Partikelverben down | Down |
fall down vi phrasal | figurative (person: fail) | durchfallen Vi, sepa |
| | nicht bestehen Adv + Vt |
| | scheitern Vi |
| Many students fall down on this test task. |
| Viele Schüler fallen durch diese Testaufgabe. |
fall down vi phrasal | figurative ([sth]: not succeed) | scheitern Vi |
| | fehlschlagen Vi, sepa |
| | schlecht ausgehen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| Negotiations for broadcasting the game fell down over the issue of international TV rights. |
| Die Verhandlungen über das Aussenden des Spiels scheiterten an internationalen Fernsehrechten. |
flag [sb/sth] down, flag down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stop by signalling: taxi, etc.) (ugs) | etwas/jemanden anhalten Vt, sepa |
| (formell) | etwas/jemanden heranwinken Vt, sepa |
| It's hard to flag down a taxi during the rush hour. |
| Julie was lost and had no signal on her phone; she had to flag down a passing car to ask for help. |
flop down vi phrasal | informal (lie, sit carelessly) | fallen lassen Vi + Vt |
| (abfällig) | hinfläzen Vr, sepa |
| He flopped down on the couch to watch the television. |
get down vi phrasal | (from vehicle, horse) | aussteigen Vi, sepa |
| | absteigen Vi, sepa |
| The truck driver got down from his cab to inspect the tires. |
| Der LKW-Fahrer stieg aus seiner Kabine aus und untersuchte die Räder. |
get [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (depress) (informell) | jmdn runterziehen Vt, sepa |
| | jmdn fertigmachen Vt, sepa |
| Try not to let your exam results get you down. |
| Lass dich nicht von deinen Prüfungsresultaten so runterziehen. |
get [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (write [sth] down) | aufschreiben Vt, sepa |
| | notieren Vt |
| (altmodisch) | niederschreiben Vt, sepa |
| When inspiration strikes, get the idea down before you forget it. |
| Wenn die Inspirationen einen überfällt, sollte man es aufschreiben, bevor man es vergisst. |
get [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (swallow [sth]) (mit Mühe, ugs) | runterkriegen Vt, sepa |
| (ugs) | runterschlucken Vt, sepa |
| | herunterschlucken Vt, sepa |
| A glass of water will help you to get those pills down. |
| Mit einem Glas Wasser kriegen Sie die Tabletten runter. |
get down vi phrasal | slang (have fun, esp. dance) (ugs, übertragen) | die Sau raus lassen Rdw |
| | feiern Vi |
| At the wedding, it was hilarious to see my dad getting down on the dance floor. |
| Es war so lustig, mitanzusehen, wie mein Vater auf der Hochzeit auf der Tanzfläche die Sau raus ließ. |
get down vi phrasal | informal (leave the meal table) | den Tisch verlassen VP |
| | aufstehen Vi, sepa |
| (vage) | gehen Vi |
| Mum, can I get down now, please? I can't eat any more. |
get down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (start) | zu etwas kommen Präp + Vi |
| | mit etwas anfangen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| Let's get down to the important matter of choosing our new chairperson. |
| Lasst uns nun zu einer wichtigen Sache kommen: die Wahl unserer neuen Vorsitzenden. |
go down vi phrasal | (descend) (ugs) | runtergehen Vi, sepa |
| | hinuntergehen Vi, sepa |
| | hinabsteigen Vi, sepa |
| Keep going down until you reach the foot of the mountain. |
| Gehen Sie runter, bis Sie den Fuß des Berges erreichen. |
go down [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (stairs, hill: descend) (ugs) | runtergehen Vt, sepa |
| | hinuntergehen Vt, sepa |
| | hinabgehen Vt, sepa |
| (literarisch) | hinabsteigen Vt, sepa |
| If you go down these stairs, you'll find yourself in the basement. |
| Wenn du diese Treppen runtergehst, landest du im Keller. |
go down vi phrasal | figurative (prices: decrease) | fallen Vi |
| | billiger werden Adj + Vt |
| | abnehmen Vi, sepa |
| The prices have gone down at this store. |
| Die Preise in diesem Laden sind gefallen. |
go down vi phrasal | slang (give oral sex) (Slang, vulgär) | jemandem einen blasen Rdw |
| | Oralsex haben Nm + Vt |
| She won't have sex with him but she does let him go down. |
| Sie wollte keinen Sex mit ihm, erlaubte ihm jedoch Oralsex. |
go down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (give oral sex) (Frau: Slang, vulgär) | lecken Vt |
| (Mann: Slang, vulgär) | jmdm einen blasen Unbest Art, m + Vi |
| | jmdn oral befriedigen Adj + Vt |
| Sandy enjoys it when her boyfriend goes down on her. |
go down vi phrasal | slang (happen) | vor sich gehen VP |
| | passieren Vi |
| I knew the second I entered the room that something was going down between Jon and Matt. |
