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1 decline
гл.общ. крутость -
2 bajar bruscamente
• decline sharply -
3 declinar a
• decline to -
4 declive
• decline• declivity• descent• inclement• inclination from the perpendicular• slant• slope• tilt -
5 descender a un estado más bajo
• decline to an inferior state• descend to an inferior stateDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > descender a un estado más bajo
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6 descenso en el nivel de vida
• decline in living standardsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > descenso en el nivel de vida
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7 desmejorar
• decline to an inferior state• deteriorate• lose quality -
8 etapa de declinación
• decline stage -
9 etapa de declive
• decline stage -
10 rechazar la oferta
• decline the offer• turn down the offer -
11 rehusar
• decline to• deny• refuse to accept• shy away from -
12 rehusarse a
• decline to• refuse to -
13 declinar
v.1 to decline (gen) & (grammar).declinó amablemente la invitación he politely declined the invitationSu entusiasmo declina con el tiempo His enthusiasm declines with time.María declinó el aventón Mary declined the ride.Me declinó el negocio My business declined.2 to draw to a close.su interés por la caza ha declinado his interest in hunting has declined3 to turn down the offer, to refuse, to decline.Ricardo declinó elegantemente Richard turned down the offer elegantly.4 to refuse to, to abstain from, to decline to, to forsake.María declinó cuidar del chico Mary refused to take care of the boy.* * *1 (brújula) to decline2 (disminuir) to decline, come down3 (acercarse al fin) to end, draw to an end1 (rechazar) to decline, refuse2 GRAMÁTICA to decline* * *1. VT1) (=rechazar) [+ honor, invitación] to decline; (Jur) to reject2) (Ling) to decline2. VI1) (=decaer) to decline, decay2) liter [día] to draw to a close3) [terreno] to slope (away o down)4) (Ling) to decline* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <invitación/oferta/honor> to turn down, decline (frml)la compañía declina toda responsabilidad... — the company accepts no responsibility...
b) (Ling) to decline2.declinar vi (liter) día/tarde to draw to a close (liter)* * *= decline, take + a dive, turn down, take + a dip.Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <invitación/oferta/honor> to turn down, decline (frml)la compañía declina toda responsabilidad... — the company accepts no responsibility...
b) (Ling) to decline2.declinar vi (liter) día/tarde to draw to a close (liter)* * *= decline, take + a dive, turn down, take + a dip.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.* * *declinar [A1 ]vt1 ‹invitación/oferta/honor› to turn down, decline ( frml); ‹propuesta› to reject, turn downdeclinó hacer declaraciones she declined to make a statement[ S ] la compañía declina toda responsabilidad … the company accepts no responsibility …, the company cannot accept liability …2 ( Ling) to decline■ declinarvial declinar el día as the day draws to a close ( liter)cuando los días comienzan a declinar when the days begin to draw in* * *
declinar ( conjugate declinar) verbo transitivo
b) (Ling) to decline
declinar
I vi (perder fuerza) to decline
II vtr (rechazar) to decline: declinamos su invitación, we refused their invitation
' declinar' also found in these entries:
English:
decline
- decay
* * *♦ vt1. [rechazar] [ofrecimiento] to decline;declinó amablemente la invitación he politely declined the invitation;declinó toda responsabilidad en este asunto he disclaimed any responsibility in this affair;declinó hacer ningún comentario he declined to make any comment2. Gram to decline♦ vi1. [fiebre] to subside, to abate;[economía, imperio] to decline; [carrera profesional] to decline, to go into a decline; [fuerzas, energías, ganas, entusiasmo] to wane; [estado de salud] to deteriorate;su interés por la caza ha declinado his interest in hunting has waned2. [día, tarde] to draw to a close;al declinar el día as the day drew to a close* * *v/t & v/i decline* * *declinar vt: to decline, to turn downdeclinar vi1) : to draw to a close2) : to diminish, to decline -
14 decadencia
