- knock down
- 1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) derribar2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) rebajarknock down vb1. derribarthey knocked down the Berlin Wall derribaron el muro de Berlín2. atropellarhe was knocked down crossing the road lo atropellaron cuando cruzaba la carreteraknock down vt: derribar, echar al sueloknock downv.• atropellar v.• derribar v.• rematar v.• revolcar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) (cause to fall) \<\<door/fence\>\> tirar abajo; \<\<obstacle\>\> derribar
he ran into her and knocked her down — chocó con ella y la hizo caer or la tiró al suelo
b) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> atropellarc) (demolish) echar abajo2) (colloq) (reduce) \<\<price/charge\>\> rebajarVT + ADV1) (=pull, throw to the ground) [+ building] derribar, demoler; [+ person] tirar al suelo; [+ pedestrian] atropellar; [+ tree, door etc] derribar, echar abajo; (fig) [+ argument etc] echar por tierra2) (=reduce) [+ price] rebajar, reducirI knocked him down to £20 — conseguí que me rebajara el precio a 20 libras
3) (at auction)it was knocked down to him for £200 — se lo adjudicaron en 200 libras
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) (cause to fall) \<\<door/fence\>\> tirar abajo; \<\<obstacle\>\> derribarhe ran into her and knocked her down — chocó con ella y la hizo caer or la tiró al suelo
b) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> atropellarc) (demolish) echar abajo2) (colloq) (reduce) \<\<price/charge\>\> rebajar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
