down with

malade de, alité avec

Atteint d'une maladie précise, souvent au point de ne pas pouvoir faire ses activités habituelles.

En anglais simple : Ill because of a particular disease, often too ill to do normal activities.

• I'm down with a cold.
• She was down with flu all week.
• Three players have come down with a stomach bug.

Comment l'utiliser : be down with an illness (Half the class is down with flu.); come down with an illness (He came down with a cold on Monday.)

Synonymes : ill with, suffering from

Expressions courantes : down with flu, down with a cold, down with something

partant pour, d'accord avec

Prêt à accepter ou soutenir avec plaisir quelqu'un, quelque chose ou une activité proposée.

En anglais simple : Happy to accept or support someone, something, or a suggested activity.

• I'm down with that plan.
• Are you down with going out tonight?
• She was totally down with our idea.

Comment l'utiliser : be down with something/doing something (I'm down with meeting earlier.)

Synonymes : okay with, in favor of

Contraires : against

Expressions courantes : down with something, down with that, down with the plan

à bas

Cri demandant qu'une personne ou un groupe perde le pouvoir, ou qu'une pratique cesse.

En anglais simple : A shout calling for a person, group, or practice to lose power or end.

• Down with corruption!
• Protesters carried signs saying, 'Down with the government!'
• The students shouted, 'Down with unfair rules!'

Comment l'utiliser : down with someone/something! (The crowd shouted, 'Down with the dictator!')

Contraires : long live

Expressions courantes : down with tyranny, down with corruption, down with the government