knock down

derribar, tirar

Golpear a una persona o cosa de modo que caiga al suelo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit a person or thing so that they fall to the ground.

• Do not knock down the cans.
• A cyclist nearly knocked me down.
• The wind knocked down several trees last night.

Cómo se usa: knock someone/something down (The ball knocked two cans down.)

Sinónimos: knock over, topple

Expresiones frecuentes: knock someone down, knock down something, knock down a can

demoler, derribar

Destruir un edificio u otra estructura, normalmente a propósito.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy a building or other structure, usually deliberately.

• They will knock down the old house.
• We knocked the garden wall down last year.
• Why are they knocking down that school?

Cómo se usa: knock something down (They knocked the empty factory down.)

Sinónimos: demolish, tear down, pull down

Antónimos: build

Expresiones frecuentes: knock down a building, knock down a wall, knock down something

rebajar

Hacer que un precio sea más bajo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a price lower.

• Can you knock down the price?
• She knocked it down to twenty euros.
• The shop has knocked down prices on old stock.

Cómo se usa: knock something down to something (The seller knocked the price down to fifty dollars.); knock something down by something (They knocked the price down by ten pounds.)

Sinónimos: reduce, lower, cut

Antónimos: raise

Expresiones frecuentes: knock down prices, knock something down

revocar, reducir

Rechazar una decisión o reducir lo que permite o exige.

En inglés sencillo: To reject a decision or reduce what it allows or requires.

• The court knocked down the award.
• Their decision was knocked down on appeal.
• The judge knocked the damages down to a smaller amount.

Cómo se usa: knock something down to something (The judge knocked the award down to ten thousand dollars.)

Sinónimos: overturn, overrule

Antónimos: uphold

Expresiones frecuentes: knock down awards, knock something down

beber de un trago

Beber algo muy deprisa, generalmente una bebida alcohólica.

En inglés sencillo: To drink something very quickly, usually alcohol.

• He knocked down two beers.
• They were knocking down pints at the bar.
• She knocked down her drink and left.

Cómo se usa: knock down something (He knocked down a glass of beer.)

Sinónimos: down, knock back

Expresiones frecuentes: knock down beers, knock down pints

desmontar

Separar algo en piezas para que resulte más fácil enviarlo o transportarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To take something apart so it is easier to send or carry.

• They knock down the tables before shipping.
• The shelves were knocked down and packed in boxes.
• Can this machine be knocked down for transport?

Cómo se usa: knock something down for something (We knock the desks down for shipping.)

Sinónimos: disassemble, take apart

Antónimos: assemble

Expresiones frecuentes: knock down furniture, knock something down