to go downhill — (road) andare in discesa, (car) andare giù per la discesa, (fig: person) lasciarsi andare, (business) andare sempre peggio, andare a rotoli
downhill race Skiing — gara di discesa (libera)
downhill racer — discesista m/f
downhill ski — sci m inv a valle
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down|hill — «DOWN HIHL», adverb, adjective, noun. –adv. 1. down the slope of a hill; downward. 2. Figurative: »His business has been going downhill lately. –adj. 1. going or sloping downward: »a downhill race. 2. Figurative: »The house was in a downhill… … Useful english dictionary
Downhill — Down hill , adv. Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downhill — down•hill adv. [[t]ˈdaʊnˈhɪl[/t]] adj., n. [[t]ˈdaʊnˌhɪl[/t]] adv. 1) down the slope of a hill; downward 2) into a worse condition 3) going downward on or as if on a hill 4) free of obstacles; easy 5) spo of or pertaining to skiing downhill: a… … From formal English to slang
downhill — adv., adj. /down hil /; n. /down hil /, adv. 1. down the slope of a hill; downward. 2. into a worse or inferior condition: The business has been going downhill. adj. 3. going or tending downward on or as on a hill. 4. free of problems or… … Universalium
downhill — [[t]da͟ʊnhɪ̱l[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, ADV from n If something or someone is moving downhill or is downhill, they are moving down a slope or are located towards the bottom of a hill. He headed downhill towards the river... The lake… … English dictionary
downhill adv — A skier who makes it to the olympics finds that it is all down hill from there … English expressions
downhill — 1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + HILL (Cf. hill). Meaning “a downhill skiing race” is from 1960 … Etymology dictionary
downhill — down|hill1 [ˌdaunˈhıl] adv 1.) towards the bottom of a hill or towards lower land ≠ ↑uphill ▪ I was going downhill and my brakes failed. 2.) go downhill if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse = ↑deteriorate ▪ Grandma fell and broke her leg,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
down·slope — /ˈdaʊnˌsloʊp/ adv US : toward the bottom of a hill or mountain : down a slope We slowly walked downslope. [=(more commonly) downhill] opposite ↑upslope downslope adj downslope winds … Useful english dictionary
Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics — Canada at the Olympic Games Flag of Canada – Flag bearers … Wikipedia
Descent — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion downwards. < N PARAG:Descent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 descent descent descension declension declination Sgm: N 1 fall fall Sgm: N 1 falling falling &c. >V. ???>: slump … English dictionary for students
