downfall
A precipitous decline in fortuneA precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
» Your arrogance will be your downfall.
Значение
значений: 3(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
Niedergang, Untergang, Verfall
паде́ниеpadénije, круше́ниеkrušénije, обва́лobvál
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
Orson Scott Card It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead.
Ruin
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An act of falling down.
a downfall of rain
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Примеры
предложений: 29Your arrogance will be your downfall.
Drink brought about his downfall.
Алкоголь и привёл его к краху.
His arrogance led to his downfall.
deSeine Arroganz führte ihn in den Ruin.
Arrogance leads to a person's downfall.
Yanni's arrogance will be his downfall.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th cenFrom down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.
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Формы
мн. число: downfallsСинонимы
синонимов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым