- run down
- 1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) pararse2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) atropellar3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) criticar, hablar mal de, desacreditarrun down vb atropellarhe was run down by a bus lo atropelló un autobúsrun downadj.• agotado, -a adj.v.• desprestigiar v.Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<battery\>\> (Auto) descargar*; (in radio, shaver etc) gastarb) (reduce) \<\<staff/services\>\> ir* recortando or reduciendo; \<\<production\>\> ir* restringiendoc) \<\<stocks/supplies\>\> agotar2) (disparage) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de3) \<\<pedestrian\>\> atropellarSense II4) v + adva) \<\<battery\>\> (Auto) descargarse*; (in radio, shaver etc) gastarse, agotarseb) \<\<business/factory\>\> venirse* abajoc) \<\<stocks/supplies\>\> agotarse1. VT + ADV1) (Aut) (=knock down) atropellar; (Naut) hundir2) (esp Brit) (=reduce) [+ production] ir reduciendo; [+ supplies] agotar3) (=find) localizar, encontrar; (=catch up with) alcanzar; (=capture) coger, cazar4) (=disparage) menospreciar2.VI + ADV [battery] acabarse, gastarse, agotarse; [car battery] descargarse; [supplies] agotarse
the spring has run down — se ha acabado la cuerda
* * *Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<battery\>\> (Auto) descargar*; (in radio, shaver etc) gastarb) (reduce) \<\<staff/services\>\> ir* recortando or reduciendo; \<\<production\>\> ir* restringiendoc) \<\<stocks/supplies\>\> agotar2) (disparage) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de3) \<\<pedestrian\>\> atropellarSense II4) v + adva) \<\<battery\>\> (Auto) descargarse*; (in radio, shaver etc) gastarse, agotarseb) \<\<business/factory\>\> venirse* abajoc) \<\<stocks/supplies\>\> agotarse
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
