What does déclin in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word déclin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déclin in French.

The word déclin in French means setting, weakening, slowing, lowering, decline, decline, fall, in decline, on the decline, on the wane. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word déclin

setting

nom masculin (astre : descente) (sun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le déclin du soleil allonge l'ombre des cyprès.
The setting of the sun lengthens the shadows of the cypress trees.

weakening, slowing, lowering

nom masculin (baisse de vitalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le déclin de mon père est dû à sa chimiothérapie.
My father's decline is down to his chemotherapy.

decline

nom masculin (figuré (baisse de prestige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le déclin de ce sportif fait mal à voir, il ferait mieux d'arrêter sa carrière.

decline, fall

nom masculin (décadence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le déclin de l'empire romain s'acheva au cinquième siècle de notre ère.
The decline (or: fall) of the Roman Empire came to an end in the fifth century AD.

in decline

locution adverbiale (qui se dégrade)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La sidérurgie est en déclin en France.

on the decline, on the wane

locution adjectivale (en perte d'influence)

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