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down

down

adverb DAWN Rare
Communication Expressions

Origin: English loanword used in Italian computing and colloquial speech.

Also means

low

Usage Note

Down is used in Italian mainly in two contexts: in technology, il server è down means 'the server is down/offline'; in colloquial speech, essere giù (with Italian giù) is more common for feeling low, but essere down is heard among younger speakers. It is invariable and appears in informal and technical registers.

Examples

"Il sito è down da stamattina."

Natural Translation

The website has been down since this morning.

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