down Meaning | BeDict

noun

Inconvénient, coup dur

A negative aspect; a downer.

Examples :

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

Les mauvaises nouvelles concernant le projet ont été un véritable coup dur pour l'équipe.

noun

Rancune

A grudge (on someone).

Examples :

"My brother held a down on me for borrowing his favorite book without asking. "

Mon frère m'en voulait d'avoir emprunté son livre préféré sans demander.

attitude character emotion essential

noun

Une goulée

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

Examples :

"After a long soccer practice, he took a down of water. "

Après un long entraînement de football, il a pris une goulée d'eau.

drink action essential

noun

Jeu

A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.

Examples :

"I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field."

Je parie qu'après le troisième jeu, le botteur remplacera le quart-arrière sur le terrain.

sport game essential

noun

Vertical

(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

Examples :

"The crossword puzzle had a tricky down clue about a type of bird. "

Le mot croisé avait une énigme verticale difficile concernant un type d'oiseau.

game writing essential

noun

Pièce en bas, pièce du rez-de-chaussée

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

Examples :

"She lives in a two-up two-down."

Elle vit dans une maison avec deux pièces en haut et deux pièces en bas.

property architecture building essential

noun

Acompte, versement initial

Down payment.

Examples :

"He made a down payment of $500 to reserve the new bicycle. "

Il a versé un acompte de 500 $ pour réserver le nouveau vélo.

finance business property essential

verb

renverser, abattre

To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

Examples :

"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."

Un seul coup de fusil a abattu la bête majestueuse.

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verb

Abaisser, poser

To lower; to put (something) down.

Examples :

"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."

La cloche a sonné pour le déjeuner et les travailleurs ont posé leurs outils.

action position essential

verb

Vaincre, maîtriser

To defeat; to overpower.

Examples :

"The strong team easily downed their opponents in the soccer match. "

L'équipe forte a facilement vaincu ses adversaires lors du match de football.

action military sport essential

verb

Mépriser, rabaisser

To disparage, to put down.

Examples :

"The teacher downed Maria's idea for the school project, saying it was too simple. "

Le professeur a rabaissé l'idée de Maria pour le projet scolaire, disant qu'elle était trop simple.

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verb

Descendre

To go or come down; to descend.

Examples :

"The bird flew down from the tree branch. "

L'oiseau est descendu de la branche de l'arbre.

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verb

Boire cul sec, vider

To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

Examples :

"He downed an ale and ordered another."

Il a vidé une bière et en a commandé une autre.

drink action essential

verb

Terrasser

To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

Examples :

"He downed it at the seven-yard line."

Il l'a terrassé sur la ligne des sept yards.

sport essential

verb

Rentrer

(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

Examples :

"He downed two balls on the break."

Il a rentré deux boules au coup d'envoi.

sport game essential

adjective

Triste, malheureux, déprimé

Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

Examples :

"Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend."

Marie semble très triste depuis sa rupture avec son petit ami.

emotion condition mind essential

adjective

malade

(normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.

Examples :

"He is down with the flu."

Il est malade de la grippe.

medicine disease condition essential

adjective

En bas, inférieur

At a lower level than before.

Examples :

"Prices are down."

Les prix sont en baisse.

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adjective

En retard, mené

Having a lower score than an opponent.

Examples :

"At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak."

Menée 5-1, elle a réalisé une superbe remontée pour gagner le set au tie-break.

sport essential

adjective

Éteint

(following the noun modified) Out.

Examples :

"Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth."

Deux de sortie et un à faire en bas de la neuvième manche.

position direction essential

adjective

Contre, opposé à

(with "on") Negative about, hostile to.

Examples :

"My sister was down on my new haircut; she thought it looked terrible. "

Ma sœur était contre ma nouvelle coupe de cheveux ; elle trouvait ça affreux.

attitude negative essential

adjective

À l'aise, accessible, ouvert

Comfortable with, accepting of, approachable.

Examples :

"Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?"

Es-tu partant pour traîner au centre commercial, Jamal ?

attitude character person human essential

adjective

En panne, hors service

Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

Examples :

"The system is down."

Le système est en panne.

technical technology machine electronics service condition system essential

adjective

Fini, terminé; vaincu; écoulé

Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

Examples :

"The project is down; we've finished all the tasks. "

Le projet est terminé ; nous avons fini toutes les tâches.

achievement time game business sport work essential

adjective

Abattu, hors de combat

(police, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.

Examples :

"There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded."

