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1 downhill
adverb1) down a slope:مُنْحَدِر، من أعلى إلى أسْغَلThe road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.
2) towards a worse and worse state:في صِحَّةٍ مُتَدَهْوِرَهWe expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.
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2 bergab
Adv. auch fig. downhill; einen Weg bergab gehen go down a path, follow a path downhill; mit ihm / unserer Wirtschaft geht es ( immer mehr) bergab umg., fig. things are going from bad to worse with him / the economy; rapid(e) II* * *downwards (Adv.); downhill (Adj.); downward (Adv.)* * *berg|ạb [bɛrk'|ap]advdownhill* * *1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) downhill2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) downhill* * *berg·ab[bɛrkˈʔap]adv downhill* * *Adverb downhilleinen steilen Weg bergab fahren — go down a steep path
mit dem Patienten/der Firma geht es bergab — (fig. ugs) the patient's getting worse/the firm's going downhill
* * *bergab adv auch fig downhill;einen Weg bergab gehen go down a path, follow a path downhill;mit ihm/unserer Wirtschaft geht es (immer mehr) bergab umg, fig things are going from bad to worse with him/the economy; → rapid(e) B* * *Adverb downhillmit dem Patienten/der Firma geht es bergab — (fig. ugs) the patient's getting worse/the firm's going downhill
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3 descente
descente [desɑ̃t]1. feminine nouna. ( = action) descentb. ( = raid, incursion) raidc. ( = partie descendante) (downward) slope2. compounds* * *desɑ̃t1) (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent2) ( sortie)descente hommes/dames — men's/women's downhill
4) Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descentla police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar — the police raided the building/bar
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *desɑ̃t nf1) (cheminement vers l'aval) descent, going down, (= chemin, parcours) way downà la descente — on the way down, going down
C'est plus difficile à la descente. — It's more difficult going down.
Je t'attendrai au bas de la descente. — I'll wait for you at the bottom of the hill.
Freinez dans les descentes. — Use the brakes going downhill.
2) SKI downhill, downhill race3) (descente de police) raid, police raid* * *descente nf1 (parcours d'un véhicule, d'une personne) descent; nous amorçons notre descente sur Paris we're beginning our descent toward(s) Paris; la descente a été plus dure que la montée it was much more difficult coming down than going up, the climb down ou descent was more difficult than the climb up; la descente a pris une heure it took an hour to come down; freiner dans les descentes to brake going downhill; la descente est verglacée/dangereuse it's icy/dangerous on the way down; au milieu de la descente halfway down; ralentir/avoir peur dans la descente to go slower/be scared on the way down; tomber dans la descente to fall on the way down; au bas de la descente at the bottom; faire la descente d'une rivière en canoë to canoe down a river; faire la descente d'une rivière en péniche to go down a river in a barge; la descente du fleuve a été très agréable sailing down the river was most pleasant;2 ( sortie) à ma descente du train/bus/bateau/de l'avion when I got off the train/bus/boat/plane; accueillir qn à sa descente d'avion to meet sb off the plane; ‘la descente se fait à l'avant de l'appareil’ ‘please disembark at the front of the aircraft’;3 Sport ( en ski) ( épreuve) downhill (event); ( parcours) run; descente hommes/dames men's/women's downhill; faire une descente to make a run; c'est ma troisième descente depuis ce matin it's my third run since this morning;4 Sport (en alpinisme, cyclisme, spéléologie) descent; ( en parachutisme) drop; descente en chute libre free fall;5 ( raid) raid (dans en); descente de police police raid; la police a fait une descente dans l'immeuble/le bar the police raided the building/bar; faire une descente dans la cuisine hum to raid the kitchen;6 Pol descente dans la rue demonstration; une descente à Paris des agriculteurs a farmers' demonstration in Paris;7 ( exploration) exploration; descente dans les profondeurs or au cœur de l'inconscient exploration of the depths of the subconscious.descente de croix Art, Relig descent from the cross; descente d'eaux pluviales Constr downpipe; descente aux enfers descent into hell; descente de lit ( tapis) (bedside) rug; descente d'organe Méd prolapse; descente en rappel Sport ( principe) abseiling ¢; une descente en rappel a descent.il a une bonne descente○ he can really knock it back○.