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to sell one’s country down the river ☊ buôn dân bán nước ☊ to let a cup slip down from one’s hand ☊ buột tay đánh rơi cái chén ☊ to sell someone down the river ☊ bán đứng ☊ to hand down (formula) secretly ☊ bí truyền ☊ to lay down one’s arms, surrender ☊ bó giáo ☊ go up hill and down dale ☊ băng ngàn ☊ to walk down the stairs ☊ bước xuống cầu thang ☊ to fold down a collar ☊ bẻ cổ áo ☊ to blush, flush, come down with a fever ☊ bị nóng hót ☊ to pull down the blinds ☊ bỏ rèm cửa xuống ☊ to pull down the blinds, curtains ☊ bỏ tấm màn cửa sổ xuống ☊ to put down in writing (the ideas of a community) ☊ chấp bút ☊ plain, simple, down to earth ☊ chất phác ☊ to cut down a tree ☊ chặt cây ☊ dab, pull the fishing rod up and down (to tempt fish) ☊ câu nhắp ☊ she has settled down to married life ☊ cô ta đã ra ở riêng ☊ to bend down (because of shame or shyness) ☊ cúi gằm ☊ to bow down to the ground, bow low ☊ cúi rạp ☊ hand down a posthumous resentment ☊ di hận ☊ way up hill and down dale, frontier area ☊ dặm ngàn ☊ to lie down for a short while ☊ ghé lưng ☊ handed down from ancestors ☊ gia truyền ☊ descend, come down (from heaven) ☊ giáng hạ ☊ to put down heavily ☊ giằn ☊ (1) summer (2) to lower, let down (price, flag); to land (a plane) ☊
hạ ☊ go down the mountain (upon completion of training) ☊ hạ sơn ☊ to scorn, disdain, look down on, despise ☊ khinh ☊ hand down orally, transmit by oral tradition ☊ khẩu truyền ☊ to crush, clamp down on, domineer ☊ kìm kẹp ☊ to have illicit love affairs; hanging down, dangling, trailing; to hang down loosely ☊ lòng thòng ☊ to hand down a good name ☊ lưu phương ☊ take pains, brave dangers, travel up hill and down dale, go ☊ lặn lội ☊ to stick one’s fingers down one’s throat; mocking, scoffing ☊ móc họng ☊ hand down falsely, exaggerate, overstate, grossly exaggerate ☊ ngoa truyền ☊ a simple, down to earth person ☊ người mộc mạc ☊ to swallow the bitter pill, sit down under an abuse ☊ ngậm bồ hòn làm ngọt ☊ to sit down at the conference table ☊ ngồi vào bàn hội nghị ☊ to sit down in a chair ☊ ngồi xuống ghế ☊ to sit down by the side of the road ☊ ngồi xuống vệ đường ☊ to look over, look down on ☊ nhìn xuống ☊ to look down at the ground ☊ nhìn xuống đất ☊ to jump down to the ground ☊ nhảy xuống đất ☊ heave, sway, go up and down (especially on the water) ☊ nhấp nhô ☊ to lie down (to sleep), lie sleeping, be dormant ☊ nằm ngủ ☊ to lie on one’s front, lie on one’s stomach, lie prone, lie prostrate, lie face down (wards), be flat on one’s face ☊ nằm sấp ☊ to gulp down a whole bottle of alcohol ☊ nốc hết chai rượu ☊ to eat in an uncultured way, gobble down one’s food ☊ phàm ăn ☊ to pull down (a building), demolish ☊ phá sập ☊ to annul, reverse, strike down a verdict ☊ phá án ☊ come down with beriberi, develop disease ☊ phát phù ☊ blessing handed down by ancestors ☊ phúc ấm ☊ write down one’s appreciation (of a poem) ☊ phẩm đề ☊ to be down (shades, blinds) ☊ phủ xuống ☊ (1) to kneel down (2) species of lotus, sunflower ☊
quì ☊ (1) to kneel down (2) species of lotus, sunflower ☊
quỳ ☊ to go down on one’s knees, kneel, genuflect ☊ quỳ gối ☊ boil down to ☊ rút lại là ☊ damp down a fire ☊ rấm bếp ☊ downstream, downriver; to go down a river ☊ suôi ☊ to lie down flat (on one’s face) ☊ sấp ☊ to put down a riot, uprising ☊ sụ dẹp bạo loạn ☊ tumble down in a genuflexion, kowtow ☊ sụp lạy ☊ to lose ground, go down in the world ☊ thất thế ☊ handed down or transmitted orally ☊ truyền tụng ☊ to pay down a debt ☊ trả bớt món nợ ☊ put down a revolt ☊ trị loạn ☊ rely upon, pull down (a tree branch) lop off (a branch) depend on (argument) ☊ vin ☊ to sit down at the conference table ☊ vào bàn hội nghị ☊ to turn down (the) music ☊ vặn nhỏ nhạc ☊ to go down stairs ☊ xuống cầu thang ☊ to go down into a hole ☊ xuống lỗ ☊ to come down here ☊ xuống đây ☊ sink, go deep or far down (of hat, turban) ☊ xùm xụp ☊ squat down upon the hams or heels, squat, crouch ☊ xổm ☊ to force down prices ☊ ép giá ☊ to go down in history ☊ đi vào lịch sử ☊ to press down heavily ☊ đè nặng ☊ to demolish, knock down; down with ~! ☊ đả đảo ☊ to cut down wood, trees ☊ đẵn gỗ ☊ to cut down a tree ☊ đốn cây ☊ to burn down a house, burn down a building ☊ đốt nhà ☊ to burn down a village ☊ đốt phá một làng mạc ☊ it is pouring down with rain ☊ đổ mưa ☊ settle down to married life ☊ ở riêng ☊ 180
