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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 toe إلى أسْفَل долу dolů nedad; ned hinunter κάτω (hacia) abajo alla, all پایین alas, alhaalla vers le bas, en bas לְמָטָה नीचे, निम्न स्तर dolje le(felé) menuruni niður in basso*, verso il basso* 下へ 아래로 žemyn, žemai apakšā; lejā turun naar beneden ned, nedover, nede w dół, na dole para baixo în jos, jos вниз(у) dolu dol; navzdol spustiti se ner, ned, nere, nerför ลง aşağıya, aşağıya doğru, aşağı bir yere 向下 вниз, донизу نچلی طرف xuống 向下

2 on or to the ground The little boy fell down and cut his knee. af على الأرْض на земята na zem ned zum/auf den Boden κάτω (στο έδαφος) al suelo maha, maas زمین؛ روی زمین maassa, maahan par terre לְמָטָה नीचे na pod le, lent ke bawah í götuna, á jörðina a terra* 地面へ 땅에, 바닥에 žemyn, nu- zemē tanah lapang neer på bakken, ned na dół no chão pe jos вниз (на землю) na zem na tla; na tleh dole ner ตกลงมา yere 向地上 вниз زمین پر یا زمین کی طرف ngã xuống 向地上

3 from earlier to later times The recipe has been handed down in our family for years. oorhandig من عَهْدٍ قَديم през времето postupně, stále dál (gå) i arv weiter από γενιά σε γενιά a través de los tiempos ajast aega در طول سالها jusqu'à לַעֲבוֹר पुराने से नए समय में prenosti sa generacije na generaciju tovább (ad) turun-temurun áfram (frá einum tíma til annars, einni kynslóð til annarrar) (tramandato) 後代へ 전 세대에서 다음 세대로 iš (kartos) į (kartą) laikā; no ... līdz turun temurun door- (gå) i arv z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie) através do tempo până la через postupne nazaj kroz vreme i arv จากอดีตถึงปัจจุบัน geçmiş zamandan bu güne 從早些時候到晚些時候 вниз پچھلے زمانے سے بعد کے زمانے تک ghi 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 af إلى حَجْمٍ أصْغَر надолу dolů (gå) ned gefallen προς τα κάτω abajo alla کم alaspäin en/de moins לָרֶדֶת आकार या परिमान में ज्यादा से कम की तरफ opadati leszállítva turun niður giù 下がって 양·규모 등이 이전보다 축소되어 žemyn lejup menurun omlaag (gå) ned(over) w dół para baixo mai puţin/mic вниз dolu navzdol nadole ner ลดจำนวนลง aşağı(ya) （物价等）下降 вниз بڑے حجم یا قیمت سے کم تر ہو جانا giảm 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. ondertoe إلى مَكان أدْنى надолу dolů, k jihu ned mod hinunter κάτω, προς το νότο abajo lõuna poole به سوی پایین eteläänpäin descendre דָרוֹמָה नीची समझी जाने वाली जगह की तरफ spuštati se naniže le ke selatan niður (til), suður giù 下手へ 낮은 곳으로, 남쪽으로, 중앙에서 멀어져 į, link ke selatan naar beneden, afdalend ned til, nede para o sul dolu dol niže ner ไปทางใต้ güneye doğru, güneyde 下行地 в провінцію; на південь کسی ایسی جگہ میں جسے کم تر سمجھا جاتا ہو xuôi về 下行地

prep

1 in a lower position on Their house is halfway down the hill. af أسْفَل под níže nede hinunter νότια προς τα κάτω abajo allpool, all پایین alempana, alaspäin plus bas בְּמוֹרָד- के नीचे, के तले niže od lefelé lebih rendah niður lungo ～の下に 아래쪽에 žemyn lejup di bahagian bawah op nede w dół a descer mai jos de вниз, по dolu, nižšie spodaj niz nerför, nedanför ลงด้านล่าง aşağıya, aşağı doğru 沿著...往下 внизу نیچے کی طرف ở phía dưới 沿着...往下

