downhill

downhill
adverb
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) cuesta abajo
2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) de mal en peor
downhill adj adv cuesta abajo
the ball rolled downhill el balón rodaba cuesta abajo
downhill
tr[daʊn'hɪl]
adverb
1 cuesta abajo
adjective
1 (path etc) cuesta abajo, en pendiente; (in skiing) de descenso
2 familiar (easy) fácil
it's all downhill from now on de aquí en adelante todo va a marchar sobre ruedas
noun
1 (in skiing) descenso contrareloj
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go downhill (get worse, deteriorate) empeorar, ir de mal en peor
downhill ['daʊn'hɪl] adv & adj
: cuesta abajo
downhill
adj.
en declive adj.
pendiente adj.
adv.
cuesta abajo adv.
n.
bajada s.f.
cuesta abajo s.f.

I 'daʊn'hɪl
adverb <walk/run> cuesta abajo

to go downhill — ir* cuesta abajo, ir* de mal en peor


II 'daʊnhɪl
adjective
1)
a) (downward) <path> cuesta abajo

a downhill slope — una bajada, una pendiente

b) (in skiing) de descenso contra-reloj
2) (easy, pleasant) (pred)

it's all downhill from here — de aquí en adelante todo va a marchar sobre ruedas or todo va a ser coser y cantar


III 'daʊnhɪl
noun (in skiing)

the downhill — el descenso contra-reloj

['daʊn'hɪl]
1.
ADV cuesta abajo

to go downhill — [road] bajar; [car] ir cuesta abajo; (fig) [person] ir cuesta abajo; [industry] estar en declive, estar de capa caída; [company] ir de mal en peor

2.
ADJ en pendiente; [skiing] de descenso

it was downhill all the way after that — (fig) (=got easier) a partir de entonces la cosa fue más fácil; (=got worse) a partir de entonces la cosa fue de mal en peor

3.
CPD

downhill race N — descenso m

* * *

I ['daʊn'hɪl]
adverb <walk/run> cuesta abajo

to go downhill — ir* cuesta abajo, ir* de mal en peor


II ['daʊnhɪl]
adjective
1)
a) (downward) <path> cuesta abajo

a downhill slope — una bajada, una pendiente

b) (in skiing) de descenso contra-reloj
2) (easy, pleasant) (pred)

it's all downhill from here — de aquí en adelante todo va a marchar sobre ruedas or todo va a ser coser y cantar


III ['daʊnhɪl]
noun (in skiing)

the downhill — el descenso contra-reloj


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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