slump

slump
1. verb
1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) bajar/caer en picado, caer de repente, desplomarse
2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) bajar en picado

2. noun
1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) bajón, bajada repentina
2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) crisis económica, recesión económica
slump
tr[slʌmp]
noun
1 (recession) crisis nombre femenino económica, recesión nombre femenino económica; (drop in demand etc) bajón nombre masculino, baja repentina, caída repentina
2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (of player, team) bajón nombre masculino, mala racha
intransitive verb
1 (economy) hundirse; (sales, demand, etc) bajar en picado, caer en picado, caer de repente; (prices) desplomarse
2 (fall, flop down) caer, derrumbarse; (faint) desmayarse
■ he slumped to the floor se desplomó en el suelo
■ she slumped into the armchair se derrumbó en el sillón
■ they found him slumped over the steering wheel lo encontraron desplomado sobre el volante
slump ['slʌmp] vi
1) decline, drop: disminuir, bajar
2) slouch: encorvarse, dejarse caer (en una silla, etc.)
slump n
: bajón m, declive m (económico)
slump (Economics)
n.
• declive económico s.m.
n.
• baja repentina s.f.
• bajón s.m.
• depresión s.f.
• quiebra s.f.
v.
• bajar repentinamente v.

I slʌmp
noun
a) (economic depression) depresión f
b) (in prices, sales) caída f or baja f repentina, bajón m; (in attendance, interest) disminución f, bajón m

II
intransitive verb
1) (collapse) (+ adv compl) desplomarse

they found her slumped over her desk — la encontraron desplomada sobre su escritorio

he slumped into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

2)
a) \<\<prices/output/sales\>\> caer* or bajar repentinamente
b) \<\<morale\>\> sufrir un bajón
[slʌmp]
1.
N (gen) baja f (repentina), bajón m ; (in production, sales) caída f , baja f ; (economic) depresión f

the Slump — el crac

the 1929 slump — la depresión de 1929, la crisis económica de 1929

slump in prices — hundimiento m de los precios

the slump in the price of copper — la baja repentina del precio del cobre

slump in morale — bajón m de moral

2. VI
1) [price etc] hundirse; [production, sales] bajar, caer; (fig) [morale etc] desplomarse
2)

to slump into a chair — hundirse en una silla

he slumped to the floor — se desplomó al suelo

he was slumped over the wheel — se había caído encima del volante

* * *

I [slʌmp]
noun
a) (economic depression) depresión f
b) (in prices, sales) caída f or baja f repentina, bajón m; (in attendance, interest) disminución f, bajón m

II
intransitive verb
1) (collapse) (+ adv compl) desplomarse

they found her slumped over her desk — la encontraron desplomada sobre su escritorio

he slumped into a chair — se dejó caer en un sillón

2)
a) \<\<prices/output/sales\>\> caer* or bajar repentinamente
b) \<\<morale\>\> sufrir un bajón

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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