[desɑ̃t] nom féminincourir/déraper dans la descente to run/to skid downon ira vite, il n'y a que des descentes we'll do it in no time, it's all downhill2. [progression] going downà sa descente d'avion as he disembarked ou got off the aircraftà sa descente du bateau as he landed ou disembarked4. [en ski] downhill raceSPORT [alpinisme]descente en spirale spinning dive, spiral descentdescente en vol plané glide, gliding fall6. MÉDECINEdescente d'organe ou d'organes prolapse7. [contrôle] inspection[attaque] raidil a encore fait une descente sur le chocolat! he's been raiding ou he's been at the chocolate again!8. (familier & locution)a. [boire beaucoup] to be able to take one's drinkb. [manger beaucoup] to be a big eaterdescente de lit nom féminin1. [tapis] bedside rug2. (familier & péjoratif) toady -
4 abajo
adv.1 below (posición) (en general).de abajo bottomel estante de abajo the bottom shelfvive (en el piso de) abajo she lives downstairsestá aquí/allí abajo it's down here/theresi no quieres subir hasta la cumbre, espérame abajo if you don't want to climb to the top, wait for me at the bottomabajo del todo right at the bottommás abajo further downla parte de abajo the bottom2 down.hacia o para abajo down, downwardscalle/escaleras abajo down the street/the stairstres portales más abajo three doors further along3 below.el abajo citado the undermentionedel abajo firmante the undersignedpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abajar.* * *► adverbio1 (lugar) below, down2 (en una casa) downstairs3 (dirección) down, downward1 down with!■ ¡abajo el dictador! down with the dictator!* * *1. adv.1) down2) downstairs3) below4) under5) beneath•2. interj.* * *1. ADV1) [indicando posición]a) [gen] down•
aquí abajo — down here•
de abajo — lower, bottomyo duermo en la litera de abajo — I sleep in the lower o bottom bunk
el piso de abajo — (=planta inferior) the next floor down; (=planta baja) the ground floor
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desde abajo — from below•
de cintura para abajo — from the waist downboca•
abajo del todo — right at the bottom, at the very bottomb) [en edificio, casa] downstairs2) [indicando dirección]a) [con sustantivos]•
aguas abajo — downriver, downstreamcontinuaron aguas abajo durante un rato — they continued downriver o downstream for a while
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calle abajo — down the streetseguimos calle abajo, hasta la plaza — we followed the street down to the square
estuvimos calle arriba, calle abajo, buscando al niño — we went up and down the street, looking for the child
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cuesta abajo — down the hill•
escaleras abajo — downstairs•
ladera abajo — down the hillside•
río abajo — downstream, downriverb) [con preposición]•
hacia abajo — downward(s), down•
para abajo, me voy para abajo — I'm going downc) [con verbo]•
echar abajo — [+ puerta, barricada] to break down; [+ gobierno] to bring down; [+ paz] to break up•
venirse abajo — [edificio, estructura, economía] to collapse; [planes, sueños] to come to nothing; [persona] to go to pieceseste país se ha venido abajo por culpa de la guerra — this country has been ruined by war, war has brought this country to its knees
3) [en un texto] below4) [en una escala] the bottomlos cambios deben empezar por abajo, a nivel local — change should begin at the bottom, at local level
los de abajo siempre salimos perdiendo — those of us at the bottom (of the pile) are always the losers
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para abajo, los responsables, de ministro para abajo, deben dimitir — those responsible, from the minister down, should resign5) esp LAm (=debajo) underneath6)• abajo de — LAm under
2.EXCL down with!¡abajo el gobierno! — down with the government!
