declive
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of declive
1625–35; < Latin dēclīvis sloping downward; declivity
Example Sentences
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Se sabe o se sospecha que casi la mitad de todas las especies de aves del mundo están en declive y el cambio climático podría acelerar esta tendencia.
From New York Times
El declive de la salud mental de los adolescentes ya estaba en marcha antes de la pandemia; ahora, es una crisis en toda regla, que afecta a los jóvenes más allá de las diferencias económicas, raciales y de género.
From New York Times
Han pasado los años y los mutantes están en declive.
From Los Angeles Times
Like the Tongue chairs, the Déclive sits directly on the floor — a reminder that both date from a decade when bourgeois respectability was being supplanted by the art of hanging around.
From New York Times
Kick back on the Déclive and you can read a selection of books on Mr. Paulin’s designs or watch two new films by the artist Xavier Veilhan that play on an opposite screen.
From New York Times
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