Meanings (ES + gloss)
decadencia • declinación • declive • retroceso
A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
Educational standards are on the decline.
He has experienced a sudden decline in his health.
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
declinar • descaecer (disused) • periclitar
To become weaker or worse.
After her sother died, Connie began to decline noticeably.
My health declined in winter.
declinar • rechazar
To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
Could I decline this dreadful hour?
“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he…
declinar
To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.
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