Phrasal verbs Challenge - 6 down

Question

This challenge is to use the preposición D O W N in a phrasal verb.

Phrasal verbs form a major part of the English language.

They really do not exist in Spanish.

They cause learners of Spanish and English problems.

Los verbos compuestos forman una parte importante del idioma Inglés.

La verdad es que no existe en español.

Causan problemas los alumnos de español e Inglés.

A phrasal verb (multi-word verb) is a verb + a preposition (usually) that creates a meaning that is different from the original verb.

The problem is that out of context it can be impossible to know what they mean.

El problema es que fuera de contexto puede ser imposible saber lo que significan.

Example:

They've torn down my old school.

Han echado abajo mi antigua escuela. / Han derribado mi antigua escuela.

This is the previous challenge.

Answer 1

Dumbing down is a term used to describe the deliberate diminishment of the intellectual level of the content of education.

Dumbing down es un término usado para describir la disminución deliberada del nivel intelectual de los contenidos de la educación.

hahahahahhahahahaha - AlyssaLTerry, Sep 10, 2013

I've seen worse examples :) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2013

I did this maze in under two minutes. - heliotropeman, Sep 10, 2013

Speedy Helio. - rac1, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 2

Get down and boogie.

Baile y está de bailoteo.

Haha - rac1, Sep 10, 2013

Dew a little dance: ) - Ranman, Sep 11, 2013

:) we say that amiga but I have nerver really known what "to get down" means. - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

"Get down and boogie" = "start boogieing" maybe? - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

That's it, Ian. - rac1, Sep 12, 2013

Answer 3

Even though the bully was twice his size he didn't back down. Aún cuándo el matón fue doble su estatura ,no claudica.

:) - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 4

Mean people really get me down.

Las malas personas me hacen sentir deprimida.

Cats do things like that :) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2013

Answer 5

stand down - retirarse

Después de diez años al frente de la compañía, el presidente ha decidido retirarse.

After ten years as the head of the company, the chairman has decided to stand down.

One of the seven stages of man ? - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2013

It must be one of the final stages. jeje - rac1, Sep 10, 2013

Answer 6

The server is down. = El servidor no funciona.

WElcome here :) - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 7

calm down - tranquilizarse

You can calm down the baby by rocking her gently.

Puede obtener el bebé a tranquilizarse meciendo suavemente.

Oh, that's rich. jejejee. Smart kid. - katydew, Sep 11, 2013

Jejejeje - rac1, Sep 11, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 8

The plant had to shut down after the reactor became too hot.

La fábrica tuvo que cerrar después de que el reactor convertió demasiado caliente.

I hate those things. I know they provide us with power, but if something goes wrong, yikes. - rac1, Sep 11, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 9

He downed a glass of tequila. Bebio un vaso de tequila.

Answer 10

break/broke down - averió

Las negociaciones averió después de dos días.

The negotiations broke down after two days.

:) - ian-hill, Sep 12, 2013

Answer 11

They came down on him like a ton of bricks for his disobedience.

Le castigaron severamente por su desobediencia.