Abstieg — meaning in English

English meaning

• demotion noun A move to a lower rank, position, or level.
• descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.

Senses

Abstieg is used for these senses in English:

• demotion An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.
• descent An instance of descending; act of coming down.
• descent A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
• drop Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
• plummet (figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.
• relegation The act of being relegated
• relegation (sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.
• run (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.

descent — full definition

1. noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
2. noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
3. noun A drop into a worse state or condition.

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