Usage examples of "down" in English with translation to French

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She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
The hotel is down there. L'hôtel est là en bas.
He sold me down the river. Il me vendit en aval de la rivière.
He threw the big man down. Il a jeté le grand homme par terre.
He came down to breakfast. Il descendit prendre le petit déjeuner.
He put his things down and left. Il a mis ses affaires en bas et à gauche.
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley. Le barrage céda et lâcha une grande masse d'eau en aval de la vallée.
He fell down on the floor. Il est tombé par terre.
Get down from your horse. Descends de ton cheval.
Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down. Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas.
He will come down soon. Il va bientôt descendre.
Tom fell down the stairs and hit his head. Tom est tombé en bas des escaliers et s'est cogné la tête.
She was coming down the stairs. Elle descendait les escaliers.
When Vin Diesel does pushups, he's not pushing himself up - he's pushing the Earth down. Quand Vin Diesel fait des pompes, ce n'est pas lui qui se pousse en haut - c'est la terre qui est poussée en bas.
I am going down the stairs. Je descends l'escalier.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.
Please help me take this down. Veuillez m'aider à descendre ceci.
She climbed down from the roof. Elle descendit du toit.
Tears were running down her cheeks. Des larmes descendaient de ses joues.
All the sails were taken down. Toutes les voiles étaient descendues.
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