look down

guardare in basso

Dirigere gli occhi verso qualcosa che si trova più in basso.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: look down at something (Look down at your feet.); look down from something (She looked down from the balcony.)

Contrari: look up

Espressioni comuni: look down below, look down at something, look down shyly

far abbassare lo sguardo

Fissare qualcuno finché distoglie lo sguardo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: look someone down (She looked her rival down without saying a word.)

Sinonimi: stare down, outstare

Espressioni comuni: look someone down, look down someone

perdere valore, deprezzarsi

Diminuire di valore economico.

In inglese semplice: To become worth less money.

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

Sinonimi: depreciate, decline, fall

Contrari: rise, appreciate

Espressioni comuni: shares look down, prices look down