bring down

reducir, bajar

Hacer que una cifra, un precio o una cantidad sea menor.

En inglés sencillo: To make a number, price, or amount smaller.

• We need to bring down costs.
• The medicine brought her temperature down.
• Can better insulation bring down our heating bills?

Cómo se usa: bring something down to an amount (We brought the monthly bill down to fifty pounds.)

Sinónimos: reduce, lower, cut

Antónimos: raise, increase

Expresiones frecuentes: bring down prices, bring costs down

derrocar

Hacer que un dirigente o un gobierno pierda el poder.

En inglés sencillo: To cause a leader or government to lose power.

• The protests brought down the ruler.
• A single scandal could bring down the government.
• They hoped to bring the president down through peaceful protests.

Cómo se usa: bring down someone/something (The corruption scandal brought down the government.)

Sinónimos: overthrow, topple, oust

Expresiones frecuentes: bring down governments, bring someone down

deprimir, desanimar

Hacer que alguien se sienta triste o pierda esperanza.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel sad or less hopeful.

• This sad music brings me down.
• The bad news brought her down.
• Do his negative comments always bring you down?

Cómo se usa: bring someone down (His constant complaints really bring me down.)

Sinónimos: depress, sadden, discourage

Antónimos: cheer up

Expresiones frecuentes: bring someone down, bring me down

bajar

Llevar a alguien o algo de un lugar alto a otro más bajo.

En inglés sencillo: To carry someone or something from a higher place to a lower one.

• Please bring down my bag.
• She brought the boxes down from the attic.
• Can you bring the baby down for breakfast?

Cómo se usa: bring something down from somewhere (Could you bring the blankets down from the bedroom?)

Sinónimos: carry down, take down

Antónimos: take up

Expresiones frecuentes: bring down boxes, bring something down

derribar

Hacer que algo caiga al suelo, a menudo disparándole.

En inglés sencillo: To make something fall to the ground, often by shooting it.

• The hunter brought down a bird.
• A missile brought the helicopter down.
• The storm could bring down those damaged trees.

Cómo se usa: bring something down with something (The soldiers brought down the drone with a missile.)

Sinónimos: down, knock down, shoot down

Expresiones frecuentes: bring down aircraft, bring something down

recibir una pena de prisión

Recibir una condena que obliga a pasar un tiempo en prisión.

En inglés sencillo: To receive a sentence requiring you to spend time in prison.

• He brought down five years.
• She brought down a long stretch for fraud.
• How much time did he bring down after the trial?

Cómo se usa: bring down a prison term (He brought down ten years for armed robbery.)

Sinónimos: get, receive

Expresiones frecuentes: bring down time, bring down five years