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downfall:
- ondergang; debacle; tenondergang; teloorgang; val; minder worden; afname; terugloop; daling; ondergangen
Wiktionary:
- downfall → neergang, val
- downfall → val, ondergang
User Contributed Translations for downfall:
- neergang

English

Detailed Translations for downfall from English to Dutch

downfall:

downfall [the ~] noun

the downfall (drawback; disadvantage; ruin)
de ondergang; de debacle; tenondergang; de teloorgang; de val
- ondergang [de ~ (m)] noun
- debacle [de ~] noun
- tenondergang [znw.] noun
- teloorgang [de ~ (m)] noun
- val [de ~ (m)] noun
the downfall (decline; decrease; fall; crash)
minder worden; de afname; de terugloop; de val; de daling
- minder worden [znw.] noun
- afname [de ~] noun
- terugloop [de ~ (m)] noun
- val [de ~ (m)] noun
- daling [de ~ (v)] noun
the downfall (crashes)
de ondergangen
- ondergangen [de ~] noun, plural

Translation Matrix for downfall:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
afname	crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall	acquiring; acquisition; buy; buying; decrease; deduct; diminishing; fall; lessening; obtaining; procurance; purchase; purchasing
daling	crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall	decrease; deduct; descent; fall; landing; touchdown
debacle	disadvantage; downfall; drawback; ruin	bust-up; collapse; crash; sagging; slump; smash
minder worden	crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall	diminishing; lessening
ondergang	disadvantage; downfall; drawback; ruin
ondergangen	crashes; downfall
teloorgang	disadvantage; downfall; drawback; ruin
tenondergang	disadvantage; downfall; drawback; ruin
terugloop	crash; decline; decrease; downfall; fall	atavism; decrease; deduct; fall; reversion
val	crash; decline; decrease; disadvantage; downfall; drawback; fall; ruin	ambush; fall; landing; noose; stag-evil; trap
-	fall; precipitation; ruin; ruination
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
minder worden		be shortcoming; curtail; decline; decrease; diminish; dwindle; go down; go thieving; lessen; mark down; reduce; regress; remove; scale down; shrink; shrink away; sink; take away; wain; waining

Related Words for "downfall":

downfalls, downfallen

Synonyms for "downfall":

ruin; ruination; failure
precipitation; weather; weather condition; atmospheric condition
fall; weakening

Antonyms for "downfall":

rise

Related Definitions for "downfall":

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation¹
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance¹
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)¹

Wiktionary Translations for downfall:

downfall

noun

precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth
- downfall → neergang

downfall

noun

van zijn macht beroofd worden
- val → downfall

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• downfall	→ val	↔ chute — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
• downfall	→ ondergang; val	↔ déchéance — action de faire déchoir ou état de celui qui déchoir.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University