down

I 1. adverb

1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) vers le bas, en bas

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) par terre

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) jusqu'à

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) en/de moins

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)

2. preposition

1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) plus bas

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) vers le/en bas

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) le long de

3. verb

(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) s'envoyer

- downward

- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjective

He is a downright nuisance!) direct, absolu

- downstairs

- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun

(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) duvet

- downie®

- downy

English-French dictionary. 2014.