down

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abajo

∗ adverb

down
[daʊn]
sustantivo
1plumón (m) (feathers)
preposición
también:
  • to go down the street -> ir por la calle
  • to fall down the stairs -> caerse por las escaleras (abajo)
  • they sailed down the river -> navegaron río abajo
adverbio
1abajo (motion)
  • I'll be down in a minute -> bajo enseguida
  • down with traitors! -> ¡abajo or fuera los traidores!
2abajo (position)
  • down here/there -> aquí/ahí abajo
  • further down -> más abajo
  • the price is down -> ha bajado el precio
  • one down, two to go! -> ¡uno menos, ya sólo quedan dos!
  • everyone from the boss down -> todos, desde el jefe hacia or para abajo
3(idioms)
  • to be down on somebody/something -> haber agarrado or cogido manía a alguien/algo (español de España)
  • it's down to her -> ella decide; (her decision) es gracias a ella (her achievement)
  • I'm down to my last cigarette -> sólo me queda un cigarrillo
  • down under (familiar) -> en/a Australia y Nueva Zelanda (británico)
4(informática)
  • to be down -> no funcionar
  • down time -> paro (m) técnico (in industry)
adjetivo
5deprimido(a) (depressed)
también:
  • down payment -> pago (m) inicial, entrada (f) (español de España), cuota (f) inicial (Am)
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to down an aircraft -> derribar un avión
  • to down tools -> dejar de trabajar (workers)
  • he downed his beer and left -> se terminó la cerveza de un trago y se fue
sustantivo
6(familiar)
  • to have a down on somebody -> haber agarrado or cogido manía a alguien (español de España)

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down [daun-sin-droum]
adjetivo
1Que va hacia abajo (literal o figuradamente); pendiente.
  • The down escalator -> la escalera mecánica de bajada o para bajar
2Abatido; sombrío, melancólico, deprimido (depressed).
preposición
3Abajo (in downward direction).
  • We ran down the slope -> corrimos cuesta abajo
  • To come down the stairs -> bajar por la escalera
  • Halfway down the page -> hacia la mitad de la página (at lower level)
  • We drove on down the coast -> seguimos por la costa (along)
  • The library is just down the street -> la biblioteca está un poco más allá o más adelante (further along)
  • I saw her down the pub yesterday -> ayer la vi en el bar (to, in)
  • Down the centuries -> a través de los siglos (through)
adverbio
1Abajo, en la parte inferior, hacia abajo (in downward direction).
  • I ran all the way down to the bottom -> corrí hasta abajo
  • Can you come down? -> ¿puedes bajar
2En tierra, por tierra; tendido a la larga.
  • Down in the valley -> abajo en el valle
  • Two floors dos pisos más abajo -> 3. En sujeción, bajo la dependencia de
3Bajo el horizonte.
4A un volumen menor.
  • With the volume down low -> con el volumen al mínimo
  • Circulation is la circulación ha bajado -> 6. A precio o paso reducido
5Al contado.
6En un papel (in writing).
  • She’s down for tomorrow at ten -> está apuntada o anotada para mañana a las diez
  • To jot anotar en un papel -> 9. (Mar.) A sotavento o hacia sotavento; To put the helm poner el timón a sotavento
7En aplicación fija; To get down to work, aplicarse resueltamente al trabajo.
8Bajado (lowered, pointing downward).
  • With the blinds con las persianas bajadas -> Face boca abajo
  • Down from -> desde
  • To go ir abajo -> bajar, descender; (Fig.) Tragar, creer sin examen, aceptar
  • To be downstairs -> estar abajo, haber bajado
  • Down the river/stream -> río abajo, agua abajo
  • Up and de arriba abajo; acá y allá -> Upside patas arriba, lo de arriba abajo
  • To lie echarse -> To sit sentarse
  • To set sentar o notar en un papel. He had his ups and downs -> tuvo sus altos y bajos
  • This will not go down with me -> lo que es esa no la trago
interrogación
9¡Abajo!
  • Down with him! -> ¡a tierra con él
  • Down to -> hasta
  • Down on your knees! -> ¡de rodillas
(downstairs). Abajo (on position). ¡a tierra!
1Derribar, echar por tierra (knock down/person); vencer, domar. (Familiar) (m)
2Beberse o tomarse rápidamente (drink). (m)
  • To be down and out -> estar en la miseria
va.

