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declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

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verb

Abnehmen, sinken, fallen

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

Der Dollar ist seit 2001 rapide gefallen.

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verb

Abnehmen, sich verschlechtern

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

Meine Gesundheit hat sich im Winter verschlechtert.

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Sich neigen, sinken

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

Examples :

"The tired student was declining her head onto her desk, trying not to fall asleep in class. "

Der müde Schüler neigte ihren Kopf auf ihren Schreibtisch und versuchte, im Unterricht nicht einzuschlafen.

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verb

Verringern, senken

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The company is declining to comment on the rumors of a merger. "

Das Unternehmen lehnt es ab, sich zu den Gerüchten über eine Fusion zu äußern.

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Abbiegen, sich abwenden

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

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

Eine Linie, die von der Geradlinigkeit 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 :

"In Latin class, Maria is learning how to decline nouns in different cases. "

Im Lateinunterricht lernt Maria, wie man Substantive in verschiedenen Fällen dekliniert.

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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 asked the students to practice declining Latin nouns to improve their grammar skills. "

Der Lehrer bat die Schüler, lateinische Substantive zu rezitieren, um ihre Grammatikkenntnisse zu verbessern.

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verb

Ablehnen

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.

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noun

Abnahme, Rückgang

Examples :

"The company is experiencing a declining in sales this quarter due to increased competition. "

Das Unternehmen verzeichnet in diesem Quartal aufgrund des verstärkten Wettbewerbs einen Rückgang der Umsätze.

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