They're building a new hotel downtown. ☊ Họ đang xây một khách sạn ở khu trung tâm. ☊ 583
Enzo came into the room, took o his coat, and sat down. ☊ Enzo vào trong phòng, cởi áo khoác và ngồi xuống. ☊ 603
Finally, she took a taxi from the airport to her hotel downtown. ☊ Cuối cùng cô ấy bắt taxi từ sân bay về khách sạn trung tâm. ☊ 727
Yesterday she was walking down the street when she met Albert. ☊ Hôm qua khi cô ấy đang bước chân xuống phố thì cô ấy gặp Albert. ☊ 1083
down. ☊ Những ngôi nhà đang được đập bỏ. ☊ 1084
The trees have becut down. > The trees got cut down. ☊ Cây đã bị chặt. ☊ 1252
Feliciana says she's feeling very tired. She's going to lie down for an hour. ☊ Feliciana nói cô ấy rất mệt. Cô ấy sẽ đi nằm một tiếng. ☊ 1516
This train doesn't go all the way downtown. You have to change at the next station. ☊ Con tàu này không bao giờ chạy lên trung tâm. Cậu phải đổi tàu ở gare tiếp theo. ☊ 1669
Is there a bus from downtown to the airport? — Yes, every twenty (20) minutes. ☊ Có xe bus chạy từ trung tâm đến sân bay không? - Có, hai mươi phút một chuyến. ☊ 1671
There's nowhere to sit down. There aren't any chairs. ☊ Không có chỗ để ngồi. Không có cái ghế nào. ☊ 1728
It's t(10) kilometers from downtown to the airport. ☊ Từ trung tâm đến sân bay là mười kilometre. ☊ 1911
Which bus goes downtown? ☊ Xe bus nào đến trung tâm? ☊ 1973
My car isn't very reliable. It keeps breaking down. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi không chắc chắn lắm. Nó vẫn hỏng luôn luôn. ☊ 2134
It's hard to nd a place to park downtown. ☊ Khó mà tìm chỗ đỗ xe ở trung tâm. ☊ 2150
I slowed down so that the car behind me could pass. ☊ Tôi đi chậm lại để chiếc xe đằng sau tôi vượt qua được. ☊ 2475
The printer that broke down is working again now. ☊ Máy in bị hỏng nay đã hoạt động trở lại rồi. ☊ 2548
The taxi taking us to the airport broke down. ☊ Chiếc taxi đưa chúng tôi đến sân bay đã bị hỏng. ☊ 2674
The phone rang just as I sat down. ☊ Điện thoại reo đúng lúc tôi ngồi xuống. ☊ That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> 2682 That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'>
That house looks like it's going to fall down. > That house looks as if it's going to fall down. That house looks as if it's going to fall down.'> ☊ Ngôi nhà kia trông như sắp đổ. > Ngôi nhà kia trông như là sắp đổ. ☊ 2843
they hit the ground, they fell down a drain. ☊ Tôi đã bảo cô ấy ném cho tôi chùm chìa khoá qua cửa sổ nhưng khi nó rơi xuống đất thì nó đã lọt xuống cống. ☊ 2945
Some old houses were torn down to make room for a new housing development. The owners of the houses tried to protest, but it was to no avail. ☊ Một số ngôi nhà cũ bị đập bỏ để lấy chỗ phát triển nhà ở mới. Chủ của những ngôi nhà ấy đã cố gắng biểu tình nhưng không được tích sự gì. ☊ 2947
The re ghters were able to put the re out before the house burned down. ☊ Lính cứu hoả đã có thể dập tắt ngọn lửa trước khi ngôn nhà bị cháy trụi. ☊ 2948
However, the re ghters had a hard time trying to calm a woman down. Apparently, her cat perished in the re. ☊ Tuy nhiên lính cứu hoả đã gặp khó khăn khi cố gắng giữ bình tĩnh cho một phụ nữ. Có vẻ như con mèo của cô ấy bị chết trong đám cháy. ☊ 2949
Talks between Russia and the United States have broken down. ☊ Đàm phán giữa Nga và Mĩ đã đổ vỡ. ☊ 2986
I was o ered a job at the oil company, but I decided to turn it down. ☊ Tôi được mời vào làm ở một công ti dầu nhưng tôi đã quyết định từ chối nó. ☊ 2988
A man was knocked down by a car when crossing the street and had to be taken to the hospital. ☊ Một người đàn ông đã bị một xe hơi đâm ngã khi qua đường và phải được đưa vào bệnh viện. ☊ 2989
They took it out into the street, and Jack let them have it. Jack put them down one by one, and the spectacle really drew a crowd. ☊ Họ kéo ra ngoài phố và Jack để họ nắm thế. Jack hạ gục họ từng người một và cảnh tượng thực sự đã thu hút đám đông. ☊ 2990