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down [daʊn]
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.
downback downglance downplay down
adverb
1 (physical movement) abajo; hacia abajo; (to the ground) a tierra
there was snow all the way down to London estuvo nevando todo el camino hasta Londres
to fall downfall caerse
I ran all the way downran bajé toda la distancia corriendo
2 (static position) abajo; (on the ground) por tierra; en tierra
to be down (Aer) haber aterrizado; estar en tierra; [+person] haber caído; estar en tierra; I'll be down in a minute ahora bajo; he isn't down yet (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado; the blinds are down están bajadas las persianas; the sun is down el sol se ha puesto
down belowbelow allá abajo
down by the riverby abajo en la ribera
down herehere aquí (abajo)
down on the shoreon abajo en la playa
down therethere allí (abajo)
don't kick a man when he's down
3 (Geog)
he came down from Glasgow to Londonfrom ha bajado venido de Glasgow a Londres;or
to be down from college haber terminado el curso universitario
he lives down SouthSouth vive en el sur
down underunder (Britain) (informal) (in Australia) en Australia; (in New Zealand) en Nueva Zelanda
to go down under (Britain) (informal) (to Australia) ir a Australia; (to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda
4 (in writing)
write this down apunta esto; you're down for the next race estás inscrito para la próxima carrera; you're down for Tuesday te hemos apuntado para el martes
5 (in volume, degree, status)
the tyres are down los neumáticos están desinflados; his temperature is down le ha bajado la temperatura; the price of meat is down ha bajado el precio de la carne; England are two goals down Inglaterra está perdiendo por dos tantos; I'm £20 down he perdido 20 libras
I'm down to my last cigaretteto me queda un cigarrillo nada más
6 (indicating a series or succession)
from the year 1600 down to the present day desde el año 1600 hasta el presente; from the biggest down to the smallest desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño
7 (ill)
I've been down with flu he estado con gripe
8
down to: it's down to him (due to, up to) le toca a él; le incumbe a él; it's all down to us now ahora nosotros somos los únicos responsables
9 (as deposit)
to pay £50 down pagar un depósito de 50 libras; hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
10 (in exclamations)
down! ¡abajo!; (to dog) ¡quieto!; down with traitors! ¡abajo los traidores!
11 (completed etc)
one down, five to go uno en el bote y quedan cinco
12 especially (US)
to be down on sb tener manía inquina a algn;or (informal)
preposition
1 (indicating movement)
he went down the hill fue cuesta abajo; to go down the road ir calle abajo; he's gone down the pub (informal) se ha ido al bar; looking down this road, you can see ... mirando carretera abajo, se ve ...; he ran his finger down the list pasó el dedo por la lista; the rain was running down the trunk la lluvia corría por el tronco
2 (at a lower point on)
he lives down the street (from us) vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
down the agesages a través de los siglos
face downface boca abajo
down riverriver río abajo;from de
adjective
1 (depressed) deprimido
2 (not functioning)
the computer is down el ordenador no funciona; the power lines are down los cables de alta tensión están cortados; the telephone lines are down las líneas de teléfono están cortadas
Telephone lines are down and the emergency services are having difficulty establishing whether people are lost or have found shelter After the weekend blizards, conditions have eased but in the Midlands power lines are down and many homes are still without water
3 (Britain) [+train, line] de bajada
verb:transitive
(informal)
1 [+food] devorar; [+drink] beberse (de un trago); tragarse
he downed a pint of beer tragó una pinta de cerveza
2 [+opponent] tirar al suelo; echar al suelo; [+plane] derribar; abatir
to down tools (Britain) declararse en huelga
noun
to have a down on sb (Britain) (informal) tenerle manía inquina a algn;or (informal)
modifier
down bow (n) (Mús) descenso de arco; (m)
down cycle (n) (Economics) ciclo de caída; (m)
down payment (n) (Economics) (initial payment) entrada; (f) (deposit) desembolso inicial; (m)
down [daʊn]
noun
(on bird) plumón; (m) flojel; (m) (on face) bozo; (m) (on body) vello; (m) (on fruit) pelusa; (f) (Bot) vilano; (m)
down [daʊn]
noun
(Geog) colina; (f)
the Downs (Britain) las Downs colinas del sur de Inglaterra; (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)

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Verb Conjugation for "down"

Imperative
  • down
  • you down
  • he/she downs
  • we down
  • you down
  • they down
Preterite
  • I downed
  • you downed
  • he/she downed
  • we downed
  • you downed
  • they downed
Present Continuous
  • I am downing
  • you are downing
  • he/she is downing
  • we are downing
  • you are downing
  • they are downing
Present Perfect
  • I have downed
  • you have downed
  • he/she has downed
  • we have downed
  • you have downed
  • they have downed
Past Continuous
  • I was downing
  • you were downing
  • he/she was downing
  • we were downing
  • you were downing
  • they were downing
Past Perfect
  • I had downed
  • you had downed
  • he/she had downed
  • we had downed
  • you had downed
  • they had downed
Future
  • I will down
  • you will down
  • he/she will down
  • we will down
  • you will down
  • they will down
Future Perfect
  • I will have downed
  • you will have downed
  • he/she will have downed
  • we will have downed
  • you will have downed
  • they will have downed
Future Continuous
  • I will be downing
  • you will be downing
  • he/she will be downing
  • we will be downing
  • you will be downing
  • they will be downing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been downing
  • you have been downing
  • he/she has been downing
  • we have been downing
  • you have been downing
  • they have been downing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been downing
  • you will have been downing
  • he/she will have been downing
  • we will have been downing
  • you will have been downing
  • they will have been downing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been downing
  • you had been downing
  • he/she had been downing
  • we had been downing
  • you had been downing
  • they had been downing
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