Il y a trois soldats abattus et un blessé qui marche.

police military essential

adjective

Abattu, tombé

(of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.

Examples :

"We have a chopper down near the river."

Nous avons un hélicoptère abattu près de la rivière.

vehicle technical machine disaster military essential

adjective

Parfaitement maîtrisé, appris par cœur

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)

Examples :

"My son is very down with his math tables; he knows them perfectly. "

Mon fils maîtrise parfaitement ses tables de multiplication ; il les connaît par cœur.

ability education achievement essential

adjective

Absolu, catégorique

Downright; absolute; positive.

Examples :

"My teacher was downright furious with my late submission. "

Mon professeur était absolument furieux de ma soumission tardive.

attitude language essential

adjective

Accepté, respecté

Accepted or respected, especially in the black or thug community.

Examples :

"His new, down style of clothing made him a popular figure in his school. "

Son nouveau style vestimentaire, accepté, a fait de lui une figure populaire dans son école.

culture language society style essential

adjective

Vers le bas, en bas

Facing downwards.

Examples :

"The book fell down from the shelf. "

Le livre est tombé de l'étagère.

direction position essential

adverb

En bas, vers le bas

From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

Examples :

"The cat jumped down from the table."

Le chat a sauté en bas de la table.

position direction essential

adverb

En bas, vers le bas

At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

Examples :

"His place is farther down the road."

Sa place est plus loin en bas de la route.

direction position place essential

adverb

Vers le sud

South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

Examples :

"I went down to Miami for a conference."

Je suis allé à Miami vers le sud pour une conférence.

direction geography essential

adverb

En dehors de la ville

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

Examples :

"He went down to Cavan."

Il est allé à Cavan.

direction place essential

adverb

En bas, vers le bas

At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

Examples :

"She lives down by the park."

Elle habite en bas du parc.

direction place essential

adverb

Du côté de l'adversaire

Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

Examples :

"The soccer player kicked the ball down the field. "

Le joueur de football a envoyé le ballon du côté de l'adversaire du terrain.

sport direction essential

adverb

En panne

Into a state of non-operation.

Examples :

"The computer has been shut down."

L'ordinateur est en panne.

condition state essential

adverb

En bas, vers le bas

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

Examples :

"After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant."

Après l'incident, Kelly est descendue au grade de sous-lieutenant.

position job essential

adverb

En bas, vers le bas

In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

Examples :

"The train tracks went down the hill. "

Les rails du train descendaient la colline.

direction essential

adverb

Descends

(sentence substitute) Get down.

Examples :

"Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)"

Descends, garçon !

direction essential

adverb

En dehors d'Oxford ou de Cambridge

(academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

Examples :

"My sister went to university in a town down from Oxford. "

Ma sœur est allée à l'université dans une ville en dehors d'Oxford.

education place essential

adverb

D'une antiquité plus reculée ou plus haute

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Examples :

"These traditions have been handed down over generations."

Ces traditions se sont transmises de génération en génération.

time history age past essential

adverb

Moins, à la baisse

So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

Examples :

"Please turn the music down!"

Baissez le volume de la musique, s'il vous plaît !

amount degree essential

adverb

Réduire

So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

Examples :

"Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency."

Faites réduire le mélange jusqu'à obtenir une consistance sirupeuse.

amount mass essential

adverb

Plus en détail

From less to greater detail.

Examples :

"This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures."

Ce tableur vous permet d'approfondir les chiffres de vente quotidiens, voire horaires.

direction essential

adverb

Vers le bas, à terre

So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.

Examples :

"The child carefully pushed the toy car down onto the floor. "

L'enfant a poussé prudemment la voiture jouet vers le bas sur le sol.

direction position essential

adverb

À fond, complètement

(intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.

Examples :

"They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond."

Ils ont tassé l'asphalte à fond pour obtenir une meilleure adhérence.

language linguistics essential

adverb

Complètement, à fond

Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration.

Examples :

"He boiled the mixture. / He boiled down the mixture."

Il a fait bouillir le mélange. / Il a fait bouillir le mélange à fond.

language grammar essential

preposition

De haut en bas

From the higher end to the lower of.

Examples :

"The ball rolled down the hill."

La balle a roulé en bas de la colline.

direction position essential

preposition

Au sud de

From nouth to south of.

Examples :

"We sailed down the eastern seaboard."

Nous avons navigué au sud de la côte est.

direction geography essential

preposition

le long de

From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

Examples :

"The bus went down the street."