go down vi phrasal | (sports: be defeated) (ugs) | geschlagen werden, besiegt werden V Part Perf + Vi |
| | verlieren Vi |
| | eine Niederlage erleiden VP |
| The player went down to her opponent in straight sets. |
go down with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be defeated with [sb/sth]) | mit jemandem untergehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | mit jemandem zusammen geschlagen werden VP |
| | gemeinsam ruiniert werden VP |
| If our company goes down, our subsidiaries will go down with us. |
| Sollte unsere Firma schließen, würden unsere Tochtergesellschaften auch mit untergehen. |
go down with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become ill) | [etw] bekommen Vt |
| (informell) | [etw] kriegen Vt |
| (informell) | sich [etw] holen Vt |
| | sich [etw] einfangen Vt, sepa |
| Roger went down with flu. |
gobble [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat hungrily) (informell) | runterschlingen Vt, sepa |
| | verschlingen Vt |
| They gobbled down their dinner. |
grind [sth] down, grind down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make into powder) | abschleifen Vt, sepa |
| | zermahlen Vt |
| | zermürben Vt |
| The builder uses a power tool to grind down the stone. |
grind [sb] down, grind down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make weary or disheartened) | zermürben Vt |
| The constant criticism from his partner was grinding him down. |
gun [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (shoot dead) | erschießen Vt |
| (informell) | umnieten Vt, sepa |
| (Slang) | abknallen Vt, sepa |
| The victim was gunned down at short range. |
hammer [sth] down, hammer down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (UK, sell at a auction) | bei einer Auktion verkaufen VP |
| | per Auktion verkaufen VP |
hand [sth] down, hand down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pass on to a successor) | etwas weitergeben Vt, sepa |
| | etwas vermachen Vt |
| | etwas vererben Vt |
| Before I die, I will hand down to you, my son, my entire estate. |
| Bevor ich sterbe, möchte ich dir, mein Sohn, mein Anwesen vererben. |
hang down vi phrasal | (droop, dangle) (informell) | runterhängen Vi, sepa |
| | herunterhängen Vi, sepa |
| The Halloween decorations were hanging down from the ceiling. |
hold down [sth/sb], hold [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (restrain) | festhalten Vt, sepa |
| Hold his arms down so he'll stop hitting me! |
| Halte seine Arme fest, damit er aufhört, mich zu schlagen! |
hold [sth/sb] down, hold down [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (restrain or repress) | unterdrücken Vt, fix |
| | [etw] im Zaum halten Rdw |
| I find it hard to hold down my anger when I see someone drop litter. |
| Es fällt mir schwer, meinen Ärger für zu unterdrücken, wenn ich sehe, wie jemand seinen Müll auf die Straße wirft. |
hold down [sth], hold [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (keep from losing) | [etw] behalten Vt |
| | [etw] halten Vt |
| I've been fired four times. I just can't hold down a job! |
| Ich wurde schon vier mal gefeuert. Ich kann einfach keinen Job behalten. |
hold down [sth], hold [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (food: not eject as vomit) | [etw] bei sich behalten VP |
| Though she still felt a little sick, Lisa managed to hold down her lunch. |
| Auch wenn ihr ein bisschen schlecht war, konnte Lisa das Essen bei sich behalten. |
hose [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (spray [sth] clean) | abspritzen Vt, sepa |
| Sailors hosed down the decks with seawater. |
hunker down vi phrasal | (squat, crouch low) | kauern Vi |
| | in die Knie gehen Rdw |
| | hinknien Vr, sepa |
| The catcher hunkered down behind the plate. |
hunker down vi phrasal | figurative (settle in for a period of time) (ugs) | einlümmeln Vr, sepa |
| I like nothing better on a winter's evening than to hunker down in the armchair with a good book and a bottle of wine. |
hunt [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (find criminal) | jmdn/[etw] finden Vt |
| | jmdn zur Strecke bringen Rdw |
| The cop swore he would hunt down the murderer. |
| Der Polizist schwörte, er würde den Mörder finden. |
jot [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (write, make a note of) | [etw] schnell aufschreiben Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | [etw] schnell notieren Adj + Vt |
| I'll just jot down the address. |
| Ich schreibe nur schnell die Adresse auf. |
keep [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (repress [sth]) | etwas niedrig halten Adj + Vt |
