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down | Down |
| come down with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (fall ill) | krank werden Adj + Vt |
| | | etwas bekommen Vt |
| | I've just come down with a cold. |
| | New: Ich bin echt nass geworden vom Regen, und ich hoffe, dass ich nicht krank werde. |
| | Ich habe gerade eine Erkältung bekommen. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (become less hot) | abkühlen Vi, sepa |
| | | auskühlen Vi, sepa |
| | | kälter werden Adj + Vt |
| | Give the cookies ten minutes to cool down. |
| | Lassen Sie die Plätzchen zehn Minuten abkühlen. |
| cool down vi phrasal | figurative, informal (become less angry) (informell) | runterkommen Vi, sepa |
| | | beruhigen Vr |
| | It took Andy a while to cool down after the argument with his brother. |
| | Es dauerte eine Weile, bis Andy nach dem Streit mit seinem Bruder runterkam. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (slow pace to end exercise) | abkühlen Vi, sepa |
| | | abwärmen Vr, sepa |
| | It is important to spend five minutes cooling down after a vigorous exercise session. |
| | Es ist wichtig, sich nach dem Sport fünf Minuten zu nehmen, um sich abzuwärmen. |
| cool [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (make less hot) | etwas/jemanden erfrischen Vt |
| | | etwas/jemanden abkühlen Vr, sepa |
| | Ben took a cold shower to cool himself down after the race. |
| | Ben duschte kalt um sich nach dem Rennen zu erfrischen. |
copy [sth] down,
copy down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (write [sth]) | aufschreiben Vt, sepa |
| | | notieren Vt |
| count down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (prepare for, anticipate [sth]) | sich auf etwas freuen Präp + Vr |
| | | sich auf etwas vorbereiten Rdw |
| | As soon as one birthday is over, Tommy starts counting down to the next one. |
| count down vi phrasal | (count back to zero) | rückwärts zählen Adj + Vi |
| | The anaesthetist told the patient to count down from 100. |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insep | (count backwards to event) | etwas zählen Vt |
| | | rückwärts zählen Adj + Vi |
| | It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| cow down vi phrasal | US, informal (be intimidated) | sich einschüchtern lassen VP |
| | (übertragen) | sich kleinkriegen lassen VP |
| | Jeff tried to intimidate me but I refused to cow down. |
| cow down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be intimidated) | sich von jmdm einschüchtern lassen VP |
| | | sich von jmdm Angst einjagen lassen VP |
| | I'm not going to cow down to her. She doesn't scare me! |
| crack down vi phrasal | informal (enforce laws) | hart durchgreifen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | | gegen etwas hart vorgehen Rdw |
| | | das Gesetz umsetzen Rdw |
| | The police will no longer tolerate public drunkenness; they're going to crack down. |
| | Die Polizei wird Trunkenheit in der Öffentlichkeit nicht länger tolerieren; sie werden hart durchgreifen. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | etwas nicht dulden Adv + Vt |
| | | etwas nicht tolerieren Adv + Vt |
| | | bei etwas hart durchgreifen Rdw |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| | Der Schulleiter fängt an, unentschuldigtes Fehlen nicht zu dulden. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) | jemanden bestrafen Vt |
| | | jemanden zur Rechenschaft ziehen Rdw |
| | (Rechtswesen) | jemanden belangen Vt |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| | An jedem Feiertag errichtet die Polizei Kontrollstellen, um betrunkene Fahrer zu bestrafen. |
| crouch down vi phrasal | (squat, hunker) | in die Hocke gehen Rdw |
| | | kauern Vi |
| | I crouched down to hide behind the low wall. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | einschränken Vt, sepa |
| | | weniger von etwas nehmen Rdw |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
| | Wenn du nicht ganz mit dem Rauchen aufhören kannst, solltest du zumindest versuchen, es einzuschränken. |
| cut down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (reduce, consume less of) | etwas weniger konsumieren Adj + Vt |
