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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs
the Downs

hand-me-down [Brit ˈhandmiːdaʊn, Am ˈhænd mi ˌdaʊn] N inf

I. down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV 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 (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

3. down (from upstairs):

8. down (in writing):

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

10. down (incapacitated):

11. down SPORTS (behind):

12. down (as deposit):

III. down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator
down RAIL train, line

3. down COMPUT:

IV. down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down plane

2. down (drink):

V. down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

See also

I. put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II. put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox
to put sth through window
to put sth through mincer
to put sb through university, college
to put sb through suffering, ordeal
to put sb through test
faire passer [qc] à qn
to put sb through course
faire suivre [qc] à qn

3. put (cause to be or do):

put person

5. put (add):

to put sth towards holiday, gift, fund

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal
to put sth to meeting, conference, board

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

10. put SPORTS:

put shot

11. put FARM (for mating):

III. to put oneself in VB refl

to put oneself in refl < pres part putting; pret, pp put>:

IV. put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait! (to do de faire)
to put one over or across Brit on sb inf
faire marcher qn inf

I. keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

1. keep (maintenance):

to earn one's keep factory, branch: fig

2. keep ARCHIT:

II. keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

3. keep (retain):

keep book, letter, money, receipt
keep job
keep seat, place
garder (for pour)
keep ticket, bread
garder, mettre [qc] de côté (for pour)

4. keep (have and look after):

keep shop, restaurant
keep dog, cat
keep sheep, chickens

5. keep (sustain):

7. keep (have in stock) shop, shopkeeper:

keep brand, product

8. keep (support financially):

keep husband, wife, family
keep servant

9. keep (maintain by writing in):

keep accounts, list, diary, record

10. keep (conceal):

to keep sth from sb
taire or cacher qc à qn

11. keep (prevent):

12. keep (observe):

keep promise
keep secret
keep appointment, date
keep occasion, festival
keep commandments, sabbath, Lent

13. keep MUS:

14. keep (protect) dated:

keep God:
garder dated
keep person
protéger (from de)
keep person: gate, bridge

15. keep (maintain):

keep car, house

III. keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

2. keep (remain):

3. keep (stay in good condition):

4. keep (wait):

keep news, business, work:

5. keep (in health):

IV. to keep oneself VB refl

V. for keeps ADV

VI. keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip]

I. go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

2. go (on specific errand, activity):

3. go (attend):

4. go (used as auxiliary with present participle):

5. go (depart):

9. go (become):

10. go (change over to new system):

to go Labour/Conservative POL country, constituency:

12. go (weaken, become impaired):

15. go (operate, function):

go vehicle, machine, clock:
to set [sth] going
to get going engine, machine:
to get going fig business:
to keep going person, business, machine:
to keep going person, business, machine:

19. go (belong, be placed):

21. go (be expressed, sung etc in particular way):

22. go (be accepted):

26. go (be sold):

29. go (be given):

go award, prize:
aller (to à)
go estate, inheritance, title:
passer (to à)

31. go (of money) (be spent, used up):

32. go (make sound, perform action or movement):

go bell, alarm:

33. go (resort to, have recourse to):

to go to war country:
to go to war soldier:
to go to law Brit or to the law Am

34. go:

go cable, rope:
go (fuse) light bulb:

35. go (bid, bet):

36. go (take one's turn):

38. go (relieve oneself):

go inf, euph

39. go Am (in takeaway):

II. go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

2. go (bet, bid) inf:

III. go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

1. go Brit:

2. go (energy):

go inf

3. go Brit inf:

4. go (board game):

go m

IV. go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

V. go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ]

to make a go of sth
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
to go off like a frog in a sock person:
there you go inf!

I. get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

1. get (receive):

get letter, school report, grant
get salary, pension
get TV, RADIO channel, programme

2. get (inherit):

to get sth from sb lit article, money
hériter qc de qn
to get sth from sb fig trait, feature
tenir qc de qn

3. get (obtain):

get (by applying) permission, divorce, custody, licence
get job
get (by contacting) plumber, accountant
get taxi
get (by buying) food item, clothing
acheter (from chez)
get theatre seat, ticket
to get sb sth, to get sth for sb (by buying)
acheter qc à qn

4. get (subscribe to):

get newspaper

5. get (acquire):

get reputation

6. get (achieve):

get grade, mark, answer

7. get (fetch):

get object, person, help
to get sb sth, to get sth for sb

10. get (contact):

11. get (deal with):

12. get (prepare):

get breakfast, lunch etc

13. get (take hold of):

get person
attraper (by à)
to get sth from or off shelf, table
to get sth from or out of drawer, cupboard

14. get (oblige to give) inf:

to get sth from or out of sb money
to get sth from or out of sb fig truth
obtenir qc de qn

15. get inf:

get (catch) (gen) escapee

16. get MED:

get disease

17. get (use as transport):

get bus, train

18. get:

to have got (have) object, money, friend etc

19. get (start to have):

20. get (suffer):

21. get (be given as punishment):

get five years etc
get fine

22. get (hit):

to get sb/sth with stone, arrow, ball

24. get (annoy, affect) inf:

28. get (must):

to have got to do homework, chore

29. get (persuade):

30. get (have somebody do):

II. get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

1. get (become):

get suspicious, rich, old

2. get (forming passive):

3. get:

get into (become involved in) inf (as hobby) astrology etc
get into (as job) teaching, publishing

6. get:

to get into (put on) inf pyjamas, overalls

7. get (as order to leave) inf:

get!