2 to a lower position on, by, through or along Water poured down the drain. afloop في، داخِل، خِلال по dolů ned gennem; ned langs hinunter (προς τα) κάτω hacia abajo allapoole, alla به پایین alaspäin, pitkin vers le/en bas לְאוֹרֵך- नीचे की दिशा में kroz nešto le menuruni niður (eftir) verso ～を下って 아래로 žemyn pa ke bahagian bawah door, langs ned(over), ned gjennom, ned langs w dół para baixo de-a lungul, în josul через, сквозь dolu navzdol niz ner i ลงไปตาม aşağıya 住河流的下游 по; уздовж نیچے کی طرف مائل ở dưới 住河流的下游

3 along The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children. af على طول през podél ned langs entlang κατά μήκος por mööda, piki در امتداد pitkin le long de לְאוֹרֵך से लगे duž, uz irányában sepanjang (niður) eftir lungo ～に沿って ...을 따라 išilgai, palei pa sepanjang langs (ned) langs w dół, po, wzdłuż ao longo de de-a lungul вдоль pozdĺž vzdolž niz utmed, längs ตาม boyunca, yönünde 沿著 по عبر xuôi theo 沿着

v

to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp He downed a pint of beer. afsluk يُنْهي بِسُرْعَه، يَزْدَرِد изпивам hodit do sebe sluge hinunterkippen κατεβάζω (μτφ.), πίνω με μια γουλιά tragarse rápidamente alla kulistama سر کشیدن؛ خوردن siemaista s'envoyer לִגמוֹעַ बहुत तेजी से कोई तरल पीना ispiti jako brzo lehajt menenggak hvolfa í sig mandar giù 飲み下す 쓰러뜨리다 išmesti, išlenkti ātri izdzert menenggak achteroverslaan helle i seg opróżnić, wychylić emborcar a da pe gât осушать (одним глотком) hodiť do seba zvrniti progutati svepa, tömma ดื่มรวดเดียว kafaya dikmek 喝下 проковтнути تیزی سے پی کر ختم کرنا cạn cốc nhanh 喝下

adj ˈdownward

leading, moving etc down a downward curve. afwaarts نَحْوَ الأسْفَل надолу klesající nedadgående; nedadrettet sich neigend καθοδικός descendente langev فروسوی alaspäin johtava descendant כְּלָפֵי מָטָה नीचे की दिशा में जाती कोई चीज koji ide prema dolje lefelé irányuló menurun niður-, niður á við in discesa, verso il basso 下方への 하향의, 내려가는 einantis/krintantis žemyn lejupejošs menurun neerwaarts som skrår nedover, skrånende idący w dół descendente descendent спускающийся klesajúci spuščajoč se silazni nedåtgående ลดต่ำลง aşağı doğru 向下的 низхідний نیچے کی طرف جاتا ہوا đi xuống 向下的

adv ˈdownward(s)

towards a lower position or state The path led downward (s) towards the sea. afwaarts من أعْلى إلى أسْفَل надолу dolů nedad abwärts προς τα κάτω hacia abajo alla(poole) به سوی پایین alaspäin vers le bas כְּלָפֵי מָטָה निम्न तल या स्थिति की तरफ prema nižem položaju lefelé ke bawah niður, niður á við verso il basso 下方へ 아래로 žemyn lejup; uz leju menuruni naar beneden nedover w dół para baixo în jos вниз dolu navzdol silazni nedåt ลดต่ำลง aşağı, doğru 向下地 донизу, вниз نیچے کی حالت یا وضع میں trở 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, gesonkenes مُعْدَم، فَقير безпаричен člověk na dně/mizině subsistensløs; helt til rotterne erledigt μπατίρης vagabundo tühja taskuga (isik) فلاکت زده؛ مستمند tyhjätasku clochard/-arde; sans le sou מובטל וחסר כל कोई व्यक्ति जिसके पास ना तो कोई धन है और ना ही उसके अर्जन का कोई साधन biti švorc, bez prihoda leégett (ember), csóró tidak berduit allslaus og athvarfslaus; útigangsmaður, allsleysingi spiantato, senza un soldo 落ちぶれた 무일푼의 (사람), 영락한 (사람) valkata, skurdžius bezpajumtnieks; bezpajumtnieka- orang yang papa kedana armoedzaaier; armoedig uteligger, forkommen person włóczęga, tramp, bez grosza vagabundo vaga­bond, om al străzii бродяга človek na mizine brezdomec skitnica utslagen คนยากจน parasız ve işsiz 貧困潦倒，落魄 бомж; бездомний تباہ حال شخص người thất cơ lỡ vận 贫困潦倒，落魄

