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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/

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noun

Déclin, baisse

Downward movement, fall.

Examples :

"The steep decline in the student population led to the school closing. "

Le fort déclin de la population étudiante a entraîné la fermeture de l'école.

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noun

Pente, déclin

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

Examples :

"The steep decline of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "

La forte pente de la colline a rendu la balade à vélo difficile.

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noun

Déclin, affaiblissement

Examples :

"The recent decline in student attendance worried the school principal. "

Le récent déclin de la fréquentation scolaire a inquiété le directeur de l'école.

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noun

Déclin, diminution

A reduction or diminution of activity.

Examples :

"The decline in student participation in the after-school program was noticeable this year. "

La diminution de la participation des élèves au programme périscolaire était notable cette année.

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noun

Refus, déclin

The act of declining or refusing something.

Examples :

"My sister's decline to attend the family dinner was a disappointment. "

Le refus de ma sœur d'assister au dîner de famille a été une déception.

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verb

Diminuer, baisser, décliner

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

Le dollar a rapidement baissé depuis 2001.

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verb

Décliner, empirer

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

Ma santé a décliné en hiver.

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verb

Diminuer, décliner, refuser

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

Examples :

"The heavy rain caused the branches of the old oak tree to decline. "

La forte pluie a fait décliner les branches du vieux chêne.

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verb

Diminuer, baisser

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The doctor recommended some exercises to decline the patient's high blood pressure. "

Le médecin a recommandé des exercices pour faire baisser l'hypertension artérielle du patient.

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verb

Refuser, décliner, se détourner

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

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

Une ligne qui s'écarte de la rectitude.

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verb

Refuser, décliner

To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

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

Après réflexion, je pense que je vais refuser votre généreuse offre.

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verb

Décliner

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

Examples :

"The noun "teacher" declines to "teachers" in the plural. "

Le nom « professeur » se décline en « professeurs » au pluriel.

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verb

Décliner, réciter

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

Examples :

"The student diligently declined the Latin noun, repeating its different cases from nominative to accusative. "

L'étudiant déclinait avec diligence le nom latin, répétant ses différents cas du nominatif à l'accusatif.

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verb

Refuser

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."

L'équipe a choisi de refuser la pénalité de quinze yards car son receveur avait attrapé le ballon pour un gain de trente yards.

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