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declina

[dɛ'klinɐ]
verb
declines, refuses, slopes down
1. third person singular present indicative of 'declinar' - to refuse or reject politely
She declines the invitation.
Ela declina o convite.
2. to slope downward, to descend
The hill declinas towards the valley.
A colina declina em direção ao vale.
3. to decrease, to diminish
His health declinas with age.
Sua saúde declina com a idade.
4. in grammar, to decline (inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective)
The teacher declinas the Latin noun.
O professor declina o nome latino.
Synonyms
recusarejeitadiminuidesce
Antonyms
aceitaaumentasobe

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
declina
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
declina
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

declina um convite (to decline an invitation)
declina de saúde (to be in declining health)
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