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1 downward
1. adjectivenach unten nachgestellt; nach unten gerichtet2. adverbdownward gradient or slope — Gefälle, das
* * ** * *down·ward[ˈdaʊnwəd, AM -wɚd]\downward revision Abwärtskorrektur fto be on a \downward trend sich akk im Abwärtstrend befinden, zurückgehenat last inflation is on a \downward path endlich ist die Inflation[srate] rückläufig* * *['daʊnwəd]1. advlook, point, extend, move nach untenface downward(s) (person) — mit dem Gesicht nach unten; (book)
movement downward(s) (in price, value) — Rückgang m
to move downward(s) (figure, rate) — sinken, fallen
everyone from the Queen downward(s) —
downward(s) — mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapide bergab
2. adjstroke nach untenshe made a bold downward stroke with the paintbrush — sie machte einen kühnen Pinselstrich nach unten
downward slope — Abhang m
downward spiral —
the dollar resumed its downward path or slide against the yen — der Dollar fiel weiter gegen den Yen
to put downward pressure on wages/prices — die Löhne/Preise (nach unten) drücken
* * *downward [ˈdaʊnwə(r)d]A adv1. hinab, abwärts, nach unten, hinunter:face downward mit dem Gesicht nach unten2. fluss-, stromab(wärts)3. fig abwärts, bergab:he went downward in life es ging bergab mit ihmdownward from Shakespeare to the twentieth century von Shakespeare (herab) bis zum 20. JahrhundertB adj (adv downwardly)1. Abwärts…, sich neigend, nach unten gerichtet oder führend:downward movement Abwärtsbewegung f (a. fig);downward prices sinkende Preise;3. absteigend (Linie eines Stammbaums etc)4. bedrückt, pessimistisch* * *1. adjectivenach unten nachgestellt; nach unten gerichtetdownward movement/trend — (lit. or fig.) Abwärtsbewegung, die/-trend, der
2. adverbdownward gradient or slope — Gefälle, das
* * *adj.absteigend adj.abwärts adj.herunter adj.
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