Le bus est allé le long de la rue.

direction position essential

preposition

À, en

At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

Examples :

"The store is down the street. "

Le magasin est en bas de la rue.

place direction essential

noun

Colline, côte

(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

Examples :

"The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England."

Les North Downs sont une chaîne de collines de craie dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre.

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noun

Champ de course

(usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

Examples :

"The school's sports team will practice at the downs next week. "

L'équipe sportive de l'école s'entraînera sur le champ de course la semaine prochaine.

sport race place entertainment essential

noun

Dunes, landes

(chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

Examples :

"The sheep grazed peacefully on the downs, enjoying the fresh coastal air. "

Les moutons paissaient paisiblement sur les dunes, profitant de l'air frais du littoral.

geography environment place nature agriculture essential

noun

Duvet

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

Examples :

"The baby bird's soft down kept it warm in its nest. "

Le duvet doux du bébé oiseau le gardait au chaud dans son nid.

animal material bird essential

noun

Duvet, aigrette

The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

Examples :

"The thistle's down protected the tiny seeds. "

Le duvet du chardon protégeait les minuscules graines.

plant biology nature essential

noun

Du duvet, duvet naissant

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

Examples :

"My son is starting to get a down on his face. "

Mon fils commence à avoir du duvet sur le visage.

appearance body physiology human essential

noun

Du duvet, oreiller

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

Examples :

"The soft down on the bed provided a comfortable place to rest after a long day at school. "

Le duvet moelleux du lit offrait un endroit confortable pour se reposer après une longue journée d'école.

material essential

verb

Garnir, orner, doubler ou rembourrer de duvet

To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully downed the edges of the quilt with soft white duck down. "

La couturière a soigneusement garni les bords de la courtepointe de duvet de canard blanc et doux.

material style appearance essential

Meanings

Inconvénient, coup dur

Examples :

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

Les mauvaises nouvelles concernant le projet ont été un véritable coup dur pour l'équipe.

Rancune

Examples :

"My brother held a down on me for borrowing his favorite book without asking. "

Mon frère m'en voulait d'avoir emprunté son livre préféré sans demander.

Une goulée

Examples :

"After a long soccer practice, he took a down of water. "

Après un long entraînement de football, il a pris une goulée d'eau.

Jeu

Examples :

"I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field."

Je parie qu'après le troisième jeu, le botteur remplacera le quart-arrière sur le terrain.

Vertical

Examples :

"The crossword puzzle had a tricky down clue about a type of bird. "

Le mot croisé avait une énigme verticale difficile concernant un type d'oiseau.

Pièce en bas, pièce du rez-de-chaussée

Examples :

"She lives in a two-up two-down."

Elle vit dans une maison avec deux pièces en haut et deux pièces en bas.

Acompte, versement initial

Examples :

"He made a down payment of $500 to reserve the new bicycle. "

Il a versé un acompte de 500 $ pour réserver le nouveau vélo.

renverser, abattre

Examples :

"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."

Un seul coup de fusil a abattu la bête majestueuse.

Abaisser, poser

Examples :

"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."

La cloche a sonné pour le déjeuner et les travailleurs ont posé leurs outils.

Vaincre, maîtriser

Examples :

"The strong team easily downed their opponents in the soccer match. "

L'équipe forte a facilement vaincu ses adversaires lors du match de football.

Mépriser, rabaisser

Examples :

"The teacher downed Maria's idea for the school project, saying it was too simple. "

Le professeur a rabaissé l'idée de Maria pour le projet scolaire, disant qu'elle était trop simple.

Descendre

Examples :

"The bird flew down from the tree branch. "

L'oiseau est descendu de la branche de l'arbre.

Boire cul sec, vider

Examples :

"He downed an ale and ordered another."

Il a vidé une bière et en a commandé une autre.

Terrasser

Examples :

"He downed it at the seven-yard line."

Il l'a terrassé sur la ligne des sept yards.

Rentrer

Examples :

"He downed two balls on the break."

Il a rentré deux boules au coup d'envoi.

Triste, malheureux, déprimé

Examples :

"Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend."

Marie semble très triste depuis sa rupture avec son petit ami.

malade

Examples :

"He is down with the flu."

Il est malade de la grippe.

En bas, inférieur

Examples :

"Prices are down."

Les prix sont en baisse.

En retard, mené

Examples :

"At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak."

Menée 5-1, elle a réalisé une superbe remontée pour gagner le set au tie-break.

Éteint

Examples :

"Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth."