keep down

abbassare, tenere basso

Fare meno rumore o impedire che un suono diventi troppo forte.

In inglese semplice: To make less noise or prevent a sound from becoming too loud.

• Please keep the noise down.
• We kept our voices down while the baby slept.
• Can you keep the music down tonight?

Come si usa: keep something down (Please keep your voice down in the library.)

Sinonimi: quieten, lower, reduce

Contrari: raise

Espressioni comuni: keep down the noise, keep down the volume, keep something down

tenere basso, contenere

Impedire che una quantità, un numero o un livello aumenti.

In inglese semplice: To stop an amount, number, or level from increasing.

• We need to keep costs down.
• The medicine helped keep her temperature down.
• How can we keep down the number of accidents?

Come si usa: keep something down (We share transport to keep our costs down.)

Sinonimi: limit, control, restrain

Contrari: increase, raise

Espressioni comuni: keep down the costs, keep down food prices, keep something down

trattenere nello stomaco, non vomitare

Trattenere cibo o bevande nello stomaco senza vomitarli.

In inglese semplice: To hold food or drink in your stomach without bringing it back up through your mouth.

• I can't keep food down.
• He managed to keep down a little soup.
• Have you kept anything down since breakfast?

Come si usa: keep something down (She could not keep even water down.)

Sinonimi: retain

Contrari: vomit, throw up

Espressioni comuni: keep down some food, keep down any water, keep something down

opprimere, reprimere

Impedire alle persone di ottenere potere, libertà o opportunità di migliorare la propria vita.

In inglese semplice: To prevent people from gaining power, freedom, or the chance to improve their lives.

• The regime kept its opponents down.
• Unfair rules have kept these workers down for years.
• They used violence to keep down the opposition.

Come si usa: keep someone down (The rulers used fear to keep the people down.)

Sinonimi: oppress, suppress, repress

Contrari: liberate, empower

Espressioni comuni: keep down the opposition, keep down the poor, keep someone down

stare abbassato, restare accucciato

Tenere il corpo vicino al suolo per non farsi vedere o colpire.

In inglese semplice: To stay close to the ground so that you cannot easily be seen or hit.

• Keep down! They might see us.
• We kept down behind the rocks.
• The soldiers were told to keep down until the shooting stopped.

Come si usa: keep down behind something (Keep down behind the wall until they pass.)

Sinonimi: stay low, crouch down, duck

Contrari: stand up

Espressioni comuni: keep down behind something, keep down and hide, keep down until dark