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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