* * *1)a) (lugar, parte)ahí/aquí abajo — down there/down here
en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf
abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress
b) ( en un edificio) downstairsc) (en una escala, jerarquía)del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)
de $1.000 para abajo — $1,000 or less
2) (expresando dirección, movimiento) downcalle/escaleras abajo — down the street/stairs
tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)
3)abajo de — (AmL) under
4) ( en interjecciones) down with* * *= downstairs.Ex. The library office is in the basement, ' downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.----* abajo firmantes, los = undersigned, the.* aguas abajo = downstream.* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* boca abajo = upside-down.* corriente abajo = downstream.* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* echar abajo = knock down.* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.* mirar hacia abajo = look down.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* río abajo = downstream.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* venirse abajo = break down, tumble, tumble down, fall + apart.* * *1)a) (lugar, parte)ahí/aquí abajo — down there/down here
en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf
abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress
b) ( en un edificio) downstairsc) (en una escala, jerarquía)del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)
de $1.000 para abajo — $1,000 or less
2) (expresando dirección, movimiento) downcalle/escaleras abajo — down the street/stairs
tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)
3)abajo de — (AmL) under
4) ( en interjecciones) down with* * *= downstairs.Ex: The library office is in the basement, ' downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
* abajo firmantes, los = undersigned, the.* aguas abajo = downstream.* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* boca abajo = upside-down.* corriente abajo = downstream.* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* echar abajo = knock down.* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.* mirar hacia abajo = look down.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* río abajo = downstream.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* venirse abajo = break down, tumble, tumble down, fall + apart.* * *A1(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí abajo it's down there/down hereen el estante de abajo (el siguiente) on the next shelf down, on the shelf below; (el último) on the bottom shelfla sábana de abajo the bottom sheetcolócalo un poco más abajo put it (down) a little lower, put it a little lower down o a little further down[ S ] ver el cuadro más abajo see table belowyo vivo en el 42 y ella un poco más abajo I live at number 42 and she lives a little further down the streetla parte de abajo es de plástico the bottom o the bottom part is plasticabajo llevaba un vestido de seda ( esp AmL); underneath she was wearing a silk dress2 (en un edificio) downstairsestá abajo en la cocina he's downstairs in the kitchenlos vecinos de abajo the people downstairs o below us3(en una escala, jerarquía): de capitán para abajo from the rank of captain down o downward(s)todos tenían de 20 años para abajo they were all 20 or under o 20 or youngersi ganas de $1.000 para abajo if you earn $1,000 or lesslos que tengan de siete para abajo those with seven or under o seven or belowpoco les importa a los jefes lo que opinemos los de abajo the bosses couldn't care less what ordinary workers like us think o ( iro) what rabble like us thinkCompuesto:el/la abajo the undersignedlos abajo firmantes the undersignedB (expresando dirección, movimiento) downcalle abajo down the streetcuesta abajo downhillrío abajo downstream, downrivercayó rodando escaleras abajo he tumbled down the stairstire hacia abajo pull down o downward(s)venirse abajo «estantería/edificio» to collapse;«empresa» to collapse; «persona» to go to piecesCabajo de la cama under the bedno cuesta abajo de un millón it costs at least a millionD (en interjecciones) down with¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!* * *
abajo adverbio
1a) (lugar, parte):
en el estante de abajo ( el siguiente) on the shelf below;
( el último) on the bottom shelf;
por abajo underneath;
la parte de abajo the bottom (part)
c) (en una escala, jerarquía):◊ del jefe para abajo from the boss down o downward(s);
de 20 años para abajo 20 or under
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento) down;◊ calle/escaleras abajo down the street/stairs;
tire hacia abajo pull down o downward(s);
desde abajo from below
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abajo de la cama under the bed
4 ( en interjecciones) down with;◊ ¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!
abajo
I adverbio
1 (en un edificio) downstairs: hay otro despacho abajo, there is another office downstairs
2 (posición) below
aquí/allí abajo, down here/there
en el cajón de abajo, in the drawer below
en el (último) cajón de abajo, in the bottom drawer
está más abajo, it's further down
3 (dirección, movimiento) down, downwards
calle/escaleras abajo, down the street/ stairs
hacia abajo, down, downwards
río abajo, downstream
4 (en un libro) below
5 venirse abajo, (una casa) to fall down
(una persona) to go to pieces
(un proyecto) to fall through
II exclamación ¡abajo la dictadura!, down with the dictatorship!
' abajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allá
- allí
- aquí
- arriba
- bajar
- boca
- cuesta
- descender
- echar
- gustar
- hacia
- revés
- río
- tirar
- venirse
- acostar
- ahí
- de
- debajo
- patada
- rodar
- venir
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
below
- bikini
- bottom
- crack
- down
- downhill
- downstairs
- downstream
- downward
- downwards
- drift
- face
- fall apart
- glance down
- hand up
- look down
- prone
- pull over
- push
- river
- round down
- scroll
- slip down
- stay down
- stomach
- there
- throw down
- topple
- tumble
- tumble down
- under
- underneath
- beat
- beneath
- blow
- break
- demolish
- dog
- fall
- fold
- from
- head
- kick
- knock
- look
- rack
- ransack
- roll
- rot
- run
* * *♦ adv1. [posición] [en general] below;[en edificio] downstairs;boca abajo face down;de abajo bottom;el estante de abajo the bottom shelf;si no quieres subir hasta la cumbre, espérame abajo if you don't want to climb to the top, wait for me at the bottom;tengo el coche abajo en la calle my car is parked down in the street;vive (en el piso de) abajo she lives downstairs;está aquí/allí abajo it's down here/there;abajo del todo right at the bottom;más abajo further down;la parte de abajo the bottom;Italia va dos puntos abajo Italy are two points down, Italy are losing by two points;venirse abajo [proyecto, edificio] to fall down, to collapse;[persona] to go to pieces2. [dirección] down;ve abajo [en edificio] go downstairs;tirar hacia abajo to pull down;calle/escaleras abajo down the street/the stairs;cuesta abajo downhill;tres portales más abajo three doors further along;río abajo downstreamde tenientes para abajo everyone of the rank of lieutenant and below;abajo de less than4. [en un texto] below;la dirección se encuentra más abajo the address is given below;el abajo citado… the undermentioned…;el abajo firmante the undersigned;los abajo firmantes the undersigned♦ interj¡abajo…! down with…!;¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!♦ abajo de loc prepAm below, under;el gato se escondió abajo de la mesa the cat hid under the table;una fiesta así no te va a salir abajo del millón de pesos you won't be able to organize a party like that for under a million pesos* * *I advponlo ahí abajo put it down there;el abajo firmante the undersigned;cuesta abajo downhill;empuja hacia abajo push down;ir para abajo fig drop, go down:de diez para abajo ten or under, ten or belowII prp:abajo de L.Am. underIII int:¡abajo los traidores! down with the traitors!* * *abajo adv1) : downpóngalo más abajo: put it further downarriba y abajo: up and down2) : downstairs3) : under, beneathel abajo firmante: the undersigned4) : down with¡abajo la inflación!: down with inflation!5)abajo de : under, beneath6)de abajo : bottomel cajón de abajo: the bottom drawer7)hacia abajo orpara abajo : downwards8)cuesta abajo : downhill9)río abajo : downstream* * *abajo1 adv down / downstairsabajo2 interj down with...!¡abajo la opresión! down with oppression! -
5 abwärts
Adv.1. down(wards); den Fluss abwärts down the river, downstream2. von jemandem (an) abwärts from s.o. down(wards); abwärts in einer Rangfolge in descending order (of merit); vom Tabellenzehnten an abwärts können noch alle Mannschaften absteigen all the teams below tenth place in the league are still in danger of being relegated3. mit ihm / den Geschäften etc. geht es abwärts he’s / business etc. is going downhill; mit der Moral geht es abwärts their etc. morale is steadily slipping* * *below; down; downward* * *ạb|wärts ['apvɛrts]advdown; (= nach unten auch) downwardsden Fluss/Berg abwärts — down the river/mountain
"abwärts!" (im Fahrstuhl) — "going down!"