| | | etwas einschränken Vt, sepa |
| | It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me out for drinks. |
| | Es ist schwer, weniger Alkohol zu konsumieren, wenn meine Freunde nicht aufhören, mich auf Drinks einzuladen. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce) | etwas kürzen Vt |
| | When the team decided to cut down their roster, everyone was upset. |
| | Als das Team sich dazu entschied, die Spielerliste zu kürzen, waren alle aufgebracht. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (kill, strike down) | jemanden töten Vt |
| | | jemanden zur Strecke bringen Rdw |
| | Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
| | Viele Soldaten wurden von feindlichem Feuer getötet. |
| damp [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fire, etc.: smother) | ersticken Vt |
| | | erdrücken Vt |
| die down vi phrasal | (diminish, subside) | leiser werden, weniger werden Adj + Vi |
| | | abklingen Vi, sepa |
| | | verstummen Vi |
| | The shouting died down when the rock star began singing. |
| | Die Rufe wurden leiser (or: weniger) als der Rockstar anfing zu singen. |
| do [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (criticize) (Slang) | runtermachen Vt, sepa |
| | | kritisieren Vt |
| | | tadeln Vt |
| double down vi phrasal | US (blackjack: double the bid) | verdoppeln Vt |
| | The blackjack player took the risk of doubling down. |
| double down vi phrasal | mainly US, figurative (become more stubborn) | noch einen drauflegen Rdw |
| | When criticized for his views, he doubled down and his remarks caused more outrage. |
| double down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | mainly US, figurative (become more stubborn about [sth]) | sich noch mehr für [etw] ins Zeug legen Rdw |
| | When the interviewer questioned her, she doubled down on her support for the President. |
| drag [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (demoralize) (informell) | jemanden runterziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden herunterziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden entmutigen Vt |
| | His attitude is dragging the rest of us down. |
| drag [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (lower the status, reputation of) | schaden Vt |
| | (Slang) | in den Dreck ziehen Rdw |
| | Marrying that reprobate will certainly drag down her reputation. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (military: reduce number of troops) | etwas abziehen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas verringern Vt |
| | | etwas reduzieren Vt |
| | The army will gradually draw down the troops in the war-torn region this year. |
draw [sth] down,
draw down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (deplete: supplies) | etwas verringern Vt |
| | | etwas reduzieren Vt |
| dress down vi phrasal | (wear casual clothes) | leger kleiden Adj + Vr |
| | | legere Kleidung tragen Rdw |
| | | keine formelle Kleidung tragen Rdw |
| | We can dress down tonight because the wedding is going to be very informal. |
| dress [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold) (Slang, übertragen) | jmdn zur Sau machen Rdw |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | herunterputzen Vt, sepa |
| | | schimpfen Vt |
| | Because Tyler was late again, the boss dressed him down. |
| dress [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold [sb] for [sth]) (Slang, übertragen) | jmdn wegen etwas zur Sau machen Rdw |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | herunterputzen Vt, sepa |
| | | schimpfen Vt |
| | The boy's father dressed him down for his insolence. |
| dress [sb] down for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold [sb] for doing [sth]) (Slang, übertragen) | jemanden zur Sau machen Rdw |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | jemanden herunterputzen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemand schimpfen, weil er etwas getan hat Rdw |
| | My boss dressed me down for being rude to the client. |
| drill down vi phrasal | (bore a hole) | in die Tiefe bohren Rdw |
| | | ein Loch bohren Rdw |
| | From the rig, the workers drill down into the ocean floor in search of oil. |
