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Meaning of the idiom: 'a smoke-watch'? | Difference between refuse and decline
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Roll down / Close #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 14, 2006 19:39 pm   Roll down / Close
 

Hello

Are both of the given sentences OK? Is there any change in meaning?

1- Roll down the car window, please.
2- Open the car window, please.

Is
roll up= close?

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Roll down / Close #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 14, 2006 20:09 pm   Roll down / Close
 

Hi Tom

Nowadays cars often have a nice set of buttons that open and close the windows electronically ("power windows"), so very technically speaking, that's not really "rolling" the window down/up. That's pressing a button. :lol:

Other than that, yes, your sentences mean the same thing.

And yes, in car without power windows, you could definitely roll up the window. :D

Amy

PS
I drive a cheap car, so I always have to roll the windows up and down manually. ;)
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