bring down

réduire, faire baisser

Faire baisser un nombre, un prix ou une quantité.

En anglais simple : To make a number, price, or amount smaller.

• We need to bring down costs.
• The medicine brought her temperature down.
• Can better insulation bring down our heating bills?

Comment l'utiliser : bring something down to an amount (We brought the monthly bill down to fifty pounds.)

Synonymes : reduce, lower, cut

Contraires : raise, increase

Expressions courantes : bring down prices, bring costs down

renverser, faire tomber

Faire perdre le pouvoir à un dirigeant ou à un gouvernement.

En anglais simple : To cause a leader or government to lose power.

• The protests brought down the ruler.
• A single scandal could bring down the government.
• They hoped to bring the president down through peaceful protests.

Comment l'utiliser : bring down someone/something (The corruption scandal brought down the government.)

Synonymes : overthrow, topple, oust

Expressions courantes : bring down governments, bring someone down

déprimer, démoraliser

Rendre quelqu'un triste ou lui faire perdre espoir.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel sad or less hopeful.

• This sad music brings me down.
• The bad news brought her down.
• Do his negative comments always bring you down?

Comment l'utiliser : bring someone down (His constant complaints really bring me down.)

Synonymes : depress, sadden, discourage

Contraires : cheer up

Expressions courantes : bring someone down, bring me down

descendre

Transporter quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un endroit élevé à un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : To carry someone or something from a higher place to a lower one.

• Please bring down my bag.
• She brought the boxes down from the attic.
• Can you bring the baby down for breakfast?

Comment l'utiliser : bring something down from somewhere (Could you bring the blankets down from the bedroom?)

Synonymes : carry down, take down

Contraires : take up

Expressions courantes : bring down boxes, bring something down

abattre, faire tomber

Faire tomber quelque chose au sol, souvent en tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : To make something fall to the ground, often by shooting it.

• The hunter brought down a bird.
• A missile brought the helicopter down.
• The storm could bring down those damaged trees.

Comment l'utiliser : bring something down with something (The soldiers brought down the drone with a missile.)

Synonymes : down, knock down, shoot down

Expressions courantes : bring down aircraft, bring something down

écoper de prison

Recevoir une condamnation imposant de passer un certain temps en prison.

En anglais simple : To receive a sentence requiring you to spend time in prison.

• He brought down five years.
• She brought down a long stretch for fraud.
• How much time did he bring down after the trial?

Comment l'utiliser : bring down a prison term (He brought down ten years for armed robbery.)

Synonymes : get, receive

Expressions courantes : bring down time, bring down five years