keep down nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.keep down VB [kiːp -] (keep down)

keep down

stare giù

keep down!

state giù!

II.keep down VB [kiːp -] (keep [sth] down, keep down [sth])

1. keep down (cause to remain at a low level):

keep down number, prices, wages, unemployment

limitare, contenere

keep down costs, expenditure, inflation

frenare, mantenere basso

keep down speed

controllare

to keep one's weight down

tenere il peso sotto controllo

keep your voice down!

abbassa la voce!

keep the noise down!

fate meno rumore!

2. keep down (repress):

keep down revolt

reprimere

3. keep down (retain in stomach):

keep down food

trattenere

III.keep down VB [kiːp -] (keep [sb] down)

1. keep down ingl brit SCUOLA (cause to repeat a year):

keep down pupil

respingere

2. keep down (repress):

keep down people

tenere sotto controllo

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario italiano»inglese

limitare spese

to keep down

limitare durata, numero, velocità

to keep down

contenere prezzi

to keep down

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.keep [ingl brit kiːp, ingl am kip] SOST

1. keep (maintenance):

keep

mantenimento m

keep

sostentamento m

to pay for one's keep

provvedere al proprio sostentamento

to work for one's keep

lavorare per mantenersi

to earn one's keep person:

guadagnarsi da vivere

to earn one's keep factory, branch: fig

essere utile

2. keep ARCHIT:

keep

maschio m

keep

mastio m

3. keep:

for keeps

per sempre, definitivamente

II.keep <pass/part perf kept> [ingl brit kiːp, ingl am kip] VB vb trans

1. keep (cause to remain):

to keep sb in hospital, indoors person:

tenere qn in ospedale, in casa

to keep sb in hospital, indoors illness:

obbligare qn a stare in ospedale, in casa

to keep sth, sb clean

tenere qn, qc pulito

to keep sth warm, cool

tenere qc al caldo, al fresco

to keep sb warm garment:

tenere caldo a qn

to keep sb warm person:

tenere caldo, riscaldare qn

to keep sb cool garment:

tenere fresco a qn

to keep sb cool person:

proteggere qn dal caldo

to be kept clean, warm, locked

essere tenuto pulito, al caldo, chiuso

to keep sb talking, waiting

fare parlare, attendere qn

I won't keep you to your promise

non ti obbligherò a mantenere la promessa

to keep an engine, a machine running

tenere acceso un motore, tenere accesa una macchina

bronchitis kept him in bed

la bronchite l'ha costretto a letto

2. keep (detain):

keep

trattenere, fare stare

there's nothing to keep me here

non c'è niente che mi trattenga qui

don't let me keep you!

non voglio trattenervi!

what kept you?

cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute

non ti tratterrò molto

the police are keeping him for questioning

la polizia lo sta trattenendo per fargli delle domande

3. keep (retain):

keep book, letter, money, receipt

conservare, custodire

keep job

mantenere

keep seat, place

tenere (for per)

keep ticket, bread

conservare (for per)

we keep these glasses for special occasions

teniamo questi bicchieri per le occasioni speciali

this pullover has kept its colour, shape

questo pullover non ha perso il colore, non si è sformato

4. keep (have and look after):

keep shop, restaurant

avere, condurre, mandare avanti, gestire

keep dog, cat

avere, tenere

keep sheep, chickens

avere, allevare

5. keep (sustain):

to keep sth going conversation

sostenere

to keep sth going fire

mantenere acceso

to keep sth going tradition

mantenere vivo

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going

ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going

è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

have you got enough work to keep you going?

avete abbastanza lavoro per andare avanti?

6. keep (store):

keep

tenere

keep

mettere

I keep my money in a safe

tengo i soldi in cassaforte

where do you keep your cups?

dove tieni le tazze?

I keep a spare key in the cupboard

ho or tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza

7. keep (have in stock) shop, shopkeeper:

keep brand, product

avere, tenere

8. keep (support financially, maintain):

keep husband, wife, family, lover

mantenere

keep car, house

mantenere, avere

keep servant

avere

well, badly kept

tenuto bene, male

to keep sb in beer

rifornire qn di birra

9. keep (maintain by writing in):

keep accounts, list, diary, record

tenere

10. keep (conceal):

to keep sth from sb

nascondere qc a qn

11. keep (prevent):

to keep sb from doing

impedire a qn di fare

12. keep (observe):

keep promise

mantenere

keep secret

mantenere, custodire

keep appointment, date

rispettare

keep occasion, festival

celebrare

keep commandments, sabbath

osservare

keep Lent

fare

13. keep MUS:

to keep time or the beat

tenere il tempo

14. keep (protect) raro:

keep God: person

proteggere (from da)

keep person: gate, bridge

difendere

III.keep <pass/part perf kept> [ingl brit kiːp, ingl am kip] VB vb intr

1. keep:

to keep doing (continue)

continuare a fare

to keep doing (do repeatedly)

fare in continuazione

to keep going

andare avanti

I don't know how she keeps going!

non so come faccia ad andare avanti!

keep at it!

continua così! dacci dentro!

keep west, straight on

continuate verso ovest, dritto

“keep left, right”

“tenetevi a sinistra, a destra”

2. keep (remain):

to keep indoors

restare dentro

to keep out of the rain

restare al riparo dalla pioggia

to keep warm, cool

restare al caldo, al fresco

to keep calm

restare calmo

to keep silent or quiet

restare in silenzio

3. keep (stay in good condition):

keep food:

mantenersi, conservarsi

4. keep (wait):

keep news, business, work:

potere attendere

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep

ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

5. keep (in health):

“how are you keeping?”

