go down

go down
go down
1) (descend) gen descendre; [sun] se coucher

to go down to the pub — aller au pub

2) (fall) tomber; (sink) couler

the plane went down in flames — l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes

3) (be received)

to go down well/badly — être bien/mal reçu

4) (become lower) [water level, price, temperature, standard] baisser; [tide] descendre; (abate) [storm, wind] se calmer; (fall in price) devenir moins cher
5) (become deflated) [swelling] désenfler; [tyre] se dégonfler
6) GB University (for holiday) terminer les cours; (permanently) quitter l'université
7) gen, Sport (be defeated) perdre; (be downgraded) redescendre
8) (be remembered)

he will go down as a great statesman — on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État

9) (be recorded) être noté
10) (be stricken)

to go down with flu/malaria — attraper la grippe/la malaria

11) (colloq) GB (go to prison) être envoyé en prison
12) Computing tomber en panne
go down [something] descendre [hill]; descendre dans [mine]

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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