knock down

knock down
knock down а) сбить с ног, тж. сбить выстрелом б) сломать; разрушить, снес-ти (дом) It was a pity that the old theatre had to be knocked down to make wayfor the widening of the road. в) разобрать на части (машину при транспортиров-ке и т. п.) The furniture has been knocked down ready for the buyer to put ittogether himself. г) опрокинуть, разбить (довод и т. п.) his speech was poorlyprepared, and I soon knocked down his argument. д) понижать цены The price wasknocked down to $3. е) продавать с аукциона The best furniture was knockeddown for a low price to the dealer in the second line of seats. ж) amer. sl.прожить (деньги) з) зарабатывать деньги A clever lawyer can knock down $40,000in a good year. и) удивлять кого-л. The unexpected news fairly knocked himdown.

Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. . 1969.

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  • knock-down — [ (k)nɔkdɔn; (k)nɔkdaun ] n. m. inv. • 1909; loc. angl., de to knock « frapper » et down « à terre » ♦ Anglic. Mise à terre d un boxeur qui n est pas encore hors de combat. ● knock down nom masculin invariable (anglais to knock down, faire tom …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • knock-down — auch: knock|down 〈[nɔkdaʊn] Adj.; nur präd. u. adv.; Sp.; Boxen〉 niedergeschlagen, aber nicht kampfunfähig; →a. knockout [engl., eigtl. knocked down „niedergeschlagen“] * * * knock down, knock|down [nɔk da̮un ] <Adj.> [zu engl. to knock… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Knock-down — auch: Knock|down 〈[nɔkdaʊn] m. 6; Sp.; Boxen〉 Niederschlag [engl., „das Niederschlagen“] * * * knock down, knock|down [nɔk da̮un ] <Adj.> [zu engl. to knock down = niederschlagen] (Boxen): niedergeschlagen, aber nicht kampfunfähig. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Knock down — n. 1. To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant. [1913 Webster] 2. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock of the auctioneer s hammer; to sell at an auction; as, the vase was knoc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock-down — UK US US also knockdown) adjective [only before noun] ► extremely cheap or much lower than the usual amount: »a knock down deal/price/rate »They are offering a full broadband internet service for a knock down £17.99 a month. ► very serious and… …   Financial and business terms

  • knock-down — agg.inv., s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport 1. agg.inv., di pugile che, dopo essere stato atterrato dall avversario, riesce a rialzarsi entro dieci secondi; anche avv.: finire knock down alla terza ripresa 2. s.m.inv., atterramento di un… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Knock-down — auch: Knock|down 〈[nɔkdaʊn] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport; Boxen〉 Niederschlag [Etym.: → knock down] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • knock-down — knock down, auch knock|down [nɔk daun] <zu engl. to knock down »niederschlagen«> niedergeschlagen, aber nicht kampfunfähig (Boxen) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • knock-down — auch: knock|down 〈[nɔkdaʊn] Adj.; Sport; Boxen〉 niedergeschlagen, aber nicht kampfunfähig; →a. s. knockout [Etym.: <engl. knocked down »niedergeschlagen« (in Anlehnung an das Substantiv gebildet)] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • knock-down — ☆ knock down or drag out [näk′doun΄ drag′out΄ ] n., adj. Informal 1. characterized by great violence, harshness, animosity, etc. [a knock down, drag out argument] 2. an extremely harsh or violent fight, argument, etc. * * * …   Universalium

  • Knock-down — Knock down, auch Knock|down der; [s], s: einfacher Niederschlag (Boxen) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch


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