run down

• Phrase verbale utilisée pour critiquer quelqu'un ou quelque chose, pour décrire l'action de heurter et faire tomber quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou pour décrire un état d'épuisement ou de mauvaise condition.

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.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike someone or something with a moving vehicle.

   Écraser avec un véhicule

   • 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.

   Synonymeshitknock downmow downrun overstrike

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To speak negatively about someone or something, often unfairly.

   critiquer sévèrement

   • 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.

   Synonymesabusebelittledenigratedeprecatedisparagemalignslandervilify

   Antonymesapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

3. Exhaust or deplete energyinformal

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

   épuiser

   • 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.

   Synonymesdepletedrainexhaustfatiguesaptirewear outweary

   Antonymesenergizeinvigoraterechargerefuelrevive

4. Find or locateinformal

   To search for and find someone or something.

   dénicher

   • 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?

   Synonymesdiscoverferret outfindhunt downlocatetracetrack down

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