English to French Meaning of downs - Downs

Downs :

Downs :: basDownsize :: réduire les effectifsDownsizes :: réduit ses effectifs

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Definitions of downs in English

Noun(1) a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession.(2) unwelcome experiences or events.(3) soft fine fluffy feathers that form the first covering of a young bird or an insulating layer below the contour feathers of an adult bird.(4) a gently rolling hill.
Verb(1) knock or bring to the ground.(2) consume (something, typically a drink).

Examples of downs in English

(1) Now water levels in lakes downriver are shrinking.(2) Some minor relief measures have been undertaken downriver of Carlow and these have made a difference.(3) The Riverfront line is too short in comparison - you expect it to go further downriver , at least towards the Crescent City Connection Bridge.(4) I'll do one last recon farther downriver before we commit ourselves.(5) The second transit bridge I made mention of would cross on the downriver side of the Arthur Laing Bridge, and will likely link to it for co-stabilization and reduction in costs.(6) Sailing south, the ship docked on the River Foyle, a few miles downriver from Londonderry, Northern Ireland's largest city after Belfast.(7) As his body floats in a boat downriver toward Lyon all the bells of the region miraculously begin to sound.(8) Realizing it was impossible to scout the inaccessible stretches and unknown features downriver , he made the difficult but prudent decision to end the expedition.(9) Drainage and building work upriver leads to flooded houses downriver - just ask them in Clonmel!(10) The Yangtze flood crest will roll on downriver toward Wuhan, a city of more than 7 million people already working frantically to shore up its defenses.(11) Kitted out with helmets, wetsuits, buoyancy aids and paddles, our team piles into two inflatable rafts, drifting gently downriver .(12) The only solution was to submerge in the brown waters of the Amazon River and wait for a riverboat to take you downriver again.(13) It's just sending the problem somewhere else further downriver .(14) There would be a reverse tide, flowing up the river equally as fast as the normal downriver flow.(15) One of the airmen landed in the river still in his ejector seat but was able to deploy his dinghy, while the other drifted off downriver .(16) The surface of the Qingshui River used to be covered from bank to bank with fir trees which were being floated downriver to ports along the Yangtze River and then transported overland to Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an.

Related Phrases of downs

(1) down ::

vers le bas

(2) ups and downs ::

des hauts et des bas

(3) hand-me-downs ::

main-me-bas

Related Phrases of downs

(1) down ::

vers le bas

(2) ups and downs ::

des hauts et des bas

(3) hand-me-downs ::

main-me-bas

Synonyms

Noun

2. soft feathers ::

doux plumes

3. down feather ::

duvet

4. pile ::

pile

Verb

7. go through ::

traverser

8. pull down ::

tirer vers le bas

9. pop ::

pop

10. shoot down ::

abattre

11. polish ::

polonais

Different Forms

downs, downsize, downsizes

Word Example from TV Shows

Sheldon, I know that we have had our ups and DOWNS,

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 17

I know you gals have your ups and DOWNS.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 1

You and I have our ups and DOWNS,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 1

Examples of downs from TV Shows

Sheldon, I know that we have had our ups and DOWNS,

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 17

I know you gals have your ups and DOWNS.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 1

You and I have our ups and DOWNS,

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 1

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