go down

hinuntergehen, heruntergehen

Sich von einem höheren Ort zu einem tieferen bewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move from a higher place to a lower place.

• Go down the stairs slowly.
• We went down to the river.
• Is this lift going down?

So benutzt man es: go down to somewhere (We went down to the basement.); go down something (Go down the steps carefully.)

Synonyme: descend

Gegenteile: go up

Häufige Wendungen: go down stairs, go down below

sinken, zurückgehen

In Menge, Preis oder Höhe geringer werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become smaller or lower in amount, price, or level.

• Prices have gone down.
• Her temperature went down during the night.
• Will the unemployment rate go down this year?

So benutzt man es: go down by an amount (The price went down by ten pounds.); go down to an amount (The temperature went down to five degrees.)

Synonyme: fall, decrease, drop

Gegenteile: rise, increase

Häufige Wendungen: go down slightly, go down again

ankommen, aufgenommen werden

Bei Menschen eine bestimmte Reaktion hervorrufen.

In einfachem Englisch: To receive a particular reaction from people.

• The joke went down well.
• Her suggestion went down badly with the team.
• How did the news go down with your parents?

So benutzt man es: go down well/badly with someone (The changes went down badly with staff.)

Synonyme: be received

Häufige Wendungen: go down well, go down badly

hinfallen, zu Boden gehen

Zu Boden fallen, oft nach einem Schlag oder weil man das Gleichgewicht verliert.

In einfachem Englisch: To fall to the ground, often after being hit or losing your balance.

• The boxer went down.
• She slipped on the ice and went down hard.
• Two players went down after the tackle.

Synonyme: fall, fall over

Gegenteile: get up

Häufige Wendungen: go down hard, go down injured

gut schmecken, gut hinuntergehen

Angenehm schmecken oder sich leicht essen beziehungsweise trinken lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To be enjoyable or easy to eat or drink.

• That cold drink went down well.
• The warm soup went down easily after our walk.
• A slice of cake would go down nicely now.

Häufige Wendungen: go down well, go down easily

die Schuld tragen, ins Gefängnis kommen

Für etwas verantwortlich gemacht oder deswegen ins Gefängnis geschickt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To be blamed or sent to prison for something.

• He went down for fraud.
• The boss let his assistant go down for the theft.
• Two gang members went down for five years each.

So benutzt man es: go down for something (He went down for robbery.); go down for a period (She went down for three years.)

Synonyme: take the blame, be imprisoned

Häufige Wendungen: go down alone, go down together