decline

decline
decline [{{t}}dɪ'klaɪn]
1 noun
(decrease → in prices, standards, crime, profits) baisse f; {{}}figurative{{}} (of civilization, empire) déclin m;
∎ there has been a decline in child mortality il y a eu une baisse de la mortalité infantile;
∎ sales have shown a rapid decline over the last six months on a observé une forte chute des ventes au cours des six derniers mois;
∎ to be in decline être en déclin;
∎ to be on the decline (prices, sales) être en baisse; (civilization, influence) être sur le déclin;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} to fall into decline dépérir;
∎ {{}}old-fashioned{{}} to fall into a decline (person) dépérir
2 transitive verb
(a) (refuse → invitation, honour, offer of help) décliner, refuser; (→ food, drink) refuser; (→ responsibility) décliner;
∎ to decline to do sth refuser de faire qch
(b) {{}}Grammar{{}} décliner
3 intransitive verb
(a) (decrease, diminish → empire, health) décliner; (→ prices, sales, population) baisser, être en baisse, diminuer; (→ influence, enthusiasm, fame) baisser, diminuer;
∎ to decline in importance/value/significance perdre de son importance/de sa valeur/de sa signification
(b) (refuse) refuser;
∎ she declined with thanks elle a refusé avec ses remerciements
(c) (slope downwards) être en pente, descendre
(d) {{}}Grammar{{}} se décliner
►► {{}}Marketing{{}} decline stage (of product) phase f de déclin
✾ Book '(History of the) Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Gibbon 'Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain'
✾ Book 'Decline and Fall' Waugh 'Grandeur et décadence'

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