close down

fermer

Cesser l’activité d’un commerce ou d’une entreprise, ou y mettre fin.

En anglais simple : If a business stops operating, or someone makes it stop operating, it no longer serves customers.

• The shop closed down last week.
• They are closing down three factories.
• Will the company close down if sales fall?

Comment l'utiliser : close something down (The owners closed the factory down.)

Synonymes : shut down, close

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : close down a shop, close down permanently

presser, serrer au marquage

S’approcher d’un adversaire pour limiter ses mouvements, surtout au football.

En anglais simple : To move close to an opponent and block their movement, especially in football.

• Close him down quickly!
• The defenders closed down the striker.
• She was closed down before she could pass.

Comment l'utiliser : close someone down (Two defenders closed him down near the goal.)

Synonymes : press, block

Expressions courantes : close someone down, close down a striker