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declining

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

From the verb decline: (⇒ conjugate)
declining is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
declining adj	(going down)	en declive loc adj
What is the slope of the declining line on the graph?
¿Cuál es la inclinación de la línea en declive del gráfico?
declining adj	(health: worsening)	en deterioro loc adj
The senator's declining health forced him to resign from his position.
La salud en deterioro del senador lo obligó a renunciar a su cargo.
declining adj	(economy: in decline)	en declive loc adj
en descenso loc adj
The country's declining economy is causing concern throughout Europe.
La economía en declive del país causa preocupación en toda Europa.

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
decline [sth]⇒ vtr	(refuse: an invitation, etc.)	rechazar⇒ vtr
rehusar⇒ vtr
declinar⇒ vi
The Smiths have declined our dinner invitation.
Los Smith rechazaron nuestra invitación a cenar.
decline⇒ vi	(refuse)	negarse⇒ v prnl
I asked my teenage son to clean up his room, but he declined.
Le pedí a mi hijo adolescente que limpiara su habitación pero se negó.
decline to do [sth] v expr	(refuse to do) (acción)	negarse a v prnl + prep
I don't know why John has still got a job when he declines to do any work!
¡No sé por qué Juan todavía tiene trabajo cuando se niega a trabajar!
decline vi	(decrease)	disminuir⇒ vi
descender⇒ vi
decaer⇒ vi
bajar⇒ vi
Sales of desktop computers have been declining over the last few years as most people prefer laptops.
La venta de computadoras de escritorio ha disminuido con los años porque todos prefieren las portátiles.
decline vi	(diminish)	deteriorarse⇒ v prnl
descender⇒ vi
The president's popularity has been declining for months.
La popularidad del presidente está deteriorándose hace meses.
decline n	(decrease)	disminución nf
descenso nm
empeoramiento nm
The company wondered how it could reverse the decline in sales.
La compañía se preguntó cómo podía revertir la disminución en las ventas.
decline n	(weakening, deterioration)	debilitamiento nm
debilidad nf
I supposed my grandmother's decline is inevitable; she is 95!
Supongo que el debilitamiento de mi abuela es inevitable, 'tiene 95!

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
decline n	(slope)	pendiente nf
declive nm
The car rolled down the steep decline.
El auto bajó por la pendiente.
decline⇒ vi	(go downwards)	descender⇒ vtr
decaer⇒ vi
disminuir⇒ vtr
The hill declines sharply at this point.
La colina desciende mucho en esta punto.
decline vi	figurative (health: worsen)	empeorar⇒ vtr
His health has declined in recent years, and he can barely walk.
Su salud ha empeorado tanto en estos años que apenas puede caminar.
decline [sth]⇒ vtr	(inflect: a part of speech) (lingüística)	declinar⇒ vtr
The Latin teacher asked his students to decline the noun.
La profesora de Latín le pidió a los alumnos que declinaran el sustantivo.

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Compound Forms: declining \| decline
Inglés	Español
declining years npl	(old age)	vejez nf
My grandmother loved to reminisce in her declining years.
(figurado)	ocaso nm
últimos años de vida adj + nmpl
En los últimos años de su vida, a mi abuela le gustaba evocar recuerdos del pasado.

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'declining' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

downward - plummeting - twilight

Spanish:

decadente - en decadencia - delicuescente - menguante - decreciente

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