Downshifts

/ˈdaʊnˌʃɪfts/ noun, verb

Definition

Multiple instances of shifting to lower gears, or reductions in speed or effort (plural noun or third person singular verb).

Etymology

From 'downshift' plus '-s' for pluralization or third person singular present tense.

Kelly Says

Notice how one word root can generate a whole family of forms: shift, downshift, downshifted, downshifting, downshifts. English builds complexity through systematic combination rather than creating entirely new words!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት
an-d ay-net
ARالعربية
نقلات للخلف
naqalat lil-kha-lif
BNবাংলা
গিয়ার স্থানান্তর
gi-yar sth-ana-an-tar
CACatalà
canvis de velocitat
can-vis de ve-lo-ci-tat
CSČeština
převod dolů
pre-vod do-lu
DADansk
gearskift ned
gear-skift ned
DEDeutsch
Gangschaltung zurück
gang-schalt-ung zür-ück
ELΕλληνικά
αλλαγή σχέσεων
al-la-ghi she-si-seon
ESEspañol
bajadas de marchas
ba-ja-das de mar-chas
FAفارسی
تغییر دنده
ta-ghi-yer den-deh
FISuomi
vaihdot alas
vai-hdot a-las
FRFrançais
descentes de vitesse
de-sen-tes de ve-si-te
GUGU
ગીયર ચેન્જ
gi-yar che-nj
HAHA
kwanta
kwan-ta
HEעברית
שינוי הילוכים
sh-i-noy hi-lu-chim
HIहिन्दी
गियर बदलना
ge-er ba-l-na
HUMagyar
fokoz leváltása
fo-koz le-valt-asa
IDBahasa Indonesia
pergantian gigi
per-gantian gi-gi
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
cambiamenti di marcia
cam-bia-men-ti di mar-cia
JA日本語
シフトダウン
shi-futo da-un
KKKK
сатыны ауыстыру
sa-ty-ny au-ys-ty-ru
KMKM
ក្លាយ
kla-y
KO한국어
기어 변속
gi-eo byeon-sok
MRMR
गियर बदलणे
ge-er ba-l-na
MSBahasa Melayu
peralihan gear
pe-ra-li-han gear
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyan
NLNederlands
schakelingen terug
schak-el-in-gen ter-rug
NONorsk
girskift ned
gir-skift ned
PAPA
ਗਿ Gears
gi gears
PLPolski
zmiana biegów
z-miana bie-gow
PTPortuguês
reduções de marcha
re-du-çoes de mar-cha
RORomână
schimburi de viteze
schim-bu-ri de vi-te-ze
RUРусский
переключения вниз
pere-klyucheniya niz
SVSvenska
växlingar ner
v-eks-ling-ar ner
SWKiswahili
mabadiliko ya kasi
ma-ba-di-li-ko ya ka-si
TAதமிழ்
கியர் மாற்று
ki-yar ma-atru
TEతెలుగు
గేర్లు మార్చు
ge-rlu ma-ar-chu
THไทย
ลดเกียร์
lot ge-i
TLTL
pagbabago ng mga bilis
pa-ga-ba-go ng mga bi-lis
TRTürkçe
vites düşürme
vi-tes du-sh-ur-me
UKУкраїнська
перемикання вниз
pere-mi-ka-nya niz
URاردو
گير تبديل
gir ta-be-dil
VITiếng Việt
giảm số
giam so
YOYO
ṣeṣe
sho-sho
ZH中文
降档
xiàngdàng
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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