bring down

bring down
transitive verb
1) herunterbringen
2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)
3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]
4) (kill, wound) zur Strecke bringen [Person, Tier]; erlegen [Tier]
5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]
6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also academic.ru/35814/house">house 1. 5)
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(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) stürzen
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◆ bring down
vt
1. (fetch down)
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn herunterbringen
2. (make fall over)
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn zu Fall bringen
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw umstoßen
3. (shoot down)
to \bring down down a plane ein Flugzeug abschießen
4. (depose)
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw zu Fall bringen
to \bring down down a government eine Regierung stürzen
5. (reduce)
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sth etw senken [o herabsetzen]
to \bring down down inflation/prices die Inflation/Preise senken
6. (make depressed)
▪ to \bring down down ⇆ sb jdn deprimieren
7.
▶ to \bring down the house down einen Beifallssturm auslösen
▶ to \bring down sb down a peg [or two] jdm einen Dämpfer versetzen
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vt sep
1) (out of air) (= shoot down) bird, plane herunterholen; (= land) plane, kite herunterbringen

to bring sb's wrath down (up)on one — sich (dat) jds Zorn zuziehen

you'll bring the boss down on us — da werden wir es mit dem Chef zu tun bekommen

2) opponent, footballer zu Fall bringen; (by shooting) animal zur Strecke bringen; person niederschießen → house
See:
→ house
3) government etc zu Fall bringen
4) (= reduce) temperature, prices, cost of living senken; swelling reduzieren, zurückgehen lassen
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bring down v/t
1. auch ein Flugzeug herunterbringen
2. JAGD Wild erlegen, schießen
3. FLUG, MIL ein Flugzeug abschießen, herunterholen
4. besonders Fußball: zu Fall bringen, legen sl
5. eine Regierung etc zu Fall bringen, stürzen
6. a) den Preis etc herabsetzen, senken:
bring down the price auch mit dem Preis heruntergehen
b) die Inflationsrate etc drücken
7. bring down sb’s anger (oder fury, wrath) (up)on one’s head sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen; → disaster A 1
8. bring down the house umg
a) stürmischen Beifall auslösen,
b) Lachstürme entfesseln; → curtain A 4 a
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transitive verb
1) herunterbringen
2) (shoot down out of the air) abschießen; herunterholen (ugs.)
3) (land) herunterbringen [Flugzeug, Drachen]
4) (kill, wound) zur Strecke bringen [Person, Tier]; erlegen [Tier]
5) (reduce) senken [Preise, Inflationsrate, Fieber]
6) (cause to fall) zu Fall bringen [Gegner, Fußballer]; (fig.) stürzen, zu Fall bringen [Regierung]; see also house 1. 5)
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v.
abschießen v.
herunterbringen v.

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