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1 downwards
downwards [ˈdaʊnwədz][go] vers le bas* * *['daʊnwədz]adverb [look, gesture] vers le basto slope downwards — être en pente (to vers)
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2 downwards
downwards adv [look] en bas, vers le bas ; [gesture] vers le bas ; to slope downwards descendre en pente (to vers) ; read the list from the top downwards lire la liste de haut en bas ; she laid the cards face downwards on the table elle a mis les cartes sur la table sans les retourner ; he was floating face downwards il flottait le visage dans l'eau ; from the 15th century downwards depuis le quinzième siècle ; everybody from the boss downwards tout le monde depuis le patron. -
3 dip
dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * *[dɪp] 1.1) ( bathe) baignade f2) (in ground, road) déclivité f3) (of plane, head) inclinaison f4) fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans)5) Culinary sauce f froide ( pour crudités)6) (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( put partially) tremper (in, into dans)2) ( immerse) plonger [garment]; tremper [food]; baigner [sheep]3) GB Automobile baisser [headlights]3.dipped headlights — codes mpl
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( move downwards) piquerto dip below the horizon — [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon
2) ( slope downwards) être en pente4) ( put hand)to dip into one's bag for something — chercher quelque chose dans son sac; fig
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4 dip
A n5 Culin sauce f froide (pour crudités) ;1 ( put partially) tremper [finger, toe, stick, brush] (in, into dans) ;2 ( immerse) plonger [garment] (in, into dans) ; tremper [food] (in, into dans) ; Agric baigner [sheep] ;3 ( bend) to dip one's head/knee plier la tête/le genou ;4 GB Aut to dip one's headlights baisser les phares ; dipped headlights codes mpl, feux mpl de croisement ; to drive with dipped headlights rouler en code ;1 ( move downwards) [bird, plane] piquer ; to dip below the horizon [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon ;2 ( slope downwards) [land, field, road] être en pente ;4 ( put hand) to dip into one's bag for sth chercher qch dans son sac ; fig to dip into the till/one's savings for sth puiser dans la caisse/ses économies pour qch ; -
5 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descendre2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descendre3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) se jeter (sur)•- descent - be descended from -
6 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) tremper2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) descendre3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) (se) mettre en code4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) saluer (avec le pavillon)2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) creux2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) hors-d'oeuvre crémeux3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) baignade•- dip into -
7 fall away
1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) diminuer2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) (s')affaisser -
8 decline
decline [dɪ'klaɪn]1 noun(decrease → in prices, standards, crime, profits) baisse f; figurative (of civilization, empire) déclin m;∎ there has been a decline in child mortality il y a eu une baisse de la mortalité infantile;∎ sales have shown a rapid decline over the last six months on a observé une forte chute des ventes au cours des six derniers mois;∎ to be in decline être en déclin;∎ to be on the decline (prices, sales) être en baisse; (civilization, influence) être sur le déclin;∎ figurative to fall into decline dépérir;∎ old-fashioned to fall into a decline (person) dépérir(a) (refuse → invitation, honour, offer of help) décliner, refuser; (→ food, drink) refuser; (→ responsibility) décliner;∎ to decline to do sth refuser de faire qch(a) (decrease, diminish → empire, health) décliner; (→ prices, sales, population) baisser, être en baisse, diminuer; (→ influence, enthusiasm, fame) baisser, diminuer;∎ to decline in importance/value/significance perdre de son importance/de sa valeur/de sa signification∎ she declined with thanks elle a refusé avec ses remerciements(c) (slope downwards) être en pente, descendre►► Marketing decline stage (of product) phase f de déclin✾ Book '(History of the) Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Gibbon 'Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain'
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