III. get [ɡet]

to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl

I. fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

1. fall lit:

chute f (from de)

2. fall:

3. fall:

4. fall:

5. fall Am (autumn):

in the fall of 1992

6. fall (in pitch, intonation):

7. fall:

II. falls N

falls npl:

III. fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands
to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall
to fall on person, town
to fall in or into bath, river, sink
to fall down hole, shaft, stairs
to fall under bus, train
to fall through ceiling, hole

2. fall:

fall (drop) speed, volume, quality, standard, level:
fall temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale:
to fall (by) amount, percentage
to fall to amount, place

3. fall (yield position):

to fall to enemy, allies

4. fall (die):

fall euph

5. fall (descend) fig:

fall darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze:
tomber (on sur)
fall blame:
retomber (on sur)
fall shadow:
se projeter (over sur)

6. fall (occur):

7. fall (be incumbent on):

8. fall (throw oneself):

9. fall ground → fall away

10. fall REL:

11. fall Brit (get pregnant):

IV. fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

I. blow down VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow down)

blow down tree, fence, house:

II. blow down VB [Brit bləʊ -, Am bloʊ -] (blow [sth] down, blow down [sth])

blow down wind chimney, tree, house:

I. batter down VB [Brit ˈbatə -, Am ˈbædər -] (batter [sth] down, batter down [sth])

batter down door:

fall down VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

1. fall down lit:

fall down person, child, tree, poster:
fall down tent, wall, house, scaffolding:

2. fall down Brit fig argument, comparison, plan:

to fall down on detail, question, obstacle

stop down VB [Brit stɒp -, Am stɑp -] PHOTO

I. strike down VB [Brit strʌɪk -, Am straɪk -] (strike [sb] down, strike down [sb])

strike down person:

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hand-me-downs N pl

down1 [daʊn] N

down2 [daʊn] N

I. down3 [daʊn] ADV

1. down (with movement):

2. down (less intensity):

to be down 12%
sb is run down inf

3. down (position):

5. down (in writing):

Phrases:

à bas qn/qc!

III. down3 [daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

2. down COMPUT, TECH:

3. down (arriving):

See also

I. up [ʌp] ADV

1. up (movement):

up to be
up to go

2. up (to another point):

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature

4. up (position):

up tent
up flag
up curtains, picture
up notice
up person
debout inv

5. up (state):

6. up (limit):

7. up SPORTS:

8. up COMPUT, TECH:

9. up (wrong):

Phrases:

up with sb/sth!
vive qn/qc!

II. up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (higher):

2. up (at top of):

3. up (along):

4. up (increase):

5. up (to point of):

Phrases:

III. up [ʌp] N

IV. up [ʌp] VB intr inf

V. up [ʌp] VB trans inf

VI. up [ʌp] ADJ

1. up (towards a higher place):

2. up (under repair):

3. up (healthy):

4. up (ready):

haul down VB trans

knuckle down VB intr inf

come down VB intr

1. come down (move down):

come down curtain

2. come down (in rank):

3. come down (land):

4. come down (fall):

come down rain, snow

5. come down (visit southern place):

6. come down (become less):

come down prices, cost, inflation

7. come down (be detached):

8. come down fig (to be a matter):

I. put down <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put down (set down):

2. put down (put to bed):

3. put down (lower, decrease):

4. put down (drop off):

5. put down (pay, give as deposit):

6. put down TELEC:

7. put down (write):

to put sb down for sth
put me down for £20

8. put down (attribute):

to put down sth to sb/sth
mettre qc sur le compte de qn/qc

9. put down (consider):

to put down sb as sth

10. put down (preserve):

put down food, wine

11. put down MIL (suppress):

put down a rebellion

12. put down inf (deride):

13. put down (have killed):

14. put down AVIAT:

II. put down <-tt-> irreg VB intr AVIAT

live down VB trans

live down one's past
live down failure, mistake

whittle down VB trans

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I. down1 [daʊn] ADV

1. down (with movement):

2. down (less intensity):

to be down 12%

3. down (position):

5. down (in writing):

Phrases:

à bas qn/qc!

III. down1 [daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

2. down comput, TECH:

IV. down1 [daʊn] N (in football)

V. down1 [daʊn] VB trans

1. down (strike down):

down opponent

2. down (drink quickly):

3. down (in football):

down2 [daʊn] N

pared-down ADJ

pared-down version
pared-down style

power down VB intr

I. press down VB trans

to press down sth [or to press sth down]

II. press down VB intr

lay down VB trans

1. lay down (place on a surface):

2. lay down (relinquish):

3. lay down (decide on):

4. lay down (establish):

lay down rule, principle

knock down VB trans

1. knock down (cause to fall):

2. knock down (hit):

knock down object

3. knock down (sell at auction):

to knock sth down to sb
adjuger qc à qn

4. knock down (reduce):

knock down seller

5. knock down (demolish):

knock down building

6. knock down fig:

7. knock down sl (earn):

I. let down VB trans

1. let down (lower):

let down window

2. let down (fail, disappoint):

3. let down (leave):

4. let down FASHION:

II. let down VB intr

mark down VB trans (reduce)

mark down prices

I. quiet down VB intr

1. quiet down (become quiet):

2. quiet down (become calm):

II. quiet down VB trans

1. quiet down (make quiet):

2. quiet down (make calm (down)):

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

Present
Idown
youdown
he/she/itdowns
wedown
youdown
theydown
Past
Idowned
youdowned
he/she/itdowned
wedowned
youdowned
theydowned
Present Perfect
Ihavedowned
youhavedowned
he/she/ithasdowned
wehavedowned
youhavedowned
theyhavedowned
Past Perfect
Ihaddowned
youhaddowned
he/she/ithaddowned
wehaddowned
youhaddowned
theyhaddowned
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