Down
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English
Preposition
down
- on the lower side, below
- South
- In Hiberno English down is used as a description of a location away from a city. E.g. "He went down to Cavan" even if the location is to the North. "Down on the farm", "Down country"
Translations
- Catalan: avall
- Dutch: beneden, onder
- Indonesian: bawah
- Italian: sotto
- Japanese: 下 (した, shita)
- Spanish: abajo
Adjective
down
- Depressed, feeling low
- Vertically decreasing
- Southwards.
- Less than before.
Translations
Noun
down (uncountable)
- what grows on young birds before their feathers appear. Down looks like feathers but its backbone is not rigid or stiff. It makes good insulation material that is very flexible.
- (usually plural) field, especially for racing
- A hill such as "Churchill Downs", "Upson Downs" (from Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis)
Translations
- Catalan: plomissol m, plomissa f
- Dutch: dons n
- French: duvet m
- Italian: piumino m
- Japanese: 綿毛 (わたげ, watage), ダウン (daun)
- Spanish: plumón m
Proper noun
Down
- Part of the compound word Down's syndrome
Verb
- To drink or swallow.
- To pot a ball.
- To drop.
Adverb
- Vertically decreasing.
- Lessening.
- Over.