f.1 decadence.la decadencia del imperio the decline of the empire2 abatardissement, declension.* * *1 decadence, decline, decay\estar en (franca) decadencia to be in (full) decline* * *noun f.1) decadence2) decline* * *SF (=proceso) decline, decay; (=estado) decadence* * *a) ( proceso) declineb) ( estado) decadence* * *= decline, ebb, labefaction.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.----* decadencia moral = moral decay.* en decadencia = bankrupt.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* * *a) ( proceso) declineb) ( estado) decadence* * *= decline, ebb, labefaction.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.* decadencia moral = moral decay.* en decadencia = bankrupt.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.* * *1 (proceso) declineel período de decadencia del imperio the decline of the empirecaer en decadencia to fall into decline2 (estado) decadence* * *
decadencia sustantivo femenino
decadencia sustantivo femenino
1 (declive, deterioro) decadence
2 Hist Arte la decadencia del arte renacentista, the decline of Renaissance art
' decadencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- continuismo
- crepúsculo
- declive
- ocaso
- franco
English:
decadence
- decay
- stem
- decline
- seed
* * *decadencia nf[en estado físico, en importancia, en calidad] decline; [moral, espiritual] decadence;en decadencia [moda] on the way out;[cultura, sociedad] in decline;entrar en decadencia [moda] to be on the way out;[cultura, sociedad] to go into decline, to become decadent;la decadencia del imperio the decline of the empire* * *f decadence; de imperio decline* * *decadencia nf1) : decadence2) : decline -
15 declive
m.1 decline, fall (decadencia).en declive in decline2 slope (pendiente).un terreno en declive an area of sloping ground* * *1 (inclinación) slope, incline2 figurado (decadencia) decline\en declive figurado on the decline* * *noun m.1) decline2) slope* * *SM1) [de terreno, superficie] incline, gradient2) (=decadencia) declineen declive: es una ciudad en declive — it's a city in decline
una ideología en declive — an ideology in decline o on the wane
el consumo de alcohol está o va en declive — alcohol consumption is declining o is on the decline
* * *a) ( de una superficie) slope, incline (frml)b) ( decadencia) declineuna economía en declive — a declining economy, an economy in decline
* * *= droop, decline.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.----* estar en declive = be in decline.* * *a) ( de una superficie) slope, incline (frml)b) ( decadencia) declineuna economía en declive — a declining economy, an economy in decline
* * *= droop, decline.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.* estar en declive = be in decline.* * *1 (de una superficie) slope, incline ( frml)terreno en declive sloping ground2 (decadencia) declineuna economía en declive a declining economy, an economy in declineuna especie en declive a species in decline* * *
declive sustantivo masculino
declive sustantivo masculino
1 (pendiente) incline, slope
2 (decadencia) decline: su declive comenzó en los años cincuenta, she began to lose popularity in the fifties
' declive' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decadencia
- vertiente
English:
decline
- sloping
- slope
* * *declive nm1. [decadencia] decline, fall;un imperio en declive an empire in decline;entrar en declive to go into decline2. [pendiente] slope;un terreno en declive an area of sloping ground* * *m figdecline;en declive in decline;ir en declive decline* * *declive nm1) decadencia: decline2) : slope, incline -
16 decaer
v.1 to decline.¡que no decaiga! don't lose heart!su belleza no ha decaído con los años her beauty has not faded with the yearsLa intensidad decae con el tiempo Intensity wanes in time.2 to decay, to fall into decline.El entusiasmo decayó desde el evento Enthusiasm decayed since the event.3 to be losing.Nos decayó el juego We were losing the game.4 to decrease, to dwindle.Me decayó el negocio My business decreased.* * *1 (perder fuerzas) to weaken; (- entusiasmo, interés) to flag; (- salud) to go down, deteriorate, decay; (- belleza etc) to lose2 (imperio, costumbre) to decay3 (fiebre) to go down4 (negocio) to fall off, decline5 (ánimo) to lose heart* * *verb1) to decline, decay2) weaken* * *VI1) [imperio, país] to declinedesde que cerraron la fábrica el pueblo ha decaído — since they closed the factory the town has gone downhill
2) (=disminuir) [entusiasmo, interés] to wane, fade (away); [esperanzas] to fade¡ánimo, que no decaiga! — bear up, don't lose heart!
¡que no decaiga la fiesta! — come on, let's keep the party going!
