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declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

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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

Décliner, baisser

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. "

L'étudiant fatigué inclinait la tête sur son bureau, essayant de ne pas s'endormir en classe.

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verb

Diminuer, réduire

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

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

L'entreprise refuse de commenter les rumeurs de fusion.

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verb

Décliner, s'écarter

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 :

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

En cours de latin, Maria apprend à décliner les noms dans différents cas.

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verb

Déclamer, réciter

(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. "

Le professeur a demandé aux élèves de réciter les noms latins pour améliorer leurs compétences en grammaire.

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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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noun

Déclin, diminution

Examples :

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

L'entreprise connaît un déclin des ventes ce trimestre en raison de la concurrence accrue.

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