New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: block down · knock on · knuckle down · back down · crack down · kneel down · knock off · knock out · knock-on · note down

knock down

1 (v + adv) hit with car TRANSITIVEleag verb c m ua van knocked down a cyclist leag veain rothaíI nearly got knocked down today ba bheag nár leagadh inniu mé 2 (v + adv) demolish, destroy TRANSITIVEleag verb c m uthey knocked down the bridge leag siad an droichead 3 (v + adv) reduce price, bill, etc TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb c m uísligh verb c m uthe shoes were knocked down to half price bhí praghas na mbróg laghdaithe go dtí a leath 4 (v + adv) get (sb) to reduce price etc TRANSITIVEI was able to knock him down to a hundred euro d'éirigh liom é a thabhairt anuas go dtí céad euro, d'éirigh liom tabhairt air an praghas a laghdú go céad euro 5 (v + adv) undermine, invalidate TRANSITIVEcuir de dhroim seoil c m uspior spear a dhéanamh dethey've knocked down that plan tá siad tar éis an plean sin a chur de dhroim seoil → see knock

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