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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesシフトダウン
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shifuto daun
"坂道ではシフトダウンが必要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To engage a lower gear in a motor vehicle, or to reduce the level, scale, or intensity of an activity or operation.
"Drivers must shift down when approaching a steep mountain incline."
- 1
An act of changing to a lower gear or a downward adjustment in economic or organizational status.
"The company experienced a financial shift-down during the third quarter."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'sciftan' (to divide, distribute, or arrange) and the Old English 'dūne' (downward). Originally established in mechanical contexts during the early 20th century to describe the physical action of changing a vehicle's transmission to a lower gear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shift-down" is said worldwide
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rétrograder
Transliteration: ʁetʁɔɡʁade
"Il faut rétrograder pour monter cette côte raide."
zurückschalten
Transliteration: tsuˈʁʏkˌʃaltn̩
"Man muss in einen kleineren Gang zurückschalten."
scalare
Transliteration: skaˈlaːre
"È necessario scalare marcia in salita."
reducir
Transliteration: reduˈθiɾ
"Debes reducir de marcha antes de la curva."
reduzir a marcha
Transliteration: ʁeduˈziɾ a ˈmaɾʃɐ
"É preciso reduzir a marcha na subida."
गियर नीचे करना
Transliteration: gear neeche karna
"ढलान पर गाड़ी का गियर नीचे करना पड़ता है।"
降档
Transliteration: jiàng dàng
"上坡时你需要降档。"
기어 내리기
Transliteration: gieo naerigi
"언덕길에서는 기어를 내려야 합니다."
シフトダウン
Transliteration: shifuto daun
"坂道ではシフトダウンが必要です。"
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