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| down adj | (sick) | bolnav adj. |
| | | răpus adj. |
| | She's down with the flu at the moment. |
| | Momentan e bolnavă de gripă. |
| | Momentan e răpusă de gripă. |
| down adj | (level: reduced) | coborât, scăzut adj. |
| | The water level is down. We should add some more. |
| | Nivelul apei e scăzut. Trebuie să mai adăugăm. |
| down adj | (depressed) | deprimat adj. |
| | | abătut, demoralizat adj. |
| | I've been feeling down all week. |
| | M-am simțit deprimat toată săptămâna. |
| | M-am simțit abătut toată săptămâna. |
| down adj | (to the south) | plecat adj. |
| | They're down on the south coast all week. |
| | Sunt plecați în sud toată săptămâna. |
| down adj | (American football: stopped) (fotbal american) | oprit adj. |
| | The referee declared the ball down. |
| | Arbitrul a hotărât ca mingea să fie oprită din joc. |
| down adj | (sports: behind in score) | mai puțin loc.adv. |
| | | în urmă loc.adv. |
| | The Danish team is down ten points. |
| | Echipa daneză a înscris cu zece puncte mai puțin. |
| | Echipa daneză e în urma noastră cu zece puncte. |
| down adj | UK (trains: away from capital) | spre provincie loc.adj. |
| | The down train leaves from this platform. |
| | Trenul spre provincie pleacă de la acest peron. |
| down adj | informal (not working, out of order) | defect adj. |
| | | căzut, nefuncțional adj. |
| | The server's down. You'll have to try again later. |
| | Serverul e defect. Trebuie să încercați mai târziu. |
| | Serverul e căzut, încercați mai târziu, vă rog. |
| down adj | (learned) | învățat adj. |
| | | memorat adj. |
| | Have you got your lines down for the school play yet?. |
| | Ați învățat deja replicile pentru piesa de la școală? |
| | Ați memorat replicile pentru piesa de la școală? |
| down adj | informal (gambling: with losses of) (la jocuri de noroc) | ușurat adj. |
| | | sărac adj. |
| | I'm down three hundred dollars. |
| | Am plecat ușurat de trei sute de dolari. |
| | Sunt mai sărac cu trei sute de dolari. |
| down adj | informal (finished) | terminat adj. |
| | | completat adj. |
| | We've got three reports down, one to go! |
| | Am terminat trei rapoarte, mai avem doar unul! |
| down adj | (crossword puzzles: vertical) | pe verticală loc.adv. |
| | I can't work out the answer to 7 down. |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (determined by) | a depinde de vb.intranz. |
| | Whether he goes free or not is down to the judge's decision. |
| down to [sth] adj + prep | (left with only) | a rămâne cu vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu mai avea decât expr. |
| | We're down to the last of the coffee, so could you buy some more while you're out? |
| down to [sth/sb] adj + prep | informal (caused by) | a se reduce la vb.reflex. |
| | | a fi cauzat de vb.intranz. |
| | The accident was entirely down to driver error. |
| down adv | (written) | în scris adv. |
| | Have you got that down yet? |
| | Ai notat în scris chestia aia? |
| down adv | (sitting or lying) | culcat adv. |
| | | la somn loc.adv. |
| | I put her down for her nap. |
| | Am pus-o culcat, ca să tragă un pui de somn. |
| | Am pus-o la somn. |
| down adv | (to lower value) | la un nivel scăzut loc.adv. |
| | Prices have come down in recent weeks. |
| | Prețurile au ajuns la un nivel scăzut în ultimele săptămâni. |
| down adv | (reduced: in volume, amount, etc.) | a reduce vb.tranz. |
| | We've got our luggage down to one suitcase each. |
| | Am redus bagajul la o valiză de fiecare. |
| down adv | (time: earlier to later) | de-a lungul loc.adv. |
| | Language changes down through the ages. |
| | Limbile se schimbă de-a lungul timpului. |
| down adv | (to lesser strength) (alcool, tărie) | a se înmuia vb.reflex. |
| | The beer tastes watered down. |
| | Tăria berii s-a mai înmuiat. |
| down adv | (cash payment) | în numerar loc.adv. |
| | How much money can you put down? |
| | Câți bani poți plăti în numerar? |
| down adv | (into submission) | la tăcere loc.adv. |
| | He shouted down his opponent. |
| | Și-a redus adversarul la tăcere. |
| down adv | (fixed state) | în poziție fixă loc.adv. |
| | The antenna was tied down with ropes. |
| | Antena era prinsă cu sfori în poziție fixă. |
| down adv | (to the source) | la sursă loc.adv. |
| | | a identifica vb.tranz. |
| Notă: For example: track down, hunt down |
| | He tracked down his natural father. |
| | A mers până la sursă cu identificarea tatălui său biologic. |
| | A reușit să-și identifice tatăl biologic. |
