Descenso in english
Decline
pronunciation: dɪklaɪn part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: dɪklaɪn part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
descenso = decline ; drop ; dropping off ; lowering ; spiral ; dip ; droop ; downward spiral ; fall ; slump ; downswing ; descent ; drawdown ; slide.
Example: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Example: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Example: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls.Example: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Example: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Example: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Example: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Example: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Example: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Example: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Example: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Example: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Example: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Example: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.more:
» descenso de aguas bravas = rafting ; whitewater rafting .
Example: Nepal's hydroelectric plans that may wipe out its best whitewater rivers and hence its rafting industry. Example: While his job as a chemist pays the bills, his true love is whitewater rafting.» descenso de nivel = drawdown .
Example: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.» descenso de ríos = rafting ; whitewater rafting .
Example: Nepal's hydroelectric plans that may wipe out its best whitewater rivers and hence its rafting industry. Example: While his job as a chemist pays the bills, his true love is whitewater rafting.» descenso en picado = swoop .
Example: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.» en descenso = on the way down .
Example: We've all heard the saying 'Be nice to people on the way up because you may need them on the way down'.» en la zona de descenso = in the relegation zone .
Example: Even with twenty points Stoke are still in the relegation zone and this suggests that forty points might not be enough to survive come the end of the season.» experimentar un descenso = experience + a drop .
Example: The library has experienced a drop in the number of persons visiting it but a sharp rise in the number of volumes lent on interlibrary loan.» fuera de la zona de descenso = out of the relegation zone .
Example: Palace grew in confidence after Puncheon turned to score with a low shot, victory taking them out of the relegation zone.» liguilla de descenso = relegation play-off .
Example: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs.» zona de descenso = relegation zone .
Example: The win moves Villa five points clear of the relegation zone in 17th place on 37 points.