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slump

/slʌmp/

slump back

slump down

slump over

Translations

slumpnoun

slumps

/slʌmp/

récessionÉconomie.

The country experienced a severe economic slump that led to widespread unemployment.

Le pays a connu une récession économique sévère qui a entraîné un chômage généralisé.

baisseSens figuré : recul de la performance, des résultats ou de la qualité.

The athlete's recent slump in form has been a concern for the team.

La récente baisse de forme de l'athlète inquiète l'équipe.

affaissementPosture, ou affaissement du béton en contexte technique.

The teacher told the students to sit up straight and lose the slump in their shoulders.

Le professeur a dit aux élèves de se tenir bien droits et de corriger l'affaissement de leurs épaules.

Additional translations

éboulisGéologie.

Synonyms

slumpverb

slumped

Past Simple

slumped

Past Participle

slumping

Gerund

/slʌmp/

chuterÉconomie, résultats, performances.

The company's profits slumped after the new competitor entered the market.

Les bénéfices de l'entreprise ont chuté après l'arrivée du nouveau concurrent sur le marché.

s'affaisserSe laisser tomber lourdement; s'effondrer dans un siège ou vers le bas.

After working for hours, he slumped into the chair, exhausted.

Après avoir travaillé pendant des heures, il s'est affaissé dans le fauteuil, épuisé.

Additional translations

s'avachirPosture relâchée ou affaissée.

Synonyms

slumpadjective

/slʌmp/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to a period of decline; non-gradable.

déclinantSurtout dans les contextes économiques et commerciaux.

Retailers reported slump sales figures during the post-holiday period.

Les détaillants ont signalé des chiffres de ventes déclinants pendant la période suivant les fêtes.

Synonyms

Definitions

slumpnoun

A period of substantial decline in economic activity, often characterized by reduced trade and industrial output.

The country experienced a severe economic slump that led to widespread unemployment.

A sudden or prolonged decline in performance or quality.

The athlete's recent slump in form has been a concern for the team.

A mass of rock and soil that moves down a slope, often as a result of erosion or instability.

The heavy rains caused a slump on the hillside, blocking the road with debris.

A slouching or hunched sitting or standing posture.

The teacher told the students to sit up straight and lose the slump in their shoulders.

A measure of the consistency or workability of freshly mixed concrete obtained from the slump test.

The engineer recorded a 75-millimeter slump for the concrete batch.

slumpverb

To fall or sink heavily; collapse.

After working for hours, he slumped into the chair, exhausted.

To decline or deteriorate, especially suddenly or severely.

The company's profits slumped after the new competitor entered the market.

To assume a drooping posture or position.

She slumped over the desk, feeling defeated by the day's events.

slumpadjective

Experiencing or characteristic of a slump; depressed, stagnant, or declining.

Retailers reported slump sales figures during the post-holiday period.