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.) ned, nedover, nede

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) på bakken, ned

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned(over)

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.) ned til, nede

2. preposition

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

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned(over), ned gjennom, ned langs

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) (ned) langs

3. verb

(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) helle i seg

- 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!) komplett, fullkommen

- 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.) dun

- downie®

- downy

dun

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nede

I

subst. \/daʊn\/

(også botanikk) dun, fnokk, fnugg

down quilt dunteppe

II

subst. \/daʊn\/

1) høydedrag

• the Downs

(flere) høydedrag i Sør-England

2) (gammeldags) sanddyne

III

subst. \/daʊn\/

(amer. fotball) down, forsøk

IV

subst. \/daʊn\/

nedgang, nedtur

• ups and downs

have a down on (hverdagslig) ha et horn i siden til

V

verb \/daʊn\/

1) slå ned, felle, skyte ned

• down enemy planes

2) beseire

• down one's enemies

3) helle i seg, tømme

• he downed a glass of beer

4) slenge fra seg, legge fra seg

down tools legge ned arbeidet, streike

VI

adj. \/daʊn\/

1) nedover, utfor, synkende

• a down tendency

2) (i kryssord) loddrett

3) (i forhold til storby) utgående, bort fra, sør for

• she took the down train

hun tok sørgående tog

4) (i ulike betydninger) nede, nedfor

• down in the cellar

• he looks rather down today

5) (kortspill) bet, minus, tapt

• after an hour of poker I was £50 down

etter en times pokerspill hadde jeg tapt 50 pund

be down (også overført) være nede, ha gått ned (EDB) nede, ute av drift ha sunket, stå lavt

• the moon is down

• prices are down

være falt ned

• the telephone wires were down

være nedrullet, være rullet ned

• the blinds were down

være lagt på

• the carpets aren't down yet

brukt opp, utbrent

• the battery is down

(om vind e.l.) ha lagt seg (om oversvømmet elv e.l.) ha gått tilbake være slått, være beseiret

be down on one's luck ha motgang, være nede

be down on somebody hakke på noen, være etter noen

• he is always down on me

down in spirits nedstemt

down in\/into the country ute på landet

down in the mouth (hverdagslig) henge med nebbet, være nedslått, være molefonken, være slukøret

VII

adv. \/daʊn\/

1) ned

• go down into the cellar

• bring down the prices

2) ovenfra

• the fourth shelf down

fjerde hylle ovenfra

3) kontant

• he paid £50 down

han betalte 50 pund kontant

4) nedskrevet, notert

5) oppført på foredragslisten

• is he (put) down on the list?

står han (oppført) på listen?

6) bort, ned, i fra seg

• I put down my bag

7) ned, over ende, til bakken

• he was knocked down

8) igjen, til, fast

• screw down a lid

skru igjen et lokk

9) av, over

• wash down a car

be down for være beregnet for, ha i vente

• he is down for that job

det er meningen at han skal gjøre\/få jobben, han er satt på jobben

calm down roe seg, bli rolig, legge seg, stilne

down from helt siden, helt fra

down to helt frem til

• down to our time

helt frem til vår tid

down to the last detail ned til (den) minste detalj

down under forklaring: til eller i Australia eller New Zealand

down with ned med

• down with the tyrant!

ned med tyrannen!

down you go! ned med deg!

get something down være skikkelig god på noe, være skikkelig flink til noe, svelge noe

go down (universitet) reise hjem (universitet) avbryte studiene, forlate universitetet

have something down ha\/få noe nedskrevet, ha\/få noe oppført, ha\/få noe notert

note down eller write down skrive opp, notere, føre opp

send down (universitet) relegere, utvise

wear down slite ut, slite ned

VIII

prep. \/daʊn\/

1) ned, nedover

• go down the hill

2) utfor

• she set off down the slope

hun satte utfor skibakken

3) ned i

• throw something down the sink

4) (om beliggenhet nærmere havet) nedover

• situated down the Thames

5) ned gjennom

• down through the ages

ned gjennom tidene

6) (der) borte i

• down the hall

7) (lenger) nede i, langs med, langs etter

• there's a pub down the street

det er en pub lenger nede i gaten

• she walked down the street

hun gikk nedover\/bortover gaten

down (the) wind med vinden

• it disappeared down the wind

det forsvant med vinden