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going down

[/ˈɡoʊɪŋ daʊn/]
verb (present participle)
descendo; caindo; acontecendo
1. moving downward; descending
The sun is going down on the horizon.
O sol está descendo no horizonte.
2. decreasing in value, amount, or level
Prices are going down this season.
Os preços estão caindo nesta estação.
3. happening or occurring (informal)
What's going down at the party tonight?
O que está acontecendo na festa esta noite?
4. being swallowed or ingested
The medicine is going down easily.
O remédio está descendo facilmente.
5. being recorded or remembered
This will go down in history.
Isto entrará para a história.
NYC Slang
what's poppin'; what's happening
Synonyms
descendingfallingdroppingsinkingdeclininghappening
Antonyms
going upascendingrisingincreasingclimbing

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
descendo; caindo; acontecendo
most common usage across all Brazilian regions
Rio de Janeiro
descendo; rolando
'rolando' used colloquially for 'happening'
São Paulo
descendo; caindo; rolando
urban slang may use 'rolando' for events
Portugal
a descer; a cair; a acontecer
gerund forms often use 'a' + infinitive structure

Related Idioms & Phrases

going down in flames
going down the drain
going down the wrong road
things are going down
it's all going down
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