English-Hungarian translations for up and down

• fel s alá

Definition of up and down

• upward and downward, alternately
• alternately forwards and backwards along a path
• staunchly, unwaveringly, obstinately
• Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut

Examples

• the tide goes up and down
• my blood pressure goes up and down
• She looked me up and down and hinted that I could do with losing some weight.
• walk up and down the corridor
• He swore up and down that he hadnt taken the money.

Related words

• ups and downs
• pace up and down
• look somebody up and down
• up hill and down dale
• top-down and bottom-up approach