get down

herunterkommen, herunterholen

An einen tieferen Ort gelangen oder jemanden oder etwas dorthin bringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move to a lower place, or help someone or something move there.

• The cat cannot get down.
• We got down from the roof safely.
• Could you get the suitcase down for me?

So benutzt man es: get down from something (The boy got down from the wall.); get someone/something down (Can you get that box down?)

Synonyme: come down, bring down, descend

Gegenteile: go up

Häufige Wendungen: get down safely, get down from something, get something down

sich ducken, in Deckung gehen

Den Körper nahe zum Boden bringen, um sich vor Verletzungen zu schützen.

In einfachem Englisch: To lower your body close to the ground to avoid being hurt.

• Get down! Someone is shooting!
• We got down behind a wall.
• She told the children to get down on the floor.

Synonyme: duck, take cover

Häufige Wendungen: get down quickly, get down low

sich an etwas machen, sich widmen

Beginnen, sich mit voller Aufmerksamkeit einer Aufgabe oder einem Thema zu widmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To start giving your full attention to a task or subject.

• Let's get down to work.
• She got down to studying after dinner.
• When will we get down to discussing the costs?

So benutzt man es: get down to something (Let's get down to business.); get down to doing something (I finally got down to writing the report.)

Synonyme: settle down to, focus on, start

Häufige Wendungen: get down to work, get down to business

niederschlagen, entmutigen

Jemanden traurig, erschöpft oder weniger hoffnungsvoll machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel unhappy, tired, or less hopeful.

• This weather gets me down.
• The constant criticism got her down.
• Don't let one bad result get you down.

So benutzt man es: get someone down (All these delays are getting me down.)

Synonyme: depress, discourage, wear down

Gegenteile: cheer up

Häufige Wendungen: get someone down, get someone down emotionally

hinunterschlucken

Essen, Getränke oder Medikamente schlucken können, besonders wenn es schwerfällt.

In einfachem Englisch: To manage to swallow food, drink, or medicine, especially when it is difficult.

• I could barely get the pill down.
• She got some soup down despite her sore throat.
• Can you get any water down?

So benutzt man es: get something down (He could not get the tablet down.)

Synonyme: swallow

Häufige Wendungen: get something down, get down food

abfeiern, sich austoben

Sich frei und voller Energie amüsieren, oft beim Tanzen oder Musizieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To enjoy yourself freely and with energy, often by dancing or playing music.

• Come on, let's get down!
• Everyone got down when the band started playing.
• They were getting down on the dance floor.

So benutzt man es: get down with someone (We got down with our friends at the party.)

Synonyme: let loose, have fun, party

Häufige Wendungen: get down tonight, get down together