Knock down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn

NAHK-down

UK

nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn

NOK-down

التعريف

To make someone or something fall to the ground, often by force, or to demolish a building. It can also mean to lower a price.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal. Common with physical contact (sports, accidents), demolition (buildings), and price reductions ('knock down the price'). Sometimes confused with 'knock over.'

• Spanish: derribar - atropellar (vehículo) - bajar (precio)
• Portuguese (BR): derrubar - atropelar (veículo) - baixar (preço)
• Portuguese (PT): deitar abaixo - atropelar (veículo) - baixar (preço)
• Chinese (Simplified): 撞倒 - 拆除（建筑物） - 降价
• Chinese (Traditional): 撞倒 - 拆除（建築物） - 降價
• Hindi: गिरा देना - टक्कर मारना (वाहन) - कम करना (कीमत)
• Arabic: إسقاط - هدم (مبنى) - خفض (السعر)
• Bengali: ভেঙে ফেলা - নিচে ফেলা - দাম কমানো
• Russian: сбить с ног - снести - снизить цену
• Japanese: 倒す - 取り壊す - 値下げする
• Vietnamese: làm ngã - phá dỡ - hạ giá
• Korean: 넘어뜨리다 - 철거하다 - 가격을 내리다
• Turkish: yıkmak - yere sermek - fiyat düşürmek
• Urdu: گرا دینا - منہدم کرنا - قیمت کم کرنا
• Indonesian: menjatuhkan - merobohkan - menurunkan harga

جمل نموذجية

The wind was strong enough to knock down the fence.

basic

They will knock down the old building next week.

basic

The store decided to knock down the prices for the sale.

basic

He accidentally knocked down a cyclist while parking.

natural

If you don't agree, try to knock down their offer a bit more.

natural

The boxer managed to knock down his opponent twice in the match.

natural