downhill

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Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA: /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/
• (adverb) IPA: /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

Adverb

downhill

1. Down a slope.

   Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.

Antonyms

• uphill

Translations

• French: en aval
• German: bergab
• Italian: in discesa
• Portuguese: ladeira abaixo
• Russian: гора

Adjective

downhill (comparative further downhill, superlative furthest downhill)

1. Located down a slope or hill.
2. Going down a slope or a hill.
3. (by extension) Easy.
4. (by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.

   After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.

Antonyms

• uphill

Translations

• Russian: спускаться

Noun

downhill

1. (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
2. (countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

Translations

• French: descente
• German: Abfahrt
• Italian: discesa libera
• Spanish: descenso, prueba de descenso

Verb

downhill (downhills, present participle downhilling; past and past participle downhilled)

1. To take part in downhill skiing.

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