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slump

/slʌmp/

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noun

Caída, desplome, depresión

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

Examples :

"After a month-long slump in sales, the manager decided to try a new marketing strategy. "

Después de una caída de un mes en las ventas, el gerente decidió probar una nueva estrategia de marketing.

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noun

Asentamiento

A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.

Examples :

"The slump of the concrete mix was too low, meaning the builders needed to add more water to achieve the proper consistency for the foundation. "

El asentamiento de la mezcla de concreto era demasiado bajo, lo que significaba que los constructores necesitaban agregar más agua para lograr la consistencia adecuada para la cimentación.

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noun

Pantano, ciénaga

Examples :

"The children avoided the muddy slump near the playground. "

Los niños evitaron el pantano fangoso cerca del parque infantil.

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noun

Ruido sordo

The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.

Examples :

"The muddy boot landed in the puddle with a wet slump. "

La bota embarrada aterrizó en el charco con un ruido sordo húmedo.

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noun

Masa, montón

The gross amount; the mass; the lump.

Examples :

"The slump of clay in the pottery class was quite large. "

La masa de arcilla en la clase de cerámica era bastante grande.

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verb

Derrumbarse, desplomarse

To collapse heavily or helplessly.

Examples :

"Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa."

Agotado, se desplomó en el sofá.

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verb

Deteriorarse, decaer

To decline or fall off in activity or performance.

Examples :

"Real estate prices slumped during the recession."

Los precios de bienes raíces se deterioraron durante la recesión.

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verb

hundirse, desplomarse

To slouch or droop.

Examples :

"The tired student slumped in his chair during the long lecture. "

El estudiante cansado se desplomó en su silla durante la larga conferencia.

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verb

Amontonar, arrojar desordenadamente

To lump; to throw together messily.

Examples :

"The children slumped their homework assignments into a pile on the desk. "

Los niños amontonaron sus tareas en un montón sobre el escritorio.

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verb

Hundirse, desplomarse

To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, a bog, etc.

Examples :

"The little girl slumped through the thawing snow, sinking a bit with each step. "

La niña se hundió en la nieve que se derretía, hundiéndose un poco con cada paso.

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verb

Derribar, golpear fuertemente, dejar inconsciente, matar

(slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unsconscious; to kill.

Examples :

"The mugger slumped him with a brick, leaving him unconscious on the sidewalk. "

El ladrón lo derribó con un ladrillo, dejándolo inconsciente en la acera.

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