In the aftermath of the tornado, they discovered a lot of uprooted trees and houses that had been blown down. ☊ Ở nơi chịu ảnh hưởng của cơn lốc, người ta phát hiện ra rất nhiều cây bật gốc và nhà đã bị quật đổ. ☊ 2991
Please calm down. Everything will turn out all right. ☊ Hãy bình tĩnh đi. Mọi thứ rồi cũng sẽ ổn thôi. ☊ The act lays down a minimum standard for air quality. ☊ air ☊
Put the box down anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight. ☊ area ☊
I won't let you down, I can assure you of that. ☊ assure ☊
avoid doing sth: I've been avoiding getting down to work all day. ☊ avoid ☊
There's a bank down the road. ☊ be ☊
The old theatre was pulled down, wasn't it? ☊ be ☊
The bird was beating its wings (= moving them up and down) frantically. ☊ beat ☊
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. ☊ behind ☊
His voice came down the line as clear as a bell. ☊ bell ☊
Slowly bend from the waist and bring your head down to your knees. ☊ bend ☊
You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the phone will ring. ☊ bet ☊
I sat down between Jo and Diana. ☊ between ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
'I just slammed the phone down when he said that.' 'I don't blame you!' ☊ I don't blame you/her, etc. (for doing sth) ☊
Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. ☊ break sth down ☊
The telephone system has broken down. ☊ break down ☊
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway. ☊ break down ☊
Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. ☊ break down ☊
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. ☊ break down ☊
We aim to bring down prices on all our computers. ☊ bring sth down ☊
The house burned down in 1895. ☊ burn down, burn sth down ☊
If we close down for repairs, we'll lose business. ☊ business ☊
The windows slide down at the touch of a button. ☊ button ☊
He was knocked down by a bus. ☊ by ☊
Look, calm down! We'll find her. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
We waited inside until things calmed down. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. ☊ calm down, calm sb/sth down ☊
to break camp (= to take down tents) ☊ camp ☊
She put the glass down carefully. ☊ carefully ☊
The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take. ☊ chance ☊
The children charged down the stairs. ☊ charge ☊
a plan to crack down on tax cheats ☊ cheat ☊
As the dust cleared, we saw that the whole ceiling had come down. ☊ clear ☊
She cleared a space on the sofa for him to sit down. ☊ clear ☊
Can you climb down? ☊ climb ☊
She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill. ☊ coast ☊
The plane coasted down the runway. ☊ coast ☊
That comes a long way down my list of priorities. ☊ come ☊
The price of gas is coming down. ☊ come down ☊
Gas is coming down in price. ☊ come down ☊
Her hair comes down to her waist. ☊ come down ☊
convenient (to sth): The hotel is convenient to downtown. ☊ convenient ☊
Drink plenty of cold water to cool yourself down. ☊ cool sb down/off ☊
copy sth (down/out): I copied out several poems. ☊ copy ☊
Do you know the correct way to shut the machine down? ☊ correct ☊
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. ☊ cost ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
to cut down a tree ☊ cut sth down ☊
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
I won't have a cigarette, thanks—I'm trying to cut down (= smoke fewer). ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
Deep down I still loved him. ☊ deep down ☊
He seems confident but deep down he's quite insecure. ☊ deep down ☊
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. ☊ deposit ☊
They dug down to a depth of two metres. ☊ depth ☊
an expedition planned down to the last detail ☊ detail ☊
She jumped down off the chair. ☊ down ☊
He looked down at her. ☊ down ☊
We watched as the sun went down. ☊ down ☊
She bent down to pick up her glove. ☊ down ☊
Mary's not down yet (= she is still upstairs). ☊ down ☊
The baby can't keep any food down (= in her body). ☊ down ☊
Please sit down. ☊ down ☊
He had to go and lie down for a while. ☊ down ☊
Prices have gone down recently. ☊ down ☊
We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more). ☊ down ☊
Turn the music down! ☊ down ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
