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1 decline in strength
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2 decline of strength
1) Общая лексика: (in) упадок сил2) Макаров: упадок сил -
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1. n падение, упадок, спадon the decline, in decline — в состоянии упадка
2. n убыль; истощение, падение3. n понижение4. n ухудшение5. n период затихания6. n склон, конец, закат7. n изнурительная болезнь,8. n хандра, депрессияhe was going into one of his declines — им снова овладевала депрессия, он снова погружался в хандру
9. n бот. увядание, вилт10. n редк. уклон, понижение, скат11. v опускаться; идти вниз, под уклон12. v наклоняться; клониться13. v заходить14. v уменьшаться, убывать, идти на убыль15. v угасать16. v спадать17. v приходить в упадок18. v приходить в расстройство; ухудшаться; ослабевать; чахнутьhis health declined considerably — его здоровье сильно расстроилось ; он очень сдал
19. v отклонять, отводить, отвергатьto decline battle — уклониться от боя, не принять бой
20. v отказываться21. v шахм. отклонять, не принимать22. v наклонять, склонять23. v грам. склонять24. v уст. отклоняться, отходить, отступатьСинонимический ряд:1. deterioration (noun) atrophy; decadence; decay; declension; declination; decrease; degeneracy; degeneration; degradation; degringolade; deterioration; devaluation; devolution; diminution; disintegration; dissolution; downfall; downgrade; ebb; ebbing; failure; ruin; waning; weakening; worsening2. dip (noun) declivity; descent; dip; dive; downslide; downswing; downtrend; downturn; drop; drop-off; fall; falloff; hill; incline; pitch; plunge; sag; skid; slide; slip; slope; slump; tumble3. abase (verb) abase; condescend; debase; lower oneself; stoop4. cheapen (verb) cheapen; decrease; depreciate; drop5. descend (verb) bend downward; descend; dip; droop; fall; fall off; go down; incline; sag; set; settle; slope6. refuse (verb) avoid; deny; desist; disapprove; dismiss; refuse; reject; repel; reprobate; repudiate; say no; spurn; turn down7. weaken (verb) corrode; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; die; disimprove; disintegrate; dwindle; fade; fail; flag; languish; retrograde; rot; sink; wane; waste; weaken; worsenАнтонимический ряд:accept; growth; improve; incline; increase; rise -
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1. [dıʹklaın] n1. 1) падение, упадок, спадthe decline of art [of civilization] - упадок искусства [цивилизации]
on the decline, in decline - в состоянии упадка [см. тж. 2]
the family was definitely in a decline - не было сомнений, что счастье изменило этой семье
to suffer moral and spiritual decline - переживать нравственный и духовный упадок
2) убыль; истощение, падениеdecline of a well - горн. истощение скважины
3) понижение4) ухудшение ( здоровья)decline of /in/ strength - упадок сил
5) период затихания ( болезни)the decline of a fever - понижение температуры /жара/
2. склон, конец, закатon the decline - на ущербе [см. тж. 1, 1)]
the decline of life - закат жизни, старость
3. 1) изнурительная болезнь, особ. чахоткаto be in a decline - а) чахнуть; б) болеть чахоткой
to go /to fall/ into a decline - а) зачахнуть; б) подхватить чахотку
2) хандра, депрессияhe was going into one of his declines - им снова овладевала депрессия, он снова погружался в хандру
4. бот. увядание, вилт5. редк. уклон, понижение, скат2. [dıʹklaın] v1. 1) опускаться; идти вниз, под уклон2) наклоняться; клониться3) заходить ( о солнце)2. 1) уменьшаться, убывать, идти на убыльhis years are beginning to decline - (его) годы идут на убыль, старость не за горами
2) угасать3) спадать ( о температуре)3. 1) приходить в упадокbusiness declined - в делах наступил застой; дела шли всё хуже
2) приходить в расстройство; ухудшаться; ослабевать; чахнутьhis health declined considerably - его здоровье сильно расстроилось /расшаталось/; он очень сдал
4. 1) отклонять, отводить, отвергатьto decline an offer [an invitation] - отклонить предложение [приглашение]
to decline battle - уклониться от боя, не принять бой
to decline satisfying smb.'s curiosity - отказаться удовлетворить чьё-л. любопытство
his novel was declined - его роман отклонили /не приняли/
I decline to be intimidated - я не позволю запугать себя; вам меня не запугать
2) отказываться5. наклонять, склонятьto decline one's head on one's breast - склонить /уронить/ голову на грудь
6. грам. склонять7. уст. отклоняться, отходить, отступать ( от принятого образца) -
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1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) rehusar, rechazar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) disminuir
2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) decaimiento, deterioro, descensodecline vb1. disminuir2. no aceptarI invited him to the party, but he declined le invité a la fiesta, pero no aceptótr[dɪ'klaɪn]1 (decrease) disminución nombre femenino, descenso2 (deterioration - gen) deterioro, declive nombre masculino, decadencia; (in health) deterioro, empeoramiento1 (decrease - gen) disminuir, decrecer; (interest) disminuir, decaer2 (deteriorate - gen) deteriorarse; (health) deteriorarse, empeorarse; (standard, quality) decaer, disminuir3 (refuse) rehusar una invitación, declinar una invitación4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinarse1 (refuse) rehusar, declinar2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in decline estar en declive, estar en decadenciato be on the decline (fall, decrease) ir disminuyendo, estar descendiendo 2 (become less important) ir a menos 3 (worsen) empezar a empeorarto fall into decline entrar en decadencia1) descend: descender2) deteriorate: deteriorarse, decaerher health is declining: su salud se está deteriorando3) decrease: disminuir, decrecer, decaer4) refuse: rehusardecline vt1) inflect: declinar2) refuse, turn down: declinar, rehusardecline n1) deterioration: decadencia f, deterioro m2) decrease: disminución f, descenso m3) slope: declive m, pendiente fn.• baja s.f.• bajada s.f.• bajón s.m.• caimiento s.m.• decadencia s.f.• declinación s.f.• depresión s.f.• descenso s.m.• ocaso s.m.v.• aniquilarse v.• decaer v.(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)• declinar v.• descaecer v.• desgastar v.• desmedrar v.• desmejorar v.• desmoronar v.• menguar v.• rechazar v.• rehuir v.• rehusar v.dɪ'klaɪn
