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1 downhill
[ˌdaʊn'hɪl] 1.aggettivo [path, road] in discesa, in pendio, in pendenza2.to go downhill — [ path] essere in discesa; [person, vehicle] andare in discesa; fig. [ person] (in social status etc.) essere in declino; (in health) andare peggiorando
from now on it's downhill all the way — fig. (easy) d'ora in poi è tutta discesa; (disastrous) da adesso inizia il declino
* * *1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) in discesa2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) in declino* * *downhill /daʊnˈhɪl/ /ˈdaʊnhɪl/A a. e avv.in discesa ( anche fig.); in pendenza: a downhill road, una strada in discesa; The difficult part of the work is over; it's all downhill from now on, il difficile del lavoro è fatto; d'ora in poi è tutto in discesa; It's downhill all the way, è un gioco da ragazzi; to go downhill, ( ciclismo, ecc.) andare in discesa; (fig.) peggiorare; essere in declinoB n.1 (antiq.) declivio; discesa● ( sci) downhill racer, discesista □ ( sci) downhill racing, discesa libera □ downhill skier, discesista □ downhill skiing, discesa libera ( la specialità) □ downhill skis, sci da discesa.* * *[ˌdaʊn'hɪl] 1.aggettivo [path, road] in discesa, in pendio, in pendenza2.to go downhill — [ path] essere in discesa; [person, vehicle] andare in discesa; fig. [ person] (in social status etc.) essere in declino; (in health) andare peggiorando
from now on it's downhill all the way — fig. (easy) d'ora in poi è tutta discesa; (disastrous) da adesso inizia il declino
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2 ski
I [skiː]1) (for snow) sci m.; (for water) sci m. (d'acqua)2) aer. pattino m.II [skiː]* * *1. [ski:] noun(one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood etc that are attached to the feet for gliding over snow, water etc.) sci2. [ski:d] verb(to travel on or use skis especially as a leisure activity: He broke his leg when he was skiing.) sciare- ski-- skier
- skiing
- ski jump
- ski jumper
- ski jumping
- ski lift
- ski pole
- ski resort
- ski slope
- ski run
- ski track/trail
- ski tow* * *I [skiː]1) (for snow) sci m.; (for water) sci m. (d'acqua)2) aer. pattino m.II [skiː]
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