Significato di down in italiano

• 0 moving from above and onto a surface -- giù

  • Put that box down on the floor. Posa la scatola in terra.

• 1 towards or in a lower place -- giù

  • I bent down to have a look. Mi sono chinato per dare un’occhiata.

• 2 towards or at a lower level or amount -- giù

  • Can you turn the music down? Potresti abbassare la musica?

• 3 along or further along the road, river, etc. -- lungo la strada, il fiume, ecc.

  • There’s another bank further down the street. C’è un’altra banca lungo la strada.

• 4 to write something on a piece of paper -- annotare qualcosa, prendere nota di qualcosa

  • Can I write down your phone number? Posso prendere nota del tuo numero di telefono?

• 5 (in or to) Australia or New Zealand: -- È nata in Scozia ma abita in Australia da 22 anni.

  • She was born in Scotland, but she’s been living down under for 22 years. È nata in Scozia ma abita in Australia da 22 anni.

• 6 unhappy or unable to feel excited or energetic about anything -- giù (di corda)

  • She’s been really down since her husband died. È veramente molto giù da quando è morto suo marito.

• 7 towards or in a low or lower position, level or state -- in basso, verso il basso

  • He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.

• 8 on or to the ground -- a terra

  • The little boy fell down and cut his knee.

• 9 from earlier to later times -- (tramandato)

  • The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.

• 10 from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc -- giù

  • Prices have been going down steadily.

• 11 towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre/center -- giù

  • We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.

• 12 in a lower position on -- lungo

  • Their house is halfway down the hill.

• 13 to a lower position on, by, through or along -- verso

  • Water poured down the drain.

• 14 along -- lungo

  • The teacher’s gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.

• 15 to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp -- mandar giù

  • He downed a pint of beer.

• 16 small, soft feathers -- piumino, piuma

  • a quilt filled with down.