in discesa

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in descent”.

Prepositional phrase

in discesa

  1. sloping down; downhill
    strada in discesa ― downhill road
  2. falling, decreasing
    Synonym: in diminuzione
    prezzi in discesa ― falling prices
  3. easy, smooth, without difficulty; downhill
    Synonyms: facile, agevole
    Antonyms: in salita, difficile
    Ora che pensavo che la strada fosse in discesa, mi sono abbasato la guardia.
    Now that I thought the road [of events] was downhill [from here], I lowered my guard.

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