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noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
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1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
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decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar[dɪ'klaɪn]1. N1) (=decrease) (in numbers, sales) descenso m, disminución f (in de); (in support, interest) disminución f2) (=deterioration) decadencia f, declive m, deterioro m ; (in standards) descenso m, declive m ; (Med) debilitamiento mto fall into decline — [industry, town] entrar en decadencia, entrar en declive
to go into a decline — (Med) ir debilitándose
2. VT1) (=refuse) rehusar, rechazar, declinar frmto decline to do sth — rehusar hacer algo, declinar hacer algo frm
2) (Ling) declinar3. VI2) (=refuse) negarse, rehusar3) (Ling) declinarse* * *[dɪ'klaɪn]
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noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
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1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
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decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar -
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1. intransitive verb1) (fall off) nachlassen; [Moral:] sinken, nachlassen; [Preis, Anzahl:] sinken, zurückgehen; [Gesundheitszustand:] sich verschlechtern2) (refuse)2. transitive verbdecline with thanks — (also iron.) dankend ablehnen
1) (refuse) ablehnendecline to do something — [es] ablehnen, etwas zu tun
2) (Ling.) deklinieren3. nounNachlassen, das (in Gen.)a decline in prices/numbers — ein Sinken der Preise/Anzahl
* * *1. verb2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) sich verschlechtern2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) der Rückgang* * *de·cline[dɪˈklaɪn]I. n1. (decrease) Rückgang m, Abnahme f; prices sich akk reduzieren, sich akk ermäßigen (to auf + akk), zurückgehena \decline in the number of unemployed ein Rückgang m der Arbeitslosenzahlto be on the [or in] \decline im Rückgang befindlich sein, zurückgehena rapid \decline in health ein schneller gesundheitlicher Verfallindustrial \decline Niedergang m der IndustrieII. vi1. (diminish) interest, popularity sinken, fallen, nachlassen, zurückgehen; health sich akk verschlechtern; strength abnehmen3. (refuse) ablehnenIII. vt▪ to \decline sth1. (refuse) etw ablehnento \decline an invitation/offer eine Einladung/ein Angebot ablehnen [o ausschlagen* * *[dI'klaɪn]1. n1) (in standards, birthrate, business, sales, prices) Rückgang m; (of empire, a party's supremacy) Untergang m, Niedergang mto be on the or in decline, to go or fall into decline (business) — zurückgehen; (empire) verfallen
she went into a decline — es ging bergab mit ihr
2. vt1) invitation, honour ablehnenhe declined to come — er hat es abgelehnt, zu kommen
3. vi1) (empire) verfallen; (fame) verblassen; (health) sich verschlechtern; (prices, business) zurückgehen; (importance, significance, value) geringer werden; (custom) aussterben; (popularity, enthusiasm, interest) abnehmen; (population, influence) abnehmen, zurückgehen2) (= refuse, say no) ablehnen3) (= slope ground) abfallenin his declining years — gegen Ende seiner Tage (liter)
* * *decline [dıˈklaın]A v/i1. sich neigen, sich senken, abschüssig sein, abfallen2. sich neigen, zur Neige gehen, dem Ende zugehen:declining age vorgerücktes Alter;he is in his declining years sein Leben neigt sich dem Ende zu3. verfallen, in Verfall geraten4. sich verschlechtern, abnehmen, zurückgehen (Geschäfte etc)5. sinken, fallen (Preise)6. verfallen (alter Mensch etc)7. sich herbeilassen (to zu)8. (höflich) ablehnen9. LING dekliniert werdenB v/t1. neigen, senken2. ausschlagen, (höflich) ablehnen:decline with thanks oft iron dankend ablehnen3. es ablehnen ( to do zu tun)4. LING deklinierenC s1. Neigung f, Senkung f2. Abhang m3. Neige f, Ende n:decline of life vorgerücktes Alter, Lebensabend m4. Sinken n, Untergang m (der Sonne)5. Niedergang m, Verfall m:a) zur Neige gehen,b) im Niedergang begriffen sein, sinken6. Verschlechterung f, Abnahme f, Rückgang m:decline in sales WIRTSCH Absatzrückgang;8. MEDa) (körperlicher und geistiger) Verfallb) obs Siechtum n, besonders Lungentuberkulose f* * *1. intransitive verb1) (fall off) nachlassen; [Moral:] sinken, nachlassen; [Preis, Anzahl:] sinken, zurückgehen; [Gesundheitszustand:] sich verschlechtern2) (refuse)2. transitive verbdecline with thanks — (also iron.) dankend ablehnen
1) (refuse) ablehnendecline to do something — [es] ablehnen, etwas zu tun
2) (Ling.) deklinieren3. nounNachlassen, das (in Gen.)a decline in prices/numbers — ein Sinken der Preise/Anzahl
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dɪˈklaɪn
1. сущ.
1) а) падение, спад, упадок;
прям. перен. конец, закат History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. ≈ История упадка и гибели Римской империи. At dawn, at mid-day, and decline. ≈ На рассвете, в полдень и на закате. go into a decline suffer a decline on the decline Syn: decay, diminution, deterioration б) коммерч. снижение цен The market was weak, but declines were unimportant. ≈ Рынок был не в лучшем состоянии, но снижения цен были незначительны. в) ухудшение, угасание( здоровья, жизненного уровня и т. п.)
2) изнурительная болезнь (туберкулез и т.п.)
3) редк. склон, уклон The frightful precipitation of a railway train down a decline. ≈ Ужасное зрелище спускающегося на полной скорости с холма поезда.
