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downhill [‚daʊn'hɪl]1 adverb∎ to go downhill (car, road) descendre, aller en descendant; (business) péricliter; figurative se dégrader;∎ television is going rapidly downhill la télévision baisse ou se dégrade de plus en plus;∎ he let himself go downhill after he lost his job il a dégringolé ou il s'est laissé aller après avoir perdu son travail;∎ her health went rapidly downhill sa santé déclina ou baissa rapidement∎ figurative when you get to 40, it's downhill all the way passé la quarantaine, vous ne faites plus que décliner;∎ it should all be downhill from now on (be easy) maintenant ça devrait aller comme sur des roulettes3 noun►► Skiing downhill race descente f;downhill racer, downhill skier descendeur(euse) m,f;downhill skiing ski m alpin -
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1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) en descendant2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) sur le déclin -
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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
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