wind down

rilassarsi, distendersi

Rilassarsi e sentirsi meno preoccupati o tesi dopo un periodo di intensa attività.

In inglese semplice: To relax and feel less worried or tense after being busy.

• I need time to wind down.
• He wound down with a warm bath after work.
• How do you wind down before going to bed?

Come si usa: wind down after something (I wind down after work with a short walk.); wind down by doing something (She winds down by listening to music.)

Sinonimi: relax, unwind

Contrari: tense up

Espressioni comuni: wind down after work, wind down before bed

chiudere gradualmente, cessare progressivamente

Terminare poco a poco un’attività o chiudere gradualmente un’impresa o un servizio.

In inglese semplice: To gradually end an activity or close a business or service.

• They are winding down the business.
• The charity wound down its emergency programme last year.
• How long will it take to wind down production?

Come si usa: wind down something (The company is winding down its overseas operations.); wind something down (They plan to wind the service down over six months.)

Sinonimi: phase out, close down

Contrari: start up

Espressioni comuni: wind down operations, wind down something, wind something down

rallentare, calmarsi

Diventare più lento, tranquillo o meno intenso, spesso avvicinandosi alla fine.

In inglese semplice: To become slower, quieter, or less busy, often as something nears its end.

• The party is winding down.
• Traffic wound down as the evening grew late.
• Things usually wind down here after the summer season.

Sinonimi: slow down, quiet down, subside

Contrari: speed up

Espressioni comuni: wind down slowly, activities wind down

abbassare con la manovella

Abbassare qualcosa girando una manovella.

In inglese semplice: To lower something by turning a handle.

• Wind down the window, please.
• He wound down the car window to ask for directions.
• Can you wind the platform down using that handle?

Come si usa: wind something down (Could you wind the window down?)

Sinonimi: lower, roll down

Contrari: raise

Espressioni comuni: wind down windows, wind something down

scaricare, svolgere

Lasciare che una molla o un meccanismo caricato perda lentamente l’energia accumulata.

In inglese semplice: To let a wound spring or mechanism slowly lose its stored power.

• Wind down the toy before opening it.
• The clock’s spring wound down overnight.
• The technician wound the mechanism down before removing its cover.

Come si usa: wind something down (Wind the mechanism down before opening the case.)

Sinonimi: unwind

Contrari: wind up

Espressioni comuni: wind down something, wind something down