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downshift

['daunʃɪft]

  1. гл.

    1. авто включать понижающую передачу

    2. разг. переходить с высокооплачиваемой, но связанной с чрезмерными нагрузками работы на более спокойную, хотя и низкооплачиваемую

  2. сущ.; авто

    включение понижающей передачи

Examples from texts

Garp downshifted, hard, and the uncovered tip of the stick-shift shaft bit into his hand.
Гарп резко затормозил, и острый штырь вонзился ему в руку.
Irving, John / The world According to GarpИрвинг, Джон / Мир глазами Гарпа
Мир глазами Гарпа
Ирвинг, Джон
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving
© И. Тогоева, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2009
The world According to Garp
Irving, John
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by John Irving
He brought the car to a stop before the bridge, downshifted and then put her at the road again in a rising disciplined snarl along the N.6 to Cannes.
Перед мостом он остановился, переключил скорость, а затем под нарастающий мерный рев двигателя снова помчался по шоссе номер шесть в сторону Канн.
Hemingway, Ernest / The Garden of EdenХемингуэй, Эрнест / Райский сад
Райский сад
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Hemingway Foreign Rights Trust, 1986
© Перевод. Г. Веснина, 2009
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Garden of Eden
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1986 by Mary Hemingway, John Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway, and Gregory Hemingway

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'daunʃɪftVerbвключать понижающую передачу

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downshift inhibitor
средство защиты от несвоевременного понижения передач

Word forms

downshift

verb
Basic forms
Pastdownshifted
Imperativedownshift
Present Participle (Participle I)downshifting
Past Participle (Participle II)downshifted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I downshiftwe downshift
you downshiftyou downshift
he/she/it downshiftsthey downshift
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am downshiftingwe are downshifting
you are downshiftingyou are downshifting
he/she/it is downshiftingthey are downshifting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have downshiftedwe have downshifted
you have downshiftedyou have downshifted
he/she/it has downshiftedthey have downshifted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been downshiftingwe have been downshifting
you have been downshiftingyou have been downshifting
he/she/it has been downshiftingthey have been downshifting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I downshiftedwe downshifted
you downshiftedyou downshifted
he/she/it downshiftedthey downshifted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was downshiftingwe were downshifting
you were downshiftingyou were downshifting
he/she/it was downshiftingthey were downshifting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had downshiftedwe had downshifted
you had downshiftedyou had downshifted
he/she/it had downshiftedthey had downshifted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been downshiftingwe had been downshifting
you had been downshiftingyou had been downshifting
he/she/it had been downshiftingthey had been downshifting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will downshiftwe shall/will downshift
you will downshiftyou will downshift
he/she/it will downshiftthey will downshift
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be downshiftingwe shall/will be downshifting
you will be downshiftingyou will be downshifting
he/she/it will be downshiftingthey will be downshifting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have downshiftedwe shall/will have downshifted
you will have downshiftedyou will have downshifted
he/she/it will have downshiftedthey will have downshifted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been downshiftingwe shall/will have been downshifting
you will have been downshiftingyou will have been downshifting
he/she/it will have been downshiftingthey will have been downshifting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would downshiftwe should/would downshift
you would downshiftyou would downshift
he/she/it would downshiftthey would downshift
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be downshiftingwe should/would be downshifting
you would be downshiftingyou would be downshifting
he/she/it would be downshiftingthey would be downshifting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have downshiftedwe should/would have downshifted
you would have downshiftedyou would have downshifted
he/she/it would have downshiftedthey would have downshifted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been downshiftingwe should/would have been downshifting
you would have been downshiftingyou would have been downshifting
he/she/it would have been downshiftingthey would have been downshifting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am downshiftedwe are downshifted
you are downshiftedyou are downshifted
he/she/it is downshiftedthey are downshifted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being downshiftedwe are being downshifted
you are being downshiftedyou are being downshifted
he/she/it is being downshiftedthey are being downshifted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been downshiftedwe have been downshifted
you have been downshiftedyou have been downshifted
he/she/it has been downshiftedthey have been downshifted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was downshiftedwe were downshifted
you were downshiftedyou were downshifted
he/she/it was downshiftedthey were downshifted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being downshiftedwe were being downshifted
you were being downshiftedyou were being downshifted
he/she/it was being downshiftedthey were being downshifted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been downshiftedwe had been downshifted
you had been downshiftedyou had been downshifted
he/she/it had been downshiftedthey had been downshifted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be downshiftedwe shall/will be downshifted
you will be downshiftedyou will be downshifted
he/she/it will be downshiftedthey will be downshifted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been downshiftedwe shall/will have been downshifted
you will have been downshiftedyou will have been downshifted
he/she/it will have been downshiftedthey will have been downshifted