adj ˌdown-at-ˈheel

shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed. slordig بالٍ، رث،مُهْمَل запуснат ošuntělý, sešlý sølle; lurvet abgerissen αφρόντιστος desaliñado räbaldunud مندرس؛ زهوار درفته nukkavieru miteux מוְּזנָח भद्दा दिखना neuredan, zapušten topis tidak rapi vesældarlegur, tötralegur scalcinato; trasandato みすぼらしい 초라한 apdriskęs, apsileidęs noskrandis buruk sjofel forkommen, lurvet obszarpany,zaniedbany maltrapilho zdren­ţăros, jerpelit конченый ošúchaný beden pohaban sjabbig, sliten แต่งตัวแย่มาก hırpanî, kılıksız 衣衫襤褸的 неохайний; задрипаний پھٹیچر trông bừa bộn 衣衫褴褛的

adj ˈdowncast

(of a person) depressed; in low spirits a downcast expression. terneergedruk كَئيب، هابِط المَعْنَويه، مُنْكَسِر النَّفْس отчаян sklíčený, skleslý nedslået; modløs niedergeschlagen κατηφής, μελαγχολικός abatido masendatud غمگین apea abattu מְדוּכָּא उदास, नीचे निगाह किये हुए deprimiran, potišten lehangolt sedih dapur abbattuto 意気消沈した 풀이 죽은, 맥없는 prislėgtas, susikrimtęs nomākts muram terneergeslagen nedfor, nedslått przygnębiony deprimido abătut, trist удручённый skleslý potrt potišten nedslagen หดหู่ใจ neşesiz, üzgün, yıkık 垂頭喪气的 пригнічений; понурий افسردہ thất vọng 垂头丧气的

n ˈdownfall

a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin the downfall of our hopes. ondergang إنْهِيار، سُقوط провал pád, zhroucení ulykke; undergang der Untergang κατάρρευση, καταστροφή ruina kokkuvarisemine نابودی luhistuminen chute, ruine נְפִילָה, מַפָּלָה पतन katastrofalno uništenje, propast bukás hancur hrun caduta, rovina 没落 전락, 멸망 žlugimas pagrimums; bojāeja kegagalan val, ondergang fall, ruin, undergang ruina, klęska queda prăbuşire, cădere крушение; крах zrútenie propad propast fall, undergång ความตกต่ำ yıkılma, düşüş, çöküş 垮台 загибель, крах زوال sự suy vi 垮台

