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Meaning of ups and downs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
    idiomatic, plural, plural-only
  2. Undulations.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Català alts i baixos
Deutsch Höhen und Tiefen
Ελληνικά ανεβοκατέβασμα
Español altibajos vicisitud
فارسی فراز و نشیب
Suomi ylä- ja alamäet ylämäet ja alamäet
Français des hauts et des bas
Italiano alti e bassi
日本語 あがりさがり なきわらい 上下 浮き沈み 満ち欠け 起伏
한국어 곡절 등락 성쇠
Polski wzloty i upadki
Português altos e baixos
Русский взлёты и паде́ния
Shqip ngritje-zbritje
తెలుగు ఆటుపోట్లు
Tiếng Việt mưa gió sóng gió thăng trầm thịnh suy

Examples

“Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.”
“So it is the world wags: that honest men and knaves alike are always having ups and downs of fortune, and that we are perpetually changing tenants in Our Street.”
“[...] speed barely exceeded 30 m.p.h. until well beyond Kelty and from the front end the ups-and-downs of the track occasioned by pitfalls are very noticeable.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Upsahl Upsala upsale Upsalls Creek upsampler upsampling

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