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go down
go down(
go
聽
daun
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to descend)
a. bajar
Veronica went down to the cellar for a bottle of wine.Ver贸nica baj贸 al s贸tano por una botella de vino.
b. descender
Frank went down to the basement to find the circuit breaker.Frank descendi贸 al s贸tano a buscar el cortacircuitos.
c. caer (curtain)
The curtain went down and the audience applauded.El tel贸n cay贸 y el public贸 aplaudi贸.
2. (to go south to; used with "to")
3. (to fall)
4. (to crash)
5. (to sink)
a. hundirse
The ship went down in the Bermuda Triangle.El barco se hundi贸 en el Tri谩ngulo de las Bermudas.
6. (to decrease)
a. bajar
The clouds rolled in and the temperature went down.Llegaron las nubes y la temperatura baj贸.
b. descender
The temperature goes down abruptly at night.La temperatura desciende bruscamente en la noche.
c. disminuir
Interest rates have gone down in an attempt to stimulate the economy.Las tasas de inter茅s disminuyeron en un intento por estimular la econom铆a.
7. (to decline)
a. empeorar
The food quality at that restaurant has gone down since the owner's wife died.La calidad de la comida en ese restaurante empeor贸 desde que se muri贸 la esposa del due帽o.
b. bajar
Academic standards went down when the school started accepting anyone who could pay.Los est谩ndares acad茅micos bajaron cuando la escuela comenz贸 a aceptar a cualquiera que pudiera pagar.
c. perder
Our house has gone down in value with the supermarket next to it.Nuestra casa ha perdido valor con el supermercado al lado.
8. (to deflate)
a. desinflarse
He was winning the race until his right front tire went down.Estaba ganando la carrera hasta que la llanta delantera derecha se desinfl贸.
9. (to be defeated)
10. (to break down)
a. dejar de funcionar
The system went down for three hours last night during the storm.El sistema dej贸 de funcionar anoche por tres horas durante la tormenta.
11. (to be remembered)
a. pasar
Louis XIV went down in history as the Sun King.Luis XIV pas贸 a la historia como el Rey del Sol.
12. (after graduation) (United Kingdom)
a. terminar la carrera
He went down from Oxford five weeks ago and has opened a surgery in London.Termin贸 la carrera en Oxford hace cinco semanas y ha abierto un consultorio en Londres.
13. (to be swallowed)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Take a sip of water to help the pill go down.Toma un poco de agua para ayudarte a pasar la pastilla.
That cake was so dry it would not go down!El pastel estaba tan seco que no lograba tragarlo.
14. (to subside)
a. bajar (fever, swelling, floods)
Put some ice on it to help the swelling go down.Ponle un poco de hielo para ayudar a bajar la hinchaz贸n.
15. (to extend)
16. (to be received)
a. ser recibido
His resignation announcement went down badly.La notica de su renuncia fue mal recibida.
b. tener acogida
The plan did not go down well with the members.El plan no tuvo buena acogida entre los socios.
c. gustar
George's selection as the team captain did not go down well with the rest of the team.La elecci贸n de George como el capit谩n del equipo no le gust贸 al resto del equipo.
d. caer
Getting married before you finish college is not going to go down well with your mother.Casarte antes de terminar la carrera no va a caerle bien a tu mam谩.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
18. (colloquial) (to occur)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A brawl went down at the bar.Se desat贸 una pelea en el bar.
A protest went down when the workers were denied a raise.Se arm贸 una protesta cuando a los trabajadores les negaron el aumento.
go downtransitive verb phraseintransitive verb
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).
1. (descend; hill, ladder)
a. bajar por
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (descend)
a. bajar
3. (sun)
a. ponerse
4. (ship)
a. hundirse
to go down on one's kneesarrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas
5. (colloquial)
a.
to go down with an illnessagarrar or
6. (be defeated)
a. perder
b. caer
I'm not going to go down without a fightno voy a rendirme sin luchar
7. (decrease; flood, temperature, prices)
a. descender
8. (tire, balloon)
a. desinflarse
9. (be received)
a.
to go down well/badly (with somebody)ser bien/mal acogido(a; por alguien)
he went down in history as a tyrantpas贸 a la historia como un tirano
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go down
intransitive verb
bajar; descender to go down a slope bajar (por) una pendiente; to go down a mine bajar a una mina
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (descend) [+sun] ponerse; [+person] (go downstairs) bajar
to go down to the coast bajar a la costa; go down to the bottom of the page mira a pie de página
5 (decrease, decline) [+price, temperature] bajar; descender; [+tide, flood, water level] bajar
he has gone down in my estimation ha bajado en mi estima; the house has gone down in value la casa ha perdido valor or se ha devaluado; this neighbourhood has really gone down este barrio ha perdido mucho; este barrio ya no es lo que era
she's really gone down since I last saw her [+sick person] ha dado un buen bajón (informal) or ha empeorado mucho desde la última vez que la vi; [+elderly person] ha perdido muchas facultades desde la última vez que la vi
6 (deflate) [+balloon, airbed] desinflarse; deshincharse; (Esp)
the swelling in my leg has gone down me ha bajado la hinchazón de la pierna
7 (be defeated) perder
Italy went down against Brazil in the semi-final Italia perdió ante Brasil en la semifinal
10 (Britain) (Univ) (at end of term) marcharse; (at end of degree) terminar la carrera; dejar la universidad
11 (be swallowed)
that omelette went down a treat (informal) esa tortilla estaba riquísima
it went down the wrong way se me atragantó
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