| drill down vi phrasal | (computing: go to lower data level) (Anglizismus) | downdrillen Vi, sepa |
| drill down vi phrasal | figurative, US (focus) | konzentrieren Vr |
| | | seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas legen Rdw |
| | Jack was carefree when he was younger and often skipped school, but during his last two years of high school, he really drilled down and did well. |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (computing: go through lower data levels) (Anglizismus) | downdrillen Vi, sepa |
| drill down through [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, US (focus on) | konzentrieren Vr |
| | | seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas legen Rdw |
| drink [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (beverage: finish quickly) (ugs) | weghauen, runterhauen Vt, sepa |
| | | schnell austrinken Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | I know the medicine tastes bad, but drink it down and then you can have some candy. |
| drive [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to decrease) | den Preis von etwas drücken Rdw |
| | | den Preis von etwas senken Vt |
| | | weniger werden lassen Rdw |
| | The current economic crisis will drive down house prices. |
| drop down vi phrasal | (computer menu: be displayed) | angezeigt werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| | Click here and a list of options will drop down. |
| | Klicken Sie hier und eine Liste mit Auswahlmöglichkeiten wird angezeigt werden. |
| dumb down vi phrasal | informal (present [sth] in less educated way) | stark vereinfacht darstellen VP |
| | | um einiges leichter zu verstehen machen VP |
| | The news media these days is dumbing down, with more photos of celebrities than real news stories. |
| | Die Nachrichtenmedien in diesen Tagen werden vereinfacht dargestellt, mit mehr Fotos von Stars als echten Nachrichten. |
| dumb [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (present in less educated way) | etwas stark vereinfacht darstellen VP |
| | | etwas um einiges leichter zu verstehen machen VP |
| | You may need to dumb down your presentation for this audience. |
| | Du musst deine Präsentation für dieses Publikum vielleicht stark vereinfacht darstellen. |
face [sth/sb] down,
face down [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (overcome by confronting) | sich jdm entgegenstellen, sich [etw] entgegenstellen Vr, sepa |
| | | [jmd] abschrecken Vt, sepa |
| | I faced down my attacker and he ran away. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | einbrechen Vi, sepa |
| | | zusammenbrechen Vi, sepa |
| | | einfallen Vi, sepa |
| | The brick wall fell down. |
| | Die Steinwand brach ein. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | hinfallen Vi, sepa |
| | (gehoben) | stürzen Vi |
| | | ausrutschen Vi, sepa |
| | Mike fell down and injured his back. |
| | Mike fiel hin und verletzte seinen Rücken. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
down | Down |
| cooling down n | (slowing of pace to end exercise) | Auslaufen Nn |
| | | Dehnen Nn |
| | | Abkühlen Nn |
| | Cooling down after exercise prevents injury. |
| course down [sth] vi + prep | (liquids: flow down) (Tränen, ugs) | etwas herunterkullern Vi, sepa |
| | | etwas herunterfließen Vi, sepa |
| | (schnell) | etwas herunterströmen Vi, sepa |
| | Tears were coursing down the cheeks of the mourners as they stood at the graveside. |
| | The waterfall coursed down the rocks into the pool below. |
| | Tränen kullerten an den Wangen der Trauernden herunter, die am Grab standen. |
| | Der Wasserfall floss die Felsen herunter in das Becken. |
| crash down vi + adv | (collapse, fall) | einstürzen Vi, sepa |
| | | zusammenbrechen Vi, sepa |
| | | einfallen Vi, sepa |
| | After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |
cut [sth] down,
cut down [sth] vtr + adv | (tree: fell) | etwas fällen Vt |
| | It's a pity that they cut down that old tree. |
| | Es ist eine Schande, dass sie diesen alten Baum fällen. |
| cut [sb/sth] down to size expr | (criticize, find faults) (Slang, übertragen) | runterholen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückholen Rdw |
