down the road

più avanti lungo la strada, lungo la strada

Più avanti sulla stessa strada, di solito a breve distanza.

In inglese semplice: Further along a road, usually a short distance from where you are.

• The shop is down the road.
• We walked down the road to the river.
• Who lives in that house down the road?

Come si usa: down the road from somewhere (The bakery is down the road from our house.)

Sinonimi: along the road

Espressioni comuni: down the road nearby, down the road from

più avanti, in futuro

In un momento futuro o in una fase successiva.

In inglese semplice: At a later time or stage of something.

• We may need it down the road.
• That cheap repair caused problems down the road.
• Do you see yourself managing a team further down the road?

Sinonimi: later, in the future

Espressioni comuni: further down the road, years down the road

licenziato

Si dice di una persona mandata via dal proprio posto di lavoro.

In inglese semplice: If someone is sent away like this, they lose their job.

• One more mistake and you'll be down the road.
• After years at the factory, he was sent down the road.
• The new boss sent three workers down the road.

Sinonimi: dismissed, fired, sacked

Espressioni comuni: sent down the road, down the road tomorrow