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to knock down
[phrase form: knock]
01
derribar, tumbar
to cause something or someone to fall to the ground
Transitive: to knock down sb/sth
Ejemplos
The man knocked his opponent down with a powerful punch.
El hombre derribó a su oponente con un poderoso golpe.
02
naufragio
to destroy a structure such as building or wall
Transitive: to knock down a building
Ejemplos
The construction workers are knocking down the wall to create an open-plan living space.
Los trabajadores de la construcción están derribando el muro para crear un espacio de vida abierto.
03
derribar, demoler
to forcefully break or destroy something
Transitive: to knock down a structure
Ejemplos
The earthquake had enough force to knock down walls and structures, leaving widespread destruction in its wake.
El terremoto tuvo suficiente fuerza para derribar paredes y estructuras, dejando una destrucción generalizada a su paso.
04
atropellar, derribar
to collide with and seriously injure or kill someone with a moving vehicle
Transitive: to knock down sb
Ejemplos
The careless driver knocked down the elderly woman, leading to a fatal accident.
El conductor descuidado atropelló a la mujer mayor, lo que provocó un accidente fatal.
05
hacer bajar, negociar a la baja
to successfully convince someone to lower the price of something
Transitive: to knock down a seller to a price
Ejemplos
I knocked the vendor down to a much lower price for the antique furniture.
Bajé al vendedor a un precio mucho más bajo por los muebles antiguos.
06
adjudicar, declarar vendido
to finalize the sale of an item at an auction with a gavel strike
Transitive: to knock down an item on sale
Ejemplos
The auctioneer quickly knocked down the houseplants one after another.
El subastador rápidamente remató las plantas de interior una tras otra.
07
bajar, tomar rápidamente
to consume beverages at a fast pace
Transitive: to knock down beverages
Ejemplos
She 's knocking down glasses of wine at an alarming rate.
Ella se está bebiendo vasos de vino a un ritmo alarmante.
08
desmontar, desarmar
to carefully dismantle an object into smaller, transportable components
Transitive: to knock down sth
Ejemplos
The team knocked the equipment down into manageable crates.
El equipo desmontó el equipo en cajas manejables.
09
bajar, reducir
to successfully bring down the price of something from an initial amount to a lower
Transitive: to knock down a price
Ejemplos
The art collector managed to knock down the price of the painting from $50,000 to $35,000, securing a remarkable deal.
El coleccionista de arte logró reducir el precio de la pintura de $50,000 a $35,000, asegurando un trato notable.
