close down

kapanmak, kapatmak

Bir işletmenin faaliyetlerine son vermesi veya birinin o işletmeyi kapatması.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If a business stops operating, or someone makes it stop operating, it no longer serves customers.

• The shop closed down last week.
• They are closing down three factories.
• Will the company close down if sales fall?

Nasıl kullanılır: close something down (The owners closed the factory down.)

Eş anlamlılar: shut down, close

Zıt anlamlılar: open

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close down a shop, close down permanently

rakibe baskı yapmak, rakibi sıkıştırmak

Özellikle futbolda rakibe yaklaşarak onun hareket etmesini engellemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move close to an opponent and block their movement, especially in football.

• Close him down quickly!
• The defenders closed down the striker.
• She was closed down before she could pass.

Nasıl kullanılır: close someone down (Two defenders closed him down near the goal.)

Eş anlamlılar: press, block

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close someone down, close down a striker