They flew down to Texas. ☊ down ☊
Houses are more expensive down south. ☊ down ☊
Did you get that down? ☊ down ☊
I always write everything down. ☊ down ☊
Have you got me down for the trip? ☊ down ☊
The stone rolled down the hill. ☊ down ☊
Tears ran down her face. ☊ down ☊
Her hair hung down her back to her waist. ☊ down ☊
He lives just down the street. ☊ down ☊
Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. ☊ down ☊
There's a bridge a mile down the river from here. ☊ down ☊
She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. ☊ downstairs ☊
Wait downstairs in the hall. ☊ downstairs ☊
a downstairs bathroom ☊ downstairs ☊
We're painting the downstairs. ☊ downstairs ☊
the downward slope of a hill ☊ downward ☊
the downward trend in inflation ☊ downward ☊
She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. ☊ downward ☊
The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 2008. ☊ downward ☊
Subsidence is the downward movement of a site on which a building stands. ☊ downward ☊
She was lying face downwards on the grass. ☊ downwards ☊
The garden sloped gently downwards to the river. ☊ downwards ☊
It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Nine per cent of commuters used public transport in 2008 and the trend is downwards. ☊ downwards ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. ☊ drink ☊
I sat down at the water's edge. ☊ edge ☊
expect (that)...: Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. ☊ expect ☊
explain that...: Alex explained that his car had broken down. ☊ explain ☊
to drop/lower your eyes (= to look down) ☊ eye ☊
She lay face down on the bed. ☊ face up/down ☊
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. ☊ faint ☊
The day was set fair with the spring sun shining down. ☊ fair ☊
The house looked as if it was about to fall down. ☊ fall ☊
He looked down at the traffic far below. ☊ far ☊
You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates. ☊ fat ☊
Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
He felt the sweat running down his face. ☊ feel ☊
to access/copy/create/delete/download/save a file ☊ file ☊
The dollar finished the day slightly down. ☊ finish ☊
The black and white flag went down, and the race began. ☊ flag ☊
The boats were floating gently down the river. ☊ float ☊
+ adv./prep.: It's here that the river flows down into the ocean. ☊ flow ☊
fold sth (back, down, over, etc.): The blankets had been folded down. ☊ fold ☊
fold sth (away/down/up): The bed can be folded away during the day. ☊ fold ☊
Let me write it down while it's still fresh in my mind. ☊ fresh ☊
I spilled coffee down my front. ☊ front ☊
The hospital is further down the road. ☊ further ☊
In general, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare. ☊ in general ☊
stories passed down from generation to generation ☊ generation ☊
The path ran gently down to the sea. ☊ gently ☊
He got down from the ladder. ☊ get ☊
The price of oil is going down. ☊ go down ☊
Oil is going down in price. ☊ go down ☊
I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. ☊ hair ☊
I headed for Scott's office down the hall. ☊ hall ☊
These skills used to be handed down from father to son. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Most of his clothes were handed down to him by his older brother. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
The judge has handed down his verdict. ☊ hand sth down (to sb) ☊
Her hair hung down to her waist. ☊ hang ☊
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang. ☊ hardly ☊
I had a swim to cool down. ☊ have ☊
The countdown to Christmas starts here. ☊ here ☊
Always take care when driving down steep hills. ☊ hill ☊
Sit down and make yourself at home. ☊ at home ☊
I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down). ☊ horizontal ☊
indicate that...: She indicated that I was to sit down. ☊ indicate ☊
He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. ☊ innocent ☊
intend sth: The company intends a slow-down in expansion. ☊ intend ☊
to accept/turn down/decline an invitation ☊ invitation ☊
The children were jumping up and down with excitement. ☊ jump ☊
She jumped down from the chair. ☊ jump ☊