| down adv | (suppressed) | a reprima vb.tranz. |
| | | a disimula vb.tranz. |
| | He choked down his emotions. |
| | Și-a reprimat emoțiile. |
| | Și-a disimulat emoțiile. |
down with [sth],
down with doing [sth],
down to do [sth],
down for [sth],
down for doing [sth] expr | slang (keen to do [sth]) | a se băga la, a se angaja la vb.reflex. |
| | | a se înscrie pentru vb.reflex. |
| | | pe listă loc.adv. |
| | Sure, I'm down for going hiking this weekend. |
| down interj | (command to a dog) | încetează! expr. |
| | Down, boy! Get back to your kennel. |
| | Încetează! Înapoi în cușcă. |
| down n | (botany: fuzz) | puf s.m. |
| | Peaches have a layer of down on their skin. |
| | Piersicile au un strat de puf fin pe coajă. |
down,
downs n | UK (rolling country) | pajiște s.f. |
| | Sheep were grazing on the downs. |
| | Oile pășteau pe pajiște. |
| The Downs n | (range of low ridges in England) (lanț de dealuri în UK) | The Downs s.propriu |
| The Downs n | (sea area in England) (zonă la mare în UK) | The Downs s.propriu |
| down n as adj | (made with soft feathers) | din puf loc.adj |
| | I find a down pillow more comfortable than a synthetic one. |
| down prep | UK, informal (at, to) | la prep. |
| | Were you down the pub last night? |
| down⇒ vi | informal (fall) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| | The road ups and downs all the way to the sea. |
| | Drumul urcă și coboară înspre mare. |
| down vtr | (drink) | a da pe gât loc.vb. |
| | | a bea tot loc.vb. |
| | He downed his beer and left. |
| | A dat berea pe gât și a plecat. |
| | A băut toată berea și a plecat. |
| down [sth]⇒ vtr | (shoot from the sky) | a doborî vb.tranz. |
| | They downed a helicopter with just a rifle. |
| | Au doborât un elicopter doar trăgând cu pușca. |
| down⇒ vtr | (subdue) | a răpune vb.tranz. |
| | That wrestler could down anyone in thirty seconds. |
| | Luptătorul acela poate răpune orice adversar în treizeci de secunde. |
Locuțiuni verbale
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| back down vi phrasal | (give in, yield) | a ceda vb.intranz. |
| | | a da înapoi loc.vb. |
| | | a bate în retragere expr.vb. |
| | Despite the evidence, he refused to back down. |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (la naștere) | a împinge v.tranz. |
| | The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | a apăsa pe vb.intranz. |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | a apăsa, a copleși vb.tranz. |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) (a da peste) | a intra în vb.intranz. |
| | | a se năpusti asupra, a se repezi la vb.reflex. |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | a se apropia amenințător de expr. |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) (ploaie) | a turna cu găleata expr.vb. |
| | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) (un preț mic) | a negocia vb.tranz. |
| | We beat the price down to $45. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) | a demoraliza, a descuraja vb.tranz. |
| | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) | a suprima vb.tranz. |
| | (teama, emoția, furia) | a-și înfrânge, a-și învinge vb.reflex. |
| | Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. |
| bed down vi phrasal | (go to bed) | a se culca vb.reflex. |
| | | a se duce la culcare expr. |
| | I usually bed down at about eleven o'clock. |
| bed [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (provide bed for) | a pune la culcare expr. |
| | | a culca vb.tranz. |
| | Emily fed, bathed, and bedded down the children. |
| bend down vi phrasal | (lean over) | a se apleca vb.reflex. |
| | The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces. |
bog [sth] down,
bog down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | usually passive, informal (vehicle: mire) | a împotmoli vb.tranz. |
| | The jeep got bogged down in a huge mud puddle. |
| bog [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, usually passive, informal (person: hinder, burden) (figurat) | a pune bețe în roate cuiva loc.vb. |
| | | a ține pe loc loc.vb. |
| | | a împiedica pe cineva să facă ceva vb.tranz. |
| | Work is really bogging me down lately. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | a scădea prin fierbere vb.tranz. |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) | a scădea prin fierbere vb.intranz. |
| | | a se reduce la vb.reflex. |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | a se reduce la vb.reflex. |