vom Abteilungsleiter abwärts — from the head of department down(wards)
* * *(towards a lower position or state: The path led downward (s) towards the sea.) downward(s)* * *ab·wärts[ˈapvɛrts]adv downhillvom Chef \abwärts sind alle anwesend from the boss down everyone is present* * *der Fahrstuhl fährt abwärts — the lift is going down
seit damals ging es eigentlich immer nur abwärts — (fig.) from that time on things really only got worse
* * *abwärts adv1. down(wards);den Fluss abwärts down the river, downstream2.von jemandem (an) abwärts from sb down(wards);abwärts in einer Rangfolge in descending order (of merit);vom Tabellenzehnten an abwärts können noch alle Mannschaften absteigen all the teams below tenth place in the league are still in danger of being relegated* * *seit damals ging es eigentlich immer nur abwärts — (fig.) from that time on things really only got worse
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6 pente
pente [pɑ̃t]feminine noun• être en pente douce/raide to slope gently/steeply• pente à 4% [de route] 4% gradient* * *pɑ̃t1) ( déclivité) slopeune pente de 10% — a gradient of 1 in 10 GB, a 10% gradient US
descendre or aller en pente douce — to slope gently down
2) Mathématique gradient••avoir la dalle or le gosier en pente — (colloq) to drink like a fish (colloq)
être sur la mauvaise pente, être sur une pente savonneuse — [délinquant] to be on the slippery slope GB, to be going astray; [entreprise] to be going downhill
* * *pɑ̃t nfLe toit de cette maison est en pente. — This house has a sloping roof.
* * *pente nf1 ( déclivité) slope; pente douce/raide gentle/steep slope; une pente de 10% a gradient of 1 in 10 GB, 10% gradient US; toit/rue en pente sloping roof/street; terrain en pente sloping plot; jardin en pente garden on a slope; descendre or aller en pente douce to slope gently down;2 Math gradient;3 ( direction) direction; être sur la bonne pente to be going in the right direction; l'économie est sur la pente ascendante the economy is showing an upward trend.avoir la dalle or le gosier en pente○ to drink like a fish○; être sur la mauvaise pente, être sur une pente savonneuse [délinquant] to be on the slippery slope GB, to be going astray; [entreprise, économie] to be going downhill; remonter la pente to get back on one's feet.[pɑ̃t] nom fémininune forte pente a steep incline ou slope[descente, montée] slopeune pente de 10 % a 1 in 10 gradient4. GÉOGRAPHIE5. (locution)a. [en meilleure santé] he's back on his feet againb. [financièrement] he's solvent againêtre sur une pente glissante ou savonneuse to be on a slippery slope————————en pente locution adjectivalela route est en pente the road is on a slope ou an incline————————en pente locution adverbialedescendre/monter en pente douce/raide to slope gently/sharply down/up -
7 abwärtsgehen
ạb|wärts|ge|hen sep impers irreg aux sein impers irreg aux seinvi (fig)mit ihm/dem Land geht es abwärts — he/the country is going downhill
* * *ab·wärts|ge·henRR1vi irreg Hilfsverb: seinhinter der Kurve geht es abwärts it's all downhill after the bendab·wärts|ge·hen2vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein▪ es geht mit jdm/etw abwärts sb/sth is going downhilles geht mit ihr gesundheitlich abwärts her health is deteriorating* * *s. abwärts* * *abwärtsgehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-):mit ihm/den Geschäften etcgeht es abwärts he’s/business etc is going downhill;mit der Moral geht es abwärts their etc morale is steadily slipping* * *s. abwärts -
