keep down

leise halten, dämpfen

Weniger Lärm machen oder verhindern, dass ein Geräusch zu laut wird.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: keep something down (Please keep your voice down in the library.)

Synonyme: quieten, lower, reduce

Gegenteile: raise

Häufige Wendungen: keep down the noise, keep down the volume, keep something down

niedrig halten, begrenzen

Verhindern, dass eine Menge, Zahl oder ein Wert steigt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: keep something down (We share transport to keep our costs down.)

Synonyme: limit, control, restrain

Gegenteile: increase, raise

Häufige Wendungen: keep down the costs, keep down food prices, keep something down

bei sich behalten, nicht erbrechen

Essen oder Getränke im Magen behalten, ohne sie zu erbrechen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: keep something down (She could not keep even water down.)

Synonyme: retain

Gegenteile: vomit, throw up

Häufige Wendungen: keep down some food, keep down any water, keep something down

unterdrücken, niederhalten

Menschen daran hindern, Macht, Freiheit oder Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung ihres Lebens zu gewinnen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: keep someone down (The rulers used fear to keep the people down.)

Synonyme: oppress, suppress, repress

Gegenteile: liberate, empower

Häufige Wendungen: keep down the opposition, keep down the poor, keep someone down

geduckt bleiben, sich ducken

Nahe am Boden bleiben, um nicht gesehen oder getroffen zu werden.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: keep down behind something (Keep down behind the wall until they pass.)

Synonyme: stay low, crouch down, duck

Gegenteile: stand up

Häufige Wendungen: keep down behind something, keep down and hide, keep down until dark