Slow down—I can't keep up! ☊ keep up (with sb/sth) ☊
Vandals had kicked the door down. ☊ kick ☊
He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. ☊ knee ☊
Everyone was down on (their) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for the ring. ☊ knee ☊
They had to knock the door down to get in. ☊ knock ☊
She was knocked down by a bus. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
These old houses are going to be knocked down. ☊ knock sth down ☊
You know that restaurant round the corner? It's closed down. ☊ you know ☊
The company wants to keep down labour costs. ☊ labour ☊
lay sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): She laid the baby down gently on the bed. ☊ lay ☊
Let us get those boxes down for you. ☊ let ☊
I'm afraid she let us down badly. ☊ let sb down ☊
This machine won't let you down. ☊ let sb down ☊
He trudged home feeling lonely and let down. ☊ let sb down ☊
Go and lie down for a while. ☊ lie down ☊
He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep. ☊ lie down ☊
These new figures give the lie to the belief that unemployment is going down. ☊ give the lie to sth ☊
He lifted the suitcase down from the rack. ☊ lift ☊
to turn down/dim the lights ☊ light ☊
to pass sth down through the male/female line ☊ line ☊
Be careful not to cross the line (= the broken line painted down the middle of the road). ☊ line ☊
She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. ☊ liquid ☊
The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood. ☊ load ☊
He walked down the long corridor. ☊ long ☊
The house was pulled down long ago. ☊ long ☊
She looks down on people who haven't been to college. ☊ look down on sb/sth ☊
Sit down or you'll lose your seat. ☊ lose ☊
That music's too loud—please turn it down. ☊ loud ☊
I put the loss of the money down to pure bad luck. ☊ luck ☊
I sat down to open the mail. ☊ mail ☊
The company's top-down management style made decision-making slow and inflexible. ☊ management ☊
(+ adv./prep.): Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings. ☊ march ☊
a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain ☊ mass ☊
matter with sb/sth: Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. ☊ matter ☊
a pull-down menu ☊ menu ☊
Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. ☊ middle ☊
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. ☊ mile ☊
Come down this minute! ☊ this minute ☊
The police officer noted down details of the burglary. ☊ note sth down ☊
Now come and sit down. ☊ now ☊
'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed. ☊ obey ☊
You can't just turn down offers of work like that. ☊ offer ☊
Put it down on the table. ☊ on ☊
Our car's always breaking down. But we're getting a new one soon. ☊ one ☊
She stepped down from the train onto the platform. ☊ onto ☊
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. ☊ opposite ☊
He sat down in the chair opposite. ☊ opposite ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition. ☊ opposition ☊
Turn the heat down or it'll burn. ☊ or ☊
order that...: They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted. ☊ order ☊
They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted. ☊ order ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
Put it down over there. ☊ over ☊
The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill. ☊ pace ☊
The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path. ☊ path ☊
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. ☊ period ☊
to put the phone down ☊ phone ☊
I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. ☊ picture ☊
The bridge was taken down piece by piece. ☊ piece ☊
We planned the day down to the last detail. ☊ plan ☊
Please sit down. ☊ please ☊
She poured boiling water down the sink. ☊ pour ☊
Tears poured down his cheeks. ☊ pour ☊
pour (down): The rain continued to pour down. ☊ pour ☊
pour (down) rain: It's pouring rain outside. ☊ pour ☊
She pressed down hard on the gas pedal. ☊ press ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
They've gone down the pub for a drink. ☊ pub ☊
Put the cases down there, please. ☊ put ☊
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody! ☊ put sth down ☊
