go down

descendre

Passer d’un endroit plus haut à un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : go down to somewhere (We went down to the basement.); go down something (Go down the steps carefully.)

Synonymes : descend

Contraires : go up

Expressions courantes : go down stairs, go down below

baisser, diminuer

Baisser en quantité, en prix ou en niveau.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : go down by an amount (The price went down by ten pounds.); go down to an amount (The temperature went down to five degrees.)

Synonymes : fall, decrease, drop

Contraires : rise, increase

Expressions courantes : go down slightly, go down again

être accueilli, passer

Recevoir un certain accueil de la part des gens.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : go down well/badly with someone (The changes went down badly with staff.)

Synonymes : be received

Expressions courantes : go down well, go down badly

tomber, s’écrouler

Tomber au sol, souvent après un coup ou une perte d’équilibre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fall, fall over

Contraires : get up

Expressions courantes : go down hard, go down injured

passer bien

Être agréable ou facile à manger ou à boire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : go down well, go down easily

porter le chapeau, aller en prison

Être tenu responsable de quelque chose ou envoyé en prison pour cela.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : go down for something (He went down for robbery.); go down for a period (She went down for three years.)

Synonymes : take the blame, be imprisoned

Expressions courantes : go down alone, go down together