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downhill

/ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/ /ˈdaʊnhɪl/
adjectiveadverb
  1. 1
    yokuş aşağı, inişli

    Sloping down or going towards the bottom of a hill.

    • It is an easy downhill walk back to the village.
      Köye dönüş yokuş aşağı, kolay bir yürüyüş.
    • The last part of the race is downhill.
      Yarışın son bölümü inişli.
  2. 2
    iniş (kayak disiplini) Sports

    Relating to skiing down a slope.

    • They went downhill skiing in the Alps.
      Alplerde iniş kayağı yaptılar.
    • She won a silver medal in the downhill race.
      İniş yarışında gümüş madalya kazandı.
  3. 3
    aşağıya doğru, yokuş aşağı inerek

    Towards the bottom of a hill.

    • The road goes downhill from here.
      Yol buradan itibaren yokuş aşağı iniyor.
    • The children ran downhill towards the lake.
      Çocuklar göle doğru aşağıya koştu.
  4. 4
    kötüye Informal

    Becoming worse, especially in the phrase "go downhill".

    • After he lost his job, things went downhill quickly.
      İşini kaybettikten sonra işler hızla kötüye gitti.
    • The restaurant has gone downhill since the new owners took over.
      Yeni sahipler devraldığından beri restoran kötüye gitti.

Synonyms

descendingslopingdownward

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Collocations

downhill slopedownhill rungo downhillrun downhilldownhill racedownhill skiing

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