keep down

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keep down
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to k one's voice down -> hablar bajo
  • to k one's head down -> mantener la cabeza agachada; (physically) esconder la cabeza (sentido figurado)
  • I can't k my food down -> vomito todo lo que como
1reprimir (repress); mantener bajos (prices)
verbo intransitivo
2mantenerse cuerpo a tierra (not stand up)

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keep down [kip]
sujetar; tener humillado.

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keep down
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (not raise)
she kept her eyes down no levantó los ojos
she tended to keep her eyes down in public I can never look at anyone and always keep my eyes down
keep your head down or you'll get shot no levantes la cabeza o te dispararán; you'll have to keep your head down for 48 hours tendrás que mantener al margen durante 48 horas
if you keep your head down and get on with your work, you'll be fine during the dictatorship they kept their heads down and got on with business at work they keep their heads down and just try to hang on to their jobs Tom just tries to keep his head down and not draw attention to himself
head head
2 (control) [+anger, rebellion] contener; reprimir; [+weeds] no dejar crecer; [+dog] sujetar
3 (limit) [+prices, spending, temperature] mantener bajo; [+costs, inflation] mantener al mismo nivel
to keep prices down
could you keep the noise down? ¿puedes hacer menos ruido?; you must try to keep your weight down tienes que intentar no subir de peso
4 (hold back) oprimir
it's just a way to keep women down es solo una forma de oprimir a las mujeres
you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre vuelven
 (Educ)
he was kept down another year tuvo que repetir (año)
5 (oppress) [+spirits] oprimir
6 (retain) [+food]
he can't keep anything down lo devuelve vomita todo;or
she can't keep any food down she can't keep her medicine down
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
seguir agachado; no levantar la cabeza

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