English

Preposition

down

1. on the lower side, below
2. South
3. In Hiberno English down is used as a description of a location away from a city. E.g. "He went down to Cavan" even if the location is to the North. "Down on the farm", "Down country"

Translations

• Catalan: avall
• Dutch: beneden , onder
• Ido: infre, adinfre
• Indonesian: bawah
• Italian: sotto
• Japanese: 下 (した, shita)
• Spanish: abajo

Adjective

down

1. depressed, feeling low
2. On a lower level than before

   The stock market is down.

   Prices are down.

Translations

• Catalan: deprimit , deprimido
• Dutch: depressief , depri
• French: dépressif , dépri
• German: down (1), unten (2)
• Italian: giù

Noun

down (uncountable)

1. What grows on young birds before their feathers appear. Down looks like feathers but its backbone is not rigid or stiff. It makes good insulation material that is very flexible.
2. (usually plural) field, especially for racing

   A hill such as "Churchill Downs", "Upson Downs" (from Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis)

Translations

• Catalan: plomissol m, plomissa f
• Dutch: dons n
• French: duvet m
• German: Daune f (1), Daunen f (pl) (1), Hügel m (3)
• Italian: piumino m
• Japanese: 綿毛 (わたげ , watage), ダウン (daun)
• Spanish: plumón m

Proper noun

Down

1. part of the compound word Down's syndrome
2. One of the counties of Northern Ireland.

Verb

to down

1. To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
2. To pot a ball.
3. To drop.

Translations

• French: faire cul sec (1), laisser tomber (3)
• German: exen (1), runterkippen (1), versenken (2), fallen lassen (3)

Adverb

1. Vertically decreasing.
2. Lessening.
3. Over.