| | Rick was cocky at first, but his new teammates cut him down to size. |
| cut-down adj | figurative (reduced in number) | reduziert V Part Perf |
| | | gesenkt V Part Perf |
| | (Arbeitsmarkt) | abgebaut V Part Perf |
| | (Finanzwesen) | gekürzt V Part Perf |
| | During the pandemic restrictions, musicians and comedians had to perform to cut-down audiences. |
| cut-down adj | figurative (reduced in size) | geschmälert V Part perf |
| | (Länge) | gekürzt V Part Perf |
| | This theatre company performs cut-down versions of Shakespeare plays for schoolchildren. |
| cut-down adj | (tree, etc.: severed and fallen) | gefällt V Part Perf |
| | The forest was dotted with the stumps of cut-down trees. |
| deep down adv | (inwardly or intimately) | tief im Inneren Rdw |
| | (informell) | ganz tief drinnen Rdw |
| | She looks happy but deep down she is very lonely. |
| | Sie sieht sehr glücklich aus aber tief im Innern ist sie sehr einsam. |
| deep down in his heart adv | (his conscience) | ganz tief im Herzen Rdw |
| | | tief in seinem Inneren Rdw |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
| down below adv | figurative, informal (in Hell) | zum Teufel Präp + Nm |
| | | in die Hölle Rdw |
| | | dorthin, wo der Pfeffer weckst Rdw |
| | They should send these evil people down below. |
| down below adv | euphemism (in the genital area) | untenrum Adv |
| | | untenherum Adv |
| | | da unten Adv + Adv |
| | Harry's been suffering from problems down below. |
down in the dumps,
in the dumps expr | figurative, informal (miserable) | einen Durchhänger haben Rdw |
| | | deprimiert sein Adj + Vi |
| | Kate has been down in the dumps since she failed her exam. |
down in the mouth,
down-in-the-mouth adj | informal (sad) | traurig Adj |
| | | betrübt Adj |
| | | depressiv Adj |
| down jacket n | (jacket filled with feathers) | Daunenjacke Nf |
| | Jack was wearing a down jacket. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (dislike) | jmdn nicht mögen Adv + Vt |
| | | jmdn nicht leiden können VP |
| | (informell) | jmdn nicht ausstehen können, jmdn nicht abkönnen VP |
| | Why are you so down on James? He has never done anything to hurt you. |
down payment,
downpayment n | (sum paid in advance) | Anzahlung Nf |
| | When we bought a new car, we made a down payment of £1000 and paid the rest in instalments. |
| | Als wir ein neues Auto kauften, leisteten wir eine Anzahlung in Höhe von 1000€ und zahlten den Rest in Raten ab. |
down south,
down South adv | US (in Southern States) | im Süden Präp + Nm |
| | | in den Südstaaten Rdw |
down south,
down South adv | UK (in Southern counties) | südlich Adv |
| | | im Süden Präp + Nm |
| | Jack's been living down south in Kent for many years now. |
| down south adv | (any country: in the south) | im Süden Präp + Nm |
| | Down south in India is the ancient trading port of Cochin. |
down the line,
further down the line expr | figurative, informal (in the future) | zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt Rdw |
| | | in der Zukunft Rdw |
| | Poor posture will cause you back pain further down the line. |
| down the line expr | (to the next person or people) | zum Nächsten Präp + Nm |
| | | der Reihe entlang Rdw |
| | The children were told to each take a sweet and pass the jar down the line. |
| down the road adv | figurative, informal (in the future) | zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt Rdw |
| | | in der Zukunft Rdw |
| | We're planning to have kids somewhere down the road, maybe in five years or so. |
| down the road adv | (further along the street) (ugs) | weiter hinten Adv + Präp |
| | | die Straße entlang Rdw |
| | This is number 17 Main Street; number 25's down the road in that direction. |
| down there adv | (in that lower place) | hinunter Adv |
| | | hinab Adv |
| | | da unten Adv + Adv |
| | I don't want to go down there; the basement looks scary! |
| down there adv | figurative, euphemism (in or to Hell) | in der Hölle Rdw |
| | | in die Hölle Rdw |
| down there adv | figurative, euphemism (in genital area) | da unten Adv + Adv |
down to earth,
down-to-earth adj | (sensible) | bodenständig Adj |
| | | nicht abgehoben Adv + V Part Perf |