3) (=empeorar) [salud] to fail, decline; [enfermo] to deteriorate, fail4) (Com) [demanda] to fall off; [calidad] to decline, fall off5)decaer en algo: ha decaído en belleza — her beauty has faded
su fuerza dramática decae en intensidad al final — its dramatic force declines in intensity at the end
6) (Náut) to drift, drift off course* * *verbo intransitivoa) ánimo/fuerzas to flag; interés/popularidad to waneb) barrio/restaurante to go downhill; calidad/prestigio to declinec) imperio/civilización to decay, declined) enfermo to deteriorate* * *= lapse, flag, ebb.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.----* interés + decaer = interest + flag.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ánimo/fuerzas to flag; interés/popularidad to waneb) barrio/restaurante to go downhill; calidad/prestigio to declinec) imperio/civilización to decay, declined) enfermo to deteriorate* * *= lapse, flag, ebb.Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.* interés + decaer = interest + flag.* * *vi1 «ánimo/fuerzas» to flag; «interés/popularidad» to wane, fall off, diminish¡que no decaiga! keep it up!el ritmo de trabajo ha decaído considerablemente the work rate has fallen off o declined considerably2 «barrio/restaurante» to go downhill; «calidad/popularidad» to declineel prestigio de la compañía ha decaído mucho the company's prestige has declined o waned considerably3 «imperio/civilización» to decay, decline4 «enfermo» to deteriorate* * *
decaer ( conjugate decaer) verbo intransitivo
[ enfermo] to deteriorate;
[interés/popularidad] to waneb) [barrio/restaurante] to go downhill;
[calidad/prestigio] to decline
decaer verbo intransitivo
1 (la energía, la salud, etc) to deteriorate
2 (en fuerza, intensidad) to decline: la minería ha decaído mucho en la última década, the mining industry has been in decline for the last ten years
' decaer' also found in these entries:
English:
decline
- fall off
- flag
- lapse
- sag
- slip
- slump
- wane
- decay
- decrease
- droop
- ebb
- fade
- fall
- falter
- rot
- sink
- slacken
- subside
- taper
* * *decaer vi1. [debilitarse] to decline;[actividad, ritmo, trabajo] to fall off, to slacken; [entusiasmo, ánimos, energías] to flag; [interés, fama] to decline, to wane;su belleza no ha decaído con los años her beauty has not faded with age;¡que no decaiga! don't lose heart!2. [imperio, sociedad] to decline;[empresa, establecimiento, zona] to go downhill;la fiesta fue decayendo the party gradually fizzled out3. [enfermo] to get weaker;[salud] to fail* * ** * *decaer {13} vi1) : to decline, to decay, to deteriorate2) flaquear: to weaken, to flag -
17 decrecer
v.1 to decrease, to decline.el paro decreció en un 2 por ciento unemployment has fallen by 2 percentla luna está decreciendo the moon is on the waneMi fuerza decrece sin razón My strength decreases without reason.Me decrecieron las utilidades My profits decreased.2 to have less.Me decreció la tensión I have less stress.* * *1 (gen) to decrease, diminish; (aguas) to subside, go down; (días) to get shorter, draw in; (interés) to decline* * *VI1) (=disminuir) [importancia, interés] to decrease; [nivel de agua] to subside, go down2) [días] to draw in* * *verbo intransitivoa) afición/interés to wane, decrease; importancia to declineb) número/cantidad to decline, fallc) aguas to drop, fall* * *= dwindle, tail off.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.* * *verbo intransitivoa) afición/interés to wane, decrease; importancia to declineb) número/cantidad to decline, fallc) aguas to drop, fall* * *= dwindle, tail off.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.* * *decrecer [E3 ]vi1 «afición/interés» to wane, diminish, decrease; «importancia» to diminish, decline, decrease2 «número/cantidad» to decline, fall3 «aguas» to drop, fall* * *
decrecer ( conjugate decrecer) verbo intransitivo
[ importancia] to decline
decrecer verbo intransitivo to decrease, diminish
' decrecer' also found in these entries:
English:
wane
- decline
- decrease
- lessen
- subside
* * *decrecer vi1. [disminuir] [en intensidad, importancia] to decrease, to decline;[en tamaño, cantidad] to fall, to drop;decreció el interés por la política interest in politics declined;el desempleo decreció en un 2 por ciento unemployment has fallen by 2 percent;la luna está decreciendo the moon is on the wane;los días decrecen conforme se acerca el invierno the days grow shorter as winter approaches2. [caudal del río, nivel de las aguas] to go down, to fall* * *v/i decrease, diminish* * *decrecer {53} vi: to decrease, to wane, to diminish♦ decreciente adj -
18 decaimiento
m.1 gloominess (desaliento).2 depression, discouragement, decay, dejection.3 decrease, diminution.4 abaissement, languidness, acratia, abatement.* * *1 (debilidad) weakness, weakening2 (tristeza) sadness* * *SM1) (=decadencia) decline, decay2) (=empeoramiento) [de salud] weakening; [de ánimo] discouragement3) (Com) falling-off* * *masculino ( abatimiento) despondency* * *= decline, slackening.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.* * *masculino ( abatimiento) despondency* * *= decline, slackening.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.* * *1(abatimiento): tengo un decaimiento I feel run-down o low2 (disminución) declineun decaimiento del interés del público por estos artículos a decline o fall in public interest for these goods* * *decaimiento nm1. [desaliento] gloominess2. [falta de fuerzas] weakness3. [decadencia] decline;un decaimiento de la actividad en el sector turístico a decline in business in the tourist sector* * *m decline; de salud deterioration;sufre un decaimiento she feels run down -
19 deterioro
