go down

bajar, descender

Moverse de un lugar más alto a otro más bajo.

En inglés sencillo: To move from a higher place to a lower place.

• Go down the stairs slowly.
• We went down to the river.
• Is this lift going down?

Cómo se usa: go down to somewhere (We went down to the basement.); go down something (Go down the steps carefully.)

Sinónimos: descend

Antónimos: go up

Expresiones frecuentes: go down stairs, go down below

bajar, disminuir

Reducirse una cantidad, un precio o un nivel.

En inglés sencillo: To become smaller or lower in amount, price, or level.

• Prices have gone down.
• Her temperature went down during the night.
• Will the unemployment rate go down this year?

Cómo se usa: go down by an amount (The price went down by ten pounds.); go down to an amount (The temperature went down to five degrees.)

Sinónimos: fall, decrease, drop

Antónimos: rise, increase

Expresiones frecuentes: go down slightly, go down again

ser recibido, caer

Provocar una determinada reacción en la gente.

En inglés sencillo: To receive a particular reaction from people.

• The joke went down well.
• Her suggestion went down badly with the team.
• How did the news go down with your parents?

Cómo se usa: go down well/badly with someone (The changes went down badly with staff.)

Sinónimos: be received

Expresiones frecuentes: go down well, go down badly

caer, caerse

Caer al suelo, a menudo por un golpe o por perder el equilibrio.

En inglés sencillo: To fall to the ground, often after being hit or losing your balance.

• The boxer went down.
• She slipped on the ice and went down hard.
• Two players went down after the tackle.

Sinónimos: fall, fall over

Antónimos: get up

Expresiones frecuentes: go down hard, go down injured

sentar bien, entrar bien

Resultar agradable o fácil de comer o beber.

En inglés sencillo: To be enjoyable or easy to eat or drink.

• That cold drink went down well.
• The warm soup went down easily after our walk.
• A slice of cake would go down nicely now.

Expresiones frecuentes: go down well, go down easily

cargar con la culpa, ir a la cárcel

Ser considerado culpable de algo o ir a la cárcel por ello.

En inglés sencillo: To be blamed or sent to prison for something.

• He went down for fraud.
• The boss let his assistant go down for the theft.
• Two gang members went down for five years each.

Cómo se usa: go down for something (He went down for robbery.); go down for a period (She went down for three years.)

Sinónimos: take the blame, be imprisoned

Expresiones frecuentes: go down alone, go down together