| | etwas unterdrücken Vt, fix |
| The teacher asked the boys to keep the noise down. |
| Der Lehrer bat die Jungen, den Geräuschpegel niedrig zu halten. |
keep [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (digest with difficulty) | sich nicht übergeben Präp + Vr, fix |
| | etwas im Magen behalten VP |
| Although my stomach was upset, I kept my breakfast down. |
| Obwohl mein Bauch sehr weh tat, musste ich mich nicht übergeben. |
kneel down vi phrasal | (get onto one or both knees) | hinknien Vr, sepa |
| | auf die Knie gehen Rdw |
| I dropped the coin and it rolled right under the cabinet - I had to kneel down and feel underneath to find it. |
kneel down vi phrasal | (genuflect) | hinknien Vr, sepa |
| | auf die Knie gehen Rdw |
| Catholics kneel down often during Mass. |
knock [sth] down, knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (demolish) | etwas abreißen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas einreißen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas demolieren Vt |
| The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| Das alte Bürogebäude wurde abgerissen, um dem neuen Einkaufszentrum Platz zu machen. |
knock [sth] down, knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce the price of) | etwas senken Vt |
| | etwas niedriger machen Adj +Vt |
| (Preis: übertragen) | etwas drücken Vi |
| No one was buying anything so they decided to knock down the prices. |
| Niemand kaufte etwas, weswegen sie sich entschieden, ihre Preise zu senken. |
knock [sb] down, knock down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) (ugs) | jmdn anfahren Vt, sepa |
| (ugs) | jmdn mitreißen Vt, sepa |
| The car knocked him down as he crossed the street. |
| Das Auto fuhr ihn an, als er die Straße überquerte. |
knock down [sth], knock [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (cause to fall to the ground) (ugs) | etwas umschmeißen Vt, sepa |
| (ugs) | etwas umhauen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas umstoßen Vt, sepa |
| The objective of bowling is to knock down as many pins as possible. |
| Das Ziel beim Kegeln ist, so viele Kegel als möglich umzuschmeißen. |
knuckle down vi phrasal | slang (apply yourself to a task) | anstrengen Vr, sepa |
| You had better start knuckling down in school, or you'll never graduate. |
knuckle down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (apply yourself) | sich an die Arbeit machen Rdw |
| | zupacken Vi, sepa |
| We don't have much time for this project. We'd better knuckle down to work. |
laugh [sb/sth] down, laugh down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (ridicule [sb/sth]) | sich über jmdn lustig machen VP |
| | demütigen Vt |
| | erniedrigen Vt |
lay [sth] down, lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (surrender, give up: weapons) (literarisch) | etwas niederlegen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas hinlegen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas aufgeben Vt, sepa |
| The President pleaded with the terrorists to lay down their arms. |
| Der Präsident flehte die Terroristen an, ihre Waffen niederzulegen. |
lay [sth] down, lay down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (establish: law, rules, etc.) (Gesetz) | verabschieden Vt |
| (Regeln) | festlegen Vt, sepa |
| | aufstellen Vt, sepa |
| Good parenting involves laying down clear rules. |
| Eine gute Erziehung beinhaltet auch, klare Regeln festzulegen. |
lay down vi phrasal | informal (recline, lie down) (ugs) | sich lang machen VP |
| | hinlegen Vr, sepa |
| I'm tired; I'm going to lay down on the bed for an hour. |
| Ich bin müde; ich lege mich für eine Stunde ins Bett. |
let [sb] down, let down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disappoint, fail) | jemanden enttäuschen Vt |
| (übertragen) | jemanden im Stich lassen Rdw |
| You had better get straight A's in school -- don't let me down! |
| Du solltest in der Schule besser Einsen kriegen -- enttäusch mich nicht! |
let [sth] down, let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lower gradually) | etwas herunterlassen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas herablassen Vt, sepa |
| The girl let down a rope and her boyfriend climbed up into her room. |
| Das Mädchen ließ ein Seil herunter und ihr Freund kletterte in ihr Zimmer. |
let [sth] down, let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clothing: lengthen at hem) | verlängern Vt |
| The seamstress let down the skirt so that it fell to just below Sally's knee. |
| Die Schneiderin verlängerte den Rock, so dass er bis zu Sally's Knie reichte. |