m.1 damage (daño).el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation2 deterioration, damage, impairment, staleness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: deteriorar.* * *1 (daño) damage, deterioration; (desgaste) wear and tear2 figurado (empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening\ir en deterioro de to harm* * *noun m.1) worsening, decline2) deterioration, wear* * *SM1) (=daño) damagesin deterioro de sus derechos — without affecting his rights, without impinging on his rights más frm
2) (=empeoramiento) deterioration3) (Mec) wear and tear* * *a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wearb) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening* * *= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex. Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex. This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.Ex. The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.Ex. The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.Ex. If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.----* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* * *a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wearb) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening* * *= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.Ex: The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.Ex: The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* * *1 (de un edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear2 (empeoramiento) deterioration, worseningel deterioro de las relaciones entre los dos países the deterioration in relations o the worsening of relations between the two countriessu salud ha sufrido un considerable deterioro his health has deteriorated considerablyel deterioro de la calidad de la enseñanza the decline in the quality of education* * *
Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)
deterioro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
deterioró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
deteriorar
deterioro
deteriorar ( conjugate deteriorar) verbo transitivo ‹relaciones/salud/situación› to cause … to deteriorate
deteriorarse verbo pronominal [relaciones/salud/situación] to deteriorate, worsen;
[ mercancías] to get damaged
deterioro sustantivo masculino
deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
deterioro sustantivo masculino
1 (de la salud, las relaciones, etc) deterioration: he notado un marcado deterioro en su estado de salud, I've noticed that her health has deteriorated considerably
2 (de un cuadro, edificio) damage: estos edificios han sufrido un deterioro notable, these buildings have deteriorated quite a bit
(de una máquina, zapatos, etc) wear: es normal que después de un uso intensivo los zapatos muestren señales de deterioro, it's normal for shoes to show wear and tear after constant use
' deterioro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
causa
- daño
- decadencia
- frenar
English:
damage
- decline
- deterioration
- decay
- degeneration
* * *deterioro nm1. [daño] damage;sufrir deterioro to be damaged;la mercancía no sufrió deterioro alguno the goods were not damaged at all2. [empeoramiento] deterioration;las relaciones entre ambos países han experimentado un serio deterioro relations between the two countries have deteriorated considerably;el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation;el progresivo deterioro de los servicios públicos the progressive deterioration in public services;el deterioro medioambiental the deterioration of the environment* * *m deterioration* * *deterioro nm1) : deterioration, wear2) : worsening, decline -
20 disminución
f.decrease, abatement, decline, reduction.* * *1 decrease, reduction\ir en disminución to diminish, decrease* * *noun f.decrease, drop, fall* * *SF1) (=reducción) [de población, cantidad] decrease, drop, fall; [de precios, temperaturas] drop, fall; [de velocidad] decrease, reductionuna disminución en las importaciones — a drop o fall in imports
uno de los síntomas es la disminución de la actividad política — one of the symptoms is a decrease in political activity
continuar sin disminución — to continue unchecked o unabated
2) (Med) [de dolor] reduction; [de fiebre] drop, fall3) (Cos) [de puntos] decreasing* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.----* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *a) (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; ( de población) decrease, fallb) (de entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlingc) ( al tejer) decreasing* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lessening, shortfall [short-fall], shrinkage, diminution, abatement, deceleration, falling-off, waning, downward spiral, fall, slowdown, ebbing, minimisation [minimization, -USA], depletion, subsidence, lowering, effacement.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* disminución de la confianza = sapping of confidence.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* * *1 (de gastos, salarios, precios) decrease, drop, fall; (de la población) decrease, fallla disminución de las tarifas the lowering of o reduction in chargesla disminución de la población estudiantil the decrease o fall in the student population2 (del entusiasmo, interés) waning, dwindlinguna disminución del interés del público waning o dwindling public interest3 (al tejer) decreasing* * *
disminución sustantivo femenino
decrease, fall;
( de temperatura) drop;
( de tarifa) reduction
disminución sustantivo femenino decrease, drop
' disminución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distensión
English:
decline
- decrease
- shrinkage
- fall
- slump
* * *disminución nf[de cantidad, velocidad, intensidad] decrease, decline (de in); [de precios, temperaturas] fall (de in); [de interés] decline, waning (de of);la disminución del desempleo/de la contaminación the decrease in unemployment/pollution;una disminución salarial a decrease o drop in wages;ir en disminución to be on the decrease* * *f decrease* * ** * *disminución n fall / drop
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