move down

descendre, avancer

Aller plus bas ou avancer dans un espace, par exemple le long d’une rangée de sièges ou dans un wagon.

En anglais simple : To go lower or farther along a space, such as a row of seats or a train carriage.

• Move down one step.
• We moved down the row to find empty seats.
• Can you move down inside the bus?

Comment l'utiliser : move down something (Please move down the carriage to make room.)

Contraires : move up

Expressions courantes : move down the stairs, move down a row

descendre, être rétrogradé

Passer à un poste, à un rang ou dans un groupe inférieur.

En anglais simple : To go to a lower position, rank, or group.

• Our team moved down a division.
• He moved down to a lower class last term.
• The club will move down if it loses again.

Comment l'utiliser : move down to something (The team moved down to the second division.)

Synonymes : drop, fall

Contraires : move up

Expressions courantes : move down a division, move down the rankings

rétrograder

Placer quelqu’un à un poste, à un rang ou dans un groupe inférieur.

En anglais simple : To put someone in a lower position, rank, or group.

• The coach moved her down a level.
• They moved him down to a junior position.
• Will the teacher move me down a class?

Comment l'utiliser : move someone down to something (The coach moved him down to the reserve team.)

Synonymes : demote, downgrade

Contraires : promote

Expressions courantes : move someone down, move something down