remain down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de rester dans une position ou un état plus bas, ou de continuer à se trouver dans un état déprimé ou atténué.

A phrasal verb used to indicate staying in a lower position or state, or continuing to be in a depressed or subdued condition.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Stay in a lower positioninformal

   To continue to be in a lower physical position, such as lying or crouching.

   rester en position basse

   • The soldiers were ordered to remain down during the attack.
   • She told the children to remain down behind the wall.
   • He remained down on the floor until the danger passed.

   Synonymeskeep down

2. Continue to be depressed or lowinformal

   To stay in a state of low mood, energy, or activity.

   rester déprimé

   • After the bad news, he remained down for several days.
   • The team remained down after losing the championship.
   • She tried to cheer him up, but he remained down.

   Antonymescheerimproveliftperkreboundrecoverrise

Verbe de baseremain