step down

démissionner, quitter ses fonctions

Quitter un emploi important ou un poste de pouvoir.

En anglais simple : To leave an important job or position of power.

• The president has stepped down.
• She stepped down as captain last year.
• Will the director step down after the election?

Comment l'utiliser : step down as + job title (She will step down as director in June.); step down from a position (He stepped down from his position on the board.)

Synonymes : resign, stand down

Contraires : take office

Expressions courantes : step down as leader, step down voluntarily, step down from something

descendre

Déplacer son pied et son corps d’un endroit haut vers un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : To move your foot and body from a higher place to a lower one.

• Step down carefully.
• She stepped down from the chair.
• Hold the rail as you step down onto the platform.

Comment l'utiliser : step down from something (She stepped down from the ladder.); step down onto something (He stepped down onto the pavement.)

Synonymes : step off, descend

Contraires : step up

Expressions courantes : step down carefully, step down from something

réduire progressivement

Diminuer une quantité ou un niveau par petites étapes.

En anglais simple : To reduce an amount or level in several small stages.

• They will step down production gradually.
• The dose was stepped down each week.
• We stepped spending down in three stages.

Comment l'utiliser : step something down (The doctor plans to step the dose down over several weeks.)

Synonymes : reduce gradually, scale down

Contraires : step up

Expressions courantes : step down something, step down treatment, step down gradually