English-Danish translations for decline

afviseAltså afvises borgmesterembedet. This is why people decline the office of mayor. Det kræver, at banken påtager sig risici, som private investorer ville afvise. This requires the Bank to take on risks private operators would decline. Hans pligt var efter Rådets opfattelse at afvise stillingen tilbudt af Telefónica. The Council believes he was under an obligation to decline Telefónica's offer.
forfaldStatens forfald fører på den anden side til katastrofe og anarki. The decline of the state, however, leads to catastrophe and anarchy. Men det fører til forfald og derefter til en direkte fare for demokratiet. This leads to the decline of, and consequently the direct threat to, democracy. Punkt to: Jeg er meget bekymret over, at vores folkemusik forfalder. My second point is this: I am deeply concerned about the decline in our folk music.

nedgangØkonomisk nedgang rammer fattige lande hårdest. Economic decline hits poor countries hardest. Vi er overbevist om, at også denne nedgang kan afbødes. We are convinced this decline can be absorbed. Deraf den bekymrende nedgang i kødforbruget. Hence the worrying decline in meat consumption.

Downward movement, fall.
A weakening.
A reduction or diminution of activity
The act of declining or refusing something
To move downwards, to fall, to drop
To become weaker or worse
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall
To cause to decrease or diminish
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw
To refuse, forbear
To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender
To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun
To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play

The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001
My health declined in winter
a line that declines from straightness
conduct that declines from sound morals
On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer
The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.

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