8 abbauen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down; der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upII v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc.) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph.; Arbeitskräfte abbauen cut down on manpower ( oder the workforce), lay off workers2. CHEM., BIOL. (Giftstoffe, Kohlehydrate, Alkohol etc.) break downIII v/i Mensch: go downhill (auch geistig); (nachlassen) flag, lose it umg.; er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast; die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (Am. period)IV v/refl1. Vorurteile etc.: break down2. CHEM., BIOL.; Gift etc. im Körper: break down, decompose3. MET. break up* * *(demontieren) to pull down; to dismantle;(fördern) to mine;(verringern) to retrench; to run down; to reduce* * *ạb|bau|en sep1. vt2) (= demontieren) to dismantle; Maschine to strip down, to dismantle; Gerüst to take down, to dismantle; Kulissen to take down, to strike; Zelt to strike; Lager to break, to strikeein System allmählich abbauen — to phase out a system
4) (= verringern) Produktion, Personal, Bürokratie to cut back, to reduce, to cut down on; Arbeitsplätze, Arbeitskräfte to reduce the number of; Privilegien to cut back, to strip away2. vi(Sportler etc) to go downhill; (Patient) to deteriorate, to weaken; (= erlahmen) to flag, to wilt; (= abschalten) to switch off* * *ab|bau·enI. vt▪ etw \abbauenKohle \abbauen to mine [for] coal2. (demontieren) Gerüst to dismantle sth3. (verringern) Lohn to reduce [or decrease] sth4. (schrittweise beseitigen) to cut sthPrivilegien \abbauen to reduce [or cut] privileges5. CHEM▪ etw \abbauen to decompose [or degrade] sthII. vi (fam: allmählich weniger leisten) Kräfte, Konzentration to flag, to wilt; (geistig/körperlich nachlassen) to deteriorate* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *abbauen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i (Baracke, Kulissen, Lager, Stand) dismantle, disassemble, strike; (Maschine) dismantle, strip (down); (Zelt) strike; (Gerüst) take down; pull down;der Markt ist aus, sie bauen schon ab the market is over, they’re already packing upB. v/t1. (verringern) reduce; (Bestände) run down; (Missstände) remedy; (Vorurteile etc) get rid of, break down; (Defizit, Löhne, Preise) reduce, cut; (Personal, Stellen, Privilegien) cut (back), streamline euph;er baut in letzter Zeit stark ab he’s going downhill fast;die Schüler bauen in der 6. Stunde stark ab the pupils switch off ( oder lose concentration) in the 6th lesson (US period)D. v/r1. Vorurteile etc: break down2. CHEM, BIOL; Gift etc im Körper: break down, decompose3. METEO break up* * *1.transitives Verb1) dismantle; strike <tent, camp>; dismantle, take down < scaffolding>3) (beseitigen) gradually remove; break down <prejudices, inhibitions>5) (Chemie, Biol.) break down <carbohydrates, alcohol>2.intransitives Verb fade; slow down* * *v.to abolish v.to dismantle v. -
9 Ast
m; -(e)s, Äste1. branch; bes. lit. bough; im Holz: knot; den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt fig. saw off one’s own branch, dig one’s own grave, shoot o.s. in the foot; einen Ast durchsägen umg., fig. hum. snore like a pig, Am. saw wood (snoring); absteigend, aufsteigend* * *der Astgnarl; branch; bough; limb* * *Ạst [ast]m -(e)s, ordm;e['ɛstə]1) branch, bough; (fig von Nerv) branchsich in Äste teilen — to branch
den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt (fig) —
einen Ast durchsägen (hum) () — to snore like a grampus (inf), to saw wood (US inf)
See:2) (im Holz) knoteinen Ast lachen (inf) — to double up (with laughter)
* * *der1) (a branch of a tree: the bough of an apple tree.) bough2) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) branch3) (a branch.) limb* * *<-[e]s, Äste>[ast, pl ˈɛstə]m2. (abzweigender Flussteil) branch4.▶ den \Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt to dig one's own grave▶ auf dem absteigenden \Ast sein [o sich akk auf dem absteigenden \Ast befinden] (fam) sb/sth is going downhill* * *der; Ast[e]s, Äste1) branch; boughden Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt — (fig. ugs.) saw off the branch one is sitting on
