keep down

1. (перехідне)To repress.

   The dictatorial state keeps down its dissidents very efficiently.

2. (перехідне)To restrain or control (a sound).

   We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.

   Keep it down in there! Some of us are trying to sleep!

3. (перехідне)To cause not to increase or rise.

   It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.

4. (перехідне)To retain in the stomach without vomiting.

   It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.

5. (неперехідне)To lie low; to stay concealed by not standing up.

   You had better keep down or they will see you.

6. (застаріле)To refrain from using capital letters more than absolutely necessary.

1. I suggest you keep your voices down.

   Пропоную вам говорити тихіше

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2. Keep your voice down.

   Розмовляйте тихіше.

   ruГовори тихо.

   deSprich leise!

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3. Keep it down, will you?

   Тихіше, гаразд?

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4. Can you keep the noise down?

   ruА вы могли бы потише?

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5. I'd like to keep expenses down.

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неправильне · Урок

• keep upслідувати, дотримуватисяTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
• keep offуникнути, уникатиTo stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).
• keep outзакрити, закриватиTo refrain from entering a place or condition.
• keep onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo persist or continue.
• keep downзменшити, знизитиTo repress.
• keep backутримувати, триматиTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.
• keep inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, in.
• keep awayTo refrain from coming (near).