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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdégringolade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-gran-go-lad
"Cette entreprise fait face à une dégringolade financière."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rapid downfall, deterioration, or decline in status, structure, or condition.
"The sudden economic crisis triggered the complete degringolade of the country's financial markets." - 2
A headlong or headlong-style descent or fall.
"Hikers witnessed a terrifying degringolade of rocks and boulders down the steep mountain slope."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the 19th century directly from the French word déringolade or déglingolade, which are ultimately derived from the Provençal verb degringolar (to tumble down). The root is an onomatopoeic blend imitating the sound of rolling or tumbling down a staircase.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Degringolade" is said worldwide
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dégringolade
Transliteration: dey-gran-go-lad
"Cette entreprise fait face à une dégringolade financière."
Absturz
Transliteration: ap-stʊɐ̯ts
"Das Unternehmen erlebte einen schnellen Absturz."
rovina
Transliteration: ro-vi-na
"La crisi ha portato alla rovina del sistema."
declive
Transliteration: de-kli-be
"El país sufrió un rápido declive económico."
declínio
Transliteration: de-kli-niu
"A empresa entrou em declínio acentuado."
पतन
Transliteration: patan
"आर्थिक संकट ने साम्राज्य के पतन को तेज कर दिया।"
急剧下降
Transliteration: jíjù xiàjiàng
"股市经历了急剧下降。"
몰락
Transliteration: mollak
"그 제국은 비극적인 몰락을 맞이했다."
失落
Transliteration: shitsuraku
"経済の急速な失落が起きた。"
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