Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - run-down
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1. If you run people or things down, you criticize them strongly. He last night denounced the British ‘genius for running ourselves down’. ...that chap who was running down state schools. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) 2. If people run down an industry or an organization, they deliberately reduce its size or the amount of work that it does. (mainly BRIT) The government is cynically running down Sweden’s welfare system... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) 3. If someone runs down an amount of something, they reduce it or allow it to decrease. (mainly BRIT) But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) 4. If a vehicle or its driver runs someone down, the vehicle hits them and injures them. Lozano claimed that motorcycle driver Clement Lloyd was trying to run him down. = knock down, run over PHRASAL VERB: V n P 5. If a machine or device runs down, it gradually loses power or works more slowly. The batteries are running down. PHRASAL VERB: V P 6. see also run-down ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Date: circa 1578 transitive verb 1. a. to collide with and knock down b. to run against and cause to sink 2. a. to chase to exhaustion or until captured b. to trace the source of c. to tag out (a base runner) between bases on a rundown 3. disparage intransitive verb 1. to cease to operate because of the exhaustion of motive power the clock ran down 2. to decline in physical condition or vigor ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) снижать (пошлину); сбивать (цену) 2) мор. столкнуться; топить (в результате столкновения) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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ран-даун В бейсболе baseball раннер runner, оказавшийся между базами и выведенный в положение "вне игры" put-out ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. останавливаться (о машине, механизме и т. п.); кончаться (о заводе) the clock has run down —- часы стали (остановились) 2. разряжаться (об аккумуляторе) the battery has (is) run down —- батарейка разрядилась (села) 3. раскручиваться (о пружине) 4. настигать, догонять to run down an escaped convict —- настигнуть (догнать, поймать) беглого каторжника the police ran him down —- полиция его поймала to run down a stag —- загнать оленя 5. разыскать to run down a quotation —- разыскать цитату he was run down in Brussels —- его разыскали в Брюсселе 6. сбить the motorist ran down a man on a bicycle —- автомобилист сбил велосипедиста 7. снижать, сокращать to run down military presence —- сокращать военное присутствие 8. снижаться, сокращаться the farm labour force is running down steadily —- численность сельскохозяйственных рабочих неуклонно падает 9. (to) спускаться the grounds of the park run down to the water edge —- территория парка доходит до самого берега реки 10. плохо, пренебрежительно отзываться (о ком-л.); третировать (кого-л.) that man is always running me down —- этот человек всегда говорит обо мне с пренебрежением he was always running people down —- он всегда дурно говорил о людях he was run down in the papers —- его разругали (разнесли) в газетах 11. заставить игрока выйти из игры (в бейсболе) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) краткое изложение 2) сокращение численности, количества 2. adj. 1) захудалый, жалкий 2) уставший, истощенный 3) незаведенный (о часах) ...Англо-русский словарь
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{v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a). 2a. To chase until exhausted or caught. * /The dogs ran down the wounded deer./ 2b. To find by hard and thorough search; also: trace to its cause or beginning. * /The policeman ran down proof that the burglar had robbed the store./ Compare: HUNT DOWN. 2c. To catch (a base runner) between bases and tag out in baseball. * /The pitcher saw that the base runner was not on base, so he surprised him by throwing the ball to the first baseman, who ran him down before he reached second base./ 3. {informal} To say bad things about; criticize. * /Suzy ran down the club because the girls wouldn't let her join./ Compare: FIND FAULT. 4. To stop working; not run or go. * /The battery in Father's car ran down this morning./ * /The kitchen clock ran down because we forgot to wind it./ 5. To get into poor condition; look bad. * /A neighborhood runs down when the people don't take care of their houses./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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