| | | vernünftig Adj |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | Marilyn's a very down-to-earth person: she'll be a great asset in the coming crisis. |
| | Marilyn ist eine sehr bodenständige Person: sie wird eine große Bereicherung in der bevorstehenden Krise sein. |
| down to earth adv | figurative (to reality) | auf den Boden Rdw |
| | | zur Realität Präp + Nf |
| | Telling her I was broke brought her quickly back down to earth and stopped her spending sprees. |
| | Ihr zu sagen, dass ich pleite war, brachte sie schnell auf den Boden zurück und stoppte ihre Kaufräusche. |
| down to the wire expr | figurative (close to the deadline) | kurz vor knapp Rdw |
| | | es schlägt bald zwölf Rdw |
| | | viertel vor zwölf Rdw |
| down under adv | informal (in, to Australia, New Zealand) | in Australien Präp + En |
| | | nach Australien Präp + En |
| | | in Neuseeland Präp + En |
| | | nach Neuseeland Präp + En |
| | I'm moving to start a new life down under. |
| down with expr | (+ noun: used to show disapproval) | nieder mit Adj + Adv |
| | Down with the king! |
| be down with [sth] v expr | slang (agree with) | jmdm Recht geben Nn + Vt |
| | | zustimmen Vt, sepa |
| | | mit jmdm einer Meinung sein Rdw |
| down-and-out n | informal (destitute person) (Slang, beleidigend) | Penner Nm |
| | | Obdachloser Nm |
down-and-out,
down and out adj | informal (person: destitute) | verarmt Adj |
| | | mittellos Adj |
| | (Slang) | pleite Adj |
| | When we met Rick again some years later, he was down-and-out and couldn't help us. |
| down-home adj | US, informal (simple, rural) | einfach, schlicht Adj |
downmarket,
down-market adj | (area, etc.: low income) | Geringverdiener- Präf |
| | | Wenigverdiener- Präf |
| | | Armuts- Präf |
| | Marion purchases houses in downmarket areas, then sells them after she renovates them. |
downmarket,
down-market adj | (mass-produced) | in großen Mengen hergestellt Rdw |
| | | in großen Mengen produziert Rdw |
| | | eine hohe Stückzahl habend Rdw |
| | I prefer to shop at boutiques rather than buy downmarket clothing at box stores. |
downmarket,
down-market adj | (finance: cheaper, lower quality) | Billig- Präf |
| | | billig Adj |
| | | von schlechter Qualität Rdw |
| | Down-market goods represent 42% of the country's exports. |
downmarket,
down-market adv | (for mass consumption) | für die Massen bestimmt Rdw |
| | | sich auf den Massenmarkt konzentrierend Rdw |
| | | für den Massenmarkt gedacht Rdw |
| | The company hopes to increase its sales by moving downmaket. |
downslope,
down-slope adj | (relating to a downward slope) | Böschungs- Präf |
downslope,
down-slope adv | (at, toward the lower part of a slope) | am Ende einer Böschung Rdw |
| dressing down n | (casual clothes) | legere Kleidung Rdw |
| | | Alltagskleidung Nf |
| | In many industries, dressing down is the new norm. |
dressing down,
dressing-down n | informal (reprimand) | Ermahnen Nn |
| | | Schimpfen Nn |
| | (formell) | Zurechtweisung Nf |
| | The teacher gave the children a dressing-down for having disobeyed the rules. |
drilldown menu,
also UK: drill-down menu n | (hierarchical list of options) (Anglizismus) | Drilldown-Menü, Drill-Down-Menü Nn |
drop-down,
dropdown adj | (computer list: displayed when selected) (Angliz) | drop-down Adj |
| | | Auswahl- Präf |
| | Select your country of residence from the drop-down list. |
| drop-down list n | (computing: options list) (Anglizismus) | Drop-Down-Liste, Dropdown-Liste Nf |
| | You can select accessories from a convenient drop-down list on our web site. |
| drop-down menu n | (computing: list of options) (Anglizismus) | Drop-Down-Menü Nn |
| | | Aufklappmenü Nn |
| | | Auswahlliste Nf |
| duck down n | (soft feathers of a duck) (meist Plural) | Entendaune Nf |
| | This pillow is filled with duck down. |
| duck down vi + adv | (bend, crouch down) | sich ducken Vr |
| | Martin ducked down so that he wouldn't hit his head on the door frame. |
| face down adv | (facing downwards) (Kopieren, Scannen) | mit der bedruckten Seite nach unten Rdw |
| | | auf dem Bauch liegen Rdw |
| | Place the document face down on the glass to scan it. |
| | After tripping over the roller skate, he found himself face down on the sidewalk. |