pe jos (=down, pointing downwards?)

English translation: down

11:10 Sep 18, 2007

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Romanian term or phrase: pe jos (=down, pointing downwards?)

Hi,

I know that “pe jos” means “on foot”, but can it also mean “down”? I say this because opposite the expression “cu nasul pe sus” ( = with his nose in the air, sticking up), someone has written in my grammar book “pe sus is the opposite of pe jos”.

All the best,

Simon

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Local time: 20:57

English translation:down

Explanation:
up and down = în sus şi în jos-- in this sense în jos is the opposite of în sus,
pe jos --merge pe jos-walks, is the opposite of merge cu maşina etc. -- goes by car, or
a pune cărţile pe jos--to show down (the cards),
a culca pe jos --to lay down

Selected response from:

Laszlo Kocsis
Local time: 21:57

Grading comment

Excellent, many thanks and sorry about the delay
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

down

Laszlo Kocsis

4 +2

on the ground, laying down

Anca Nitu

în jos

Monika Silea

low

Nina Iordache

Answers

13 mins confidence:

în jos

Explanation:
downwards would be "în jos" - mind the praeposition

Monika Silea
Romania
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of:

Romanian

26 mins confidence:

low

Explanation:
Like in "High and low", for instance

Nina Iordache
Romania
Local time: 22:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

down

Laszlo Kocsis
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Excellent, many thanks and sorry about the delay

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

on the ground, laying down

Explanation:
that's what PE jos means
pointing downwards = IN jos
also can mean walking in "mers pe jos"
depends on the context, maybe next time you could add some context so that we can help you better :)

Anca Nitu
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of:

Romanian

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