2. гл.
1) а) спускаться вниз( о поверхности и т.п.) The ground on each side declining gently. ≈ Земля по обеим сторонам немного под гору. б) наклонять(ся), склонять(ся), клонить(ся) The wearisome creatures of the world declining to their rest. ≈ Уставшие земные твари ложатся отдыхать. decline one's head on one's breast Syn: bend down, bow down, droop в) заходить( о небесном теле) As the Moon, having passed the meridian, declines. ≈ Луна тем временем пересекла меридиан и заходит. ∙ Syn: slant, slope
2) а) идти к концу;
приходить в упадок;
ухудшаться (о здоровье, жизненном уровне и т. п.) The day declined. ≈ День клонился к вечеру. The summer declined. ≈ Близилась осень. Syn: decay, wane, diminish, deteriorate б) уменьшаться, идти на убыль;
спадать( о температуре) Syn: decrease в) книж. падать морально
3) а) отклонять, давать отказ;
отказываться She declined to address the delegates. ≈ Она отказалась выступить перед делегатами. Being aware of this, Allen would have declined the gift. ≈ Зная это, Аллен хотел отказаться от подарка. б) шахм. не соглашаться на обмен;
не брать предложенную пешку (в гамбите)
4) грам. склонять(ся) (об именных частях речи, но также иногда и о глаголе) This noun declines in the following way. ≈ Это существительное склоняется так. Pupils were declining latin nouns. ≈ Ученики склоняли латинские существительные. Syn: inflect падение, упадок, спад - the * of art упадок искусства - * of business спад деловой активности - on the *, in * в состоянии упадка - culture in * культура в состоянии упадка - the family was definitely in a * не было сомнений, что счастье изменило этой семье - to suffer moral and spiritual * переживать нравственный и духовный упадок убыль;
истощение, падение - * of a well (горное) истощение скважины понижение - * in prices понижение цен - these shares have experienced a * курс этих акций понизился ухудшение (здоровья) - * of /in/ strength упадок сил - gradual * постепенное одряхление период затихания (болезни) - the * of a fever понижение температуры /жара/ склон, конец, закат - the * of the moon ущерб луны - the * of the day закат - on the * на ущербе - the * of life закат жизни, старость изнурительная болезнь, особ. чахотка - to die of a * умереть от чахотки - to be in a * чахнуть;
болеть чахоткой - to go /to fall/ into a * зачахнуть;
подхватить чахотку хандра, депрессия - he was going into one of his *s им снова овладевала депрессия, он снова погружался в хандру (ботаника) увядание, вилт( редкое) уклон, понижение, скат опускаться;
идти вниз, под уклон - the road *s дорога идет под уклон наклоняться;
клониться заходить (о солнце) - the sun is declining солнце заходит - the day begins to * (to its close) день склоняется к вечеру уменьшаться, убывать, идти на убыль - to * considerably значительно сокращаться - the prices began to * цены стали падать - his fortune *d его состояние уменьшилось - his years are beginning to * (его) годы идут на убыль, старость не за горами угасать - the earlier fervour is declining пыл прежних лет постепенно угасает спадать( о температуре) - the fever has *d жар спал( у больного) приходить в упадок - the arts *d ремесла пришли в упадок - business *d в делах наступил застой;
дела шли все хуже приходить в расстройство;
ухудшаться;
ослабевать;
чахнуть - his health *d considerably его здоровье сильно расстроилось /расшаталось/;
он очень сдал - his courage began to * мужество стало изменять ему - their strength has *d их силы шли на убыль отклонять, отводить, отвергать - to * an offer отклонить предложение - to * a discussion уклониться от участия в дискуссии - to * battle уклониться от боя, не принять бой - to * to answer questions отказаться отвечать на вопросы - to * satisfying smb.'s curiosity отказаться удовлетворить чье-л. любопытство - his novel was *d его роман отклонили /не приняли/ - I * to be intimidated я не позволю запугать себя;
вам меня не запугать отказываться - to * with thanks отказаться с благодарностью( шахматное) отклонять (жертву), не принимать( гамбит) наклонять, склонять - to * one's head on one's breast склонить /уронить/ голову на грудь (грамматика) склонять (устаревшее) отклоняться, отходить, отступать( от принятого образца) - to * from virtue сойти со стези добродетели ~ падение, упадок, спад;
business decline спад деловой активности decline идти к концу ~ идти на убыль ~ клониться, наклоняться;
заходить (о солнце) ~ конец, закат (жизни, дня) ~ наклонять, склонять;
to decline one's head on one's breast склонить (или уронить) голову на грудь ~ ослабевать ~ отвергать ~ отводить ~ отказывать(ся) ~ отклонять (предложение и т. п.) ;
отказывать(ся) ~ отклонять ~ падать ~ падение, упадок, спад;
business decline спад деловой активности ~ падение ~ понижаться ~ понижение ~ приходить в расстройство ~ приходить в упадок;
ухудшаться (о здоровье, жизненном уровне и т. п.) ~ приходить в упадок ~ склон, уклон ~ грам. склонять ~ снижаться ~ снижение( цены) ~ снижение ~ снижение жизненного уровня ~ спад ~ изнурительная болезнь, особ. туберкулез ~ убыль населения ~ уменьшаться, идти на убыль;
