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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. -
2 downward(s)
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3 slope
1. nounthe roof was at a slope of 45° — das Dach hatte eine Neigung von 45°
be on a or the slope — geneigt sein
2) (slanting ground) Hang, der3) (Skiing) Piste, die2. intransitive verb(slant) sich neigen; [Wand, Mauer:] schief sein; [Boden, Garten:] abschüssig seinslope upwards/downwards — [Straße:] ansteigen/abfallen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91733/slope_away">slope away* * *[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) die Neigung2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) der Hang2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) sich neigen- sloping* * *[sləʊp, AM sloʊp]I. na steep \slope ein steiler Hangthe southern \slopes of the Alps die südlichen Hänge/die Südseite der Alpenski \slope Skipiste f\slope of a roof Dachschräge fa 30° \slope eine 30°-Neigungto be at a \slope eine Schräge habenis that shelf supposed to be at a \slope? hängt das Regal extra so schief?4. MILto hold a rifle at the \slope ein Gewehr geschultert habenII. vi▪ to \slope down/up abfallen/ansteigenmy handwriting \slopes to the left ich schreibe nach linksIII. vt1. (make sloping)▪ to \slope sth roof, path etw schräg anlegen2. MILto \slope arms Gewehre schultern* * *[sləʊp]1. n2) (= sloping ground) (Ab)hang mon a slope — am Hang
halfway up the slope —
there is a slope down to the town — es fällt zur Stadt hin ab
he broke his leg on the ( ski) slopes — er hat sich das Bein auf der Piste gebrochen
3) (MIL)with his rifle at the slope — mit geschultertem Gewehr
2. vtneigen, schräg (an)legen3. vithe picture is sloping to the left/right — das Bild hängt schief
his handwriting slopes to the left/backwards — seine Handschrift ist nach links/nach hinten geneigt
* * *slope [sləʊp]A s1. (Ab)Hang m2. Böschung f3. a) Neigung f, Gefälle nb) Schräge f, geneigte Ebene:at the slope MIL mit Gewehr über;on the slope schräg, abfallend4. GEOL Senke f5. MATH Richtungskoeffizient m6. Bergbau: schräger StollenB v/i1. sich neigen, (schräg) abfallen2. umgC v/t1. neigen, senken3. (ab)böschen* * *1. nounthe roof was at a slope of 45° — das Dach hatte eine Neigung von 45°
be on a or the slope — geneigt sein
2) (slanting ground) Hang, der3) (Skiing) Piste, die2. intransitive verb(slant) sich neigen; [Wand, Mauer:] schief sein; [Boden, Garten:] abschüssig seinslope upwards/downwards — [Straße:] ansteigen/abfallen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Abhang -¨e m.Hang ¨-e m.abschrägen v.
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