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down·grade

(doun′grād′)

tr.v.down·grad·ed,down·grad·ing,down·grades

1. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:The weather service downgraded the hurricane to a tropical storm.

2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:downgraded his team's contribution to the project.

1. A descending slope, as in a road.

2. An act of downgrading, as in status, rank, or amount:The company averted a downgrade of its credit rating.

3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition:a neighborhood on the downgrade.

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downgrade

(ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd)

vb (tr)

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job

2.to speak of disparagingly

3. (Physical Geography)chieflyUSandCanadian a downward slope, esp in a road

4.on the downgradewaning in importance, popularity, health, etc

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down•grade

(ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd)

v.-grad•ed, -grad•ing,
n.,adj.,adv.v.t.

1. to reassign to a lower level or status.

2. to minimize the importance of.

3. a downward slope, esp. of a road.

4. a lowering in status or importance; demotion or diminishment.

adj.,adv.

5. downhill.

[1855–60,Amer.]

down′grad`er,n.

downgrade

To determine that classified information requires, in the interests of national security, a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect such a lower degree.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

downgrade

Past participle:downgraded
Gerund:downgrading

Imperative
downgrade
downgrade

Present
I downgrade
you downgrade
he/she/it downgrades
we downgrade
you downgrade
they downgrade

Preterite
I downgraded
you downgraded
he/she/it downgraded
we downgraded
you downgraded
they downgraded

Present Continuous
I am downgrading
you are downgrading
he/she/it is downgrading
we are downgrading
you are downgrading
they are downgrading

Present Perfect
I have downgraded
you have downgraded
he/she/it has downgraded
we have downgraded
you have downgraded
they have downgraded

Past Continuous
I was downgrading
you were downgrading
he/she/it was downgrading
we were downgrading
you were downgrading
they were downgrading

Past Perfect
I had downgraded
you had downgraded
he/she/it had downgraded
we had downgraded
you had downgraded
they had downgraded

Future
I will downgrade
you will downgrade
he/she/it will downgrade
we will downgrade
you will downgrade
they will downgrade

Future Perfect
I will have downgraded
you will have downgraded
he/she/it will have downgraded
we will have downgraded
you will have downgraded
they will have downgraded

Future Continuous
I will be downgrading
you will be downgrading
he/she/it will be downgrading
we will be downgrading
you will be downgrading
they will be downgrading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been downgrading
you have been downgrading
he/she/it has been downgrading
we have been downgrading
you have been downgrading
they have been downgrading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been downgrading
you will have been downgrading
he/she/it will have been downgrading
we will have been downgrading
you will have been downgrading
they will have been downgrading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been downgrading
you had been downgrading
he/she/it had been downgrading
we had been downgrading
you had been downgrading
they had been downgrading

Conditional
I would downgrade
you would downgrade
he/she/it would downgrade
we would downgrade
you would downgrade
they would downgrade

Past Conditional
I would have downgraded
you would have downgraded
he/she/it would have downgraded
we would have downgraded
you would have downgraded
they would have downgraded

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Noun	1.	downgrade - the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends grade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
Verb	1.	downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem grade,rate,rank,place,range,order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem

downgrade

verb

1.demote,degrade,take down a peg(informal),loweror reduce in rankHis superiors downgraded him.
demoteraise,advance,promote,better,enhance,improve,upgrade,elevate

2.run down,denigrate,disparage,detract from,decryHe was never one to downgrade his talents.

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downgrade

noun

A sudden drop to a lower condition or status:

comedown,descent,down,downfall.

verb

1.To lower in rank or grade:

break,bump,degrade,demote,reduce.

Slang:bust.

2.To lower in character or quality:

cheapen,debase,degrade,demean.

3.To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:

belittle,decry,denigrate,deprecate,depreciate,derogate,detract,discount,disparage,minimize,run down,slight,talk down.

Idiom:make light of.

4.To become or make less in price or value:

cheapen,depreciate,depress,devaluate,devalue,lower,mark down,reduce,write down.

Translations

يُخَفِّضُ المَنْزِلَه

podcenitsnížit

degraderenedvurdere

degradieren

déclamer déclasser

leminõsít

lækka í tign

degradare retrocedere ridimensionare

hodnotiť nižšie

indirmekönemini azaltmak

降低等级

downgrade

[ˈdaʊngreɪd]

A.Nto be on the downgrade →ircuesta abajo, estar enplena decadencia

B.[daʊnˈgreɪd]VT [+job, hotel] →bajar de categoría
he's been downgraded to assistant manager →le hanbajado aayudante dedirección

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downgrade

[ˌdaʊnˈgreɪd]vt

(=reduce) [+status, position] →déclasser; [+forecast] →réduire

(=demote) [+person] →rétrograder

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downgrade

[ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd]vt (job, hotel) →declassare; (person) →degradare

