downward in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for downward in the English»French Dictionary

I.downward [Brit ˈdaʊnwəd, Am ˈdaʊnwərd] ADJ

downward movement, glance, stroke

vers le bas

downward path

en pente, qui descend

to be on the downward path fig

être sur une pente glissante

II.downward [Brit ˈdaʊnwəd, Am ˈdaʊnwərd] ADV

downward → downwards

See also downwards

downwards [Brit ˈdaʊnwədz, Am ˈdaʊnwərdz] ADV

downwards look

en bas, vers le bas

downwards gesture

vers le bas

to slope downwards

être en pente (to vers)

read the list from the top downwards

lire la liste de haut en bas

she laid the cards face downwards on the table

elle a mis les cartes sur la table sans les retourner

he was floating face downwards

il flottait le visage dans l'eau

from the 15th century downwards

depuis le quinzième siècle

everybody from the boss downwards

tout le monde depuis le patron

downward mobility N

downward mobility

régression f sociale

downward trend N ECON

downward trend

tendance f à la baisse

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upward/downward tendency

tendance à la hausse/à la baisse

an upward/downward movement

un mouvement ascendant/descendant

an upward/downward movement in prices

une augmentation/diminution des prix

a downward/upward spiral

une descente/montée en spirale

an upward/downward trend

un tendance à la hausse/à la baisse

Translations for downward in the French»English Dictionary

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descendant (descendante)

downward

tendance à la baisse

downward ou bearish trend

revoir ou réviser des prévisions à la baisse

to revise estimates downward(s)

variation à la baisse/à la hausse

downward/upward movement

downward in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for downward in the English»French Dictionary

I.downward ADJ

1. downward (going down):

downward

descendant(e)

2. downward (decreasing):

downward

en baisse

to be on a downward trend

avoir une tendance à la baisse

II.downward ADV Am

downward → downwards

See also downwards

downwards ADV

downwards

vers le bas

from the 19th century downwards

à partir du 19ème siècle

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downward drift

écroulement m

downward drift of prices

effondrement m

Translations for downward in the French»English Dictionary

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engrenage de la violence

the (downward) spiral of violence

être pris dans un/l'engrenage

to be caught in a downward spiral

descente

downward slope

downward Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on a downward trend

avoir une tendance à la baisse

downward drift

écroulement m

downward drift of prices

effondrement m

to be caught in a downward spiral

être pris dans un/l'engrenage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That input shaft is geared so as to drive a vertical intermediate shaft extending downward through the hull.

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The lifting force is caused by the downward stroke of the wings.

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Most steps are danced with a slight downward bouncing or dropping action.

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With the lever back, the nozzles point downward for vertical takeoff or landing.

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The patient will also be unable to stand up on the toes of that leg, and pointing the foot downward (plantarflexion) will be impaired.

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The main function of the triceps surae is plantar flexion, i.e. to stretch the foot downward.

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A legislator without integrity is on a hopelessly downward spiral.

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He later wrote that they began, indeed, to look down upon me as one on the downward path.

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Near the middle of this surface is the nutrient foramen, which is directed downward.

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The solution enters and gains velocity as it flows downward.

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