WordReference.com English-French Dictionary
down: |
English definition | in Italian | in Spanish conjugator | in context | images |
US - UKNew Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
down1
'down' found in these entries:
down:
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "down".
NOTE:
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.
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.
- adverb
- to go or come ~ descendre;
to fall ~ tomber;
to sit ~ on the floor s'asseoir par terre;
to pull ~ a blind baisser un store;
~ below en bas;
the telephone lines are ~ les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées;
face ~ (fall) face contre terre;
(lie) à plat ventre;
(in water) le visage dans l'eau;
- (lower) profits are well ~ on last year's les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière;
to get one's weight ~ maigrir;
I'm ~ to my last cigarette il ne me reste plus qu'une cigarette;
- Sport to be two sets ~ (tennis player) perdre par deux sets;
- (as deposit) to pay £40 ~ payer 40 livres sterling comptant.
- to go or come ~ descendre;
- preposition to go ~ the street descendre la rue;
to run ~ the hill descendre la colline en courant;
to go ~ town aller en ville;
they live ~ the road ils habitent un peu plus loin dans la rue.
- adjective
- (colloquial)to feel ~ être déprimé/-e;
- (escalator) qui descend;
- (computer) en panne.
IDIOMS:
it's ~ to you to do it c'est à toi de le faire;
~ with tyrants! à bas les tyrans!
~ with tyrants! à bas les tyrans!
down2 noun duvet m.
Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples.
'down' found in these entries:
English:
as - back - bang - basics - beat - bend - blow - bob - bog - boil - bolt - bounce - bowl - break - bring - broken-down - burden - burn - business - calm - chase - chill - chop - clamp - climb - close - closing-down sale - come - cool - copy - crack - crouch - cut - dance - dead - deep - die - dive - do - down-and-out - down payment - down-to-earth - down under - drop-down menu - dumb down - dump - face - fall - fine art - flag
French:
abaisser - abattre - accroupir - affiner - agenouiller - aller - allongé - allonger - allure - alourdir - amerrir - apaiser - aplatir - arpenter - arracher - arroser - as - assagir - asseoir - assis - attabler - atteler - atténuer - attribuer - baisse - baisser - bas - bond - bouleverser - briser - brosser - cafard - calme - calmer - candidature - casser - cent - chambouler - chargé - clouer - coin - coller - collier - compte - consigner - contrebas - corner - coucher - couler - couper
down:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| down | adv | (from higher to lower) | en bas adv | ||||||
| He climbed down from the tree. | |||||||||
| Il est descendu en bas de l'arbre. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (lower) | bas adj | ||||||
| The price of oil is down this week. | |||||||||
| Le prix du pétrole est bas cette semaine. | |||||||||
| down | n | (plumage) | duvet nm | ||||||
| Note: Comme toutes les mots décrivant une matière, duvet est ici indénombrable. | |||||||||
| These pillows are filled with goose down. | |||||||||
| Ces oreillers sont garnis de duvet d'oie. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| down | adj | (sick) | malade vtr | ||||||
| She's down with the flu at the moment. | |||||||||
| Elle est malade de la grippe. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (reduced level) | faible adj | ||||||
| The water level is down. We should add some more. | |||||||||
| Le niveau de l'eau est faible. On devrait en rajouter. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (initial payment) | mise de fonds adv | ||||||
| They put a considerable down payment on their house. | |||||||||
| Ils ont fait une mise de fonds importante pour l'achat de leur maison. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (subdued) | calme adj | ||||||
| I need a little down time this weekend. | |||||||||
| J'ai besoin d'un moment calme ce week-end. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (depressed) | déprimé adj | ||||||
| familier | cafard nm | ||||||||
| I've been feeling down all week. | |||||||||
| Je me suis senti déprimé toute la semaine. | |||||||||
| * J'ai eu le cafard toute la semaine. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (low) | à plat adv | ||||||
| fatigué adj | |||||||||
| I feel a little down, but I'll be alright. | |||||||||
| Je me sens un peu à plat mais ça va aller. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (to the south) | descendu vi | ||||||
| They're down on the south coast all week. | |||||||||
| Ils sont descendus dans le sud pour la semaine. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (American football: stopped) sport : football américain | tentative nf | ||||||
| The referee declared the ball down. | |||||||||
| L'arbitre a sifflé la fin de la tentative. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (sports: behind in score) score | retard nm | ||||||