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down¹

(daun) adverb

1. towards or in a low or lower position, level or state.He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder. onder toe إلى أسْفَل долу para baixo dolůhinunter nedad; nedκάτωabajo alla, all پایین alasvers le bas,en basלמטה नीचे, निम्न स्तर dolje le(felé) menuruni niður in basso*, verso il basso* 下へ 아래로 žemyn, žemai apakšā; lejā turunnaar benedenned,nedover,nede w dół,na dole لاندی خواpara baixo în jos, josвниз dolu dol; navzdol spustiti se ner, ned, nere, nerför ลง aşağıya, aşağıya doğru, aşağı bir yere 向下 вниз, донизу نچلی طرف xuống向下

2. on or to the ground.The little boy fell down and cut his knee. af على الأرْض на земята no chão na zem zum/auf den Boden nedκάτω al suelo maha, maas زمین؛ روی زمین maassapar terreלמטה नीचे na pod le, lent ke bawah í götuna, á jörðina a terra* 地面へ 땅으로 žemyn, nu- zemē tanah lapangneer på bakken,nedna dół پر ځمکه no chão pe josвниз na zem na tla; na tleh dole ner ตกลงมา yere 往地上，到地上 вниз زمین پر یا زمین کی طرف ngã xuống往地上

3. from earlier to later times.The recipe has been handed down in our family for years. oorhandig من عَهْدٍ قَديم през времето através do tempo postupně, stále dálweiter (gå) i arv από γενιά σε γενιάa través de los tiempos ajast aega در طول سالها kautta aikojenjusqu'à לַעֲבוֹר पुराने से नए समय में prenosti sa generacije na generaciju tovább (ad) turun-temurun áfram (frá einum tíma til annars, einni kynslóð til annarrar) (tramandato) 後代へ 후대로 iš (kartos) į (kartą) laikā; no ... līdz turun temurun door- (gå) i arv z (pokolenia) na (pokolenie) د طول کلاونی através do tempo până laчерез postupne nazaj kroz vreme i arv จากอดีตถึงปัจจุบัน geçmiş zamandan bu güne 從上一代到下一代 вниз پچھلے زمانے سے بعد کے زمانے تک ghi chép从早些时候到晚些时候

4. from a greater to a smaller size, amountetc.Prices have been going down steadily. kom af إلى حَجْمٍ أصْغَر надолу para baixo dolůgefallen (gå) ned προς τα κάτωabajo alla کم laskea en/de moins לָרֶדֶת आकार या परिमान में ज्यादा से कम की तरफ opadati leszállítva turun niðurgiù 下がって 감소하는 žemyn lejup menurunomlaagned w dół جیږpara baixo mai puţin/micвниз dolu navzdol nadole ner ลดจำนวนลงaşağı （金額等）下降 вниз بڑے حجم یا قیمت سے کم تر ہو جانا giảm xuống （物价等）下降

5. towards or in a place thought of as being lower,especially southward or away from a centre.We went down from Glasgow to Bristol. ondertoe إلى مَكان أدْنى надолу para o sul dolů, k jihuhinunter ned modκάτω, προς το νότοabajo lõuna poole به سوی پایین alasdescendre דָרוֹמָה नीची समझी जाने वाली जगह की तरफ spuštati se naniže le ke selatan niður (til), suðurgiù 下手へ 아래 지역, 특히 남쪽으로 į, link ke selatannaar beneden,afdalend ned til,nede لاندی خواpara o sul dolu dol niže ner ไปทางใต้ güneye doğru, güneyde 下行地 в провінцію; на південь کسی ایسی جگہ میں جسے کم تر سمجھا جاتا ہو xuôi về下行地

preposition

1. in a lower position on.Their house is halfway down the hill. af أسْفَل под descendo nížehinunter nede νότια προς τα κάτωabajo allpool, all پایین alhaallaplus bas בְּמוֹרָד- के नीचे, के तले niže od lefelé lebih rendah niðurlungo ～の下に 아래 žemyn lejup di bahagian bawahopnede w dół لاندی a descer mai jos deвниз,по dolu, nižšie spodaj niz nerför, nedanför ลงด้านล่าง aşağıya, aşağı doğru 在…下方 внизу نیچے کی طرف ở phía dưới （表示位置）在…的下方

2. to a lower position on, by, through or along.Water poured down the drain. afloop في، داخِل، خِلال по para baixo dolůhinunter ned gennem; ned langsκάτωhacia abajo allapoole, alla به پایین alas vers le/en bas לְאוֹרֵך- नीचे की दिशा में kroz nešto le menuruni niður (eftir)verso ～を下って 아래로 žemyn pa ke bahagian bawahdoor,langsned,ned gjennom,ned langs w dół په لاندیpara baixo de-a lungul, în josulчерез,сквозь dolu navzdol niz ner i ลงไปตาม aşağıya 沿著…往下 по; уздовж نیچے کی طرف مائل ở dưới （表示方向）沿着…向下

