look down

regarder vers le bas

Diriger les yeux vers quelque chose situé plus bas.

En anglais simple : To turn your eyes towards something below you.

• Look down at your shoes.
• He looked down from the bridge.
• Do not look down if heights make you nervous.

Comment l'utiliser : look down at something (Look down at your feet.); look down from something (She looked down from the balcony.)

Contraires : look up

Expressions courantes : look down below, look down at something, look down shyly

faire baisser les yeux

Fixer quelqu’un jusqu’à ce qu’il détourne les yeux.

En anglais simple : To stare at someone until they stop meeting your eyes.

• She looked him down.
• He tried to look his opponent down across the table.
• Nobody could look her down when she was angry.

Comment l'utiliser : look someone down (She looked her rival down without saying a word.)

Synonymes : stare down, outstare

Expressions courantes : look someone down, look down someone

perdre de la valeur, se déprécier

Diminuer en valeur financière.

En anglais simple : To become worth less money.

• Shares looked down after the announcement.
• Prices look down as demand weakens.
• These stocks have looked down all week.

Synonymes : depreciate, decline, fall

Contraires : rise, appreciate

Expressions courantes : shares look down, prices look down