slump

slump
1. noun
Sturz, der (fig.); (in demand, investment, sales, production) starker Rückgang (in Gen.); (economic depression) Depression, die (Wirtsch.); (in morale, support, popularity) Nachlassen, das (in Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Commerc.) stark zurückgehen; [Preise, Kurse:] stürzen (fig.)
2) (be diminished) [Popularität, Moral, Unterstützung usw.:] nachlassen
3) (collapse) fallen

they found him slumped over the table — sie fanden ihn über dem Tisch zusammengesunken

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1. verb
1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) plumpsen
2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) fallen
2. noun
1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) der Sturz
2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) die Wirtschaftskrise
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slump
[slʌmp]
I. n ECON
1. (decline) [plötzliche] Abnahme; STOCKEX Baisse f, [Kurs]einbruch m
there has been a \slump in demand for beef die Nachfrage nach Rindfleisch ist drastisch zurückgegangen
\slump in prices Preissturz m
\slump in production Produktionseinbruch m
2. (recession) Rezession f
economic \slump Wirtschaftskrise f
to be in a \slump sich akk in einer Krise befinden
II. vi
1. (fall dramatically) prices stürzen, fallen; numbers, sales zurückgehen
the value of property has \slumped Immobilien haben drastisch an Wert verloren
2. (fall heavily) fallen, zusammensacken
to \slump into a chair sich akk in einen Stuhl fallen lassen
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[slʌmp]
1. n
(in sth etw gen) (in numbers, popularity, morale etc) (plötzliche) Abnahme; (in production, sales) Rückgang m; (= state) Tiefstand m; (FIN) Sturz m, Baisse f (spec); (of prices) plötzliches Absinken

slump in prices — Preissturz m (of bei)

the 1929 Slump — die Weltwirtschaftskrise von 1929

2. vi
1) ( FIN, COMM prices) stürzen, fallen; (sales, production) plötzlich zurückgehen; (fig, morale etc) sinken, fallen
2) (= sink) fallen, sinken

to slump into a chair — sich in einen Sessel fallen or plumpsen (inf) lassen

he was slumped over the wheel — er war über dem Steuer zusammengesackt

he was slumped on the floor — er lag in sich (dat) zusammengesunken auf dem Fußboden

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slump [slʌmp]
A v/i
1. plumpsen (into in akk):
slump into a chair sich in einen Sessel plumpsen lassen
2. meist slump down (in sich) zusammensacken (Person)
3. WIRTSCH stürzen (Preise)
4. zurückgehen
5. GEOL rutschen
B s
1. WIRTSCH
a) auch slump in prices (Preis)Sturz m, Baisse f (an der Börse)
b) (starker) Konjunkturrückgang
2. allg (plötzlicher) Rückgang (in gen oder in dat):
be in a slump rückläufig sein;
there is a slump in attendance die Teilnehmerzahlen gehen zurück
3. SPORT Schwächeperiode f
4. GEOL Rutschung f
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1. noun
Sturz, der (fig.); (in demand, investment, sales, production) starker Rückgang (in Gen.); (economic depression) Depression, die (Wirtsch.); (in morale, support, popularity) Nachlassen, das (in Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Commerc.) stark zurückgehen; [Preise, Kurse:] stürzen (fig.)
2) (be diminished) [Popularität, Moral, Unterstützung usw.:] nachlassen
3) (collapse) fallen

they found him slumped over the table — sie fanden ihn über dem Tisch zusammengesunken

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(financial) n.
plötzlicher Rückgang m. n.
Baisse -s f.
Börsensturz m.
Kurseinbruch m.
Preissturz m.
Wirtschaftskrise f.
starker Konjunkturrückgang m. v.
erweichen v.
hineinplumpsen v.
plumpsen v.
völlig versagen ausdr.

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