спадать (о температуре) ~ ухудшаться ~ ухудшение (здоровья, жизненного уровня и т. п.) ~ in business activity спад деловой активности ~ in consumption спад потребления ~ in employment снижение занятости ~ in population снижение прироста населения ~ in population убыль населения ~ in production снижение производительности ~ in production сокращение производства ~ in production спад производства ~ in real wages снижение реальной заработной платы ~ in sales снижение объема сбыта ~ in sales снижение уровня продаж ~ in trade спад в торговле ~ in turnover снижение оборота ~ in unemployment снижение уровня безработицы ~ in value снижение стоимости ~ in value снижение ценности on the ~ на ущербе, на склоне;
the decline of the moon луна на ущербе ~ наклонять, склонять;
to decline one's head on one's breast склонить (или уронить) голову на грудь economic ~ спад экономической активности interest rate ~ снижение ставки процента on the ~ в состоянии упадка on the ~ на ущербе, на склоне;
the decline of the moon луна на ущербе order ~ снижение сорта seasonal ~ сезонный спад деловой активности -
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de·cline [dɪʼklaɪn] na \decline in the number of unemployed ein Rückgang m der Arbeitslosenzahl;a rapid \decline in health ein schneller gesundheitlicher Verfall;industrial \decline Niedergang m der Industrie vi1) ( diminish) interest, popularity sinken, fallen, nachlassen, zurückgehen; health sich akk verschlechtern; strength abnehmen3) ( refuse) ablehnen;to \decline sth1) ( refuse) etw ablehnen; -
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Общая лексика: упадок силУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > decline of (in) strength
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English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > notch impact strength
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English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > notch-impact strength
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1) General subject: breakdown, cachexy, collapse, decline of (in) strength, marasmus, prostration, wasting2) Medicine: depression of strength, loss of strength, reaction, low energy level (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_russian/medical_general/4315109-low_energy_level.html?gloss=y&login=y), lack of energy, exhaustion3) Psychology: waste, low energy -
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1 [het vervallen/afnemen] decline2 [verschil in hoogte van de waterspiegel] fall♦voorbeelden:verval van krachten • decline in strengthhet verval van de goede zeden • the deterioration of morals -
14 πούς
πούς, ὁ, ποδός, ποδί, πόδα (not ποῦν, Thom.Mag.p.257 R.): dat.pl. ποσί, [dialect] Ep.and Lyr. ποσσί (also Cratin.100(lyr.)), πόδεσσι, onceA (lyr.): gen.and dat. dual ποδοῖν, [dialect] Ep.ποδοῖιν Il.18.537
:—[dialect] Dor. nom. [full] πός (cf. ἀρτίπος, πούλυπος, etc.) Lyr.Adesp.72, but [full] πούς Tab.Heracl.2.34 (perh. Hellenistic); [full] πῶς· πός, ὑπὸ Δωριέων, Hsch. (fort. [full] πός· πούς, ὑ.Δ.); [dialect] Lacon. [full] πόρ, Id. (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr.2.921, A.D. Adv.134.24):—foot, both of men and beasts, Il.7.212, 8.339 (both pl.), etc.; in pl., also, a bird's talons, Od.15.526; arms or feelers of a polypus, Hes.Op. 524: properly the foot from the ankle down wards, Il.17.386;ταρσὸς ποδός 11.377
, 388; ξύλινος π., of an artificial foot, Hdt.9.37: but also of the leg with the foot, as χείρ for the arm and hand, Il.23.772, Od.4.149, Luc.Alex.59.2 foot as that with which one runs,πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς Il.1.215
, al.; or walks, ; freq. with reference to swiftness,περιγιγνόμεθ' ἄλλων πύξ τε.. ἠδὲ πόδεσσιν Od.8.103
; ποσὶν ἐρίζειν to race on foot, Il.13.325, cf. 23.792;πόδεσσι πάντας ἐνίκα 20.410
, cf. Od.13.261;ἀέθλια ποσσὶν ἄροντο Il.9.124
, etc.; ποδῶν τιμά, αἴγλα, ἀρετά, ὁρμά, Pi.O.12.15, 13.36, P.10.23, B.9.20;ἅμιλλαν ἐπόνει ποδοῖν E.IA 213
(lyr.): the dat. ποσί ([etym.] ποσσί, πόδεσσι) is added to many Verbs denoting motion, π. βήσετο, παρέδραμον, Il.8.389, 23.636; π. θέειν, πηδᾶν, σκαίρειν, πλίσσεσθαι, ib. 622,21.269, 18.572, Od.6.318;ὀρχεῖσθαι Hes.Th.3
;ἔρχεσθαι Od.6.39
; ;νέρθε δὲ ποσσὶν ἤϊε μακρὰ βιβάς Il.7.212
; also emphatically with Verbs denoting to trample or tread upon,πόσσι καταστείβοισι Sapph.94
;ἐπεμβῆναι ποδί S.El. 456
; πόδα βαίνειν, v. βαίνω A.11.4; πόδα τιθέναι to journey, Ar.Th. 1100: metaph., νόστιμον ναῦς ἐκίνησεν πόδα started on its homeward way, E.Hec. 940 (lyr.); νεῶν λῦσαι ποθοῦσιν οἴκαδ'.. πόδα ib. 1020; χειρῶν ἔκβαλλον ὀρείους πόδας ναός, i. e. oars, Tim.Pers. 102; φωνὴ τῶν π. τοῦ ὑετοῦ sound of the pattering of rain, LXX 3 Ki. 18.41.3 as a point of measurement, ἐς πόδας ἐκ κεφαλῆς from head to foot, Il.18.353;ἐκ κεφαλῆς ἐς πόδας ἄκρους 16.640
; and reversely,ἐκ ποδῶν δ' ἄνω.. εἰς ἄκρον κάρα A.Fr. 169
; ; alsoἐκ τριχὸς ἄχρι ποδῶν AP5.193
(Posidipp. or Asclep.); ἐς κορυφὰν ἐκ ποδός ib.7.388 ([place name] Bianor).4 πρόσθε ποδός or ποδῶν, προπάροιθε ποδῶν, just before one, Il.23.877,21.601, 13.205;τὸ πρὸ ποδὸς.. χρῆμα Pi.I.8(7).13
;αὐτὰ τὰ πρὸ τῶν ποδῶν ὁρᾶν X.Lac.3.4
, cf.An.4.6.12, Pl.R. 432d.b παρά or πὰρ ποδός off-hand, at once,ἀνελέσθαι πὰρ ποδός Thgn.282
;γνόντα τὸ πὰρ ποδός Pi.P.3.60
, cf.10.62; close at hand,Id.