| mené adj | |||||||||
| The Danish team is down ten points. | |||||||||
| L'équipe danoise a dix points de retard. | |||||||||
| L'équipe danoise est menée par dix points. | |||||||||
| down | adj | UK (trains: away from capital) | qui vient de Londres adj | ||||||
| The down train leaves from this platform. | |||||||||
| Le train qui vient de Londres part de ce quai. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (not working,, out of order) | en panne loc adj | ||||||
| The server's down. You'll have to try again later. | |||||||||
| Le serveur est en panne. Réessayez plus tard. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (learned) | apprendre vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Have you got your lines down for the school play yet?. | |||||||||
| As-tu déjà appris ton texte pour la pièce de théâtre de l'école ? | |||||||||
| down | adj | (gambling: with losses) jeux d'argent | perdre vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I'm down three hundred dollars. | |||||||||
| J'ai perdu trois cents dollars. | |||||||||
| down | adj | (finished) | terminer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| We've got three reports down, one to go! | |||||||||
| On a terminé trois compte-rendus, il en reste un ! | |||||||||
| down | adv | (on the bottom) | en bas adv | ||||||
| There's a house down there in the valley. | |||||||||
| Il y a une maison en bas dans la vallée. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (away from here) | venir vi ⇒ | ||||||
| Are you coming down to the pub with us? | |||||||||
| Est-ce que tu viens au pub avec nous ? | |||||||||
| down | adv | (written) | par écrit adv | ||||||
| Have you got that down yet? | |||||||||
| Tu l'as déjà mis par écrit ? | |||||||||
| down | adv | (sitting or lying) | allonger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I put her down for her nap. | |||||||||
| Je l'ai allongée pour la sieste. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (southward) | descendre vi ⇒ | ||||||
| We're going down to Italy for our holidays this year. | |||||||||
| Cette année, on descend vers l'Italie pour les vacances. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (to lower value) | baisser vi ⇒ | ||||||
| Prices have come down in recent weeks. | |||||||||
| Les prix ont baissé ces dernières semaines. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (reduced volume) | réduire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| We've got our luggage down to one suitcase each. | |||||||||
| On a réduit nos bagages à une valise chacun. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (less active) | se calmer vpr ⇒ | ||||||
| Things calmed down after a week or two. | |||||||||
| Les choses se sont calmées après une semaine ou deux. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (time: earlier to later) | transmettre vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Language changes down through the ages. | |||||||||
| * Les traditions se transmettent à travers les âges. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (to lesser strength) | mélanger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| couper vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| The beer tastes watered down. | |||||||||
| La bière semble avoir été mélangée à de l'eau. | |||||||||
| * Il a coupé son vin avec de l'eau. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (cash payment) | investir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| somme d'argent : familier | mettre vtr ⇒ | ||||||||
| How much money can you put down? | |||||||||
| Quelle somme d'argent peux-tu investir ? | |||||||||
| Combien peux-tu mettre ? | |||||||||
| down | adv | (energetically applied) | se mettre vpr ⇒ | ||||||
| Let's get down to business. | |||||||||
| Mettons-nous au travail ! | |||||||||
| down | adv | (into submission) | faire taire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He shouted down his opponent. | |||||||||
| Il a fait taire son adversaire. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (fixed state) | immobilisé adj | ||||||
| The antenna was tied down with ropes. | |||||||||
| L'antenne était immobilisée par des cordes. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (to the source) | retrouver vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He tracked down his natural father. | |||||||||
| Il a retrouvé son père biologique. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (ill) | avoir, attraper vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| She's come down with the flu. | |||||||||
| Elle a eu (or: Elle a attrapé) la grippe. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (suppressed) figuré | ravaler, retenir vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| He choked down his emotions. | |||||||||
| Il a ravaler (or: retenu) ses sentiments. | |||||||||