| | | a se traduce prin vb.reflex. |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) (la esență) | a reduce vb.tranz. |
| | | a prezenta în esență, a prezenta în linii mari expr. |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (fasten, secure [sth]) | a fixa vb.tranz. |
| | | a înșuruba bine vb.tranz. |
| | Bolt down that metal plate so that it doesn't vibrate. |
| bolt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (eat [sth] quickly) | a înfuleca vb.tranz. |
| | | a hali vb.tranz. |
| | Jerry was late for class, so he bolted down his breakfast. |
| bow down vi phrasal | (bend, kneel in respect) | a se pleca vb.reflex. |
| | | a face o plecăciune loc.vb. |
| | She was asked to bow down in front of a statue of their god. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | a se strica vb.reflex. |
| | | a se defecta vb.reflex. |
| Notă: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | a-și pierde controlul, a se pierde cu firea expr. |
| | | a izbucni în plâns expr. |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (figurat) | a ajunge într-un punct mort expr. |
| | | a-și pierde din intensitate, a-și pierde din avânt expr. |
| | | a se dilua vb.reflex. |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | a dărâma vb.tranz. |
| | | a pune la pământ loc.vb. |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | a dezintegra, descompune vb.tranz. |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | a analiza vb.tranz. |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| bring [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative, slang (make sad) | a demoraliza vb.tranz. |
| | | a descuraja vb.tranz. |
| | | a întrista vb.tranz. |
| | If you keep criticizing Michael, you'll just bring him down. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (set to work) | a se pregăti vb.reflex. |
| | | a se înarma cu curaj loc.vb. |
| | I've got to buckle down and finish planting the vegetable seeds. |
| buckle down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (work diligently) | a-și da silința loc.vb. |
| | I have to buckle down and finish this term paper. |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | a mustra, a dojeni vb.tranz. |
| | | a face observații cuiva expr.vb. |
cast off,
cast down vi phrasal | (country dancing) (dans country) | a dansa în afara liniei expr.vb. |
| | The dancers cast off and moved to the end of the line. |
| clamp down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (be strict, enforce rules) | a combate vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a înăbuși vb.tranz. |
| | | a anihila vb.tranz. |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down vi phrasal | UK, figurative (accept defeat) | a-și accepta înfrângerea expr. |
| | | a da înapoi loc.vb. |
| | There was a public outcry at the proposals and the government was forced to climb down. |
| come down vi phrasal | (descend) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| | Go upstairs and tell your sister to come down for dinner. |
| come down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | a se prăbuși vb.reflex. |
| | After the wrecking ball hit the side of the building it came down quickly. |
| come down vi phrasal | slang, figurative (cease to be high on drugs) | a nu mai simți efectele drogurilor vb.tranz. |
| | That weed was so good that it took me 3 hours to finally come down. |
| come down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be essentially) | a se reduce la vb.reflex. |
| | | a se ajunge la vb.reflex. |
| | What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (become less hot) | a se răci vb.reflex. |
| | Give the cookies ten minutes to cool down. |
| cool down vi phrasal | figurative, informal (become less angry) | a se calma vb.reflex. |
| | | a se liniști vb.reflex. |
| | It took Andy a while to cool down after the argument with his brother. |
| cool down vi phrasal | (slow pace to end exercise) (ritm) | a încetini vb.tranz. |
| | It is important to spend five minutes cooling down after a vigorous exercise session. |
| cool [sth/sb] down vtr phrasal sep | (make less hot) | a se răcori vb.reflex. |
| | Ben took a cold shower to cool himself down after the race. |
| count down vi phrasal | (count back to zero) | a număra invers loc.vb. |
| | The anaesthetist told the patient to count down from 100. |
| count [sth] down vtr phrasal insep | (count backwards to event) | a număra invers loc.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a aștepta cu nerăbdare loc.vb. |