O.1.74; but παραὶ ποσὶ κάππεσε θυμός sank to their feet, Il.15.280; in a moment,S.
Ph. 838 (lyr.), Pl.Sph. 242a; close behind, Νέμεσις δέ γε πὰρ πόδας (leg. πόδα) βαίνει Prov. ap. Suid.; also immediately afterwardsPlb.
1.35.3,5.26.13, Gal.5.272;παρὰ π. οἱ ἔλεγχοι Luc.Hist. Conscr.13
, cf. Aristid.2.115 J.; at his very feet,Pl.
Tht. 174a; περὶ τῶν παρὰ πόδας καὶ τῶν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ib.c;τὸ πλησίον καὶ παρὰ π. Luc.Cal.1
.c ἐν ποσί in one's way, close at hand,τὸν ἐν π. γινόμενον Hdt.3.79
, cf. Pi.P.8.32;τἀν ποσὶν κακά S.Ant. 1327
, cf. E.Andr. 397;τοὐν ποσὶν κακόν Id.Alc. 739
;τὴν ἐν ποσὶ [κώμην] αἱρεῖν Th.3.97
; everyday matters,Pl.
Tht. 175b, cf.Arist.Pol. 1263a18, etc.d τὸ πρὸς ποσί, = τὸ ἐν ποσί, S.OT 130.e all these phrases are opp. ἐκ ποδῶν out of the way, far off, writtenἐκποδών Hdt.6.35
, etc.; also,βίαια πάντ' ἐκ ποδὸς ἐρύσαις Pi.N.7.67
.5 to denote close pursuit, ἐκ ποδὸς ἕπεσθαι follow in the track, i.e. close behind, Plb.3.68.1, cf. D.S.20.57, D.H.2.33, etc.;ἐκ ποδῶν διώξαντες Plu.Pel.11
.b in earlier writers κατὰ πόδας on the heels of a person, Hdt.5.98, Th.3.98, 8.17, X.HG2.1.20, LXXGe.49.19 (also on the moment,Pl.
Sph. 243d); ἡ κατὰ πόδας ἡμέρα the very next day, Plb.1.12.1 (but κατὰ πόδας αἱρεῖν catch it running, X.Cyr.1.6.40, cf. Mem.2.6.9): c. gen. pers., κατὰ πόδας τινὸς ἐλαύνειν, ἰέναι, march, come close at his heels, on his track, Hdt.9.89, Th.5.64; τῇ κατὰ π. ἡμέρᾳ τῆς ἐκκλησίας on the day immediately after it, Plb.3.45.5;κατὰ π. τῆς μάχης Aristid. 1.157J.
, etc.6 various phrases:b ἐπὶ πόδα backwards facing the enemy, ἐπὶ π. ἀναχωρεῖν, ἀνάγειν, ἀναχάζεσθαι, to retire without turning to fly, leisurely, X.An. 5.2.32, Cyr.3.3.69, 7.1.34, etc.; alsoἐπὶ πόδας Luc.Pisc.12
; but γίνεται ἡ ἔξοδος οἷον ἐπὶ πόδας the offspring is as it were born feetforemost, Arist.GA 752b14.c περὶ πόδα, properly of a shoe, round the foot, i.e. fitting exactly,ὡς ἔστι μοι τὸ χρῆμα τοῦτο περὶ πόδα Pl.Com.197
, cf. 129: c. dat.,ὁρᾷς ὡς ἐμμελὴς ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ περὶ πόδα τῇ ἱστορίᾳ Luc.Hist.Conscr.14
, cf. Ind.10, Pseudol.23.d ὡς ποδῶνἔχει as he is off for feet, i. e. as quick as he can,ὡς ποδῶν εἶχον [τάχιστα] ἐβοήθεον Hdt.6.116
;ἐδίωκον ὡς ποδῶν ἕκαστος εἶχον Id.9.59
;φευκτέον ὡς ἔχει ποδῶν ἕκαστος Pl.Grg. 507d
; so, (lyr.).e ἔξω τινὸς πόδα ἔχειν keep one's foot out of a thing, i. e. be clear of it,ἔξω κομίζων πηλοῦ πόδα Id.Ch. 697
;πημάτων ἔξω πόδα ἔχει Id.Pr. 265
;ἐκτὸς κλαυμάτων S.Ph. 1260
;ἔξω πραγμάτων E.Heracl. 109
: without a gen., ἐκτὸς ἔχειν πόδα Pi.P.4.289: opp.εἰς ἄντλον ἐμβήσῃ πόδα E.Heracl. 168
;ἐν τούτῳ πεδίλῳ.. πόδ' ἔχων Pi.O.6.8
.f ἀμφοῖν ποδοῖν, etc., to denote energetic action, Ar.Av.35, cf. Il.13.78;συνέχευε ποσὶν καὶ χερσὶν 15.364
; ;τιμωρήσειν χειρὶ καὶ ποδὶ καὶ πάσῃ δυνάμει Aeschin.2.115
, cf.3.109; τερπωλῆς ἐπέβημεν ὅλῳ ποδί with all the foot, i.e. entirely, A.R.4.1166, cf.D.Chr.13.19 (prob.);καταφεύγειν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ὥσπερ ἐκ δυοῖν ποδοῖν Aristid.1.117J.
; opp. ; .g τὴν ὑπὸ πόδα [κατάστασιν] just below them, Plb.2.68.9; ὑπὸ πόδας τίθεσθαι trample under foot, scorn, Plu.2.1097c; οἱ ὑπὸ πόδα those next below them (in rank), Onos.25.2; ὑπὸ πόδα χωρεῖν recede, decline, of strength, Ath. [voice] Med. ap.Orib. inc.21.16.k ἁλιεῖς ἀπὸ ποδός prob. fishermen who fish from the land, not from boats, BGU221.5 (i1/iii A. D.); ποτίσαι ἀπὸ ποδός perh. irrigate by the feet (of oxen turning the irrigation-wheel), PRyl.157.21 (ii A. D.); τόπον.. ἀπὸ ποδὸς ἐξηρτισμένον dub. sens. in POsl.55.11 (ii/iii A. D.).1ἀγγεῖον.. τρήματα ἐκ τῶν ὑπὸ ποδὸς ἔχον
round the bottom,Dsc.
