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downloader (Person who downloads) noun | téléchargeusenom {f} |
downplay [downplayed, downplaying, downplays] (to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential) verb [UK: ˌdaʊn.ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌple] | minimiser◼◼◼verbe |
downpour (heavy rain) noun [UK: ˈdaʊn.pɔː(r)] [US: ˈdaʊn.pɔːr] | averse◼◼◼nom {f}I was utterly soaked by the downpour. = J'étais complètement trempé par l'averse. trombe◼◼◻nom {f} |
downpour (rain heavily) verb [UK: ˈdaʊn.pɔː(r)] [US: ˈdaʊn.pɔːr] | pleuvoir à verseverbe |
downright (really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly) adverb [UK: ˈdaʊn.raɪt] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌraɪt] | carrément◼◼◼adverbeThat's downright dangerous. = C'est carrément dangereux. vraiment◼◼◻adverbe |
downshift [downshifted, downshifting, downshifts] (to shift the transmission of a car or bicycle into a lower gear) verb [UK: dˈaʊnʃɪft] [US: dˈaʊnʃɪft] | rétrograder◼◼◼verbe |
downspout (vertical pipe or conduit) noun [UK: dˈaʊnspaʊt] [US: dˈaʊnspaʊt] | descente◼◼◼nom {f} |
downstairs (downstairs (adverb)) adverb [UK: ˌdaʊn.ˈsteəz] [US: ˌdɑːwn.ˈsterz] | en bas◼◼◼adverbe au-dessous◼◻◻adverbe |
downstairs (the genitalia) noun [UK: ˌdaʊn.ˈsteəz] [US: ˌdɑːwn.ˈsterz] | en bas◼◼◼nom |
downstream (lower down, in relation to a river or stream) adjective [UK: daʊn.ˈstriːm] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌstrim] | aval◼◼◼adjectifJohn is fishing for trout about a hundred meters downstream from here. = John pêche à la truite environ cent mètres en aval d'ici. descendant◼◻◻adjectif |
downstream (biology: towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule) adjective [UK: daʊn.ˈstriːm] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌstrim] | en aval◼◼◼adjectif |
downstream (Following the path of a river or stream) adverb [UK: daʊn.ˈstriːm] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌstrim] | en aval◼◼◼adverbe dans le sens du courant (descente◼◻◻adverbe vers la vallée)adverbe |
downtime [downtimes] (amount of time lost) noun [UK: ˈdaʊn.ˌtaɪm] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌtaɪm] | temps d'arrêt◼◼◼nom {m} pause◼◼◻nom {f} repos◼◼◻nom {m} |
downtown [downtowns] (either the lower, or the business center of a city or town) noun [UK: ˈdaʊn.taʊn] [US: ˈdaʊn.taʊn] | centre-ville◼◼◼nom {m} quartier d'affaires◼◻◻nom {m} |
downtrodden (oppressed, persecuted or subjugated) adjective [UK: ˈdaʊn.trɒd.n̩] [US: ˌdɑːwn.ˈtrɑːd.n̩] | opprimé◼◼◼adjectif écrasé◼◻◻adjectif brimé◼◻◻adjectif |
downtrodden (trodden down) adjective [UK: ˈdaʊn.trɒd.n̩] [US: ˌdɑːwn.ˈtrɑːd.n̩] | écrasé◼◻◻adjectif |
downturn [downturns] (a downward trend, or the beginnings of one) noun [UK: ˈdaʊn.tɜːn] [US: ˈdaʊn.ˌtərn] | ralentissement◼◼◼nom {m} déclin◼◼◻nom {m} |
a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.) phrase | |
back down (to take less aggressive position) verb [UK: ˈbæk daʊn] [US: ˈbæk ˈdaʊn] | baisser d'un tonverbe |
batten down the hatches (to prepare for trouble) verb [UK: ˈbæt.n̩ daʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃɪz] [US: ˈbæt.n̩ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃəz] | se préparer au pire◼◼◼verbe |
batten down the hatches (nautical: to cover the hatches) verb [UK: ˈbæt.n̩ daʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃɪz] [US: ˈbæt.n̩ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃəz] | |
bend down (to bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position) verb [UK: bend daʊn] [US: ˈbend ˈdaʊn] | se baisser◼◼◼verbe |
blow me down interjection | [colloquial] la vacheinterjection [colloquial] vingt dieuxinterjection [vulgar] merdeinterjection sapristiinterjection |
bog down (to become stuck) verb [UK: bɒɡ daʊn] [US: ˈbɑːɡ ˈdaʊn] | s'enliser◼◼◼verbe |
bow down (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) verb [UK: baʊ daʊn] [US: ˈbaʊ ˈdaʊn] | s’incliner◼◼◼verbe |