let [sth] down, let [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | UK (release air from: tire, etc) (ugs, informell) | die Luft rauslassen VP |
| | die Luft ablassen VP |
| When Jim's car would not start, he discovered that someone had let down his front tyres. |
| ⓘDieser Satz ist keine Übersetzung des englischen Satzes. Als Jim in sein Auto einsteigen wollte, fiel ihm auf, dass jemand die Lust aus seinen Vorderreifen gelassen hat. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter: down | Down |
feel down vi + adj | informal (be sad) (ugs) | traurig sein Adv + Vi |
| (Slang, Angliz) | down sein Adv + Vi |
| Given what you experienced, it's only natural that you're feeling down. |
| I feel down about not getting that job; I thought I really nailed the interview. |
fold down vi + adv | (furniture: lower for use) | herunterklappen Vt, sepa |
| Behind this wall panel is a bed that folds down at night. |
fold down vi + adv | (furniture: become flat) | herunterklappen Vt, sepa |
| The seat backs fold down to create more room in the car. |
fold [sth] down, fold down [sth] vtr + adv | (furniture: lower for use) | etwas herunterklappen Vt, sepa |
| On the plane, he folded down the arm rests and fastened his seat belt. |
fold-down adj | (furniture: convertible) | herunterklappen können Vt, sepa + Hv |
| | Klapp- Präf |
| He put a fold-down craft table in the children's room. |
fold out, fold down vi + adv | (unfold into [sth] larger) | ausklappen Vt, sepa |
| The couch folds out to make a bed. |
further down adv | (lower) | weiter unten Adv + Adv |
| According to what it says further down, you don't need to do anything yet. |
| Many of the teams further down in the standings are losing money. |
get bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (stuck: in activity, etc.) | aufgehalten werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| | stecken bleiben Vi + Hv |
| I thought I would be able to leave early, but I got bogged down by paperwork. |
get bogged down v expr | (stuck: in mud) | steckenbleiben Vi, sepa |
| | festfahren Vr, sepa |
| | einsinken Vi, sepa |
| Once again, the car got bogged down in the mud. |
get bogged down in debt v expr | informal (owe money) (übertragen) | versinken Vt |
| (übertragen) | untergehen Vi, sepa |
| Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt. |
get down on your knees v expr | (kneel) | hinknien Vr, sepa |
| | auf die Knie gehen Rdw |
| Before we went to bed we got down on our knees and prayed. |
get down on your knees v expr | figurative (beg for [sth]) | vor jemandem auf die Knie gehen Rdw |
| If you want to borrow his precious car, you'll have to get down on your knees! |
get down to brass tacks v expr | figurative, informal (discuss essentials) | zum Wesentlichen kommen Rdw |
| | zum Punkt kommen Rdw |
| Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks. |
get down to business, get down to work v expr | (start now) | langsam mal anfangen Rdw |
| | langsam mal loslegen Rdw |
| We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
glance down vi + adv | (look briefly downwards) | nach unten schauen VP |
| (ugs) | runter blicken Adv + Vi |
| (ugs) | runter gucken Adv + Vi |
| Sarah glanced down at the contents of her plate. |
| Sarah sah nach unten auf ihren Teller und was darauf lag. |
go down as [sth] v expr | (be remembered as) | als [etw] in Erinnerung bleiben VP |
| | als [etw] im Gedächtnis bleiben VP |
| That's going to go down as one of the greatest mistakes a politician has ever made. |
go down the drain v expr | figurative, informal (be wasted) | den Bach runtergehen Rdw |
| | den Bach runterschwimmen Rdw |
| | den Bach runter sein Rdw |
| A lot of the investors saw their entire life savings go down the drain. |
go down the drain v expr | figurative, informal (be ruined) | den Bach runtergehen Rdw |
| | den Bach runterschwimmen Rdw |
| | den Bach runter sein Rdw |
| It was tough to see the family business go down the drain. |
go down the wrong way v expr | (swallowing: windpipe instead) | verschlucken Vr |
| (ugs, selten) | in die falsche Röhre geraten/gelangen VP |
go down well v expr | informal, figurative (news: be welcome) (übertragen) | runtergehen wie Öl Rdw |
| | gerne gehört werden Rdw |
| News of an increase in profits went down well with investors in the company. |
| Die Neuigkeit über die steigenden Profite wurden von den Firmeninvestoren gerne gehört. |
go down well v expr | informal, figurative (performance: be enjoyed) | bei jemandem gut ankommen VP |
| | jemandem gut gefallen Adj + Vi |
| The band were very good and they went down well with the fans. |