3. along.The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children. af على طول през ao longo de podélentlang ned langs κατά μήκοςpor mööda, piki در امتداد pitkinle long de לְאוֹרֵך से लगे duž, uz irányában sepanjang (niður) eftirlungo ～に沿って 따라 išilgai, palei pa sepanjanglangslangs w dół,po,wzdłuż په امتدادao longo de de-a lungulвдоль pozdĺž vzdolž niz utmed, längs ตามboyunca, yönünde 沿著 по عبر xuôi theo沿着

verb

to finish (a drink) very quickly,especially in one gulp.He downed a pint of beer. afsluk يُنْهي بِسُرْعَه، يَزْدَرِد изпивам emborcar hodit do sebehinunterkippen slugeκατεβάζω, πίνω με μια γουλιά tragarse rápidamente alla kulistama سر کشیدن؛ خوردن kumotas'envoyer לִגמוֹעַ बहुत तेजी से कोई तरल पीना ispiti jako brzo lehajt menenggak hvolfa í sigmandar giù 飲み下す (술을) 빨리 비우다 išmesti, išlenkti ātri izdzert menenggakachteroverslaanhelle i segopróżnić, wychylić څكل، چښل: مشروب emborcar a da pe gâtосушать hodiť do seba zvrniti progutati svepa, tömma ดื่มรวดเดียว kafaya dikmek 很快喝完(尤指一口氣) проковтнути تیزی سے پی کر ختم کرنا cạn cốc nhanh （指大口或快速地）喝下

ˈdownward adjective

leading, movingetc down.a downward curve. afwaarts نَحْوَ الأسْفَل надолу descendente klesající sich neigend nedadgående; nedadrettet καθοδικόςdescendente langev فروسوی alaspäin viettävädescendant כְּלָפֵי מָטָה नीचे की दिशा में जाती कोई चीज koji ide prema dolje lefelé irányuló menurun niður-, niður á viðin discesa,verso il basso 下方への 아래쪽의 einantis/krintantis žemyn lejupejošs menurunneerwaarts som skrår nedover,skrånende idący w dół کښټه خوا descendente descendentспускающийся klesajúci spuščajoč se silazni nedåtgående ลดต่ำลง aşağı doğru 往下的 низхідний نیچے کی طرف جاتا ہوا đi xuống向下的

ˈdownward(s) adverb

towards a lower position or state.The path led downward (s) towards the sea. afwaarts من أعْلى إلى أسْفَل надолу para baixo dolůabwärts nedad προς τα κάτωhacia abajo alla(poole) به سوی پایین alaspäinvers le bas כְּלָפֵי מָטָה निम्न तल या स्थिति की तरफ prema nižem položaju lefelé ke bawah niður, niður á viðverso il basso 下方へ 아래쪽으로 향하는 žemyn lejup; uz leju menuruninaar benedennedover w dół كوزې خواته، كښتې خواته، ځوړې خواته، مخ په ځوړpara baixo în josвниз dolu navzdol silazni nedåt ลดต่ำลงaşağı,doğru 往下地 донизу, вниз نیچے کی حالت یا وضع میں trở xuống向下地

down-and-ˈout noun, adjective

(a person) having no money and no means of earning a living.a hostel for down-and-outs. misluktes, gesonkenes مُعْدَم، فَقير безпаричен vagabundo člověk na dně/miziněerledigt subsistensløs; helt til rotterneμπατίρηςvagabundo tühja taskuga (isik) فلاکت زده؛ مستمند rahaton clochard/-arde;sans le sou מובטל וחסר כל कोई व्यक्ति जिसके पास ना तो कोई धन है और ना ही उसके अर्जन का कोई साधन biti švorc, bez prihoda leégett (ember), csóró tidak berduit allslaus og athvarfslaus; útigangsmaður, allsleysingispiantato,senza un soldo 落ちぶれた 무일푼의 valkata, skurdžius bezpajumtnieks; bezpajumtnieka- orang yang papa kedanaarmoedzaaier;armoediguteligger,forkommen personwłóczęga, tramp, bez grosza هغه څوك چي هيڅ شى ونلرىvagabundo vagabond, om al străziiбродяга človek na mizine brezdomec skitnica utslagen คนยากจน parasız ve işsiz 貧困潦倒 бомж; бездомний تباہ حال شخص người thất cơ lỡ vận 贫困潦倒，落魄

ˌdown-at-ˈheel adjective

shabby, untidy and not well looked after or well-dressed. slordig بالٍ، رث،مُهْمَل запуснат maltrapilho ošuntělý, sešlýabgerissen sølle; lurvet αφρόντιστοςdesaliñado räbaldunud مندرس؛ زهوار درفته nuhruinenmiteuxמוזנח भद्दा दिखना neuredan, zapušten topis tidak rapi vesældarlegur, tötralegurscalcinato;trasandato みすぼらしい 가난한, 초라한 apdriskęs, apsileidęs noskrandis buruksjofelforkommen,lurvet obszarpany,zaniedbany ناپاك، نامنظم maltrapilho zdrenţăros, jerpelit конченый ošúchaný beden pohaban sjabbig, sliten แต่งตัวแย่มาก hırpanî, kılıksız 衣衫襤褸的 неохайний; задрипаний پھٹیچر trông bừa bộn衣衫褴褛的