2.72.7 πούς τινος, as periphr. for a person as coming, etc., σὺν πατρὸς μολὼν ποδί, i.e. σὺν πατρί, E.Hipp. 661;παρθένου δέχου πόδα Id.Or. 1217
, cf. Hec. 977, HF 336;χρόνου πόδα Id.Ba. 889
(lyr.), Ar.Ra. 100; also ἐξ ἑνὸς ποδός, i.e. μόνος ὤν, S.Ph.91; οἱ δ' ἀφ' ἡσύχου π., i.e. οἱ ἡσύχως ζῶντες, E.Med. 217.II metaph., of things, foot, lowest part, esp. foot of a hill, Il.2.824, 20.59 (pl.), Pi.P.11.36, etc.; of a table, couch, etc., Ar.Fr. 530, X.Cyr.8.8.16, etc.; cf. πέζα; of the side strokes at the foot of the letter Ω, Callias ap.Ath.10.454a; = ποδεών 11.1,ἀσκοῦ.. λῦσαι π. E.Med. 679
.2 in a ship, πόδες are the two lower corners of the sail, or the ropes fastened therelo, by which the sails are tightened or slackened, sheets (cf.ποδεών 11.4
), Od.5.260; χαλᾶν πόδα ease off the sheet, as is done when a squall is coming, E.Or. 707; τοῦ ποδὸς παρίει let go hold of it, Ar.Eq. 436;ἐκδοῦναι ὀλίγον τοῦ ποδός Luc.Cont.3
; ἐκπετάσουσι πόδα ναός (with reference to the sail), E.IT 1135 (lyr.): opp. τεῖναι πόδα haul it tight, S.Ant. 715; ναῦς ἐνταθεῖσα ποδί a ship with her sheet close hauled, E.Or. 706;κὰδ' δ'.. λαῖφος ἐρυσσάμενοι τανύοντο ἐς πόδας ἀμφοτέρους A.R.2.932
;ἱστία.. ἐτάνυσσαν ὑπ' ἀμφοτέροισι πόδεσσι Q.S.9.438
.b perh. of the rudder or steering-paddle,αἰεὶ γὰρ πόδα νηὸς ἐνώμων Od.10.32
(cf. Sch.ad loc.);πὰρ ποδὶ ναός Pi.N.6.55
.III a foot, as a measure of length, = 4 palms ([etym.] παλασταί ) or 6 fingers, Hdt.2.149, Pl.Men. 82c, etc.IV foot in Prosody, Ar.Ra. 1323 (lyr.), Pl.R. 400a, Aristox. Harm.p.34 M., Heph.3.1, etc.; so of a metrical phrase or passage,ἔκμετρα καὶ ὑπὲρ τὸν π. Luc.Pr.Im.18
; of a long passage declaimed in one breath, , cf. Luc.Demon.65, Poll.4.91.V boundary stone, Is.Fr.27. (Cf. Lat. pes, Goth. fotus, etc. 'foot'; related to πέδον as noted by Arist. IA 706a33.) -
15 verval van krachten
verval van krachtenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > verval van krachten
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16 verfallen
v/i (unreg.)1. go to ruin; Haus, Wirtschaft etc.: fall into disrepair; stärker: go to ruin; Reich, Kultur etc.: decline; (zusammenbrechen) fall; Kranker: waste away2. (ablaufen) expire; (ungültig werden) auch become invalid; die Kreditkarte verfällt in zwei Monaten the credit card expires in two months3. einem Laster: take to doing s.th., get hooked on umg.; auch einer Person: become a slave to; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc.: be bewitched by4. verfallen in (+ Akk) fall into; wieder: lapse ( oder slip) back into; in Wut verfallen become furious ( oder enraged); immer verfällst du in den gleichen Fehler, zu gutgläubig zu sein etc. you always make the same mistake of being too trusting etc.5. auf eine Idee etc. verfallen hit (up)on an idea etc.; wie ist er nur darauf verfallen? what on earth made him do that?—I P.P. verfallen1II Adj.1. decayed; Gebäude: dilapidated, attr. auch tumbledown..., ramshackle...; körperlich: emaciated, präd. auch a wreck umg.3. einem Rauschgift etc. verfallen addicted to, hooked on umg.; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc. verfallen bewitched by; der Liebe verfallen smitten umg.; er ist ihr völlig verfallen he is totally captivated by her* * *(ablaufen) to expire ( Verb);* * *ver|fạl|len I ptp verfa\#llenvi irreg aux sein1) (= zerfallen) to decay; (Bauwerk) to fall into disrepair, to become dilapidated; (Zellen) to die; (körperlich und geistig) to deteriorate; (Sitten, Kultur, Reich) to decline2) (= ungültig werden) (Briefmarken, Geldscheine, Gutschein) to become invalid; (Scheck, Fahrkarte) to expire; (Strafe, Recht, Termin, Anspruch, Patent) to lapse3) (= in jds Besitz übergehen) to be forfeitedjdm verfallen — to be forfeited to sb, to become the property of sb
4)(= abhängig werden)
jdm/einer Sache verfallen/verfallen sein — to become/be a slave to sb/sth; dem Alkohol etc to become/be addicted to sth; dem Wahnsinn to fall/have fallen victim to; jds Zauber etc to become/be enslaved by stheinem Irrtum verfallen — to make a mistake, to be mistaken
5)verfallen — to think of sth; (aus Verzweiflung) to resort to sth
6)II [fɛɐ'falən]adjGebäude dilapidated, ruined; Mensch (körperlich) emaciated; (geistig) senile; (= abgelaufen) Karten, Briefmarken invalid; Strafe lapsed; Scheck expired* * *(no longer able to be (legally) used; no longer valid: Your ticket is out of date / very out-of-date; an out-of-date directory.) out of date* * *ver·fal·len *1vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (zerfallen) to decay, to fall into disrepair2. (immer schwächer werden) to deteriorate3. (ungültig werden) Eintritts-, Fahrkarte, Ticket, Gutschein to expire; Anspruch, Recht to lapse5. (erliegen)▪ [jdm] \verfallen to be captivated [by sb]wer ist denn auf so einen verrückten Plan \verfallen? whoever thought up such an insane plan?▪ darauf \verfallen, etw zu tun to give sb the idea of doing sth7. (kommen auf)▪ [auf jdn] \verfallen to think of sbwir suchten einen Spezialisten, da sind wir auf ihn \verfallen we were looking for a specialist and we thought of him8. JUR▪ jdm \verfallen to be forfeited to sbver·fal·len21. (völlig baufällig) dilapidated2. (abgelaufen) expired* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (baufällig werden) fall into disrepair; become dilapidated2) (körperlich) < strength> decline4) (ungültig werden) expire5)6) (übergehen)das Pferd verfiel in [einen] Trab — the horse broke into a trot
7)auf jemanden/etwas verfallen — think of somebody/something
