noun🔗ShareDeclive, descensoDownward movement, fall."The steep decline in student enrollment worried the school administration. "La pronunciada disminución en la inscripción de estudiantes preocupó a la administración escolar.directionamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePendiente, decliveA sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road."The road has several sharp declines, so drive carefully. "La carretera tiene varios declives pronunciados, así que conduce con cuidado.geographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, disminuciónA weakening."The patient's declines in health worried the family. "El deterioro de la salud del paciente preocupó a la familia.economybusinessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, disminuciónA reduction or diminution of activity."The decline in student attendance was noticeable this week. "La disminución en la asistencia de estudiantes fue notable esta semana.economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRechazo, declinaciónThe act of declining or refusing something."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. "Mis rechazos a más comida son cada vez más frecuentes a medida que trato de comer más sano.actionbusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, declinar, caerTo move downwards, to fall, to drop."The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."El dólar ha disminuido rápidamente desde 2001.environmentphysicsweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, empeorarTo become weaker or worse."My health declined in winter."Mi salud empeoró en invierno.conditionphysiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, disminuirTo bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall."Example: "As the day ends, the sun declines in the sky, casting long shadows." "A medida que el día termina, el sol declina en el cielo, proyectando largas sombras.actionenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, reducirTo cause to decrease or diminish."The heavy rain declines the number of students attending the outdoor school picnic. "La fuerte lluvia disminuye el número de estudiantes que asisten al picnic escolar al aire libre.amountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, rehusar, desviarseTo turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw."a line that declines from straightness"Una línea que se desvía de la rectitud.directionactiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRechazar, declinarTo refuse, forbear."On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."Después de reflexionarlo, creo que rechazaré su generosa oferta.attitudebusinessdemandactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender."The Latin student carefully declines the noun "rosa" (rose) through all its cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative. "El estudiante de latín declina cuidadosamente el sustantivo "rosa" (rosa) a través de todos sus casos: nominativo, genitivo, dativo, acusativo y ablativo.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclamar, recitar(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun."The teacher asks the students to recite Latin verbs, and one student declines "amo, amas, amat" very clearly. "El profesor pide a los estudiantes que declamen los verbos latinos, y un estudiante declama "amo, amas, amat" con mucha claridad.grammarlanguageeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRechazar una penalizaciónTo 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."The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."El equipo optó por rechazar la penalización de quince yardas porque su receptor había atrapado el balón para una ganancia de treinta yardas.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading