergangإنْهِيار، سُقوطпровалpád, zhrouceníulykke; undergangder Untergangκατάρρευση, καταστροφήruinakokkuvarisemineنابودیluhistuminenchute, ruineנְפִילָה, מַפָּלָהपतनkatastrofalno uništenje, propastbukáshancurhruncaduta, rovina没落전락, 멸망žlugimaspagrimums; bojāejakegagalanval, ondergangfall, ruin, undergangruina, klęskaquedaprăbuşire, cădereкрушение; крахzrúteniepropadpropastfall, undergångความตกต่ำyıkılma, düşüş, çöküş垮台загибель, крахزوالsự suy vi垮台

v ˌdownˈgrade

to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance His job was downgraded.af gradeerيُخَفِّضُ المَنْزِلَهпонижавамpodcenit, snížitnedvurdere; degraderedegradierenυποβιβάζω, υποβαθμίζωbajar de categoríaalaväärtustamaتنزل دادنalentaadéclasserלְהוֹרִיד בְּדָרְגָהस्तर कम करनाdegradiratileminősítmenurunkanlækka í tignretrocedere, declassare格下げする격하시키다, 강등시키다pažemintipazemināt (amatā)turun greddegraderendegradere, nedvurdereobniżyćrebaixara degrada, a minimalizaпонижать в должностиhodnotiť nižšiedegradiratidegradiratiförringa, nedvärderaลดความสำคัญönemini azaltmak, indirmek降低等級понижуватиمرتبہ یا عہدہ گھٹاناgiáng chức降低等级

adj ˌdownˈhearted

depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something Don't be downhearted! – we may yet win.moedeloosمُكْتَئِب، هابِط المَعْنَوِيَّه، مُنْقَبِض الصَّدْرотчаянsklíčený, skleslýnedslået; modløsverzagtαποκαρδιωμένοςdesanimadolöödudپکر؛ مایوسlannistunutdécouragéעָצוּבमायूस, उत्साहहीनdeprimiranelcsüggedtsedih, putus asadapur, vondaufurscoraggiato落胆している낙심한, 용기를 잃은nusiminęs, liūdnasnomākts; drūmsbersedihontmoedigdnedtrykt, motfallenprzybitydesanimadodescurajatподавленныйskleslýmalodušenklonuonedslagen, missmodigท้อแท้morali bozulmuş, cesareti kırılmış沮喪的，消沉的занепалий духомبد دلtinh thần sa sút沮丧的，消沉的

adv ˌdownˈhill

1 down a slope The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.afwaartsمُنْحَدِر، من أعلى إلى أسْغَلнанадоленz kopce, dolůned ad bakkebergabκατηφορικάcuesta abajoallamägeسرازیرalaspäinen descendantמוֹרָד, מִדרוֹןढलान की ओरnizbrdodombról lemenurunniður brekkuin discesa下って비탈 아래로žemyn, pakalnėnlejupcurambergafnedover(bakke)w dółem declivela valeпод горуz kopcanavzdolstrmnerför, utförลงเขาyokuş aşağı下坡під гору, внизڈھلان کی طرفxuống dốc下坡

2 towards a worse and worse state We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.agteruitgangفي صِحَّةٍ مُتَدَهْوِرَهна злеz kopce, stále hůřned ad bakkebergabπρος το χειρότεροde mal en peorallamägeوخیم تر؛ بدترhuonompaan suuntaansur le déclinלְהִידַרדֵרबदतर स्थिति की ओरod zla nagoreromlik, hanyatlikmemburukhraka, fara afturin declino悪化して(건강 등이) 나쁜 상태로blogyn, silpnyn(par veselību) aizvien sliktākā stāvoklīkearah yang lebih burukbergafbli stadig dårligerew coraz gorszy stanem declínioîn declinвсё хуже и хужеz kopcavedno slabšenizbrdoutförซึ่งกำลังตกต่ำkötüye, başaşağı趨向衰退，每況愈下в поганому станіبد تر حالت کی طرفchiều hướng xấu di趋向衰退，每况愈下

n downˈhill racing

racing downhill on skis. afdraande resiesسِباق التَّزَلُّج على المُنْحَدَراتски спусканеzávod ve sjezdu na lyžíchskiløb ned ad bakkedie (Ski-)Abfahrtκατηφορική χιονοδρομίαesquí de descensokiirlaskumineمسابقه اسکی در سرازیری(épreuve de) descenteמֵרוֹץ סְקִי בַּמוֹרָדढलान पर रेसjuriti nizbrdo na skijamalesikláslomba turun bukit dengan skidiscesa libera, gara di discesa liberaスキーの滑降レースkalnų slidinėjimo varžybosnobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm)lumba turun bukit dengan skiafdaling(det å kjøre) utforrennbieg zjazdowyсоревнование по скоростному спускуpreteky v zjazdovom lyžovanísmukspuststörtloppการแข่งสกีภูเขาbayır aşağı kayma yarışı速降滑雪賽швидкісний спуск на лижахنشیب کے رخcuộc đua trượt dốc速降滑雪赛