* * *verfallen1 v/i (irr)1. go to ruin; Haus, Wirtschaft etc: fall into disrepair; stärker: go to ruin; Reich, Kultur etc: decline; (zusammenbrechen) fall; Kranker: waste awaydie Kreditkarte verfällt in zwei Monaten the credit card expires in two months3. einem Laster: take to doing sth, get hooked on umg; auch einer Person: become a slave to; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc: be bewitched by4.in Wut verfallen become furious ( oder enraged);immer verfällst du in den gleichen Fehler, zu gutgläubig zu sein etc you always make the same mistake of being too trusting etc5.auf eine Idee etcverfallen hit (up)on an idea etc;wie ist er nur darauf verfallen? what on earth made him do that?7. (zufallen):jemandem verfallen go ( oder pass) to sbverfallen2A. pperf → verfallen1B. adj1. decayed; Gebäude: dilapidated, attr auch tumbledown …, ramshackle …; körperlich: emaciated, präd auch a wreck umg3. einem Rauschgift etcverfallen addicted to, hooked on umg;dem Zauber eines Anblicks etcverfallen bewitched by;der Liebe verfallen smitten umg;er ist ihr völlig verfallen he is totally captivated by her* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (baufällig werden) fall into disrepair; become dilapidated2) (körperlich) < strength> decline4) (ungültig werden) expire5)6) (übergehen)das Pferd verfiel in [einen] Trab — the horse broke into a trot
7)auf jemanden/etwas verfallen — think of somebody/something
* * *adj.addicted adj.decayed adj.dilapidated adj. v.to decay v.to decompose v.to expire v. -
17 potencia
f.1 power.tiene mucha potencia it's very powerfullas grandes potencias the major (world) powers2 potency, power, strength.3 powerful nation, a state or nation having international authority or influence, a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world, leading nation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: potenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: potenciar.* * *1 (capacidad) power2 (país) power3 (en matemática) power\en potencia potential, budding* * *noun f.1) power2) potency* * *SF1) (=capacidad) powerpotencia electoral — voting power, power in terms of votes
potencia muscular — muscular power, muscular strength
2) (Mec) power3) (Pol) power4) (Mat) power5) (Rel) (tb: potencia del alma) faculty6)en potencia — potential, in the making
* * *1)a) (fuerza, capacidad) powerb) (Fís, Mec) power2) (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear — a naval/nuclear power
3) (Mat) power* * *= horsepower, potential, power, powerhouse, power engine.Ex. Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.Ex. As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.Ex. Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.----* de alta potencia = high power.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* en potencia = anticipated, intending, potentially.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* gran potencia = great power.* potencia 7 Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.* potencia colonial = colonial power.* potencia comercial = commercial power.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* potencia eléctrica = power.* potencia industrial = industrial power.* potencia mundial = world power.* potencia nuclear = nuclear power.* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.* unidad de potencia = unit of power.* * *1)a) (fuerza, capacidad) powerb) (Fís, Mec) power2) (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear — a naval/nuclear power
3) (Mat) power* * *= horsepower, potential, power, powerhouse, power engine.Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.Ex: Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.* de alta potencia = high power.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* en potencia = anticipated, intending, potentially.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* gran potencia = great power.* potencia 7 Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.* potencia colonial = colonial power.* potencia comercial = commercial power.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* potencia eléctrica = power.* potencia industrial = industrial power.* potencia mundial = world power.* potencia nuclear = nuclear power.* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.* unidad de potencia = unit of power.* * *A1 (fuerza, capacidad) powerla potencia militar de los dos países the military power o might of the two countriesse vanagloriaba de su potencia sexual he used to boast about his sexual prowesspara reducir la potencia de los sindicatos to reduce the power of the unionseste niño es un artista en potencia this child has the makings of an artist o has the potential to be an artistCompuestos:brake horsepowerB (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear a naval/nuclear powerC ( Mat) powercinco elevado a la cuarta potencia five (raised) to the power of four* * *
Del verbo potenciar: ( conjugate potenciar)
potencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
potencia
potenciar
potencia sustantivo femenino
power;◊ potencia militar/nuclear military/nuclear power;
este niño es un artista en potencia this child has the makings of an artist
potenciar ( conjugate potenciar) verbo transitivo (period)
‹relaciones/unidad/talento› to foster;
‹ cultura› to promote
potencia sustantivo femenino
1 power
2 Pol power
potencias extranjeras, foreign powers
♦ Locuciones: un asesino en potencia, a potential murderer
potenciar verbo transitivo to promote, strengthen
' potencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevar
English:
N
- output
- potency
- power
- would-be
- high
- material
- potential
- strength