ˈdowncast adjective

(of a person) depressed; in low spirits.a downcast expression. terneergedruk كَئيب، هابِط المَعْنَويه، مُنْكَسِر النَّفْس отчаян deprimido sklíčený, skleslýniedergeschlagen nedslået; modløsκατηφής,μελαγχολικόςabatido masendatud غمگین masentunutabattuמדוכא उदास, नीचे निगाह किये हुए deprimiran, potišten lehangolt sedih dapurabbattuto 意気消沈した 의기소침한 prislėgtas, susikrimtęs nomākts muramterneergeslagennedfor,nedslåttprzygnębiony غمجن، مړاوى، لوېدلى پرېوتلىdeprimido abătut, tristудручённый skleslý potrt potišten nedslagen หดหู่ใจ neşesiz,üzgün,yıkık 垂頭喪氣的 пригнічений; понурий افسردہ thất vọng垂头丧气的

ˈdownfall noun

a disastrous fall,especially a final failure or ruin.the downfall of our hopes. ondergang إنْهِيار، سُقوط провал queda pád, zhroucení der Untergang ulykke; undergangκατάρρευση,καταστροφήruina kokkuvarisemine نابودی romahduschute,ruineנפילה,מפלה पतन katastrofalno uništenje, propast bukás hancur hruncaduta,rovina 没落 몰락 žlugimas pagrimums; bojāeja kegagalanval,ondergangfall,ruin,undergangruina,klęska لوېدنه، غور ځېدنه، كښېوتنه، پرېوتنه، سقوط، زوال: دګڼ باران او رېدنهqueda prăbuşire, cădereкрушение;крах zrútenie propad propast fall, undergång ความตกต่ำ yıkılma,düşüş, çöküş 垮台 загибель, крах زوال sự suy vi垮台

ˌdownˈgrade verb

to reduce to a lower level,especially of importance.His job was downgraded. af gradeer يُخَفِّضُ المَنْزِلَه понижавам rebaixar podcenit, snížitdegradieren nedvurdere; degradereυποβιβάζω,υποβαθμίζω bajar de categoría alaväärtustama تنزل دادن alentaadéclasser לְהוֹרִיד בְּדָרְגָה सतर कम करना degradirati leminősít menurunkan lækka í tignretrocedere,declassare 格下げする 격하시키다 pažeminti pazemināt (amatā) turun greddegraderendegradere,nedvurdereobniżyć تريو، په قار بر پښيد دټنډى تر يو ېدلrebaixar a degrada, a minimaliza понижать в должности hodnotiť nižšie degradirati degradirati förringa, nedvärdera ลดความสำคัญ önemini azaltmak,indirmek 降級(尤指從高位) понижувати مرتبہ یا عہدہ گھٹانا giáng chức降低等级

ˌdownˈhearted adjective

depressed and in low spirits,especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something.Don't be downhearted! – we may yet win. moedeloos مُكْتَئِب، هابِط المَعْنَوِيَّه، مُنْقَبِض الصَّدْر отчаян desanimado sklíčený, skleslýverzagt nedslået; modløsαποκαρδιωμένοςdesanimado löödud پکر؛ مایوس lannistunutdécouragéעצוב मायूस, उत्साहहीन deprimiran elcsüggedt sedih, putus asa dapur, vondaufurscoraggiato 落胆している 낙담한 nusiminęs, liūdnas nomākts; drūms bersedihontmoedigdnedtrykt,motfallen przybity مړاوې، غمجن، زړه ماتى desanimado descurajatподавленный skleslý malodušen klonuo nedslagen, missmodig ท้อแท้ morali bozulmuş, cesareti kırılmış 沮喪的，消沉的 занепалий духом بد دل tinh thần sa sút 沮丧的，消沉的

ˌdownˈhill adverb

1. down a slope.The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours. afwaarts مُنْحَدِر، من أعلى إلى أسْغَل нанадолен em declive z kopce, dolůbergab ned ad bakke κατηφορικάcuesta abajo allamäge سرازیر alas mäkeä en descendantמורד,מדרון ढलान की ओर nizbrdo dombról le menurun niður brekkuin discesa 下って 아래쪽으로 žemyn, pakalnėn lejup curam bergafnedover w dół سر په كښته، يو پر بل em declive la vale под гору z kopca navzdol strm nerför, utför ลงเขา yokuş aşağı 下坡 під гору, вниз ڈھلان کی طرف xuống dốc下坡

2. towards a worse and worse state.We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months. agteruitgang في صِحَّةٍ مُتَدَهْوِرَه на зле em declínio z kopce, stále hůřbergab ned ad bakke προς το χειρότεροde mal en peor allamäge وخیم تر؛ بدتر heikommaksisur le déclin לְהִידַרדֵר बदतर स्थिति की ओर od zla nagore romlik, hanyatlik memburuk hraka, fara afturin declino 悪化して 내리막의, 몰락해 가는 blogyn, silpnyn (par veselību) aizvien sliktākā stāvoklī kearah yang lebih buruk bergafbli stadig dårligere w coraz gorszy stan خراب em declínio în declin всё хуже и хуже z kopca vedno slabše nizbrdo utför ซึ่งกำลังตกต่ำ kötüye, başaşağı 每況愈下 в поганому стані بد تر حالت کی طرف chiều hướng xấu di 趋向衰退，每况愈下

