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» Could you turn down the radio?
Könnten Sie das Radio leise stellen?
Könnten Sie das Radio leiser stellen?
Könntest du das Radio leise stellen?
Вы не могли бы сделать радио потише?
Ты можешь сделать радио потише?
Ты не мог бы сделать радио потише?
Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше?
Ти не могла би зробити радіо тихіше?
Ви не могли би зробити радіо тихіше?
Meaning
6 sensesFrom the higher end to the lower of.
The ball rolled down the hill.
From north to south of.
We sailed down the eastern seaboard.
Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
In this game we float sticks down the river.
From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
The bus went down the street.
They walked down the beach holding hands.
ab
внизvniz, вдольvdolʹ, поpo
уни́зunýz, внизvnyz, дони́зуdonýzu
(Ireland, UK)At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
I'll see you later down the pub.
(Ireland, UK)To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
I'm going down the shops.
Examples
11540 sentencesCould you turn down the radio?
Ти не міг би зробити радіо тихіше? — deniko
ruВы не могли бы сделать радио потише? — Inego
deKönnten Sie das Radio leise stellen? — landano
The tree fell down by itself.
Дерево впало саме. — deniko
ruДерево само упало. — marafon
deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen. — xtofu80
Lie down on your left side.
Ляжте на лівий бік. — aandrusiak
ruЛожитесь на левый бок. — corvard
deLegen Sie sich auf die linke Seite. — corvard
I fell down on the ice.
Я впав на льоду. — Walentinio
ruЯ упал на лёд. — odexed
He ran down to the lake.
Він побіг до озера. — deniko
deEr lief hinunter an den See. — wolfgangth
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English doun, doune (“down”), from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form ofFrom Middle English doun, doune (“down”), from Old English dūne (“down”), aphetic form of adūne (“down, downward”), from earlier ofdūne (“down”, literally “off the hill”), from of (“of, off of”) + dūn (“hill, mount, dune, down”). More at Etymology 2 below. For the development from directional phrases to prepositions, compare Old Frisian dene (“down”, adverb, literally “(to the) floor”), Middle Low German dāle (“down, downwards”, literally “(in/to the) dale/valley”), whence German Low German dal (“down”). Compare also Saterland Frisian deel (“down”, literally “to/into the dale”), West Frisian del (“down”). Cognate with Scots doon (“down”).
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