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Detailed Translations for decline from English to French

decline:

to decline verb (declines, declined, declining)

  1. to decline (refuse; reject; turn down)
    refuser; décliner; rejeter
    • refuser verb (refuse, refuses, refusons, refusez, )
    • décliner verb (décline, déclines, déclinons, déclinez, )
    • rejeter verb (rejette, rejettes, rejetons, rejetez, )
  2. to decline (decrease; shrink; remove; )
    diminuer; réduire; baisser; décliner; décroître; amoindrir
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • décliner verb (décline, déclines, déclinons, déclinez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
  3. to decline (waining; regress)
    décliner; réduire; diminuer; se restreindre; baisser; amoindrir; régresser; décroître
    • décliner verb (décline, déclines, déclinons, déclinez, )
    • réduire verb (réduis, réduit, réduisons, réduisez, )
    • diminuer verb (diminue, diminues, diminuons, diminuez, )
    • baisser verb (baisse, baisses, baissons, baissez, )
    • amoindrir verb (amoindris, amoindrit, amoindrissons, amoindrissez, )
    • régresser verb (régresse, régresses, régressons, régressez, )
    • décroître verb (décroîs, décroît, décroîssons, décroîssez, )
  4. to decline (reject; disapprove; repudiate; )
    désapprouver; condamner; repousser
    • désapprouver verb (désapprouve, désapprouves, désapprouvons, désapprouvez, )
    • condamner verb (condamne, condamnes, condamnons, condamnez, )
    • repousser verb (repousse, repousses, repoussons, repoussez, )
  5. to decline
    pourrir; périr; sombrer
    • pourrir verb (pourris, pourrit, pourrissons, pourrissez, )
    • périr verb (péris, périt, périssons, périssez, )
    • sombrer verb (sombre, sombres, sombrons, sombrez, )
  6. to decline (inflect; conjugate)
    conjuguer; décliner
    • conjuguer verb (conjugue, conjugues, conjuguons, conjuguez, )
    • décliner verb (décline, déclines, déclinons, déclinez, )

Conjugations for decline:

present
  1. decline
  2. decline
  3. declines
  4. decline
  5. decline
  6. decline
simple past
  1. declined
  2. declined
  3. declined
  4. declined
  5. declined
  6. declined
present perfect
  1. have declined
  2. have declined
  3. has declined
  4. have declined
  5. have declined
  6. have declined
past continuous
  1. was declining
  2. were declining
  3. was declining
  4. were declining
  5. were declining
  6. were declining
future
  1. shall decline
  2. will decline
  3. will decline
  4. shall decline
  5. will decline
  6. will decline
continuous present
  1. am declining
  2. are declining
  3. is declining
  4. are declining
  5. are declining
  6. are declining
subjunctive
  1. be declined
  2. be declined
  3. be declined
  4. be declined
  5. be declined
  6. be declined
diverse
  1. decline!
  2. let's decline!
  3. declined
  4. declining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

decline [the ~] noun

  1. the decline (decrease; fall; downfall; crash)
    la diminution; la baisse; la chute; la descente; le déclin; la décroissance; la décrue; l'amoindrissement
  2. the decline (relapse; caving in; falling down; )
    la crise; la dépression
  3. the decline (decadence)
    la chute; le déclin; la décadence; la dégénérescence; la dégradation
  4. the decline

