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1 downgrade
B vtr1 ( demote) rétrograder [employee] ; the hotel has been downgraded to a guest house l'hôtel a été déclassé et c'est maintenant une pension de famille ;2 ( degrade) dévaloriser [task, occupation]. -
2 downgrade
downgrade [ˈdaʊn‚greɪd][+ employee] rétrograder (dans la hiérarchie) ; [+ work, job] dévaloriser* * *['daʊngreɪd]transitive verb1) ( demote) rétrograder [employee]the hotel has been downgraded to a guest house — l'hôtel a été déclassé et c'est maintenant une pension de famille
2) ( degrade) dévaloriser [task] -
3 downgrade
downgrade ['daʊngreɪd](a) (job) déclasser; (employee) rétrograder; (hotel) déclasser; (goods) classer dans une catégorie inférieure;∎ he was downgraded to area manager il a été rétrogradé au rang de responsable régional;∎ the hurricane has been downgraded to a storm l'ouragan n'est maintenant plus qu'une tempête(b) (devalue → role, status, significance) dévaloriser(c) (belittle) rabaisser2 noundescente f -
4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) vers le bas, en bas2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) par terre3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) jusqu'à4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) en/de moins5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) plus bas2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) vers le/en bas3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) le long de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) s'envoyer- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) direct, absolu- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) duvet- downie®- downy -
5 relegate
1 ( downgrade) reléguer [person, object, issue, information] (to à) ; to be relegated to the scrap heap fig être mis au rebut ;2 GB Sport reléguer (to en) ; to be relegated descendre dans la division inférieure ; to be relegated to the third division être relégué en troisième division ;
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downgrade — verb (t) /ˈdaʊngreɪd / (say downgrayd), /daʊnˈgreɪd / (say down grayd) (downgraded, downgrading) 1. to assign (a person, job or the like) to a lower status, usually with a smaller salary. 2. to reduce the security classification of (a classified… …
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downgrade — n 1. slope, grade, slant, pitch, inclination; descent, decline, declivity; dip, drop, fall, slip. 2. on the downgrade declining, weakening, sinking, failing, going down or downhill, sliding, slipping; falling, falling off, losing ground, going to … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
downgrade — I. noun Date: 1857 1. a downward grade (as of a road) 2. a descent toward an inferior state < a career on the downgrade > II. transitive verb Date: 1930 1. to lower in quality, value, status, or extent 2. minimize … New Collegiate Dictionary
downgrade — v. & n. v.tr. 1 make lower in rank or status. 2 speak disparagingly of. n. US a downward grade. Phrases and idioms: on the downgrade US in decline … Useful english dictionary
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downgrade — A negative change in ratings for a stock, or other rated security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * downgrade down‧grade [ˈdaʊngreɪd] verb [transitive] 1. to give something less importance, for example by spending less money on it or reducing … Financial and business terms
Downgrade — This article is about downgrading computer software. For information about downward slopes, see grade (slope). For information about downgrading of stocks, see securities research. In computing, downgrading refers to reverting software (or… … Wikipedia