roll down

roʊl daʊn

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of roll down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

automobile

tr.

lower a car window using a control

tr.

She decided to roll down the window for fresh air.

lower

open

unroll

movement

intr.

Rare

move downwards in a rolling motion

intr.

Rare

The ball started to roll down the hill.

cascade

tumble down

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Expressions with roll

roll over

make a rolling motion or turn

The dog learned to roll over.

roll up

make something into a cylinder by wrapping it around itself

She began to roll up the poster to put it away.

roll about

move around on the ground playfully

The puppies roll about in the grass.

roll around

move on the ground while rotating body

The dog loves to roll around in the grass.

roll off

to move by turning over and over on a surface

The ball started to roll off the table.

roll on

continue to move forward

The car rolled on despite the flat tire.

Terms with roll down included in their meaning

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ten-pin bowling

sports

game where players roll a ball to knock down pins

turn turtle

surfing

roll upside down with a surfboard

Examples of roll down in a sentence

The driver rolled down the window to pay the toll.
Tears began to roll down her cheeks.
The marbles roll down the ramp quickly.

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French:baisser, dévaler, ...
German:herunterkurbeln, hinunterrollen, ...
Italian:abbassare il finestrino, scendere rotolando, ...
Spanish:bajar, descender rodando, ...
Portuguese:baixar, descer rolando, ...
Chinese:摇下车窗, 滚下, ...
Japanese:下げる, 転がり落ちる, ...
Arabic:أَنْزَلَ, تَدَحْرَجَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹרִיד, לְהִתְגַּלְגֵּל לְמַטָּה, ...
Russian:опускать, скатываться, ...
Ukrainian:опустити, скочуватися, ...
Hindi:नीचे करना, नीचे लुढ़कना, ...
Bengali:জানালা নামানো, গড়িয়ে পড়া, ...
Catalan:baixar, rodolar, ...
Czech:stáhnout, kutálet se dolů, ...
Danish:rulle vinduet ned, rulle ned, ...
Dutch:open draaien, afrollen, ...
Greek:κατεβάζω, κυλάω κάτω, ...
Hungarian:lehúzni, legurulni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយកញ្ចក់បង្អួចឡាន, រមៀលចុះ, ...
Korean:내리다, 굴러 내려가다, ...
Persian:پایین آورد, غلتیدن به پایین, ...
Polish:opuścić, staczać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):abaixar, descer rolando, ...
Romanian:a coborî, a se rostogoli, ...
Swedish:veva ner, rulla ner, ...
Thai:ลดกระจก, กลิ้งลง, ...
Turkish:aşağı indirmek, aşağı yuvarlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:hạ, lăn xuống, ...

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