downhill

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/adv. ˈdaʊnˈhɪl; adj., n. -ˌhɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adv., adj. doun′hil′; n. doun′hil′)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
downhill adj	(going downwards)	en pendiente loc adj
		de descenso loc adj
		cuesta abajo loc adj
		en declive loc adj
	The downhill portion of the race is at the beginning.
	La parte en pendiente de la carrera es al principio.
downhill adv	(downwards)	cuesta abajo loc adv
		hacia abajo loc adv
		descendentemente adv
	We pedalled to the top and then coasted downhill.
	Pedaleamos hasta la cima y después bajamos sin pedalear cuesta abajo.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
downhill skiing n	(skiing down mountain slopes)	esquí de pista loc nom m
	Downhill skiing, along with ski jumping and slalom, are collectively called Alpine skiing.
	El esquí de pista, junto con el salto con esquís y el slalom constituyen la especialidad del esquí alpino.
go downhill vi + adv	(travel down a slope)	bajar la pendiente loc verb
	A ball released on a slope will go downhill.
	Cualquier pelota que se suelte en un plano inclinado, bajará la pendiente.
		ir cuesta abajo loc verb
	Cualquier pelota que se suelte en una pendiente, irá cuesta abajo.
go downhill vi + adv	figurative (deteriorate) (figurado)	irse cuesta abajo loc verb
	The company went downhill after it lost its best contract.
	La empresa se fue cuesta abajo después de perder su mejor cliente.
It's all downhill from here, It's all downhill from now on interj	figurative, informal (the task will now get easier)	ser más fácil expr
	That's the hard part over with. It's all downhill from here!
It's all downhill from here, It's all downhill from now on interj	figurative, informal (things will now get worse)	ir de mal en peor expr
	Happy 50th birthday! I'm afraid it's all downhill from here!

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