| | | a anticipa vb.tranz. |
| | It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve; the crowd in Times Square was counting down the seconds. |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) (figurat: atitudine) | a se înăspri vb.reflex. |
| | | a lua măsuri împotriva loc.vb. |
| | | a nu tolera vb.tranz. |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| crack down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) (un comportament) | a pedepsi vb.tranz. |
| | | a sancționa vb.tranz. |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| crouch down vi phrasal | (squat, hunker) | a se ghemui vb.reflex. |
| | I crouched down to hide behind the low wall. |
| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | a reduce vb.tranz. |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
Forme compuse:
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| abseil down [sth] vi + prep | (descend using a rope) | a coborî în rapel expr.vb. |
| | | a coborî pe coardă expr.vb. |
| | Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity. |
| | Sharon a coborât în rapel pe peretele unui zgârie-nori pentru a strânge bani pentru o cauză caritabilă. |
| be bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative (encumbered or oppressed) (figurat) | a se împotmoli vb.reflex. |
| | The lawyer was bogged down in paper work. |
| bear down vi | (push downwards) | a trage în jos loc.vb. |
| | | a face să se aplece loc.vb. |
| | If you bear down on the pen, the carbon copies will be clearer. |
| beat down vi | (sun: shine brightly and hot) (soare) | a arde vb.intranz. |
| beat down vtr | (negotiate a lower price from [sb]) (un preț mic) | a negocia vb.tranz. |
| blow down vi | (wind: knock over) (despre vânt) | a trânti vb.tranz. |
| | The wind blew down our swing set and shade umbrella. |
| blow me down interj | informal (expressing amazement) | m-a dat gata |
| | Well, blow me down! You won the lottery! |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) | a se legăna vb.reflex. |
| | | a pluti vb.intranz. |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
boil it down,
boil it all down v expr | figurative (reduce to essence) | a se reduce la loc.vb. |
| | When you boil it all down, you have two choices: In or out. |
| bow down before vtr | literal (bow in extreme deference to) | a se pleca / înclina în fața vb.reflex. |
| | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. |
| bow down before vtr | figurative (show deference to) | a se pleca / înclina în fața vb.reflex. |
| | He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | a-și pierde controlul și a începe să plângă |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| breakdown n | (car, machine: failure) | pană s.f. |
| | | defecțiune s.f. |
| | | avarie s.f. |
| | Mary had a breakdown on the way to work, which caused her to be late. |
| | Deoarece mașina s-a a făcut pană pe drumul spre muncă, Mary a întârziat. |
| breakdown n | (chemical decomposition) | descompunere s.f. |
| | | dezagregare s.f. |
| | In just a few days, the breakdown of the cell structure was apparent. |
| | În doar câteva zile, descompunerea structurii celulei era deja vizibilă. |
| breakdown n | (mental collapse) | cădere nervoasă s.f. |
| | | depresie s.f. |
| | Apparently, Dr. Harris had a breakdown, so Dr. Watts is taking over his scheduled surgeries. |
| | Se pare că Dr. Harris a avut o cădere nervoasă, așa că Dr. Watts i-a preluat operațiile chirurgicale planificate. |
| breakdown n | (analysis into parts) | sistematizare, analiză s.f. |
| | A breakdown of the study, its findings, and its implications can be found on page 10. |
| | O sistematizare (or: analiză) a studiului, descoperirile și implicațiile sale pot fi găsite la pagina 10. |
| breakdown n | (finance: itemization) | detaliere s.f. |
| | The breakdown of the department's spending budget is shown in this graph. |
| | Detalierea bugetului de cheltuieli al departamentului este prezentată în acest grafic. |
| breakdown n | (disrupted communication) | ruptură, discontinuitate s.f. |
| | There's been a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries. |
| | A avut loc o ruptură (or: discontinuitate) în negocierile dintre cele două țări. |
| breaking down n | (disintegration) | dezintegrare s.f. |
| | The weather contributes hugely to the breaking down of rock into smaller particles. |
| bring down vtr | (cause the demise of) (un guvern) | a răsturna vb.tranz. |
| broken-down adj | (dilapidated) | paradit, părăginit adj. |