| down | adv | (along) | long nm | ||||||
| She walked down the road. | |||||||||
| Elle a marché le long de la route. | |||||||||
| down | interj | (to animal: stop!) à un animal | couché interj | ||||||
| Down, boy! Get back to your kennel. | |||||||||
| Couché ! Va dans ta niche ! | |||||||||
| down | n | (soft hair) | poil nm | ||||||
| duvet nm | |||||||||
| He was sixteen and had down on his chin. | |||||||||
| Il avait seize ans et du poil au menton. | |||||||||
| * Il avait seize ans et un léger duvet sur la lèvre. | |||||||||
| down | n | (botany) botanique | duvet nm | ||||||
| Peaches have a layer of down on their skin. | |||||||||
| La peau des pêches est recouverte d'un fin duvet. | |||||||||
| downs | n | UK (rolling country) | colline nf | ||||||
| Sheep were grazing on the downs. | |||||||||
| Les moutons paissaient dans les collines. | |||||||||
| down | prep | (away) | descendre vi ⇒ | ||||||
| They walked down the mountain. | |||||||||
| Ils sont descendus de la montagne. | |||||||||
| down | vi | (fall) | descendre vi ⇒ | ||||||
| The road ups and downs all the way to the sea. | |||||||||
| La route monte et descend tout du long jusqu'à la mer. | |||||||||
| down | vtr | (drink) argot | descendre vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He downed his beer and left. | |||||||||
| Il a descendu sa bière et puis il est parti. | |||||||||
| down | vtr | (shoot from the sky) qqn, qqch en tirant avec une arme | descendre vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. | |||||||||
| Ils ont descendu l'hélicoptère avec un simple fusil. | |||||||||
| down | vtr | (subdue) qqn par la force, familier | mettre au tapis vtr | ||||||
| That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. | |||||||||
| Ce catcheur pouvait mettre au tapis n'importe qui en trente secondes. | |||||||||
| down | vtr | (eat) figuré | engloutir vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He downed three hamburgers in just two minutes. | |||||||||
| Il a englouti trois hamburgers en seulement deux minutes. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "down" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| back down | v | reculer ⇒ | |||||||
| batten down | v | condamner ⇒ (murer - porte, fenêtre) | |||||||
| batten down the hatches | phrase | fermer les écoutilles | |||||||
| be brought down | être réduit | ||||||||
| be down in the dumps | avoir le cafard | ||||||||
| be down-to-earth | avoir la tête sur les épaules | ||||||||
| be let down | être abandonné | ||||||||
| be simmering down | v tr | cuver (apaiser sa colère) | |||||||
| be struck down | être détruit | ||||||||
| be struck down | être foudroyé | ||||||||
| be weighted down | v intr | crouler (être submergé) | |||||||
| bear down | v | accroupir ⇒ | |||||||
| beat down | v | s'abattre ⇒ | |||||||
| bed down | nm | cantonnement | |||||||
| blow down | v | abattre ⇒ (faire tomber) | |||||||
| blow me down | nm | promontoire | |||||||
| bog down | v | s'embourber ⇒ | |||||||
| bog down | v | revenir à | |||||||
| boil down to | v | revenir à (se résumer à) | |||||||
| bolt down | v | fixer ⇒ | |||||||
| bow down | v | faire des courbettes | |||||||
| bow down | v | s'incliner ⇒ | |||||||
| bow down | v | se prosterner ⇒ | |||||||
| bow down (violin) | vi | tirer ⇒ (violon) | |||||||
| bow down before | v | faire des courbettes devant | |||||||
| bow down before | v | s'incliner devant | |||||||
| bow down before | v | se prosterner devant | |||||||
| bowed down | adj | incliné | |||||||
| bowed down | adj | prosterné | |||||||
| bowing down | v | faire des courbettes | |||||||
| bowing down | v | s'incliner ⇒ | |||||||
| bowing down | v | se prosterner ⇒ | |||||||
| break down | vpr | se détraquer ⇒ | |||||||
| break down | vpr | s'effondrer ⇒ | |||||||
| break down | vtr | scinder ⇒ (un problème) | |||||||
| break down | vtr | analyser ⇒ (mécanique, technologie) | |||||||
| break down | vtr | briser ⇒ | |||||||
| break down | vtr | culbuter ⇒ (les préjugés) | |||||||
| break down (analyze) | vtr | décomposer ⇒ (analyser un texte, un produit chimique, etc.) | |||||||
| break down and cry | fondre en larmes | ||||||||
| break down, run out of gas | v | tomber en rade | |||||||
| breaking down | v | tomber en panne | |||||||
| breaking down | v | faire une dépression nerveuse | |||||||
| breaking down | v | répartir ⇒ | |||||||
| breaking down (analysis) | v | analyser ⇒ (faire l'analyse) | |||||||
| breaking down (analysis) | v | détailler ⇒ (analyse) | |||||||
| breaking down (chemistry (substance)) | v | entrer en décomposition (chimie (substance)) | |||||||
| breaking down (demolish) | v | démolir ⇒ (mettre en morceaux) | |||||||
| breaking down (negotiations, plan) | v | échouer ⇒ (négociations, projet) | |||||||
| breaking down (statistics) | v | effectuer une ventilation (statistiques) | |||||||
| breaking down (weep) | v | fondre en larmes (pleurer) | |||||||