v ˌdownˈgrade

to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance His job was downgraded. af gradeer يُخَفِّضُ المَنْزِلَه понижавам podcenit, snížit nedvurdere; degradere degradieren υποβιβάζω, υποβαθμίζω bajar de categoría alaväärtustama تنزل دادن alentaa déclasser לְהוֹרִיד בְּדָרְגָה स्तर कम करना degradirati leminősít menurunkan lækka í tign retrocedere, declassare 格下げする 격하시키다, 강등시키다 pažeminti pazemināt (amatā) turun gred degraderen degradere, nedvurdere obniżyć rebaixar a degrada, a minimaliza понижать в должности hodnotiť nižšie degradirati degradirati förringa, nedvärdera ลดความสำคัญ önemini azaltmak, indirmek 降低等級 понижувати مرتبہ یا عہدہ گھٹانا giáng 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. moedeloos مُكْتَئِب، هابِط المَعْنَوِيَّه، مُنْقَبِض الصَّدْر отчаян sklíčený, skleslý nedslået; modløs verzagt αποκαρδιωμένος desanimado löödud پکر؛ مایوس lannistunut découragé עָצוּב मायूस, उत्साहहीन deprimiran elcsüggedt sedih, putus asa dapur, vondaufur scoraggiato 落胆している 낙심한, 용기를 잃은 nusiminęs, liūdnas nomākts; drūms bersedih ontmoedigd nedtrykt, motfallen przybity desanimado descurajat подавленный skleslý malodušen klonuo nedslagen, missmodig ท้อแท้ morali bozulmuş, cesareti kırılmış 沮喪的，消沉的 занепалий духом بد دل tinh 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. afwaarts مُنْحَدِر، من أعلى إلى أسْغَل нанадолен z kopce, dolů ned ad bakke bergab κατηφορικά cuesta abajo allamäge سرازیر alaspäin en descendant מוֹרָד, מִדרוֹן ढलान की ओर nizbrdo dombról le menurun niður brekku in discesa 下って 비탈 아래로 žemyn, pakalnėn lejup curam bergaf nedover(bakke) w dół em declive la vale под гору z kopca navzdol strm nerför, utför ลงเขา yokuş aşağı 下坡 під гору, вниз ڈھلان کی طرف xuống 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. agteruitgang في صِحَّةٍ مُتَدَهْوِرَه на зле z kopce, stále hůř ned ad bakke bergab προς το χειρότερο de mal en peor allamäge وخیم تر؛ بدتر huonompaan suuntaan sur le déclin לְהִידַרדֵר बदतर स्थिति की ओर od zla nagore romlik, hanyatlik memburuk hraka, fara aftur in declino 悪化して (건강 등이) 나쁜 상태로 blogyn, silpnyn (par veselību) aizvien sliktākā stāvoklī kearah yang lebih buruk bergaf bli stadig dårligere w coraz gorszy stan em declínio în declin всё хуже и хуже z kopca vedno slabše nizbrdo utför ซึ่งกำลังตกต่ำ kötüye, başaşağı 趨向衰退，每況愈下 в поганому стані بد تر حالت کی طرف chiều hướng xấu di 趋向衰退，每况愈下

n downˈhill racing

racing downhill on skis. afdraande resies سِباق التَّزَلُّج على المُنْحَدَرات ски спускане závod ve sjezdu na lyžích skiløb ned ad bakke die (Ski-)Abfahrt κατηφορική χιονοδρομία esquí de descenso kiirlaskumine مسابقه اسکی در سرازیری (épreuve de) descente מֵרוֹץ סְקִי בַּמוֹרָד ढलान पर रेस juriti nizbrdo na skijama lesiklás lomba turun bukit dengan ski discesa libera, gara di discesa libera スキーの滑降レース kalnų slidinėjimo varžybos nobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm) lumba turun bukit dengan ski afdaling (det å kjøre) utforrenn bieg zjazdowy соревнование по скоростному спуску preteky v zjazdovom lyžovaní smuk spust störtlopp การแข่งสกีภูเขา bayır aşağı kayma yarışı 速降滑雪賽 швидкісний спуск на лижах نشیب کے رخ cuộc đua trượt dốc 速降滑雪赛

n downˈhill skiing

afdraande ski تزَلُّج المُنْحَدَرات спускане със ски sjezdové lyžování løben på ski ned ad bakke die Abfahrt κατηφορική χιονοδρομία esquí de descenso mäesuusatamine مسابقه فرود סְקִי בְּמוֹרָד ढलान पर स्किइंग करना spust lesiklás turun bukit dengan ski discesa libera 滑降スキー kalnų slidinėjimas nobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm) turun bukit dengan ski alpineskiën zjazd na nartach скоростной спуск zjazd, zjazdové lyžovanie smuk spust utförsåkning การแข่งสกีภูเขา bayır aşağı kayma 速降滑雪 швидкісний спуск на лижах نشیب کی طرف اسکیئنگ کرنا trò chơi trượt tuyết xuống dốc 速降滑雪