| Die Band war sehr gut und ist bei den Fans sehr gut angekommen. |
gulp [sth] down vtr + adv | (food, drink: swallow quickly) | schnell trinken Adj + Vt |
| | herunterschütten, herunterkippen Vt, sepa |
| I was so thirsty that I opened the fridge and started gulping down milk straight from the carton. |
gulp [sth] down vtr + adv | (air: breathe in) (übertragen) | schlucken Vt |
| Avoid gulping down air with your food, and make sure you chew each mouthful thoroughly. |
hammer [sth] down, hammer down [sth] vtr + adv | (nail, etc.: insert using hammer) | etwas mit einem Hammer in etwas hauen Rdw |
| | einschlagen Vt, sepa |
hammer [sth] down, hammer down [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (plan: fix) | etwas festmachen Vt, sepa |
| | etwas fest ausmachen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| Before we buy the materials, let's hammer down a work schedule. |
hand-me-down n | (used garment) | gebrauchte Kleidung Adj + Nf |
| (Slang) | gebrauchte Klamotten Adj + Npl |
| Bill became used to wearing his brother's hand-me-downs. |
hand-me-down n | (used item) | gebrauchte Sachen Adj + Npl |
| | gebrauchte Ware Adj + Nf |
| | Second Hand Sachen Rdw |
| Mandy saved a lot of money on items for her baby thanks to hand-me-downs from her family. |
hand-me-down adj | (second-hand) | gebraucht Adj |
| (Anglizismus) | Second Hand Adj |
| Emma was given all her sister's hand-me-down clothes. |
handed down adj | (bequeathed, passed on) | weitergegeben V Part Perf |
| | weitergereicht V Part Perf |
| | von einem zum anderen gegeben Rdw |
| Most of the children were wearing handed-down clothes. |
hands down, hands-down adv | (without a doubt) | ohne Frage Präp + Nf |
| | ohne Zweifel Präp + Nm |
| | zweifellos Adv |
| This is hands down the best cake I have ever tasted. |
have [sth] down cold, also US: have [sth] down pat v expr | US, informal (know, understand [sth] completely) | [etw] aus dem Effeff beherrschen Rdw |
| | [etw] etwas im Schlaf können Rdw |
| She scored 100% on her Spanish test because she had the conjugations down cold. |
have [sb] down cold v expr | US, informal (understand [sb]'s character) | jemanden durchschauen Vt, fix |
hold down a job v expr | (remain in employment) | seinen Job behalten Rdw |
| | eine Stelle behalten, eine Anstellung behalten Rdw |
| After years of unemployment, John managed to hold down a job at the post office. I can never seem to hold down a job. |
hold the fort, also US: hold down the fort v expr | figurative (be in charge temporarily) | die Stellung halten Rdw |
| I'll hold the fort while you go on your coffee break. |
hold-down, holddown n | (building: hardware for plywood wall) | Niederhalter Nm |
hunker down vi | US, figurative (prepare to endure, resist) | sich auf etwas gefasst machen Rdw |
| | vorbereiten Vr, sepa |
| Any company that wants to survive this recession must hunker down, reduce costs and cut investment to the bare minimum. |
it's pouring down, it's pouring expr | informal (it's raining heavily) (übertragen) | es gießt in Strömen Rdw |
| I'm not going to walk the dog right now, it's pouring down; I'll do it later on. |
jot [sth] down on [sth] v expr | informal (write, make a note of) | [etw] schnell aufschreiben Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | [etw] schnell notieren Adj + Vt, sepa |
| I jotted down his phone number on a scrap of paper. |
| Ich schrieb seine Telefonnummer schnell auf. |
jump down vi + adv | (leap off of [sth]) (informell) | runterspringen Vi, sepa |
| | herunterspringen Vi, sepa |
kick down vi + adv | (vehicle: lower gear) (Anglizismus) | Kickdown- Präf |
kick-down, kickdown n | chiefly UK (vehicle: device to lower gear) (Anglizismus) | Kickdown- Präf |
knockdown price, knock-down price n | UK, informal (low cost, discounted price) | Sonderangebot Nn |
| (ugs) | Spottpreis Nm |
| This holiday season, our store will offer the best knockdown prices of the year. |
knocked down adj | (hit and felled: by a vehicle, etc.) | umgefahren V Part Perf |
| | umgestoßen V Part Perf |
| | zu Boden gerissen Rdw |
| The cyclist was knocked down by a car. |
knocked down adj | (punched to the ground) | zu Boden geschlagen Rdw |
| | umgehauen V Part Perf |
lay down the law v expr | (enforce rules) | vor vollendete Tatsachen stellen Rdw |
| | vorschreiben Vt, sepa |
| My mom laid down the law; if I choose to smoke I can't live at home. |
let down adj | (disappointed, failed) | enttäuscht Adj |
| | traurig Adj |
| She felt let down when no one came to her party. |
| Als niemand zu ihrer Feier kam, war sie enttäuscht. |