gainbehera latza egin du gaelerak bertan azken urteotan

adb.

1. decline, descent; \gainbehera luze bezain ezti batek bagaramatza zuzen beste herri batera heading down a hill that is as long as it is gentle, we are led straight to another town

2. ( gizartea, inperioa, e.a.) decadence, decline, fall; erromatar inperioaren \gainbehera the fall of the Roman Empire; denok dugu Sobiet Batasunak bizi duen \gainbeheraren eta ahuleziaren berri we all know about the decline and weakness the Soviet Union suffered; Errusiak \gainbehera egin du eta Getariako portuan den itsasontzi herdoiltsua horren isla garbia da Russia has declined and the rusty ship in the port of Getaria is a clear indication of that; gainbehera latza egin du gaelerak bertan azken urteotan Gaelic has gone into steep decline over the last few years

3. (irud.) udazkenearen \gainbehera hasten denean when autumn goes into full swing adb.

1. ( goitik behera) from head to toe

2. ( maldan behera) downhill