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declines

/dɪˈklaɪnz/ /dɪˈklaɪn̩z/

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noun

Abnahme, Rückgang

Downward movement, fall.

Examples :

"The steep decline in student enrollment worried the school administration. "

Der steile Rückgang der Schüleranmeldungen beunruhigte die Schulleitung.

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noun

Abhang, Gefälle

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

Examples :

"The road has several sharp declines, so drive carefully. "

Die Straße hat mehrere scharfe Gefälle, also fahren Sie vorsichtig.

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noun

Abnahme, Rückgang

Examples :

"The patient's declines in health worried the family. "

Der Gesundheitszustand des Patienten verschlechterte sich, was die Familie beunruhigte.

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noun

Abnahme, Rückgang

A reduction or diminution of activity.

Examples :

"The decline in student attendance was noticeable this week. "

Der Rückgang der Schüleranwesenheit war diese Woche spürbar.

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noun

Ablehnung, Absage

The act of declining or refusing something.

Examples :

"Context: Someone offers you a second helping of food. Sentence: My declines of more food are becoming increasingly frequent as I try to eat healthier. "

Meine Ablehnungen von mehr Essen werden immer häufiger, da ich versuche, mich gesünder zu ernähren.

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verb

Sinken, abnehmen, fallen

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

Der Dollar ist seit 2001 rapide gesunken.

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verb

Sich verschlechtern, abnehmen

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

Meine Gesundheit verschlechterte sich im Winter.

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verb

Sich neigen, sinken

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

Examples :

"Example: "As the day ends, the sun declines in the sky, casting long shadows." "

Wenn der Tag endet, neigt sich die Sonne am Himmel und wirft lange Schatten.

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verb

Verringern, abnehmen lassen

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The heavy rain declines the number of students attending the outdoor school picnic. "

Der starke Regen lässt die Anzahl der Schüler, die am Schulausflug im Freien teilnehmen, sinken.

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verb

Sich abwenden, ablehnen, sinken

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

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

Eine Linie, die von der Geradheit abweicht.

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verb

Ablehnen, verweigern

To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

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

Nach reiflicher Überlegung werde ich Ihr großzügiges Angebot ablehnen.

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verb

Deklinieren

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

Examples :

"The Latin student carefully declines the noun "rosa" (rose) through all its cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative. "

Der Lateinschüler dekliniert das Substantiv „rosa“ (Rose) sorgfältig durch alle seine Fälle: Nominativ, Genitiv, Dativ, Akkusativ und Ablativ.

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verb

Durchgehen, rezitieren

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

Examples :

"The teacher asks the students to recite Latin verbs, and one student declines "amo, amas, amat" very clearly. "

Der Lehrer bittet die Schüler, lateinische Verben zu rezitieren, und ein Schüler rezitiert „amo, amas, amat“ sehr deutlich.

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verb

Auf eine Strafe verzichten

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."

Das Team entschied sich, die 15-Yard-Strafe abzulehnen, da ihr Receiver den Ball für einen Raumgewinn von 30 Yards gefangen hatte.