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein — (fig. ugs.) be going downhill
3)* * *den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt fig saw off one’s own branch, dig one’s own grave, shoot o.s. in the foot;einen Ast durchsägen umg, fig hum snore like a pig, US saw wood (snoring); → absteigend, aufsteigendsich (dat)einen Ast lachen fig split one’s sides (laughing)* * *der; Ast[e]s, Äste1) branch; boughden Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt — (fig. ugs.) saw off the branch one is sitting on
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein — (fig. ugs.) be going downhill
2) (in Holz) knot3)sich (Dat.) einen Ast lachen — (ugs.) split one's sides [with laughter]
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10 barranca
f.1 precipice (precipicio).2 hill. ( River Plate)ir(se) barranca abajo to go downhill3 ravine, cliff, precipice, gulch.* * *SF gully, ravine* * *a) (RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slopeb) ( barranco) gully; ( más profundo) ravine* * *a) (RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slopeb) ( barranco) gully; ( más profundo) ravine* * *1 ( RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slope2 barranco* * *
barranca sustantivo femenino,◊ barranco sustantivo masculino
gully;
( más profundo) ravine
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English:
slope
* * *barranca nf1. [precipicio] precipice;[hondonada] ravine; [menos profunda] gully2. RP [cuesta] hill;ir(se) barranca abajo to go downhill;después del divorcio se fue barranca abajo she went downhill after the divorce;el sistema de seguridad social va barranca abajo the social security system is going downhill* * *barranca nf1) : hillside, slope2) barranco -
11 bakke
I sg - bákken, pl - bákkerхолм м, возвы́шенность жII sg - bákken, pl - bákkerподно́с м* * *back, hill, hump, reverse, tray* * *I. (en -r)( banke) hill, rise;[ en høj bakke] a big hill;[ op ad bakke] uphill;[ ned ad bakke] downhill ( fx walk downhill);(fig) he is going downhill;[ det går mere og mere ned ad bakke med ham] he is going from bad to worse.II. (en -r)( til servering) tray,( af metal også) salver;( brødbakke) breadbasket;(til jordbær etc) punnet;(mar) mess kit,( spiselag) mess.III. vb( bevæge sig baglæns) back ( fx the car backed; he backed the car), reverse;( om skib) reverse, go astern;[ bakke op]( støtte) back up;[ bakke ud] back out.IV. vb ( ryge):[ bakke på] puff at;( med længere drag) pull at. -
12 péricliter
péricliter [peʀiklite]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[affaire, économie] to be in a state of collapse* * *peʀikliteverbe intransitif to be going downhill* * *peʀiklite vi* * *péricliter verb table: aimer vi [affaire, économie] to be on the decline; son affaire a périclité his business collapsed.[periklite] verbe intransitif -
13 идти под гору
разг.1) (о чём-либо; развиваться в неблагоприятном направлении, резко ухудшаться) roll downhill; be on the decline; go to ruin; hit the skids; be slippingДела его вовсе под гору пошли. Охотиться стало не на что, последние денежки перевелись, последние люди разбежались. (И. Тургенев, Записки охотника) — Everything went utterly to ruin. He had no money left for sport; the last of his meagre fortune was spent; the last of his few servants ran away.
И как свалился [Сапегин], так и покатилось всё под гору: вымер от поветрия породистый скот, рухнули оранжереи с приколотыми к стенам шпалерными абрикосами, сквозь осыпь штукатурки в углу гостиной стало гнилое дерево проступать. (Л. Леонов, Русский лес) — When he died everything started rolling downhill. Infectious disease carried off his pedigree stock, the greenhouse with his trellised apricots fastened to the walls collapsed, and the rotting timber began to show through the crumbling plaster in a corner of the drawing-room.
