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DOWNWARD
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Traducere în limba română
downward I. adjectiv
1. aplecat, înclinat;
(ec.) downward tendency tendinţă de coborâre.
2. deprimat, abătut.
downward II. adverb, vezi downwards.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
He doesn't realize that he has entered upon the downward path.
(Martin Eden, de Jack London)
I was on my downward way then, but the dreary, dreary road I have traversed since!
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
His hind-legs still rested on the cave- lip, so he fell forward head downward.
(White Fang, de Jack London)
To travel downward.
(Descend, NCI Thesaurus)
He rested the book face downward on his breast and fell to thinking.
(Martin Eden, de Jack London)
I well remember the sense of dignity, beauty even, with which the patient gravity of his face impressed me, when, having gradually removed his eyes from mine, he sat looking downward, leaning his forehead on his hand.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)