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A n1 (of empire, civilization, economy, industry, party, politician) déclin m (of de) ; to be in decline être sur le déclin ; to go into ou fall into decline tomber en déclin ; there has been a decline in the popularity of sth qch a perdu sa popularité ; there has been a decline in support for the party le parti a perdu une partie de son électorat ;2 (of trade, demand, support) baisse f (in, of de) ; to be on the ou in decline être en baisse ; a 5% decline to 175 une baisse de 5% pour atteindre 175 ; to go/fall into decline tomber en déclin ;3 (of health, condition, person) déclin m (in, of de) ; to go/fall into (a) decline dépérir ; his decline into madness sa chute dans la folie.B vtr2 Ling décliner.C vi1 ( drop) [number, rate, demand, sales, quality] baisser (by de) ; [support] être en baisse ; [business, trade] ralentir ;2 ( wane) [influence, empire, status, career, team] être sur le déclin ;3 ( refuse) refuser ;4 Ling se décliner ;5 littér [sun] se coucher.1 (getting fewer, less) a declining birth/inflation rate un taux de natalité/d'inflation en baisse ; declining sales la baisse des ventes ; the declining interest in sth le désintérêt croissant pour qch ;2 ( in decline) [empire, industry, influence etc] en déclin ; in her declining years au déclin de sa vie ;3 ( getting worse) [health, quality] déclinant. -
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decline [dɪ'klaɪn]1 noun(decrease → in prices, standards, crime, profits) baisse f; figurative (of civilization, empire) déclin m;∎ there has been a decline in child mortality il y a eu une baisse de la mortalité infantile;∎ sales have shown a rapid decline over the last six months on a observé une forte chute des ventes au cours des six derniers mois;∎ to be in decline être en déclin;∎ to be on the decline (prices, sales) être en baisse; (civilization, influence) être sur le déclin;∎ figurative to fall into decline dépérir;∎ old-fashioned to fall into a decline (person) dépérir(a) (refuse → invitation, honour, offer of help) décliner, refuser; (→ food, drink) refuser; (→ responsibility) décliner;∎ to decline to do sth refuser de faire qch(a) (decrease, diminish → empire, health) décliner; (→ prices, sales, population) baisser, être en baisse, diminuer; (→ influence, enthusiasm, fame) baisser, diminuer;∎ to decline in importance/value/significance perdre de son importance/de sa valeur/de sa signification∎ she declined with thanks elle a refusé avec ses remerciements(c) (slope downwards) être en pente, descendre►► Marketing decline stage (of product) phase f de déclin✾ Book '(History of the) Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Gibbon 'Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain' -
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decline [dɪˈklaɪn]1. noun[of life, empire] déclin m• to be on the decline [fame, health] décliner* * *[dɪ'klaɪn] 1.1) ( waning) déclin m (of de)to go into ou fall into decline — tomber en déclin
2) ( drop) baisse f (in, of de)to be on the ou in decline — être en baisse
3) (of health, person) déclin m (in, of de)2.to go/fall into (a) decline — dépérir
transitive verb décliner3.1) ( drop) baisser (by de); [support] être en baisse; [business] ralentir2) ( wane) être sur le déclin3) ( refuse) refuser4.declining present participle adjective1) (getting fewer, less)2) ( in decline) [industry, influence] en déclin3) ( getting worse) [health] déclinant -
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5 decline
1.recul; repli; baisse; fléchissement; régression; contraction2. to decline1) décliner [un verbe]2) baisser; décliner; fléchir; décroître; diminuer; s'amoindrir; péricliterEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > decline
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1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) refuser2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) baisser2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) baisse -
7 decline in pressure
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > decline in pressure
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8 decline to exercise jurisdiction
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > decline to exercise jurisdiction
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11 decline a proposal
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12 decline list
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13 forest decline
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14 to decline cognizance
Jur. se déclarer incompétentEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to decline cognizance
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15 to decline to give an opinion
Pol., Jur. refuser de se prononcer; se récuserEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to decline to give an opinion
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16 on the decline
en recul/en baisse; sur le déclin; en voie de régressionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > on the decline
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17 demographic decline
crise démographique; déclin démographiqueEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > demographic decline
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18 slope decline
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19 soil structural decline
English-French dictionary of Geography > soil structural decline
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20 fall
fall [fɔ:l]1. noun2. plural noun• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la valléeb. ► to fall + adjective4. compounds( = retreat) reculer• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancera. tomberb. ( = fail) [person] échouera. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedansb. [troops] former les rangs[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verba. tomberb. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner( = quarrel) se brouiller* * *[fɔːl] 1.1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup mto have a fall — faire une chute, tomber
2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f4)fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f
5) US ( autumn) automne m6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f2.falls plural noun chutes fpl3.1) ( come down) tomberto fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]
to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]
to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]
to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]
to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]
to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]
to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]
to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre
2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisserto fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%
3) ( yield position) tomberto fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]
5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie
7) ( be incumbent on)8) ( throw oneself)to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux
to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un
•Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?
the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute
to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose
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