It's a great book. I couldn't put it down. ☊ put sth down ☊
She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking). ☊ put sth down ☊
She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse. ☊ quiet ☊
The rain poured down. ☊ rain ☊
I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future). ☊ reference ☊
repeat that...: He's fond of repeating that the company's success is all down to him. ☊ repeat ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. ☊ resist ☊
The boat rocked up and down in rhythm with the sea. ☊ rhythm ☊
His success was down to being in the right place at the right time (= being able to take opportunities when they came). ☊ right ☊
to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing) ☊ river ☊
They live just along/up/down the road (= further on the same road). ☊ road ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The car began to roll back down the hill. ☊ roll ☊
Tears rolled down her cheeks. ☊ roll ☊
Two thousand is a nice round number—put that down. ☊ round ☊
rude (to sb) (about sb/sth): The man was downright rude to us. ☊ rude ☊
She laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent. ☊ rule ☊
The tears ran down her cheeks. ☊ run ☊
A shiver ran down my spine. ☊ run ☊
As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. ☊ sail ☊
score sth: to score a goal/try/touchdown/victory ☊ score ☊
Now screw down the lid. ☊ screw ☊
Please take a seat (= sit down). ☊ seat ☊
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down). ☊ seat ☊
seek sth from sb: She managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour. ☊ seek ☊
We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs. ☊ serious ☊
She set a tray down on the table. ☊ set ☊
She settled down in an armchair to watch television. ☊ settle down ☊
I settled down with a book. ☊ settle down ☊
When are you going to get married and settle down? ☊ settle down ☊
It's time I settled down. ☊ settle down ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
Now, come on, settle down! ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
I'm sure things will settle down soon. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
The early goal settled the home side down. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
We sat down in the shade of the wall. ☊ shade ☊
The shadows lengthened as the sun went down. ☊ shadow ☊
She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe. ☊ shake ☊
Several planes were shot down by enemy fire. ☊ shoot sb/sth down ☊
I'm just going down to the shops. Can I get you anything? ☊ shop ☊
The theatre shut down after more than half a century. ☊ shut down ☊
The computer system will be shut down over the weekend. ☊ shut sth down ☊
She has a pain down her right side. ☊ side ☊
She nodded as a sign for us to sit down. ☊ sign ☊
Please sit down. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
He sat down on the bed. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
They sat down to consider the problem. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
Come in and sit yourselves down. ☊ sit down, sit yourself down ☊
I put the sleeping baby down gently. ☊ sleep ☊
(+ adv./prep.): We slid down the grassy slope. ☊ slide ☊
The path sloped gently down. ☊ slope ☊
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. ☊ small ☊
smash sth + adv./prep.: Mark smashed his fist down on the desk. ☊ smash ☊
I bent down to smell the flowers. ☊ smell ☊
Could you turn the sound up/down? ☊ sound ☊
a debate that has split the country down the middle ☊ split ☊
The children ran up/down the stairs. ☊ stair ☊
to stand on your head/hands (= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands) ☊ stand ☊
We walked down some stone steps to the beach. ☊ step ☊
Stick your bags down there. ☊ stick ☊
She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her. ☊ stiffly ☊
to walk along/down/up the street ☊ street ☊
10 Downing Street ☊ street ☊
They ordered us to strip and lie down on the grass. ☊ strip ☊
strip down to sth: She stripped down to her underwear. ☊ strip ☊
strip (sth) off: We stripped off and ran down to the water. ☊ strip ☊
She walked carefully down the stairs, supported by her grandson. ☊ support ☊
