DUST DOWN - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

dust down ΡΉΜΑ [dʌst -] (dust [sth] down, dust down [sth])

dust down chair, table:

dust down

spolverare

to dust oneself down

togliersi la polvere di dosso

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

I. dust [βρετ dʌst, αμερικ dəst] ΟΥΣ

1. dust (grime, grit):

dust

polvere θηλ

chalk, coal dust

polvere di gesso, carbone

cosmic, radioactive, volcanic dust

polvere cosmica, radioattiva, vulcanica

thick with dust

coperto di polvere

a speck of dust

un granello di polvere

to allow the dust to settle

lasciar posare or depositare la polvere

to allow the dust to settle μτφ

lasciar calmare le acque

2. dust (fine powder):

dust

polvere θηλ

gold dust

polvere d'oro

3. dust (ground):

dust λογοτεχνικό

terreno αρσ

dust λογοτεχνικό

suolo αρσ

II. dust [βρετ dʌst, αμερικ dəst] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. dust (clean):

dust furniture, house

spolverare

2. dust (coat lightly):

dust cake

spolverare, cospargere (with di, con)

dust face

cospargere (with di, con)

III. dust [βρετ dʌst, αμερικ dəst] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

dust

spolverare, togliere la polvere

IV. dust [βρετ dʌst, αμερικ dəst]

to throw dust in sb's eyes

gettare polvere negli occhi a qn

to shake the dust (of a place) off one's feet

= andarsene (da un luogo) con sdegno

to bite the dust person: (die)

cadere stecchito

to bite the dust plan, idea: (fail)

fallire

I. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΕΠΊΡΡ Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south οικ

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΓΡ

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down ΑΘΛ (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΠΡΌΘ

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΕΠΊΘ

1. down (depressed):

down οικ

depresso

down οικ

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down βρετ:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down ΣΙΔΗΡ train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down Η/Υ:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ οικ

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΟΥΣ

to have a down on sb οικ

avercela con qn

VI. down¹ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn]

to be down on sb οικ

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down παροιμ

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΟΥΣ

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino αρσ

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine θηλ

down

peluria θηλ

Down [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn]

Down

contea θηλ di Down

down³ [βρετ daʊn, αμερικ daʊn] ΟΥΣ

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down σπάνιο

duna θηλ

downs [βρετ daʊnz] ΟΥΣ npl βρετ (hills)

downs

colline θηλ

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

στο λεξικό PONS

I. dust [dʌst] ΟΥΣ

dust

polvere θηλ

coal dust

polvere di carbone αρσ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to bite the dust

mordere la polvere

to leave sb in the dust

far mangiare la polvere a qn

to wait till the dust has settled

lasciare che si rischiari l'atmosfera

to turn to dust λογοτεχνικό

trasformarsi in polvere

II. dust [dʌst] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. dust (clean):

dust

spolverare

2. dust (spread over):

dust

spargere

to dust sth with insecticide

cospargere di insetticida la superficie di qc

III. dust [dʌst] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

dust

spolverare

down¹ [daʊn] ΟΥΣ

down (feathers)

piumino αρσ

down (hairs)

peluria θηλ

I. down² [daʊn] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

ιδιωτισμοί:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II. down² [daʊn] ΠΡΌΘ

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Present

I	dust down
you	dust down
he/she/it	dusts down
we	dust down
you	dust down
they	dust down

Past

I	dusted down
you	dusted down
he/she/it	dusted down
we	dusted down
you	dusted down
they	dusted down

Present Perfect

I	have	dusted down
you	have	dusted down
he/she/it	has	dusted down
we	have	dusted down
you	have	dusted down
they	have	dusted down

Past Perfect

I	had	dusted down
you	had	dusted down
he/she/it	had	dusted down
we	had	dusted down
you	had	dusted down
they	had	dusted down

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Talking animatedly, she downs a couple of glasses of wine from a decanter on the sideboard and tosses the wineglass on the floor.

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But the transition from small-town girl in hand-me-downs to literary superstar was not easy.

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I got all the hand-me-downs.

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While many merchants and traders became wealthy from the mahogany industry, ups and downs in the market had a large impact on the economy.

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