Signification en français

A1adverb high_frequency_chunk

Down

🇬🇧 UK /["/daʊn/"]/ 🇺🇸 US /["/daʊn/"]/

Sens de Down

to or at a lower place or position

In simple words: A word meaning below or to lower something.

Down dans une phrase

• She quickly ran down the hill.
• Please write your answers down on the paper.
• The dog lay down in the sun.
• The balloon floated down from the sky.
• I need to calm down after a long day.

Comment utiliser Down

Use 'down' to indicate direction or position. It's appropriate in both casual and formal contexts but avoid using it in overly formal writing where more specific terms might be required.

Grammar pattern

verb + down, adverb

Memory hint

Think of a person going down stairs — they are moving from a higher place to a lower place.

Mots liés

Collocations with Down

• sit down
• bring down
• down the road

Synonyms for Down

• lower
• beneath
• downward

Opposites of Down

• up
• higher
• above

Common mistakes with Down

• Confusing 'down' with 'up' when indicating direction.
• Using 'down' incorrectly with certain verbs like 'set down' instead of just 'set'.
• Using 'down' where a more specific preposition might be better, like 'beneath'.

Questions fréquentes sur Down

Que signifie Down?

A word meaning below or to lower something.

Que signifie Down en français ?

A word meaning below or to lower something.

Quelle est la définition de Down?

to or at a lower place or position

Comment utiliser Down dans une phrase?

She quickly ran down the hill.

Peux-tu donner un autre exemple de Down?

Please write your answers down on the paper.

Quels sont les synonymes de Down?

Quelques alternatives courantes : lower, beneath, downward.

Quel est le contraire de Down?

Les sens opposés incluent up, higher, above.

Quels mots vont avec Down?

Il s'associe souvent à sit down, bring down, down the road.

Quelles sont les erreurs courantes avec Down?

Confusing 'down' with 'up' when indicating direction. Using 'down' incorrectly with certain verbs like 'set down' instead of just 'set'. Using 'down' where a more specific preposition might be better, like 'beneath'.

Comment prononce-t-on Down?

US: /["/daʊn/"]/, UK: /["/daʊn/"]/. Écoute l'audio ci-dessus pour entendre la prononciation native.

Quand dois-je utiliser Down?

Use 'down' to indicate direction or position. It's appropriate in both casual and formal contexts but avoid using it in overly formal writing where more specific terms might be required.

Quel niveau CEFR a Down?

"Down" est au niveau A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.