slump

slump
I [slʌmp]
nome
1) (in trade, price) crollo m., caduta f. (in di)

to experience a slump — [market] subire un crollo

2) (in popularity) calo m.; (in support) perdita f. (in di)

the party is experiencing a slump — il partito è in crisi

II [slʌmp]
verbo intransitivo
1) [price, market] subire un crollo
2) [support, popularity] essere in forte calo
3) [person] lasciarsi cadere, accasciarsi
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1. verb
1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) abbandonarsi, lasciarsi cadere
2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) crollare
2. noun
1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) ribasso, crollo
2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) crisi
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[slʌmp]
1. n
(gen) caduta, crollo, (in production, sales) calo, crollo, (economic) crisi f inv, depressione f

the slump in the price of copper — il crollo del prezzo del rame

a slump in property prices — un crollo dei prezzi delle case

the slump of the early 1980s — la crisi dei primi anni '80

2. vi
1) (price etc) cadere, crollare, (production, sales) calare, diminuire, (fig : morale etc) abbassarsi

profits have slumped — i profitti sono crollati

2)

to slump into a chair — lasciarsi cadere su una sedia

he was slumped over the wheel — era accasciato sul volante

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slump /slʌmp/
n.
1 (econ.) caduta dei prezzi; ribasso improvviso; crollo: a slump in prices, (comm.) un crollo dei prezzi; (Borsa) una flessione nei corsi azionari; (fin.) stock slump, caduta del valore dei titoli azionari
2 (econ.) crisi; recessione; depressione; congiuntura bassa: There's a slump on the stock exchange, la Borsa è in crisi; the booms and slumps of the business cycle, i boom e le recessioni del ciclo economico
3 (fig.) calo d'interesse; apatia; disinteresse improvviso
4 (geol.) frana sottomarina
5 (sport: baseball, ecc.) serie negativa
● (econ.) slump symptoms, sintomi recessivi; nodi congiunturali.
(to) slump /slʌmp/
v. i.
1 (econ.: dei prezzi) ribassare all'improvviso; subire una forte flessione; crollare
2 (econ.: dei traffici, ecc.) contrarsi (o ridursi) d'un tratto; entrare in crisi
3 abbandonarsi; lasciarsi cadere; accasciarsi; crollare: He slumped (down) onto the sofa, si lasciò cadere sul divano
4 cadere pesantemente
5 (di interesse, energia, ecc.) calare fortemente
to slump over, andare a gambe all'aria.
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I [slʌmp]
nome
1) (in trade, price) crollo m., caduta f. (in di)

to experience a slump — [market] subire un crollo

2) (in popularity) calo m.; (in support) perdita f. (in di)

the party is experiencing a slump — il partito è in crisi

II [slʌmp]
verbo intransitivo
1) [price, market] subire un crollo
2) [support, popularity] essere in forte calo
3) [person] lasciarsi cadere, accasciarsi

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