| breaking down (weep) | v | éclater en sanglots (pleurer) | |||||||
| bring down | v | abaisser ⇒ (vers un niveau inférieur) | |||||||
| bring down | v | abattre ⇒ (tuer par balles) | |||||||
| bring down | v | frapper ⇒ (affecter) | |||||||
| bring down | v | effondrer ⇒ | |||||||
| bring down someone's wrath | phrase | s'attirer les foudres de qn (loc) | |||||||
| bring sth down | v | faire dégringoler qch | |||||||
| broken-down | adj | déprimé (en panne, fini) | |||||||
| brought down | descendu (descente, chute) | ||||||||
| brought down | adj | abaissé (du haut vers le bas) | |||||||
| brought down | adj | effondré | |||||||
| buckle down | v | s'appliquer ⇒ | |||||||
| buckle down | v | s'armer de courage | |||||||
| buckle down | v | s'atteler à une tâche | |||||||
| burn down | v | incendier ⇒ | |||||||
| burned down | détruit par le feu | ||||||||
| button-down (shirt) | adj | boutonné | |||||||
| button-down | v | déboutonner ⇒ (ouvert- vêtements avec boutons) | |||||||
| button-down collar | nm | col boutonné | |||||||
| buttoned-down | adj | conservateur (conventionnel) | |||||||
| calm down | adv | doucement (pour calmer) | |||||||
| calm down | v | s'apaiser ⇒ (se calmer - personne) | |||||||
| calm down | v | calmer ⇒ (baisser de ton) | |||||||
| calm down | v | apaiser ⇒ (personne; situation) | |||||||
| calmed down | adj | calmé (serein - enfant, opposant, foule) | |||||||
| calming down | nm | apaisement | |||||||
| cast down | être abattu | ||||||||
| cast down | nf | baissé | |||||||
| change down | v | rétrograder ⇒ | |||||||
| chop down | v | fendre ⇒ (couper un bois, roche, lèvre, etc.) | |||||||
| clamp down | v | fixer ⇒ | |||||||
| clamp down | v | immobiliser ⇒ | |||||||
| climb down | nf | reculade (abandon ou dérobade) | |||||||
| climb down | v | descendre ⇒ (d'une montagne) | |||||||
| climb-down | v | descendre ⇒ (d'une montagne) | |||||||
| close down | v | fermer ⇒ | |||||||
| closing down | nf | fermeture (commerce - d'un magasin, d'une entreprise) | |||||||
| come down | v | descendre ⇒ (air froid, brouillard) | |||||||
| come down | v | tomber ⇒ (s'effondrer, pleuvoir) | |||||||
| come down in price | v | baisser le prix | |||||||
| come down on | v | tomber dessus | |||||||
| Les 100 suivants | |||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "down".
"Chunk It Down"
"Down, down, down, it was a long way down!"
"shot down"
'Children hate to be talked down to.'
'his ashes fell...down one of the letter pages'
'or' when something's not pinned down
(...) by observing who is in, who is out, who is up, who is down
... the book was exciting i couldnt put it down ...
...“up-stream” and “down-stream” issues..
50 meters down the hill
6 cows down
8 yards on a down and out (football)
A bit down in the mouth
a big job was going down
a break down in diplomatic relations
a break-down analysis
a down
a few blocks down
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
a put me down
a quarter of the way down
a show down
a step down from
a tear rolled down his face
a third of the way down
a trip down memory lane
a walk down memory lane
a world turned upside down
adopt the euro/another step down the road towards
all the icing down and taping up in the world
Suite...
"Down, down, down, it was a long way down!"
"shot down"
'Children hate to be talked down to.'
'his ashes fell...down one of the letter pages'
'or' when something's not pinned down
(...) by observing who is in, who is out, who is up, who is down
... the book was exciting i couldnt put it down ...
...“up-stream” and “down-stream” issues..
50 meters down the hill
6 cows down
8 yards on a down and out (football)
A bit down in the mouth
a big job was going down
a break down in diplomatic relations
a break-down analysis
a down
a few blocks down
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee
a put me down
a quarter of the way down
a show down
a step down from
a tear rolled down his face
a third of the way down
a trip down memory lane
a walk down memory lane
a world turned upside down
adopt the euro/another step down the road towards
all the icing down and taping up in the world
Suite...
- Pour poser la question dans les forums
- Pour visiter le forum Français-Anglais.
Ajouter la barre de recherche dans WordReference à votre page d'accueil Google :
| Google.com | |
| Français: |  |
| Universal: | |
Voir également :
dove
dovecote
Dover
dovetail
dovish
dowager
dowdy
dowel
doweling
dower
down
down payment
down under
down-and-out
down-to-earth
Down's syndrome
downbeat
downcast
downdraft
downed
downer
dovecote
Dover
dovetail
dovish
dowager
dowdy
dowel
doweling
dower
down
down payment
down under
down-and-out
down-to-earth
Down's syndrome
downbeat
downcast
downdraft
downed
downer
Liens :
- Abréviations
- Mieux chercher
- Forums
- Soutenez WR
- Lien vers WR
- Suggestions
- Subscribers: Log In
Copyright © 2008 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.
