English-Italian translations for knock down

• abbacchiare
• abbattere
  Dobbiamo abbattere i muri della fortezza Europa, dobbiamo costruire ponti e non muri... Let us knock down the walls of fortress Europe, let us build bridges, not walls ...
  – Signora Presidente, signor Presidente del Consiglio, la collega Sandbæk ha asserito di voler abbattere il muro. Madam President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Mrs Sandbæk stated that she wanted to knock down the wall.
  L’evocato muro di Berlino, quel muro d’infamia, è stato eretto e sostenuto da coloro che oggi vogliono abbattere il muro d’Israele. Reference has been made to the Berlin Wall. That infamous wall was constructed and supported by those who today want to knock down the Israeli wall.

Definition of knock down

• To hit or knock , intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
• To demolish
• At an auction, to declare sold with a blow from the gavel
• To reduce the price of
• To drink fast
• To disassemble for shipment

Examples

• As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
• We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
• The picture was knocked down for £50.
• They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
• I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
• The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.

Related words

• knocking down
• knock me down with a feather
• knockdown
• knock-down ginger
• knockdown argument
• knockdown price