run down

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para criticar a alguien o algo, para describir el acto de atropellar o derribar a alguien o algo, o para referirse a un estado de agotamiento o mal estado.

A phrasal verb used to indicate criticizing someone or something, or to describe the act of hitting and knocking someone or something down, or to become exhausted or in poor condition.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike someone or something with a moving vehicle.

   Atropellar

   • The driver accidentally ran down a pedestrian.
   • A cyclist was run down by a truck at the intersection.
   • The car ran down a fence before stopping.

   Sinónimoshitknock downmow downrun overstrike

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To speak negatively about someone or something, often unfairly.

   Criticar duramente

   • He's always running down his colleagues behind their backs.
   • Stop running down the restaurant; the food is actually good.
   • She felt hurt when her boss ran down her work.

   Sinónimosabusebelittledenigratedeprecatedisparagemalignslandervilify

   Antónimosapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

3. Exhaust or deplete energyinformal

   To become very tired or to cause something to lose power or energy.

   Agotar o quedarse sin energía

   • I feel completely run down after working all week.
   • The battery in my phone has run down again.
   • Taking care of the kids all day really runs me down.

   Sinónimosdepletedrainexhaustfatiguesaptirewear outweary

   Antónimosenergizeinvigoraterechargerefuelrevive

4. Find or locateinformal

   To search for and find someone or something.

   localizar

   • The detective managed to run down the suspect.
   • I need to run down that reference book from the library.
   • Can you run down the list of missing items?

   Sinónimosdiscoverferret outfindhunt downlocatetracetrack down

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