| | | dărăpănat adj. |
| | | defect, stricat adj. |
| | The house was old and its broken-down roof was letting in the rain. |
bucket,
bucket along [sth],
bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) | a goni vb.intranz. |
| | | a merge tare loc.vb. |
| Notă: Followed by a preposition |
| | The car was bucketing along the road. |
| buckle down vtr | informal, literal (fasten, secure in place) | a fixa, a prinde vb.tranz. |
| | Will you please buckle down the car seat so it doesn't move around? |
| burn down vi + adv | (be destroyed by fire) | a arde din temelie expr. |
| | | a fi mistuit de foc expr. |
| | The factory burnt down in a fire that killed 11 workers. |
| burn [sth] down vtr + adv | (destroy by fire) | a arde din temelie expr. |
| | A fire burnt the hotel down. |
| button-down shirt n | (has buttons on collar) | cămașă cu nasturi |
| | He's always neatly dressed in a freshly-pressed suit and a button-down shirt. |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt: with collar buttons) | cu nasturi la guler adj. |
buttoned-down,
button-down adj | (shirt collar: with buttons) | cu nasturi adj. |
| buttoned-down adj | informal, figurative (conservative) | conservator adj. |
| | | rigid adj. |
| | The new boss seems more buttoned-down than the old one. |
| calm down vi | (become calmer) | a se calma vb.reflex. |
| | Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| Calm down! interj | (don't panic) | calmează-te!, liniștește-te! imper. |
| | Calm down! The matter has been resolved. |
| calm down vtr | (cause to become calmer) | a calma vb.tranz. |
| | She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down. |
| chop down vtr | (fell, cut down: a tree) (un copac) | a tăia vb.tranz. |
| | Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| chow down vi | US, informal (eat) | a mânca vb.tranz. |
| chow down on [sth] vi + prep | US, informal (eat [sth]) | a mânca vb.tranz. |
| clamp down vi | (enforce stricter measures) | a înăspri condițiile loc.vb. |
| | The city is clamping down on gang violence. |
| climb down [sth] vi + prep | (descend by grasping) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| | | a se da jos loc.vb. |
| | She managed to climb down the mountain to fetch help for her injured friend. |
| climb down vi + adv | (descend [sth] by grasping) | a coborî din, a coborî de pe vb.intranz. |
| | | a se da jos loc.vb. |
| | If the cat climbed up the tree, I'm sure he can climb down. |
close down,
closedown vi | (business: cease trading) (firmă, afacere) | a se închide vb.reflex. |
| Notă: single-word form used when term is a noun |
| | When the doctor was killed they had to close down the clinic. |
close down,
closedown vtr | (cause business to cease operating) (firmă, afacere) | a închide vb.tranz. |
| | The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop. |
| closed down adj | (gone out of business) | închis adj. |
| come down [sth] vi + prep | (descend) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| | An avalanche prevented them from coming down the mountain. |
| come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | a scădea prețul |
| | That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
| come down on vtr | figurative, informal (reprimand or punish severely) | a cășuna pe vb.intranz. |
| come down on vtr | literal (fall on, collapse on top of) | a cădea peste vb.intranz. |
| | When I lost the job I felt like the roof had come down on me. |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) | a coborî cu picioarele pe pământ |
| | He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
| come down with vtr | figurative, informal (fall ill with, get sick with) | a se îmbolnăvi de vb.reflex. |
| | I've just come down with a cold. |
| count down vtr | (prepare for or anticipate [sth]) | a anticipa vb.tranz. |
| | | a se pregăti de vb.reflex. |
| course down [sth] vi + prep | (liquids: flow down) | a curge, a șiroi vb.intranz. |
| | | a se prelinge vb.reflex. |
| | 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. |
| | Lacrimile curgeau pe obrajii celor îndoliați, aflați lângă mormânt. |
| crack down vi | (enforce laws more strictly) | a impune legea vb.tranz. |
| | The city will begin to crack down on speeding this month, so obey the speed limit while driving. |
| crash down vi + adv | (collapse, fall) | a se prăbuși vb.reflex. |
| | | a cădea vb.intranz. |
| | After they detonated the explosives, the old bridge crashed down into the ravine. |