downˈhill racing noun

racing downhill on skis. afdraande resies سِباق التَّزَلُّج على المُنْحَدَرات ски спускане corrida de esqui závod ve sjezdu na lyžích die (Ski-)Abfahrt skiløb ned ad bakke κατηφορική χιονοδρομία esquí de descenso kiirlaskumine مسابقه اسکی در سرازیری syöksylaskeminendescente מֵרוֹץ סְקִי בַּמוֹרָד ढलान पर रेस juriti nizbrdo na skijama lesiklás lomba turun bukit dengan skidiscesa libera, gara di discesa libera スキーの滑降レース 활강 레이스 kalnų slidinėjimo varžybos nobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm) lumba turun bukit dengan skiafdalingutforrenn bieg zjazdowy سر پايينى، كښته соревнование по скоростному спуску preteky v zjazdovom lyžovaní smuk spust störtlopp การแข่งสกีภูเขา bayır aşağı kayma yarışı 速降滑雪賽 швидкісний спуск на лижах نشیب کے رخ cuộc đua trượt dốc速降滑雪赛

downˈhill skiing noun

afdraande ski تزَلُّج المُنْحَدَرات спускане със ски corrida de esqui sjezdové lyžování die Abfahrt løben på ski ned ad bakke κατηφορική χιονοδρομία esquí de descenso mäesuusatamine مسابقه فرود syöksylasku סְקִי בְּמוֹרָד ढलान पर स्किइंग करना spust lesiklás turun bukit dengan skidiscesa libera 滑降スキー 활강 스키 kalnų slidinėjimas nobrauciens no kalna (ar slēpēm) turun bukit dengan ski alpineskiën zjazd na nartach له تپه يا هسكه ځاى د كښته كيدلو سيالى скоростной спуск zjazd, zjazdové lyžovanie smuk spust utförsåkning การเล่นสกีภูเขา bayır aşağı kayma 速降滑雪 швидкісний спуск на лижах نشیب کی طرف اسکیئنگ کرنا trò chơi trượt tuyết xuống dốc速降滑雪

ˌdown-in-the-ˈmouth adjective

miserable; in low spirits. bekaf بائِس، مُكْتَئِب، مُنْخَفِض المَعْنَوِيَّه унил infeliz deprimovaný, skleslýbedrückt modløsκατηφής,μελαγχολικός con la moral por los suelos nina norgus ناخشنود؛ گرفته onnetonabattu להיות עצוב,מדוכא मायूस jadan, potišten elszontyolodva sengsara hnugginn, leiðurabbattuto みじめな 풀이 죽은, 낙심한 nusiminęs, liūdnas nelaimīgs; nožēlojams lemah semangatterneergeslagenelendig,ulykkeligprzygnębiony خپهinfeliz întristat, abătutудручённый skľúčený potrt nesrećan nedslagen, moloken ทุกข์ยากüzgün; ümidini kaybetmiş 沮喪的，消沉的 сумний افسردہ نظر آنے والا chán nản; thất vọng 凄悲的，消沉的

down payment

a payment in cash,especially to begin the purchase of something for which further payments will be made over a period of time. paaiement عُرْبون начална вноска entrada záloha die Anzahlung udbetalingπροκαταβολήentrada, pago inicial käsiraha قسطی käsirahaacompteמקדמה नकद अदायगी avans, plaćanje unaprijed első (fizetési) részlet uang muka innágreiðsla, fyrsta greiðslaanticipo 頭金 계약금, 첫 불입금 pradinė įmoka pēcmaksa bayaran mukaaanbetalingdepositum,delbetaling zadatek په قسط سره entrada acontаванс záloha predujem, polog kapara handpenning, kontantbetalning เงินมัดจำpeşinat, kısmî ödeme,kaparo 頭期款，訂金 перший внесок خریداری کے وقت جزوی ادائگی trả tiền mặt （分期付款中的）头期款，预付定金

ˈdownpour noun

a very heavy fall of rain. stort reën مَطَرٌ غَزير، وابِلٌ من المَطَر порой chuvarada liják der Platzregen regnskyl; bygeνεροποντήchaparrón paduvihm باران شدید rankkasadeaverse גֶשֶם שוֹטֵף मूसलाधार वर्षा pljusak kiše felhőszakadás hujan lebat hellirigningacquazzone どしゃ降り 억수, 폭우 liūtis lietusgāze hujan lebatstortbuiregnskyll,øsregnulewa شديد باران chuvarada aversăливень lejak ploha pljusak störtregn ฝนตกหนักมากsağanak 傾盆大雨 злива تیز بارش mưa như trút nước倾盆大雨