adj ˌdown-in-the-ˈmouth

miserable; in low spirits. bekaf بائِس، مُكْتَئِب، مُنْخَفِض المَعْنَوِيَّه унил deprimovaný, skleslý modløs bedrückt κατηφής, μελαγχολικός con la moral por los suelos nina norgus ناخشنود؛ گرفته siipi maassa abattu לִהְיוֹת עָצוּב, מְדוּכָּא मायूस jadan, potišten elszontyolodva sengsara hnugginn, leiður abbattuto みじめな 불쌍한, 낙심한 nusiminęs, liūdnas nelaimīgs; nožēlojams lemah semangat terneergeslagen elendig, ulykkelig przygnębiony infeliz întristat, abătut удручённый skľúčený potrt nesrećan nedslagen, moloken ทุกข์ยาก üzgün; ümidini kaybetmiş 凄悲的，消沉的 сумний افسردہ نظر آنے والا chán 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. paaiement عُرْبون начална вноска záloha udbetaling die Anzahlung προκαταβολή entrada, pago inicial käsiraha قسطی käsiraha acompte מקדמה नकद अदायगी avans, plaćanje unaprijed első (fizetési) részlet uang muka innágreiðsla, fyrsta greiðsla anticipo 頭金 pradinė įmoka pēcmaksa bayaran muka aanbetaling depositum, delbetaling zadatek entrada acont аванс záloha predujem, polog kapara handpenning, kontantbetalning เงินมัดจำ peşinat, kısmî ödeme, kaparo （分期付款購貨時）先支付的部分貨款 перший внесок خریداری کے وقت جزوی ادائگی trả 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 reën مَطَرٌ غَزير، وابِلٌ من المَطَر порой liják regnskyl; byge der Platzregen νεροποντή chaparrón paduvihm باران شدید rankkasade averse גֶשֶם שוֹטֵף मूसलाधार वर्षा pljusak kiše felhőszakadás hujan lebat hellirigning acquazzone どしゃ降り 호우 liūtis lietusgāze hujan lebat stortbui regnskyll, øsregn ulewa chuvarada aversă ливень lejak ploha pljusak störtregn ฝนตกหนักมาก sağanak 傾盆大雨 злива تیز بارش mưa như trút nước 倾盆大雨

adv ˈdownright

plainly; there's no other word for it I think he was downright rude! ongetwyfeld بِصَراحَه، بِكُلِّ مَعْنى الكَلِمَه прям vyloženě, výslovně fuldkommen; totalt ausgesprochen ξεκάθαρα, απόλυτα absolutamente lausa کاملاً؛ به تمام معنا suorastaan franchement מָמָש, מוּחְלָט एकदम sasvim, potpuno teljesen jelas hreinn og beinn, alger assolutamente; proprio 全く 완전히, 말그대로 tiesiog, visiškai pilnīgi; acīm redzami dengan jelas bepaald rett og slett, simpelthen całkowicie, zupełnie claramente pur şi simplu, de-a dreptul явно vyložene naravnost prosto rent ut, rätt och slätt โดยสิ้นเชิง tam anlamıyla tamamen 十分地 зовсім, цілком صریح thẳng thắn 十分地

adj

He is a downright nuisance! absolute صَريح، واضِح، بِصَراحَه прамо naprostý, vyložený fuldkommen ausgesprochen απόλυτος total täielik کامل؛ محض suoranainen direct, absolu מָמָש एकदम बेहूदा इत्यादि potpuni teljes mutlak alger assoluto 正真正銘の 완전한, 틀림없는 visiškas pilnīgs; galīgs jelas absoluut komplett, fullkommen całkowity total pur şi simplu явный