go down

go down
1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) ser bien/mal acogido, ser bien/mal recibido
2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) hundirse
3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) ponerse, esconderse
4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) pasar (a la historia), quedar (para la posteridad), ser recordado
5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) volverse menos solicitado; decaer
go down vb bajar
the temperature's gone down ha bajado la temperatura
go down
v.
• bajar v.
• descender v.
• ladear v.
v + adv
1)
a) (descend) \<\<person\>\> bajar; \<\<sun\>\> ponerse*; \<\<curtain\>\> (Theat) caer*, bajar

to go down on one's knees/hands and knees — ponerse* de rodillas/a gatas

b) (fall) \<\<boxer/horse\>\> caerse*; \<\<plane\>\> caer*, estrellarse
c) (sink) \<\<ship\>\> hundirse
d) \<\<computer\>\> dejar de funcionar, descomponerse* (AmL)
e) (be defeated) (Sport) perder*

to go down (to somebody): Italy went down 2-1 to Uruguay Italia perdió 2 a 1 frente a Uruguay; to go down fighting — caer* luchando, morir* con las botas puestas

2)
a) (decrease) \<\<temperature/exchange rate\>\> bajar; \<\<population/unemployment\>\> disminuir*

to go down in price — bajar de precio

to go down in value — perder* valor

I went down to 110 pounds — adelgacé hasta pesar 110 libras

b) (decline) \<\<standard/quality\>\> empeorar

she's gone down in my estimation — ha perdido or bajado mucho en mi estima

c) (abate, subside) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<floods/swelling\>\> bajar

his temperature's gone down — le ha bajado la fiebre

d) (deflate) \<\<tire\>\> perder* aire, desinflarse
3) (extend)

to go down to something: this road goes down to the beach este camino baja a or hasta la playa; the skirt goes down to her ankles — la falda le llega a los tobillos

4)
a) (toward the south) ir* (hacia el sur)

I'm going down to Atlanta for a few days — voy a ir a pasar unos días a Atlanta

b) (to another place) (BrE) ir*

I'm going down to the shops — voy a las tiendas

5)
a) (be swallowed)

it just won't go down — no me pasa, no lo puedo tragar

a coffee would go down nicely — un café me caería de maravilla

it went down the wrong way — se me ha ido por el otro camino

b) \<\<present/proposal/remarks\>\>

how did the announcement go down? — ¿qué tipo de acogida tuvo el anuncio?, ¿cómo recibieron el anuncio?

that won't go down too well with your father — eso no le va a caer muy bien a tu padre

6) (be recorded, written)

all these absences will go down on your record — va a quedar constancia de estas faltas en tu ficha

to go down in history as somebody/something — pasar a la historia como alguien/algo

1.
VI + PREP bajar, descender

to go down a slope — bajar (por) una pendiente

to go down a mine — bajar a una mina

2. VI + ADV
1) (=descend) [sun] ponerse; [person] (=go downstairs) bajar

to go down to the coast — bajar a la costa

go down to the bottom of the page — mira a pie de página

2) (=fall) [person, horse] caerse
3) (=crash) [plane] estrellarse, caer
4) (=sink) [ship, person] hundirse
5) (=decrease, decline) [price, temperature] bajar, descender; [tide, flood, water level] bajar

he has gone down in my estimation — ha bajado en mi estima

the house has gone down in value — la casa ha perdido valor or se ha devaluado

this neighbourhood has really gone down — este barrio ha perdido mucho, este barrio ya no es lo que era

she's really gone down since I last saw her — [sick person] ha dado un buen bajón * or ha empeorado mucho desde la última vez que la vi; [elderly person] ha perdido muchas facultades desde la última vez que la vi

6) (=deflate) [balloon, airbed] desinflarse, deshincharse (Sp)

the swelling in my leg has gone down — me ha bajado la hinchazón de la pierna

7) (=be defeated) perder

Italy went down against Brazil in the semi-final — Italia perdió ante Brasil en la semifinal

8) (Comput) (=break down) bloquearse, dejar de funcionar
9) (=be remembered)

• to go down in history/to posterity — pasar a la historia/a la posteridad

go down as
10) (Brit) (Univ) (at end of term) marcharse; (at end of degree) terminar la carrera, dejar la universidad
11) (=be swallowed)

• that omelette went down a treat * — esa tortilla estaba riquísima

• it went down the wrong way — se me atragantó

12) (=be accepted, approved)

• to go down well/badly — ser bien/mal recibido

his speech didn't go down at all well — su discurso fue muy mal recibido

that should go down well (with him) * — eso le va a gustar

• I wonder how that will go down with her parents — me pregunto cómo les sentará eso a sus padres

13) (Theat) [curtain] bajar; [lights] apagarse
* * *
v + adv
1)
a) (descend) \<\<person\>\> bajar; \<\<sun\>\> ponerse*; \<\<curtain\>\> (Theat) caer*, bajar

to go down on one's knees/hands and knees — ponerse* de rodillas/a gatas

b) (fall) \<\<boxer/horse\>\> caerse*; \<\<plane\>\> caer*, estrellarse
c) (sink) \<\<ship\>\> hundirse
d) \<\<computer\>\> dejar de funcionar, descomponerse* (AmL)
e) (be defeated) (Sport) perder*

to go down (to somebody): Italy went down 2-1 to Uruguay Italia perdió 2 a 1 frente a Uruguay; to go down fighting — caer* luchando, morir* con las botas puestas

2)
a) (decrease) \<\<temperature/exchange rate\>\> bajar; \<\<population/unemployment\>\> disminuir*

to go down in price — bajar de precio

to go down in value — perder* valor

I went down to 110 pounds — adelgacé hasta pesar 110 libras

b) (decline) \<\<standard/quality\>\> empeorar

she's gone down in my estimation — ha perdido or bajado mucho en mi estima

c) (abate, subside) \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar; \<\<floods/swelling\>\> bajar

his temperature's gone down — le ha bajado la fiebre

d) (deflate) \<\<tire\>\> perder* aire, desinflarse
3) (extend)

to go down to something: this road goes down to the beach este camino baja a or hasta la playa; the skirt goes down to her ankles — la falda le llega a los tobillos

4)
a) (toward the south) ir* (hacia el sur)

I'm going down to Atlanta for a few days — voy a ir a pasar unos días a Atlanta

b) (to another place) (BrE) ir*

I'm going down to the shops — voy a las tiendas

5)
a) (be swallowed)

it just won't go down — no me pasa, no lo puedo tragar

a coffee would go down nicely — un café me caería de maravilla

it went down the wrong way — se me ha ido por el otro camino

b) \<\<present/proposal/remarks\>\>

how did the announcement go down? — ¿qué tipo de acogida tuvo el anuncio?, ¿cómo recibieron el anuncio?

that won't go down too well with your father — eso no le va a caer muy bien a tu padre

6) (be recorded, written)

all these absences will go down on your record — va a quedar constancia de estas faltas en tu ficha

to go down in history as somebody/something — pasar a la historia como alguien/algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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