ˈdownright adverb

plainly; there's no other word for it.I think he was downright rude! ongetwyfeld بِصَراحَه، بِكُلِّ مَعْنى الكَلِمَه прям totalmente vyloženě, výslovněausgesprochen fuldkommen; totaltξεκάθαρα,απόλυταabsolutamente lausa کاملاً؛ به تمام معنا suorastaanfranchementממש,מוחלט एकदम sasvim, potpuno teljesen jelas hreinn og beinn, algerassolutamente;proprio 全く 완전히 tiesiog, visiškai pilnīgi; acīm redzami dengan jelasbepaaldrett og slett,simpelthencałkowicie,zupełnie كاملا، په ټوله معنا claramente pur şi simplu, de-a dreptulявно vyložene naravnost prosto rent ut, rätt och slätt โดยสิ้นเชิง tam anlamıyla tamamen 十足地，完全地 зовсім, цілком صریح thẳng thắn 十分地，完全地

adjective

He is a downright nuisance! absolute صَريح، واضِح، بِصَراحَه прамо total naprostý, vyloženýausgesprochen fuldkommenαπόλυτοςtotal täielik کامل؛ محض varsinainendirect,absoluממש एकदम बेहूदा इत्यादि potpuni teljes mutlak algerassoluto 正真正銘の 완전한 visiškas pilnīgs; galīgs jelasabsoluutkomplett,fullkommencałkowity كامل، پوره total pur şi simpluявный úplne, priamo, výslovne pravcat prosto riktig, fullkomlig โดยสิ้นเชิง tam anlamıyla,bütünüyle 徹底的 явний; прямий بالکل thẳng thắn彻底的

ˈdownstairs adjective

,ˌdownˈstairsadverb on or towards a lower floor.He walked downstairs;I left my book downstairs;a downstairs flat. by die trap af, ondertoe في الطابِق السُّفْلي، تَحْت на долния етаж embaixo dolů (po schodech), dole (v přízemí) die Treppen hinab,unten im Haus nedenunder; i underetagenστο κάτω πάτωμαabajo alla, alumisel korrusel, alumise korruse طبقه پایین alakerrassa oleva du bas;en bas בָּקוֹמָה לְמָטָה नीचे की मंजिल u prizemlju, niz stepenice a lenti, földszinti (szobák) lantai bawah niður; niðrigiù,di sotto 階下へ 아래층의 žemyn laiptais, apačioje, esantis apatiniame aukšte apakšējā stāva-; apakšējā stāvā tingkat bawahbeneden,naar benedenned trappene,i etasjen under,nedenunderna dole,na dół, na parterze, na parter, parterowy لاندي يا كښته منزلembaixo (mai) jos; de (mai) josвниз;внизу dolu; dolný spodnji; navzdol (po stopnicah) prizemlje ner, [där] nere, på nedre våningen ข้างล่างalt kat;alt kat 樓下的 внизу; на нижньому поверсі زینے سے اتر کے tầng trệt楼下的

ˌdownˈstream adverb

further along a river towards the sea.We found/rowed the boat downstream. stroomaf مع التَّيّار، في اتِّجاه مَجْرى النَّهْر по течението rio abaixo po proudu flußabwärts med strømmen; ned ad floden στο κάτω μέρος του ποταμού, προς τις εκβολές río abajo allavoolu به سوی پایین رودخانه myötävirtaanen aval עִם הָזֶרֶם अनुप्रवाह nizvodno, niz rijeku folyás irányában menghilir með straumnum, niður með áa valle 下流に 하류의 pasroviui lejup pa straumi ke hilirstroomafwaartsmed strømmen,nedover elva w dół rzeki د درياب كښته خوا ته rio abaixo în aval, la vale вниз по течению po prúde navzdol (po reki) nizvodno nedströms ตามกระแสน้ำ akıntı yönünde 順流而下 вниз за течією دھارے یا بہاؤ کے رخ پر xuôi dòng顺流而下

ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjective

practical and not concerned with theories, idealsetc.She is a sensible, down-to-earth person. plat op die aarde, simplisties عَمَلي، واقِعي практичен prático praktický, realistickýnüchtern jordnær; med begge ben på jordenπροσγειωμένοςpráctico, con los pies en la tierra kahe jalaga maa peal واقع بین maanläheinenterre-à-terreמעשי,תכליתי व्यवहारिक realna osoba, koja čvrsto stoji na zemlji gyakorlatias praktis raunsær, jarðbundinnpratico 実際的な 현실적인 konkretus, praktiškas praktisks; reāli domājošs mudahnuchternøktern,jordnær,realistiskpraktyczny,konkretny واقع بينprático cu picioarele pe pământпрактичный realistický stvaren realističan jordnära, realistisk เป็นจริงgerçekçi,pratik 腳踏實地的 приземлений; практичний عملی ، حقیقت پر مبنی thực tế脚踏实地的

ˈdowntown adjective

(American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping.downtown Manhattan. middestad في مَرْكِز المَدينَه التِّجاري център на град centro v centru im Geschäftsviertel inde i byen; central το κέντρο της πόληςcéntrico kesklinn مرکز شهر keskusta du centre (ville) מֶרכָּז הָעִיר centar grada belvárosi pusat kota niðri í bæ; miðbæjar- del centro 繁華街の 상업지구의 esantis miesto centre pilsētas komerciālais centrs pusat bandarbinnenstadi sentrum,midt i byen śródmiejski د ښار مركزcentral centru (al unui oraş) (расположенный) в деловой части города centrum (mesta) osrednji (del mesta) centar grada centrala ย่านธุรกิจ kentin merkezi (美)市中心 такий, що стосується ділової частини міста کسی شہر کے جنوبی یا زیادہ مرکزی علاقے یا کاروباری ضلع میں واقع یا اس سے متعلق trung tâm thành phố 城市商业区的，闹市区的