n downˈhill skiing

afdraande skiتزَلُّج المُنْحَدَراتспускане със скиsjezdové lyžováníløben på ski ned ad bakkedie Abfahrtκατηφορική χιονοδρομίαesquí de descensomäesuusatamineمسابقه فرودסְקִי בְּמוֹרָדढलान पर स्किइंग करनाspustlesiklásturun bukit dengan skidiscesa libera滑降スキーkalnų slidinėjimasnobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm)turun bukit dengan skialpineskiënzjazd na nartachскоростной спускzjazd, zjazdové lyžovaniesmukspustutförsåkningการแข่งสกีภูเขาbayır aşağı kayma速降滑雪швидкісний спуск на лижахنشیب کی طرف اسکیئنگ کرناtrò chơi trượt tuyết xuống dốc速降滑雪

adj ˌdown-in-the-ˈmouth

miserable; in low spirits. bekafبائِس، مُكْتَئِب، مُنْخَفِض المَعْنَوِيَّهунилdeprimovaný, skleslýmodløsbedrücktκατηφής, μελαγχολικόςcon la moral por los suelosnina norgusناخشنود؛ گرفتهsiipi maassaabattuלִהְיוֹת עָצוּב, מְדוּכָּאमायूसjadan, potištenelszontyolodvasengsarahnugginn, leiðurabbattutoみじめな불쌍한, 낙심한nusiminęs, liūdnasnelaimīgs; nožēlojamslemah semangatterneergeslagenelendig, ulykkeligprzygnębionyinfelizîntristat, abătutудручённыйskľúčenýpotrtnesrećannedslagen, molokenทุกข์ยากüzgün; ümidini kaybetmiş凄悲的，消沉的сумнийافسردہ نظر آنے والاchán nản; thất vọng凄悲的，消沉的

down payment

a payment in cash, especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time. paaiementعُرْبونначална вноскаzálohaudbetalingdie Anzahlungπροκαταβολήentrada, pago inicialkäsirahaقسطیkäsirahaacompteמקדמהनकद अदायगीavans, plaćanje unaprijedelső (fizetési) részletuang mukainnágreiðsla, fyrsta greiðslaanticipo頭金pradinė įmokapēcmaksabayaran mukaaanbetalingdepositum, delbetalingzadatekentradaacontавансzálohapredujem, pologkaparahandpenning, kontantbetalningเงินมัดจำpeşinat, kısmî ödeme, kaparo（分期付款購貨時）先支付的部分貨款перший внесокخریداری کے وقت جزوی ادائگیtrả tiền mặt（分期付款购货时）先支付的部分货款

n ˈdownpour

a very heavy fall of rain. stort reënمَطَرٌ غَزير، وابِلٌ من المَطَرпоройlijákregnskyl; bygeder Platzregenνεροποντήchaparrónpaduvihmباران شدیدrankkasadeaverseגֶשֶם שוֹטֵףमूसलाधार वर्षाpljusak kišefelhőszakadáshujan lebathellirigningacquazzoneどしゃ降り호우liūtislietusgāzehujan lebatstortbuiregnskyll, øsregnulewachuvaradaaversăливеньlejakplohapljusakstörtregnฝนตกหนักมากsağanak傾盆大雨зливаتیز بارشmưa như trút nước倾盆大雨

adv ˈdownright

plainly; there's no other word for it I think he was downright rude!ongetwyfeldبِصَراحَه، بِكُلِّ مَعْنى الكَلِمَهпрямvyloženě, výslovněfuldkommen; totaltausgesprochenξεκάθαρα, απόλυταabsolutamentelausaکاملاً؛ به تمام معناsuorastaanfranchementמָמָש, מוּחְלָטएकदमsasvim, potpunoteljesenjelashreinn og beinn, algerassolutamente; proprio全く완전히, 말그대로tiesiog, visiškaipilnīgi; acīm redzamidengan jelasbepaaldrett og slett, simpelthencałkowicie, zupełnieclaramentepur şi simplu, de-a dreptulявноvyloženenaravnostprostorent ut, rätt och slättโดยสิ้นเชิงtam anlamıyla tamamen十分地зовсім, цілкомصریحthẳng thắn十分地

adj

He is a downright nuisance!absoluteصَريح، واضِح، بِصَراحَهпрамоnaprostý, vyloženýfuldkommenausgesprochenαπόλυτοςtotaltäielikکامل؛ محضsuoranainendirect, absoluמָמָשएकदम बेहूदा इत्यादिpotpuniteljesmutlakalgerassoluto正真正銘の완전한, 틀림없는visiškaspilnīgs; galīgsjelasabsoluutkomplett, fullkommencałkowitytotalpur şi simpluявныйúplne, priamo, výslovnepravcatprostoriktig, fullkomligโดยสิ้นเชิงtam anlamıyla, bütünüyle徹底的явний; прямийبالکلthẳng thắn彻底的

adj ˈdownstairs

, ˌdownˈstairs adverb on or towards a lower floor He walked downstairs; I left my book downstairs; a downstairs flat.by die trap af, ondertoeفي الطابِق السُّفْلي، تَحْتна долния етажdolů (po schodech), dole (v přízemí)nedenunder; i underetagendie Treppen hinab, unten im Hausστο κάτω πάτωμαabajoalla, alumisel korrusel, alumise korruseطبقه پایینalakerrassa, alakertaan, alakerran