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down1

Pronunciation: /daʊn/

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adv

  • 1 a (in downward direction) to go down = bajar to look down = mirar (hacia or para) abajo from the waist down = desde la cintura para abajo down with tyranny! = ¡abajo la tiranía! b (downstairs) can you come down? = ¿puedes bajar?
  • 2 a (of position) abajo two floors down = dos pisos más abajo down here/there = aquí/allí (abajo) b (downstairs) I'm down in the cellar = estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano c (lowered, pointing downward) bajado face down = boca abajo d (prostrate) I was down with flu all last week = estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada
  • 3 (of numbers, intensity) my temperature is down to 38° C = la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C they were two goals down = iban perdiendo por dos goles
  • 4 a (in, toward the south) to go/come down south = ir*/venir* al sur b (at, to another place) (esp BrE) down on the farm = en la granja I'm going down to the library = voy a la biblioteca
  • 5 a (dismantled, removed) the room looks bare with the pictures down = la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros once this wall is down = una vez que hayan derribado esta pared b (out of action) the telephone lines are down = las líneas de teléfono están cortadas the system is down [Comput] = el sistema no funciona
  • 6down to a (as far as) hasta down to the present day = hasta nuestros días b (reduced to) we're down to our last can of tomatoes = nos queda solo una lata de tomates

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