ˌdownˈtown adverb

(alsodown town) in or towards this area.to go downtown;I was down town yesterday. stad toe نَحْو مَرْكِز المَدينَه التِّجاري в центъра centro do centra; v centru im Geschäftsviertel ned i byen; inde i byenστο κέντρο της πόληςen el centro de la ciudad kesklinnas, kesklinna به سوی مرکز شهر keskustassaen ville בְּמֶרכָּז הָעִיר शहर का मुख्य बाजार donji grad a (bel)városba(n) menuju pusat kota niður í bæin centro 繁華街へ 상업지구로 į miesto centrą, miesto centre pilsētas centrā; centra virzienā pusat bandar de binnenstad ini sentrum, til/på byen w śródmieściu, do śródmieścia د ښار د مركز په خوا na baixa prin centru в деловой части города do centra; v centre proti središču mesta centar in till centrum (city, stan), i centrum ไปทางย่านศูนย์การค้าของเมือง kentin merkezinde/ merkezine doğru 在市中心 в діловій частині міста شہر کے کاروباری علاقے میں جانا hướng trung tâm 在市中心，在城市商业区

ˈdown-trodden adjective

badly treated; treated without respect.a down-trodden wife. verdrukte مُعامَلٌ مُعامَلَةً سَيِّئَه، مَدوسٌ عَلَيْهِ унизен tiranizado utiskovanýunterdrückt undertrykt; underkuet καταπιεσμένοςoprimido muserdatud ستم دیده huonosti kohdeltuopprimé נָתוּן לְדִיכּוּי दबा-कुचला loše tretirana osoba elnyomott tertindas kúgaðuroppresso しいたげられた 짓밟힌, 확대 받는 užuitas, užjodytas apspiests; nomākts ditindas vertraptunderkuet,undertrykt sponiewierany, sterroryzowny زحمت ليدلى، رنځور tiranizado umilit, călcat în picioare угнетённый, попранный utláčaný zatiran ugnjeten förtrampad, förtryckt ซึ่งถูกกดขี่ haksızlığa uğramış, ezilmiş 受壓迫的，被蹂躪的 пригнічений, пригноблений مظلوم ، مجبور bị đối xử tàn tệ 受压制的，被蹂躏的

be/go down with

to be or become ill with.The children all went down with measles. aan masels lê يَمْرَضُ، يُصابُ بِ разболявам се от adoecer onemocnět, ulehnouterkranken lægge sig med προσβάλλομαι από,κολλώ estar con algo haigeks jääma, haige olema مریض شدن sairastuatomber malade de לַחֲלוֹת בְּ- बीमार पड़ना razboljeti se, pokupiti neku bolest betegen fekszik terjangkit verða veikur af ammalarsi di 寝込む 앓아 눕다 sirgti, susirgti slimot; saslimt sakit ziek zijn/worden ligge/bli syk av być chorym na, zapaść na ناروغيدلadoecer a se îmbolnăvi de тяжело (за)болеть чем-л. ochorieť zboleti (za) razboleti se nere i skorna, i knipa ป่วย hastalanmak 染上(疾病) заслабати; хворіти کسی مرض میں مبتلا ہو جانا đổ bệnh染上...病

down on one's luck

having bad luck. ongelukkig له حَظٌّ سَيِّء лош късмет sem sorte smolařskýeine Pechsträhne haben være uheldig έχω γκίνια tener muy mala suerte õnnetus olukorras بد شانس بودن huono-onninenmalchanceux מָזָלוֹ לֹא שִׂחֵק לוֹ बदकिस्मत nemati sreće pechje van sial óheppinnsfortunato 不運で 운이 나빠서 nesiseka neveikties nasib malangpech hebbenuheldig,uflakspechowy بدي طالعى درلودل sem sorte ghinionist невеучий smoliarsky nesrečen biti loše sreće nere i skorna, i knipa โชคร้าย talihsiz, bahtsız 倒楣 в нещасті قسمت خراب ہونا gặp vận xui 倒霉，不走运

down tools

to stop working.When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out. staak يَتَوَقَّفُ عن العَمَل спирам да работя parar o trabalho seknout s pracídie Arbeit niederlegen nedlægge arbejdet κάνω στάση εργασίας ή αποχήdejar de trabajar tööd seisma jätma دست از کار کشیدن lopettaa työskentelydébrayer לִשבּוֹת काम करना बंद करना prestati sa radom sztrájkba lép berhenti bekerja leggja niður vinnu gettare gli arnesi di lavoro,incrociare le braccia ストライキをする 파업에 들어가다 nutraukti darbą pārtraukt darbu berhenti bekerja het werk neerleggen legge ned arbeidet,streike przerwać pracę له كار څخه لاس ايستل parar o trabalho a face grevăзабастовать zastaviť prácu prenehati z delom prestati s radom lägga ner arbetet, strejka หยุดทำงาน işi durdurmak 停止工作 припинити роботу کام روک دینا ngừng làm việc停止工作