* * *potencia nf1. [capacidad, fuerza] power;la potencia de las aguas derribó el dique the force of the water burst the dyke;este automóvil tiene mucha potencia this car is very powerfulpotencia sexual sexual prowess2. Fís powerpotencia acústica acoustic power;potencia de un cohete rocket thrust;potencia de una lente power of a lens3. [país] power;las grandes potencias the major (world) powerspotencia mundial world power;es una potencia mundial en la fabricación de automóviles it's one of the major o main car manufacturers in the world;potencia nuclear nuclear poweruna campeona en potencia a potential champion5. Mat power;elevar a la segunda potencia to raise to the second power, to square;elevar a la tercera potencia to raise to the third power, to cube* * *f power;en potencia potential;elevar a la décima potencia MAT raise to the power of ten* * *potencia nf1) : powerpotencias extranjeras: foreign powerselevado a la tercera potencia: raised to the third power2) : capacity, potency* * *potencia n power -
18 declinare
"to decline;Ablehnen;reprovar"* * *1. v/t declinedeclinare ogni responsabilità disclaim all responsibility2. v/i ( tramontare) set( diminuire) decline* * *declinare v.tr.2 ( rifiutare) to decline, to refuse: declinare un invito, to decline an invitation; declinare un'offerta, una proposta, to decline an offer; declinare ogni responsabilità, to refuse all responsibility; (dir.) declinare la competenza, la giurisdizione, to deny to have (power of) cognizance, jurisdiction3 declinare le proprie generalità, to say (o to state) one's name and surname◆ v. intr.1 ( del sole) to set*; ( della vita) to decline, to draw* to an end: il sole declina, the sun is setting; la sua vita declina, his life is drawing to an end3 ( venir meno) to decline, to wane: le sue forze stanno declinando, his strength is declining (o waning)* * *[dekli'nare]1. vi2. vt1) Gramm to decline2) (rifiutare: invito, offerta) to decline, turn down3)* * *[dekli'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rifiutare) to decline, to refuse [invito, offerta]2) ling. to decline, to inflect3) burocr. to give* [ generalità]2.1) (digradare) [ colline] to slope down2) (volgere al termine) [ giorno] to draw* to an end; (calare) [ sole] to go* down* * *declinare/dekli'nare/ [1]1 (rifiutare) to decline, to refuse [invito, offerta]; declinare ogni responsabilità per to deny liability for2 ling. to decline, to inflect3 burocr. to give* [ generalità](aus. avere)1 (digradare) [ colline] to slope down -
19 verkümmern
v/i im Wachstum: become stunted; Muskeln etc.: atrophy; Pflanze, auch Talent: wither, wilt; Mensch: languish; Gefühl, Bewusstsein etc.: fade; seelisch verkümmern become emotionally stunted* * *to waste* * *ver|kụ̈m|mern ptp verkü\#mmertvi aux sein(Glied, Organ) to atrophy; (= eingehen Pflanze) to die; (Talent) to go to waste; (Schönheitssinn, Interesse etc) to wither away; (Mensch) to waste awayemotionell/geistig verkümmern — to become emotionally/intellectually stunted
* * *ver·küm·mern *vi Hilfsverb: sein2. (eingehen) to [shrivel and] die3. (verloren gehen) to wither away4. (die Lebenslust verlieren) to waste away* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <person, animal> go into a decline; <plant etc.> become stunted; <muscle, limb> waste away, atrophy2) <talent, emotional life, etc.> wither away; < strength> decline, fade; < relationship> become less close; <trade, initiative> dwindle* * *verkümmern v/i im Wachstum: become stunted; Muskeln etc: atrophy; Pflanze, auch Talent: wither, wilt; Mensch: languish; Gefühl, Bewusstsein etc: fade;seelisch verkümmern become emotionally stunted* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <person, animal> go into a decline; <plant etc.> become stunted; <muscle, limb> waste away, atrophy2) <talent, emotional life, etc.> wither away; < strength> decline, fade; < relationship> become less close; <trade, initiative> dwindle -
20 decrecer
v.1 to decrease, to decline.el paro decreció en un 2 por ciento unemployment has fallen by 2 percentla luna está decreciendo the moon is on the waneMi fuerza decrece sin razón My strength decreases without reason.Me decrecieron las utilidades My profits decreased.2 to have less.Me decreció la tensión I have less stress.* * *1 (gen) to decrease, diminish; (aguas) to subside, go down; (días) to get shorter, draw in; (interés) to decline* * *VI1) (=disminuir) [importancia, interés] to decrease; [nivel de agua] to subside, go down2) [días] to draw in* * *verbo intransitivoa) afición/interés to wane, decrease; importancia to declineb) número/cantidad to decline, fallc) aguas to drop, fall* * *= dwindle, tail off.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.* * *verbo intransitivoa) afición/interés to wane, decrease; importancia to declineb) número/cantidad to decline, fallc) aguas to drop, fall* * *= dwindle, tail off.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.* * *decrecer [E3 ]vi1 «afición/interés» to wane, diminish, decrease; «importancia» to diminish, decline, decrease2 «número/cantidad» to decline, fall3 «aguas» to drop, fall* * *
decrecer ( conjugate decrecer) verbo intransitivo
[ importancia] to decline
decrecer verbo intransitivo to decrease, diminish
' decrecer' also found in these entries:
English:
wane
- decline
- decrease
- lessen
- subside
* * *decrecer vi1. [disminuir] [en intensidad, importancia] to decrease, to decline;[en tamaño, cantidad] to fall, to drop;decreció el interés por la política interest in politics declined;el desempleo decreció en un 2 por ciento unemployment has fallen by 2 percent;la luna está decreciendo the moon is on the wane;los días decrecen conforme se acerca el invierno the days grow shorter as winter approaches2. [caudal del río, nivel de las aguas] to go down, to fall* * *v/i decrease, diminish* * *decrecer {53} vi: to decrease, to wane, to diminish♦ decreciente adj
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