Que signifie decline en anglais?

Vous pouvez apprendre la prononciation, la grammaire et les synonymes de decline dans ce dictionnaire anglais faisant autorité.

decline Signification, définition

0 to become smaller or worse -- décliner
- as house prices decline alors que les prix des maisons sont en baisse
- his declining health sa santé qui décline
1 to politely say “no” -- décliner
- I declined the invitation. J’ai décliné l’invitation.
- I’m afraid I’ll have to decline. Je crains de devoir refuser.
2 a decrease in amount or quality -- déclin [ masculine ]
- a decline in church attendance une baisse de fréquentation de l’église
- a city in decline un ville sur le déclin
- the decline of the Roman empire le déclin de l’Empire romain
3 to say ’no’ to (an invitation etc); to refuse -- refuser, décliner
- We declined his offer of a lift.
4 to become less strong or less good etc -- décliner, baisser
- His health has declined recently
- Our profits have temporarily declined.
5 a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc) -- déclin, baisse
- There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.

The staff systematically, without asking the passengers, declined the compensation and assistance which they were entitled to.
However, doing nothing in the light of declining cod stocks is not an option.
Demographic change, in the shape of an ageing population and a declining birth rate, must be addressed.
When stocks decline, it is because there is a drop in supply and an increase in demand.
At a time of growing demand for healthy marine protein, fish stocks continue to decline.
If biodiversity declines, the absorptive capacity of the planetary ecosystem will decline as well.
The traditional factories and conveyor belts and the safety measures that went with them are all in decline.
The result will inevitably be the decline of the small specialist shopkeeper in favour of the large pharmaceutical companies.