down with

get rid of.Down with the dictator! weg met !لِيَسْقُط махам abaixo! pryč snieder mit ned med κάτω! (ως σύνθημα)¡abajo! maha مرگ بر päästä eroonà bas הָלאָה עִם! मुर्दाबाद riješiti se le vele! menyingkirkan niður meðabbasso ～を倒せ 타도하라 šalin! nost ar! gulingkan weg metned med! precz z مرګ پرabaixo! jos cu долой! preč s dol z ...! dole ner med กำจัดkahrolsun 打倒(獨裁者) геть مردہ باد tống khứ 打倒，除掉

get down to

to begin working seriously at or on.I must get down to some letters! begin met يَبْدَأ العَمَل захващам се с atirar-se pustit se do sich daran machen komme i gang med καταπιάνομαι με δουλειά, τρώνομαιponerse a (midagi) tõsiselt käsile võtma به کاری پرداختن käydä käsiksi työhön se mettre à לְהָתחִיל לַעֲבוֹד בִּרצִינוּת गंभीरता से काम करना शुरू करना prionuti, baciti se na posao nekilát vminek, foglalkozni kezd vmivel mulai bekerja drífa sig í að gera e-ð, koma sér að verkimettersi a 真剣に～にとりかかる (~을) 본격적으로 시작하다 imtis ķerties pie (kāda darba) bersungguh-sungguh een begin maken metta fatt på,gå i gang med zabrać się poważnie do يو كار كول atirar-se a a se pune pe принять за что-л. dať sa do spraviti se (k) baciti se na komma i gång med เริ่มทำอย่างจริงจัง ciddî bir şekilde işe başlamak/sarılmak 開始認真處理 заходитися роботи що سنجیدگی سے کچھ کرنا bắt đầu công việc một cách nghiêm tức开始认真对待

suit (someone) down to the ground

to suit perfectly.That arrangement will suit me down to the ground. volkome pas يُلائِمُ تَماما отивам на някого servir perfeitamente naprosto vyhovovathaargenau passen passe en perfekt ταιριάζω απόλυτα venirle a alguien de perlas nagu rusikas silmaauku sobima مناسب بودن sopia täydellisestialler comme un gant לְהָתאִים בְּדִיוּק पूरी तरह से अनुकूल होना savršeno odgovarati, savršeno pristajati cocok henta fullkomlega andare alla perfezione 全く好都合である 딱 맞다 labai gerai tikti pilnībā derēt cocok (iemand) heel goed uitkomenpasse perfekt pasować jak ulał مناسب، وړ servir à maravilha a se potrivi ca o mănuşă полностью устраивать (кого-л.) úpne vyhovovať popolnoma ustrezati u potpunosti passa ngn förträffligt (precis) เหมาะสม mükemmelen uymak 完全適合 повністю підходити بالکل عین مناسب ہونا hoàn toàn phù hợp很适合

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Senior Unsecured Regular Bond/Debenture, Downgraded to A3 Rating Under Review from A1 Negative; Placed Under Review for furtherDowngrade

Moody's takes rating actions on five Omani banks and one finance company, leaves banks' ratings on review for further downgrade

(S.A.O.C.) (OPWP) to A3 from A1 and placed the ratings on review for furtherdowngrade. Moody's also placed six other Omani Government Related Issuers on review fordowngrade.

Moody's downgrades Oman Power & Water Procurement to A3 from A1 with review for further downgrade

The rating action follows thedowngrade of Turkey's sovereign rating to 'BB' on 13 July (see 'FitchDowngrades Turkey to 'BB'; Outlook Negative' at www.fitchratings.com) and the subsequentdowngrade of the IDRs and VRs of Turkey's largest banks on 19 July (see 'FitchDowngrades Turkish Banks; Removes from Ratings Watch Negative').

Fitch Ratings downgrades Istanbul Takas ve Saklama Bankasi A.S.'s IDR to 'BB'

"Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to B2 (stable outlook), from B1 (rating under review outlook), the long-term local currency deposit ratings of three Kenyan banks: KCB, Equity Bank Kenya, and Co-operative Bank)," said Moody's.It added that the lower rating resulted from thedowngrade of the issuer rating of the Kenyan government given earlier this week.

Moody's downgrades KCB, Equity and Co-operative banks

The actions on the Bahraini banks are principally driven by Moody'sdowngrade of the Bahrain government's issuer rating to B1 negative from Ba2 negative.

Moody's takes rating actions on four Bahraini banks

From the big five banks to insurance groups, ratings have been lowered following South Africa's sovereign ratingdowngrade to 'Baa3'.

Downgrades hit South Africa

Summary: Moody's downgraded Oman's government long-term issuer rating to Ee"A3Ee" from Ee"A1Ee" and placed it on review for furtherdowngrade.

OMAN DOWNGRADED

The agency downgraded key Greek banks, following itsdowngrade of Greece's sovereign rating on March 27, 2015.

Fitch downgrades key Greek banks

Economic analysts said that the recent creditdowngrade given to Egyptian banks last week by the Fitch Group credit rating agency fails to take into account positive economy developments, particularly the country's recent securing of $12bn in financial aid from Gulf countries.

Fitch Group's new credit downgrade of Egypt does not take into account recent aid received from the Gulf

Birmingham city council's credit rating has slipped following the UK Government'sdowngrade.

City's triple AAA rating slips in line with UK

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