She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down. ☊ sweep ☊
The sign must be taken down. ☊ take ☊
to take down a tent ☊ take sth down ☊
Workmen arrived to take down the scaffolding. ☊ take sth down ☊
Reporters took down every word of his speech. ☊ take sth down ☊
talk (between A and B) (on/over sth): Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay. ☊ talk ☊
A tear rolled down his face. ☊ tear ☊
tell sb/yourself to do sth: He was told to sit down and wait. ☊ tell ☊
There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. ☊ tell ☊
to put up/take down a tent ☊ tent ☊
You look terrible, you'd better sit down. ☊ terrible ☊
Just throw your bag down over there. ☊ throw ☊
She tipped the dirty water down the drain. ☊ tip ☊
The meadows lead down to the river. ☊ to ☊
Why did she turn down your invitation? ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. ☊ turn sb/sth down ☊
Please turn the volume down. ☊ turn sth down ☊
The boat bobbed up and down on the water. ☊ up and down ☊
She was pacing up and down in front of her desk. ☊ up and down ☊
The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
His sudden death turned her world upside down. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
The painting looks like it's upside down to me. ☊ upside down ☊
to go down/fall/drop in value ☊ value ☊
Sit down—you're blocking my view. ☊ view ☊
Keep your voice down (= speak quietly). ☊ voice ☊
to turn the volume up/down ☊ volume ☊
She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist). ☊ waist ☊
The children jumped up and down to keep warm. ☊ warm ☊
We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk. ☊ waste ☊
We walked down to the water's edge. ☊ water ☊
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us. ☊ wave ☊
There has been a new wave of bombings since the peace talks broke down. ☊ wave ☊
When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down. ☊ world ☊
He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever. ☊ worse ☊
Write down the address before you forget it. ☊ write sth down ☊
I'll put you down as a yes. ☊ yes ☊
baisser ☊ la jeune femme baisse encore un peu plus la tête ☊
inscrire ☊ j’inscrivis mon nom sur la fiche ☊
déposer ☊ pourquoi ne dépose-t-il pas ses bagages? ☊
descendre ☊ personne n’entre, personne ne descend du train ☊
rassurer ☊ le premier travail consiste à rassurer le gosse ☊
renverser ☊ tout le container est renversé, tout est mélangé ☊
coucher ☊ lavez-les, nourrissez-les. couchez-les ☊
ralentir ☊ je vais pas ralentir. je vais même accélérer ☊
abattre ☊ le jeune homme a été abattu par la police ☊
restreindre ☊ il a restreint les travaux du comité à trois jours ☊
dicter ☊ écris ce que je te dicte, mot pour mot ☊
déception ☊ la déception pourrait n’être que temporaire ☊
calmer ☊ j’ai pas besoin de me calmer ☊
bouleverser ☊ nous avons toujours le moyen de boule- verser le cours des évènements ☊
freiner ☊ il se peut que je freine brusquement ☊
décrocher ☊ je me suis enfin décidé à décrocher le téléphone ☊
retomber ☊ il essaie de se lever, retombe ☊
effondrer ☊ notre pays était complètement effondré ☊
abaisser ☊ les prix ne sont pas abaissés proportionnellement aux coûts ☊
répression ☊ la répression entraîne un surcroît d’activisme ☊
descendant ☊ les descendants parleront de leurs ancêtres disparus ☊
apaiser ☊ officiellement, les tensions s’apaisent ☊
descente ☊ le PCF poursuit sa descente aux enfers ☊
effondrement ☊ on va assister à l’effondrement de l’histoire de la finance ☊
décliner ☊ vous avez décliné notre offre ☊
réduit ☊ nous avions une équipe très réduite ☊
défaillance ☊ je connaissais mes défaillances et je les regrettais ☊
panne ☊ ton téléphone est en panne ☊
ralentissement ☊ l’économie japonaise est en net ralentissement ☊
léguer ☊ il aurait dû me léguer la maison tout entière ☊
noyer ☊ tous trois ont péri noyés, prisonniers du véhicule ☊
aval ☊ on parle des avantages en aval ☊
mépriser ☊ il méprise l’art et les musées ☊
alourdir ☊ je sens mes doigts s’alourdir ☊
pendre ☊ ses immenses cheveux blonds pendaient jusqu’ à terre ☊
minimiser ☊ il tend donc à minimiser le problème ☊
terrien ☊ le Terrien est sur le point de vomir ☊