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downstairs

downstairs

Meaning of downstairs

on lower floor

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EN-UK/daʊnˈsteəz/
EN-US/ˌdaʊnˈstɛrz/
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downstairs with Russian translation

downstairs usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Запасные полотенца хранятся внизу, в шкафу для белья.

The spare towels are kept downstairs in the linen closet.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Сегодня утром я оставил телефон внизу на кухонном столе.

I left my phone downstairs on the kitchen table this morning.

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downstairs belongs to the topic "Rooms and Furniture". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

downstairsвнизу
messбеспорядок
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина
wipeпротирать
turn onвключать

downstairs synonyms

Related words worth learning together

down below
Colloquial phrase adding emphasis: 'down below' = 'down there, below'.
on the lower floor
Explicit descriptive phrase meaning 'on the floor below' in a building.
underneath
Implies directly beneath or covered by something; can be preposition or adverb.
below
General term for a lower position or level; used for spatial and abstract contexts (text, numbers).
lower down
Indicates a position further down relative to something else; comparative phrasing.
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D
🇬🇧en
down below

Colloquial phrase adding emphasis: 'down below' = 'down there, below'.

A2Often

Look down below — there's a boat near the shore.

O
🇬🇧en
on the lower floor

Explicit descriptive phrase meaning 'on the floor below' in a building.

A2Often

The nursery is on the lower floor of the house.

🇬🇧en

Implies directly beneath or covered by something; can be preposition or adverb.

A2Often

He found the keys underneath the sofa.

🇬🇧en

General term for a lower position or level; used for spatial and abstract contexts (text, numbers).

A1Very Often

The bathroom is below our flat.

L
🇬🇧en
lower down

Indicates a position further down relative to something else; comparative phrasing.

A2Often

There is a coat rack lower down the corridor.

🇬🇧en

More formal or literary; can be literal ('under') or figurative ('beneath one's dignity').

B1Often

The valley lay beneath them. / He felt the job was beneath him.

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downstairs means downstairs. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce downstairs

/daʊnˈsteəz/

downstairs translation

downstairs

downstairs examples

The spare towels are kept downstairs in the linen closet.

downstairs transcription

/daʊnˈsteəz/, /ˌdaʊnˈstɛrz/

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downstairs meaning: what does it mean?

on lower floor

downstairs pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

downstairs is pronounced as /daʊnˈsteəz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

downstairs definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The spare towels are kept downstairs in the linen closet. Translation: Запасные полотенца хранятся внизу, в шкафу для белья.

Is downstairs part of Rooms and Furniture vocabulary?

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Is downstairs part of Home and Household vocabulary?

Yes, downstairs can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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