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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/

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noun

انحدار، تدهور

Downward movement, fall.

Examples :

"The steep decline in the student population led to the school closing. "

أدى الانحدار الحاد في عدد الطلاب إلى إغلاق المدرسة.

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noun

انحدار، هبوط

A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.

Examples :

"The steep decline of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "

جعل انحدار التل الحاد ركوب الدراجة صعبًا.

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noun

تدهور، انحدار

Examples :

"The recent decline in student attendance worried the school principal. "

أثار تدهور حضور الطلاب مؤخرًا قلق مدير المدرسة.

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noun

تدهور، انخفاض

A reduction or diminution of activity.

Examples :

"The decline in student participation in the after-school program was noticeable this year. "

كان انخفاض مشاركة الطلاب في البرنامج اللامدرسي ملحوظًا هذا العام.

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noun

رفض، رفض

The act of declining or refusing something.

Examples :

"My sister's decline to attend the family dinner was a disappointment. "

كان رفض أختي حضور العشاء العائلي خيبة أمل.

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verb

انحدر، هبط، تدهور

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

انخفض الدولار بسرعة منذ عام 2001.

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verb

تدهور، انحدر

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

تدهورت صحتي في فصل الشتاء.

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verb

انحدر، هبط، رفض

To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

Examples :

"The heavy rain caused the branches of the old oak tree to decline. "

تسببت الأمطار الغزيرة في انحدار أغصان شجرة البلوط القديمة.

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verb

ينخفض، يقلل

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The doctor recommended some exercises to decline the patient's high blood pressure. "

أوصى الطبيب ببعض التمارين لخفض ضغط دم المريض المرتفع.

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verb

رفض، انحرف، تراجع

To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

خط ينحرف عن الاستقامة.

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verb

رفض، رفض

To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

"On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."

بعد التفكير، أعتقد أنني سأرفض عرضك السخي.

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verb

تصريف

(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.

Examples :

"The noun "teacher" declines to "teachers" in the plural. "

يُصرف الاسم "معلم" إلى "معلمين" في صيغة الجمع.

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verb

تلاوة، سرد

(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.

Examples :

"The student diligently declined the Latin noun, repeating its different cases from nominative to accusative. "

تلا الطالب الاسم اللاتيني بجد، مكرراً حالاته المختلفة من الرفع إلى النصب.

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verb

رفض

To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.

Examples :

"The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."

اختار الفريق رفض عقوبة الخمسة عشر ياردة لأن مستقبلهم أمسك بالكرة لتحقيق مكسب ثلاثين ياردة.

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