Downstreet

/ˈdaʊnˌstrit/ adverb, adjective

Definition

Toward the lower or south end of a street; in the direction away from an established town center.

Etymology

Compound of 'down' and 'street,' an Old English word from the Roman 'strata' (paved road). The usage reflects how streets sloped or descended in many historic towns.

Kelly Says

In older European towns, 'downstreet' often literally meant downhill because streets sloped toward rivers—so the word actually recorded the topography of medieval urban planning.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስfäት ጎን
as-fat gon
ARالعربية
شارع أسفل
sha-ra' as-fal
BNবাংলা
নিচের রাস্তা
ni-cher raas-ta
CACatalà
carrer avall
ka-rre-r ah-vall
CSČeština
ulicí dolů
oo-li-tsi do-loo
DADansk
gade ned
ga-deh ned
DEDeutsch
unter der Straße
oon-der der shtrat-seh
ELΕλληνικά
οδός κάτω
o-dos ka-to
ESEspañol
calle abajo
kah-yeh ah-bah-ho
FAفارسی
خیابان پایین
khe-ya-ban pay-in
FISuomi
katu alas
ka-tu ah-las
FRFrançais
rue en bas
roo ahn bah
GUGU
નીચેની સડક
nee-che-nee sa-dhak
HAHA
hanya gida
hun-ya gee-da
HEעברית
רחוב למטה
ra-chov la-me-ta
HIहिन्दी
नीचे सड़क
nee-cheh sa-dhak
HUMagyar
utca lefel
ut-tsa leh-fel
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan bawah
ja-lan ba-wah
IGIG
isi n'elu
ee-see nel-oo
ITItaliano
via sotto
vee soh-toh
JA日本語
下通り
しもとおり
KKKK
астындай жол
as-tynday jol
KMKM
ផ្លូវក្រោម
ph-louv kra-om
KO한국어
거리 아래
geo-ri a-rae
MRMR
खालीजवळची रस्ता
kha-ali-jav-la-chi rasta
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan bawah
ja-lan ba-wah
MYမြန်မာ
အောက်လမ်း
a-o-uk la-m
NLNederlands
straat beneden
straat beh-neh-den
NONorsk
gate ned
gah-teh ned
PAPA
ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਲੀ
kin-a-reh wa-lee ga-lee
PLPolski
ulica w dół
oo-lee-tsa v do-ul
PTPortuguês
rua de baixo
roo-ah duh ba-y-sho
RORomână
stradă în jos
stra-dah in yoss
RUРусский
улица вниз
oo-lee-tsa v-in-z
SVSvenska
gata ner
gah-tah ner
SWKiswahili
barabara chini
ba-ra-ba-ra chi-ni
TAதமிழ்
கீழ்வழி
keezh-va-li
TEతెలుగు
క్రింది వీధి
kri-ndi vee-dhi
THไทย
ถนนล่าง
ton-nan lang
TLTL
kalye sa ibaba
ka-lye sa ee-ba-ba
TRTürkçe
alt sokak
alt soh-kahk
UKУкраїнська
вулиця вниз
voo-lee-tsia v-in-z
URاردو
نیچے کی سڑک
nee-chay ki sa-dhak
VITiếng Việt
phố dưới
phoh oo-dee
YOYO
ilẹ̀ lẹ́yìn
ee-leh leh-yin
ZH中文
下街
xià jiē
ZUZU
ikhwala ngezansi
ee-k-hwa-la nge-zan-si

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