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sagging

/ˈsæɡɪŋ/

saggingnoun

/ˈsæɡɪŋ/

Used as an uncountable noun referring to the act or state of sinking or drooping.

Translations

affaissementTerme général pour un affaissement ou une déformation vers le bas sous l’effet du poids.

Engineers measured the sagging of the ceiling before starting repairs.

Les ingénieurs ont mesuré l’affaissement du plafond avant de commencer les réparations.

Definitions

The act or process of sinking, drooping, or bending downward under weight or loss of strength.

Engineers measured the sagging of the ceiling before starting repairs.

Synonyms

saggingadjective

/ˈsæɡɪŋ/

Translations

en déclinS’emploie au sens figuré pour une situation, une économie ou une valeur qui se détériore.

The sagging economy has led to increased unemployment rates.

L’économie en déclin a entraîné une hausse du chômage.

affaisséSe dit d’un objet qui pend ou s’affaisse sous son propre poids.

The sagging roof needed urgent repairs to prevent further damage.

Le toit affaissé avait besoin de réparations urgentes pour éviter d’autres dommages.

Definitions

Hanging down loosely or drooping.

The sagging roof needed urgent repairs to prevent further damage.

Declining or deteriorating in quality, strength, or value.

The sagging economy has led to increased unemployment rates.

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Antonyms

sagverb

sagging

ing-form

sagged

Past Simple

sagged

Past Participle

sagging

ing-form

/sæɡ/

Translations

baisserAu sens figuré, pour une diminution de niveau, de valeur ou de performance.

The team's performance started to sag after their star player was injured.

Les performances de l'équipe ont commencé à baisser après la blessure de son joueur vedette.

s'affaisser

The old mattress began to sag in the middle after years of use.

L'ancien matelas a commencé à s'affaisser au milieu après des années d'utilisation.

Additional translations

abattreTerme de nautique : dévier sous le vent de la route prévue.

Definitions

To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight.

The old mattress began to sag in the middle after years of use.

To decline or deteriorate in strength, value, or quality.

The team's performance started to sag after their star player was injured.

To drift or deviate to leeward of the intended course, especially of a ship or boat.

The schooner sagged to leeward as the wind strengthened.

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Antonyms

sagnoun

Definitions

A downward curve or droop in a structure or surface.

The old mattress had a noticeable sag in the middle.

A decline or drop in value, quality, or performance.

There was a sag in the company's profits last quarter.

The sideways drift of a vessel to leeward from its intended course.

The captain corrected for the ship's sag to avoid the reef.