step down

dimitir, renunciar

Dejar un cargo importante o un puesto de poder.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: resign, stand down

Antónimos: take office

Expresiones frecuentes: step down as leader, step down voluntarily, step down from something

bajar

Dar un paso desde un lugar alto hacia otro más bajo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: step down from something (She stepped down from the ladder.); step down onto something (He stepped down onto the pavement.)

Sinónimos: step off, descend

Antónimos: step up

Expresiones frecuentes: step down carefully, step down from something

reducir gradualmente

Reducir una cantidad o un nivel en varias etapas pequeñas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: step something down (The doctor plans to step the dose down over several weeks.)

Sinónimos: reduce gradually, scale down

Antónimos: step up

Expresiones frecuentes: step down something, step down treatment, step down gradually