Translation Matrix for decline:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affaissement decline bulge; caving in; collapse; collapsing; going under; hollow; prolapse; sag; sinking; sinking in; subsidence
affaissement de terrain decline
amoindrissement crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall abatement
baisse crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall abatement; decrease; deduct; depreciation in currency values; drop in prices; fall; fall in prices; slackness; weakness
chute crash; decadence; decline; decrease; downfall; fall collapsing; disadvantage; downfall; drawback; going down; plummeting; ruin; sliding; slumping; tumble
crise caving in; collapse; collapsing; decline; fall; falling down; relapse; sagging apoplectic stroke; brain haemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage; crisis; economical crises; emergency situation; low economic activity; nervous breakdown; slump; state of emergency; stroke
descente crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall climbing down; descending; descent; fall; landing; letting down; touchdown
diminuer tiring out; wearing out
diminution crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall abatement; curtailment; cut; cutting short; decrease; deduct; deflation; degradation; diminishing; diminution; disgracement; dishonering; drop in price; fall; fall in price; falling off; inventory decrease; lessening; price cut; price reduction; reduction; reductions; restricting; salary cut; shrinking; shrinking back; write-down adjustment
décadence decadence; decline degeneration
déclin crash; decadence; decline; decrease; downfall; fall abatement
décroissance crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall
décroître die away
décrue crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall
dégradation decadence; decline aggravation; change for the worse; damage; decay; degradation; degrading; demotion; depravation; deterioration; disrating; downgrading; harm; harming; injury; loss; putrefaction; rotting; worsening
dégénérescence decadence; decline badness; degeneration; wickedness
dépression caving in; collapse; collapsing; decline; fall; falling down; relapse; sagging burden of life; depression; economical crises; low; low economic activity; low pressure area; slump
effondrement du sol decline
- decay; declension; declination; declivity; descent; diminution; downslope; fall
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amoindrir be shortcoming; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; regress; remove; shrink; take away; wain; waining curtail; cut down; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; reduce; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up
baisser be shortcoming; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; regress; remove; shrink; take away; wain; waining bring down; curtail; cut down; decrease; dim; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; save; scale down; shrink; shrink away; sink; tumble
condamner decline; denounce; disapprove; disclaim; object to; refuse; reject; repudiate; spurn; turn down accuse; adjudicate; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; condemn; convict; disapprove of; discredit; harbour a grudge; hold against; judge; rancor; rancour; rebuke; reject; reprimand; reproach; sentence; try; turn down
conjuguer conjugate; decline; inflect
diminuer be shortcoming; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; regress; remove; shrink; take away; wain; waining abridge; clip; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; economise; economize; fall; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; moderate; recoil; recoil from; reduce; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; sink; trim; tumble; use sparingly; withdraw
décliner be shortcoming; conjugate; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; inflect; refuse; regress; reject; remove; shrink; take away; turn down; wain; waining balk at; dwindle; refuse flatly
décroître be shortcoming; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; regress; remove; shrink; take away; wain; waining curtail; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; fall; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; recoil; recoil from; reduce; scale down; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; sink; tumble; withdraw
désapprouver decline; denounce; disapprove; disclaim; object to; refuse; reject; repudiate; spurn; turn down disapprove of; reject; turn down
pourrir decline be in a state of decomposition; be lost; be wrecked; become affected with mildew; become mouldy; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; get mouldy; go bad; grow mouldy; meet an accident; mould; perish; rot; rot away; spoil
périr decline be killed; be killed in action; be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; depart this earth; depart this life; deteriorate; die; fail; fall; fall flat; fall into decline; flop; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; go wrong; lose one's face; meet an accident; meet with disaster; pass away; perish; rot; succumb
refuser decline; refuse; reject; turn down abstain; ban; disapprove of; fob off with; forbid; not follow up; prohibit; push aside; reject; render thanks; say thank you to; scorn; spurn; thank; turn down; veto
rejeter decline; refuse; reject; turn down abstain; balk at; defend; disown; fob off with; hold off; ignore; keep away; keep off; keep out; not follow up; outvote; pass the buck; push off; refuse flatly; reject; render thanks; renounce; resist; return; say thank you to; scorn; shift onto; sprout from; spurn; thank; throw back; vote down
repousser decline; denounce; disapprove; disclaim; object to; refuse; reject; repudiate; spurn; turn down abstain; alienate; avert; debar; defend; deter; disown; evacuate; except; except from; exclude; fend off; fob off with; force back; frighten away; frighten off; hold off; keep away; keep off; keep out; lay off; move; move over; not follow up; outvote; parry; postpone; preclude; prevent; push; push away; push off; push up; put off; reject; remove; renounce; resist; rule out; scare off; scorn; shove away; shut out; spurn; vote down
réduire be shortcoming; decline; decrease; dwindle; go thieving; regress; remove; shrink; take away; wain; waining abbreviate; abridge; boil down; clip; collapse; concentrate; condense; convert; crop; curtail; cut down; cut short; decrease; diminish; dwindle; economise; economize; go down; lessen; make smaller; mark down; minimise; minimize; moderate; reduce; save; scale down; shorten; shrink; shrink away; sink; thicken; trim; use sparingly
régresser decline; regress; waining diminish; dwindle; give in; shrink; surrender
se restreindre decline; regress; waining cut down; economise; economize; save
sombrer decline be going down hill; be killed; drop; fall; galvanise; galvanize; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; go under; perish; prolapse; sag; set; sink; submerge; subside; succumb; suffer; tumble
- correct; go down; pass up; refuse; reject; slump; turn down; wane; worsen
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bear market; fall; fall in prices; go down; languish; not seek; sink; slump

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Related Definitions for "decline":

  1. a downward slope or bend1
  2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current1
  3. change toward something smaller or lower1
  4. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state1
  5. grow worse1
  6. grow smaller1
  7. show unwillingness towards1
    • he declined to join the group on a hike1
  8. inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,1
    • in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives1
  9. go down in value1
  10. go down1
    • The roof declines here1
  11. refuse to accept1

Wiktionary Translations for decline:

decline
verb
  1. inflect
  2. refuse
decline
noun
  1. état d’une chose qui pencher vers sa fin, qui arriver au terme de son cours, qui perdre de sa force, de son éclat.
  2. action de reculer.
verb
  1. pencher vers sa fin ; s’affaiblir, parler des choses.
  2. rejeter une demande, ne pas accorder ce qui demander ; ne pas vouloir faire ce qui est exiger, prescrire, ordonné.
  3. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
adjective
  1. Qui pencher, qui est incliner.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
decline baisse; recul Rückgang — das Kleinerwerden oder Geringerwerden von etwas, Verringerung, Abnahme
decline décadence ZerfallSoziologie: das Zugrundegehen, der Untergang (einer Gesellschaft oder Gesellschaftsordnung)
decline refuser; rejeter; décliner ablehnen — zu etwas nein sagen; etwas zurückweisen oder missbilligen
decline rejeter; refuser; repousser ausschlagentransitiv: etwas nicht entgegennehmen, ablehnen
decline décliner deklinierenLinguistik: ein Wort (im Deutschen: Adjektiv, Pronomen, Substantiv oder Artikel) beugen
decline baisser; décroître fallen — auf einen niedrigeren Wert sinken
decline déclin; décadence Abwindübertragen: im Abwind → im Abstieg, Niedergang oder Verfall
decline refuser bedanken — weigeren aan te nemen
decline gâtifier; baisser; décliner; dépérir aftakelen — slechter worden
decline décliner achteruitgaan — slechter worden

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