“come stai?”

she's keeping well

sta bene

IV.to keep oneself VB vb rifl

to keep oneself <pass/part perf kept>:

to keep oneself

mantenersi

to keep oneself warm

proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself cool

proteggersi dal caldo

to keep oneself healthy

mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself

stare sulle proprie

to keep oneself from doing

trattenersi dal fare

V.keep [ingl brit kiːp, ingl am kip]

to keep in with sb

restare in buoni rapporti con qn

to try to keep up with the Joneses

= cercare di non essere da meno dei propri vicini, cercare di stare alla pari con i vicini

you can't keep a good man down

= un uomo che ha delle buone qualità prima o poi riesce ad emergere

keep the 24th clear, I'm having a party

tieniti libero il 24, faccio una festa

to keep one's end up

portare a termine i propri impegni

I.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] AVV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south colloq

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” GIORN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORT (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] AGG

1. down (depressed):

down colloq

depresso

down colloq

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down ingl brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down FERR train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down INFORM:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] VB vb trans colloq

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] SOST

to have a down on sb colloq

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn]

to be down on sb colloq

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] SOST

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [ingl brit daʊn, ingl am daʊn] SOST

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down raro

duna f

Vedi anche: downs

downs [ingl brit daʊnz] SOST npl ingl brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

keep down nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario inglese»italiano

keep down VB vb trans

1. keep down:

to keep one's voice down

non alzare la voce

to keep prices down

contenere i prezzi

2. keep down (suppress):

to keep sb down

reprimere qu

3. keep down (not vomit):

keep down

trattenere

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario inglese»italiano

to keep one's head down (work hard)

impegnarsi

to keep one's head down (avoid attention)

tenersi in disparte

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario italiano»inglese

abbassare (voce)

to keep down

basso (-a)

to keep one's eyes down

Traduzioni di keep down nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.keep [ki:p] SOST

1. keep (livelihood):

keep

sostentamento m

to earn one's keep

guadagnarsi da vivere

2. keep STOR (castle tower):

keep

maschio m

locuzioni:

for keeps

per sempre

II.keep <kept, kept> [ki:p] VB vb trans

1. keep (have):

keep shop

avere

keep guesthouse

gestire

keep animals

allevare

keep children

prendersi cura di

2. keep (store):

keep silence, secret

mantenere

keep my seat

tienimi il posto

keep the change

tenga il resto

3. keep (maintain):

keep

tenere

to keep sb under observation

tenere qu sotto osservazione

to keep one's eyes fixed on sth/sb

non staccare gli occhi da qc/qu

to keep sb awake

tenere sveglio qu

to keep sth going conversation, fire

mantenere vivo

4. keep (detain):

to keep sb waiting

fare aspettare qu

to keep sb in prison

tenere qu in prigione

he was kept at the hospital

è stato trattenuto in ospedale

what kept you?

cosa ti ha trattenuto?

5. keep (guard):

to keep one's temper

mantenere la calma

6. keep (fulfill):

to keep an appointment

rispettare un appuntamento

to keep one's word

mantenere la parola (data)

7. keep (record):

keep diary, accounts

tenere

8. keep (person's expenses):

keep

mantenere

to earn enough to keep oneself

guadagnare abbastanza per mantenersi

to keep a mistress

mantenere un'amante

9. keep (obey, respect):

keep law

rispettare

10. keep (remain involved):

to keep one's hand in

non perdere la mano

locuzioni:

to keep one's balance

mantenersi in equilibrio

to keep time

tenere il tempo

III.keep <kept, kept> [ki:p] VB vb intr

1. keep a. fig (stay fresh):

keep

conservarsi

2. keep (stay):

keep

mantenersi

to keep fit

mantenersi in forma

to keep silent (about sth)

mantenere il silenzio (su qc)

to keep to the left

tenere la sinistra

keep quiet!

silenzio!

keep still!

state fermi!

3. keep (continue):

to keep going person

andare avanti

to keep going machine

continuare a funzionare

to keep doing sth

continuare a fare qc

he keeps losing his keys

perde sempre le chiavi

down¹ [daʊn] SOST

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] AVV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

locuzioni:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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The emperor and his officials intervened at times of crisis to ensure the provisioning of the capital, and to keep down the price of cereals.

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These fish are one example of the log suckers, sucker-mouthed barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in aquaria to keep down algae.

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Stores are kept small with limited products so shoppers can do a full weekly shop in 20 minutes -- and to keep down costs.

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Part of the reason was to simplify the equipment to allow dual-voltage operation, and to keep down weight by spreading the heavy transformer and motors between vehicles.

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He, a professor, represents education, which, as his lectures remind us, totalitarian governments try to keep down.

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Their overall effect on plant growth is beneficial as they keep down algae and clean off detritus.

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Afterwards, he ordered all medical staff to stop returning combat troops suffering from disease or illness, and instead return them to combat status, using medications to keep down fevers.

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The very low oil prices of the 1990s helped to keep down running costs.

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The lesser sooty owl is part of the masked group of owls: an important part of the environment because they are efficient predators that keep down rodent populations.

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The doorbell buzzes and neighbor tells him to keep down the racket.

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