2) ( близиться к концу (о жизни)) be on the decline (of smb.'s life); go downhillТихону Ильичу сравнялось уже пятьдесят. И мысль о том, что жизнь пошла под гору, опять стала овладевать им. (И. Бунин, Деревня) — Tikhon Ilyich was fifty that year. And again he was seized with the thought about his life going downhill.
С этого дня жизнь Корчагина шла под уклон. О работе не могло быть и речи. Всё чаще он проводил дни в кровати. (Н. Островский, Как закалялась сталь) — From that day Pavel felt that his life was on the decline. Work was now out of the question. More and more often he was confined to his bed.
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14 Krebsgang
m1. retrogression; den Krebsgang gehen be going downhill2. MUS. retrograde movement* * *Krebs|gang [-gaŋ]m no pl (fig)retrogression* * *Krebs·gangm kein pl regression* * *der o. Pl. retrogression* * *1. retrogression;den Krebsgang gehen be going downhill2. MUS retrograde movement* * *der o. Pl. retrogression -
15 rapid
ra|pid [ra'piːt] [ra'piːdə]1. adjrapid2. advrapidly* * *1.(südd., österr., schweiz.), rapide Adjektiv rapid2.adverbial rapidly* * *A. adj rapid;B. adv rapidly;rapid ansteigen rise rapidly, surge;rapid sinken sink fast, plummet;mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapid bergab the economy is rapidly going downhill ( oder going downhill fast)* * *1.(südd., österr., schweiz.), rapide Adjektiv rapid2.adverbial rapidly -
16 rapide
ra|pid [ra'piːt] [ra'piːdə]1. adjrapid2. advrapidly* * *ra·pi·de[raˈpi:də]adj rapid* * *rapider Anstieg rapid rise, surge (+gen in)B. adv rapidly;rapid ansteigen rise rapidly, surge;rapid sinken sink fast, plummet;mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapid bergab the economy is rapidly going downhill ( oder going downhill fast) -
17 rapid,
II Adv. rapidly; rapid ansteigen rise rapidly, surge; rapid sinken sink fast, plummet; mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapid bergab the economy is rapidly going downhill ( oder going downhill fast) -
18 rapid,
II Adv. rapidly; rapid ansteigen rise rapidly, surge; rapid sinken sink fast, plummet; mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapid bergab the economy is rapidly going downhill ( oder going downhill fast) -
19 malda
I.iz.1.a. ( aldapa, aldatsa) slope; maldetako belarrak du indarrik gehiena grass on the slope isn't the strongest; \malda piko steep slope; \malda ezti gentle slopeb. hill; \maldan gora \\ behera uphill \\ downhill; \maldak igo to go uphill; bide erosoak eta \maldarik gabeak easy and level roads; handik herrira \malda dago from there it's downhill all the way to the townc. (irud.) komunismoa \maldan behara hasi zen 1989an communism started crumbling in 1989; gazteen moraltasuna \maldan behera dabil youth morality is going downhill2. thicket; \maldan {sartu || gorde} to hide among the thickets3. ( babesa) kofoinak eguzkialdeari begira, haize-\maldan dira hobekienik beehives are best when facing the sun, with protection from the wind; bertan egin zuten aterpea haizearen eta eguzkiaren \maldan there they made a shelter from the wind and sun; gaueko \malda bilatu behar dute haitz baten azpian they must look for shelter for the night under a rockII.iz. Med. sore -
20 Д-209
ИДТЙ/ПОЙТИ КО ДНУ (НА ДНО) coll VP1. (subj: human or collect) to be failing miserably, be losing, be almost ruinedX идёт ко дну = X is going underX is going to end (wind) up on the rocks X is headed for disaster (ruin).2. disapprov (subj: human to degenerate, decline morallyX идет ко дну - X is going downhill (to wrack and ruin, to the dogs)(in limited contexts) X is (slowly) turning into a bum.
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