keep\ down

keep\ down
1. I
keep down! не поднимайтесь!, пригнитесь!; when you enter the hut keep down or you'll bang your head on the lintel когда будете входить в хижину, пригнитесь, не то стукнетесь головой о притолку
2. III
1) keep down smth. /smth. down/ keep one's head down пригнуться, не поднимать головы; keep one's arms down a) не размахивать руками; б) опустить руки; put a weight on your papers to keep them down положите что-нибудь тяжелое на бумаги [, чтобы они не разлетались]
2) keep down smth. /smth. down/ keep down taxes (rates, the cost of living, etc.) не допускать повышения налогов и т. д.; keep down expenses (the speed, unemployment, etc.) не увеличивать расходы и т. д., сдерживать рост расходов и т. д.; keep down down prices сохранять уровень цен; you must do something to keep your weight down вам надо что-то делать, чтобы не полнеть /не набирать вес/
3) keep down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ keep one's anger (one's fury, one's irritation, etc.) down сдерживать свой гнев и т. д.; keep the revolt down подавлять восстание; keep the population (the conquered country, the occupied territories, etc.) down угнетать /подавлять/ население и т. д.; keep the enemy down сковывать противника id you can't keep a good man down! с ним сладу нет!
4) keep down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ keep the weeds (flies, mosquitoes, etc.) down уничтожать сорняки и т. д., бороться с сорняками и т. д.
5) keep down smth. /smth. down/ keep food (milk, medicine, solids, etc.) down удерживать в желудке пищу и т. д.; the child can't keep these powders down ребенка рвет от этих порошков

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