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1 downward
['daʊnwəd]on the downward path — fig. sulla via della rovina
* * *adjective (leading, moving etc down: a downward curve.) in discesa, verso il basso* * *downward (1) /ˈdaʊnwəd/a.2 in giù; verso il basso: a downward motion (o movement) un movimento verso il basso; a downward arrow, una freccia in giù; (econ.) a downward trend, una tendenza al ribasso; uno sfavorevole andamento congiunturale3 (fig.) degradante; che trascina in basso● (econ.) downward drift = downward trend ► sotto □ ( calcio) downward header, colpo di testa verso il basso □ (demogr.) downward mobility, mobilità verso il basso □ (econ.) downward phase, fase di flessione □ (econ., fin.) downward pressure, pressione al ribasso ( sui prezzi, sui cambi, ecc.) □ a downward spiral, una spirale discendente □ a downward slope, una discesa □ downward turn ► downturn.* * *['daʊnwəd]on the downward path — fig. sulla via della rovina
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2 descent
[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f.* * *[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) discesa2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) discesa3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) discendenza, famiglia* * *descent /dɪˈsɛnt/n.1 discesa: a steep descent, una discesa ripida; Their descent from the summit took two days, la loro discesa dalla vetta è durata due giorni; The plane has started its descent, l'aereo ha iniziato la discesa2 [u] discendenza; lignaggio: He is of royal descent, è di discendenza reale; I am of Scottish descent, sono di origine scozzese3 calata; arrivo improvviso; attacco; the descent of the barbarians, la discesa (o la calata) dei barbari; the descent on Rome of thousands of tourists, l'arrivo improvviso a Roma di migliaia di turisti; the descent of the locusts, l'attacco delle locuste4 [u] caduta (fig.): descent into chaos [anarchy], caduta nel caos [nell'anarchia]; his descent into drug addition, la sua caduta nella tossicodipendenza5 (leg.) discendenza* * *[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f.
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