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1 slump
1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) falle/synke plutselig2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) falle av, rase nedover2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) plutselig prisfall2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) depresjon, lavkonjunkturdepresjonIsubst. \/slʌmp\/1) ( handel) (plutselig) prisfall2) lavkonjunktur, depresjon3) ( overført) (kraftig) nedgang, (kraftig) tilbakegang, nedgangsperiode4) ( betong) slump5) ( geologi) (jord)skred, nedfallIIverb \/slʌmp\/1) rase, falle plutselig, gå ned plutselig2) synke sammen, synke ned, sitte sammensunket3) ( om betong) sette segslump down synke sammen, synke ned -
2 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) synke ned, sette seg2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) synke, gå tilbake3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) stilne av, gi seg•verb \/səbˈsaɪd\/1) ( om vind eller storm) avta, stilne (av), legge seg, løye2) ( om flomvann) synke, trekke seg tilbake3) ( geologi) synke4) (om fundament, jord e.l.) synke (sammen), sette seg5) ( overført) avta, roe seg6) ( om smerte) lindre7) ( om feber) synke8) ( hverdagslig) bli stille, tie (stille)9) ( spøkefullt) synke ned
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