step down

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Ein wichtiges Amt oder eine leitende Stellung aufgeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To leave an important job or position of power.

• The president has stepped down.
• She stepped down as captain last year.
• Will the director step down after the election?

So benutzt man es: step down as + job title (She will step down as director in June.); step down from a position (He stepped down from his position on the board.)

Synonyme: resign, stand down

Gegenteile: take office

Häufige Wendungen: step down as leader, step down voluntarily, step down from something

heruntersteigen

Mit einem Schritt von einer höheren Stelle auf eine tiefere gelangen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move your foot and body from a higher place to a lower one.

• Step down carefully.
• She stepped down from the chair.
• Hold the rail as you step down onto the platform.

So benutzt man es: step down from something (She stepped down from the ladder.); step down onto something (He stepped down onto the pavement.)

Synonyme: step off, descend

Gegenteile: step up

Häufige Wendungen: step down carefully, step down from something

schrittweise reduzieren

Eine Menge oder ein Niveau in mehreren kleinen Schritten verringern.

In einfachem Englisch: To reduce an amount or level in several small stages.

• They will step down production gradually.
• The dose was stepped down each week.
• We stepped spending down in three stages.

So benutzt man es: step something down (The doctor plans to step the dose down over several weeks.)

Synonyme: reduce gradually, scale down

Gegenteile: step up

Häufige Wendungen: step down something, step down treatment, step down gradually