keep down

keep down
1. intransitive verb
unten bleiben
2. transitive verb
1) (oppress, suppress) unterdrücken [Volk, Person]

you can't keep a good man down — (prov.) er/sie usw. lässt/lassen sich nicht unterkriegen (ugs.)

2) (prevent increase of) niedrig halten [Steuern, Preise, Zinssatz, Ausgaben, usw.]; eindämmen [Epidemie]

keep one's weight down — nicht zunehmen

keep the weeds down — dafür sorgen, dass das Unkraut nicht überhand nimmt

3) (not raise) unten lassen [Kopf]

keep your voice down — rede nicht so laut

4) (not vomit) bei sich behalten [Essen]
* * *
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) sich geduckt halten
2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) einschränken
3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) unterdrücken
* * *
◆ keep down
I. vi unten bleiben, sich akk ducken
II. vt
1. (suppress)
▪ to \keep down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw unterdrücken [o fam klein halten
2. (not vomit)
▪ to \keep down down ⇆ sth food etw akk bei sich dat behalten
3.
▶ you can't \keep down a good man down der Tüchtige lässt sich nicht unterkriegen
* * *
keep down
A v/t
1. den Kopf etc unten behalten
2. Kosten etc niedrig halten
3. nicht hoch- oder aufkommen lassen, unter Kontrolle halten, ein Volk, Gefühle etc auch unterdrücken
4. Nahrung etc bei sich behalten
5. keep your voices (oder it) down seid oder redet nicht so laut!
B v/i
a) unten bleiben
b) sich geduckt halten
* * *
1. intransitive verb
unten bleiben
2. transitive verb
1) (oppress, suppress) unterdrücken [Volk, Person]

you can't keep a good man down — (prov.) er/sie usw. lässt/lassen sich nicht unterkriegen (ugs.)

2) (prevent increase of) niedrig halten [Steuern, Preise, Zinssatz, Ausgaben, usw.]; eindämmen [Epidemie]

keep one's weight down — nicht zunehmen

keep the weeds down — dafür sorgen, dass das Unkraut nicht überhand nimmt

3) (not raise) unten lassen [Kopf]

keep your voice down — rede nicht so laut

4) (not vomit) bei sich behalten [Essen]

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