- downhill
- downhill;downhill·er;
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downhill
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Downhill — Radrennfahrer Downhill, auch Bergabfahrt, ist eine Variante verschiedener Sportarten, insbesondere des Radsports (genauer Mountain biking). Dabei kommt es darauf an, eine bergab führende Strecke in möglichst kurzer Zeit zu bewältigen. Im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
downhill — down‧hill [ˌdaʊnˈhɪl] adverb if something that was successful is going downhill, it is starting to fail, and is getting gradually worse: • Sales had peaked in 2005 at $3.8 million but had gone steadily downhill. * * * downhill UK US /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/… … Financial and business terms
downhill — [doun′hil′] adv. 1. toward the bottom of a hill 2. to a poorer condition, status, etc. adj. 1. sloping or going downward 2. without difficulty; easy 3. of or having to do with skiing downhill or, specif., the DOWNHILL (n. 2) … English World 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 , a. Declivous; descending; sloping. A downhill greensward. Congrewe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. dałnhil] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. u {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} sport rowerowy polegający na zjeżdżaniu w dół po stromych i wąskich górskich ścieżkach : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Rowerzyści, którzy trenują w lesie downhill ( … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
downhill — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE 1) towards the bottom of a slope. 2) into a steadily worsening situation. ► NOUN 1) a downward slope. 2) Skiing a downhill race … English terms dictionary
Downhill — Down hill , n. Declivity; descent; slope. [1913 Webster] On th icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downhill — index decline Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
