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declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

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verb

Disminuir, bajar, declinar

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

El dólar ha disminuido rápidamente desde 2001.

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verb

Declinar, empeorar

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

Mi salud empeoró en invierno.

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verb

Declinar, disminuir

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. "

El estudiante cansado estaba inclinando la cabeza sobre su escritorio, tratando de no dormirse en clase.

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verb

Disminuir, reducir

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

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

La empresa se niega a comentar los rumores de una fusión.

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verb

Declinar, desviarse

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

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

Una línea que se desvía de la rectitud.

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verb

Rechazar, declinar

To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

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

Después de reflexionarlo, creo que rechazaré su generosa oferta.

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verb

Declinar

(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. "

En la clase de latín, María está aprendiendo a declinar los sustantivos en diferentes casos.

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verb

Declamar, recitar

(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. "

El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que declamaran los sustantivos latinos para mejorar sus habilidades gramaticales.

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verb

Rechazar

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."

El equipo optó por rechazar la penalización de quince yardas porque su receptor había atrapado el balón para una ganancia de treinta yardas.

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noun

Declive, disminución

Examples :

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

La empresa está experimentando un declive en las ventas este trimestre debido al aumento de la competencia.

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