slope down

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w>slope down

visich neigen, abfallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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It will be a very fine object from many parts of the park, and the flower-garden will slope down just before it, and be exceedingly pretty.
"And do you observe, where those trees slope down the hill, (indicating them with a sweep of the hand, and with all the patronising air of the man who has himself arranged the landscape), "how the mists rising from the river fill up exactly those intervals where we need indistinctness, for artistic effect?
He saw the point of the road where the regiment marched into action on the 16th, and the slope down which they drove the French cavalry who were pressing on the retreating Belgians.
Like all relegated teams from Premier 3, it is not certain if a team is on the slippery slope down the divisions or if it was just a wee blip in a one-off poor season.
Both models feature a pair of carbon fibre humps that start right behind the passenger compartment and gently slope down towards the back of the model.
By the time the cast has offered the audience their own demonstration, three tie-dyed girls have riled themselves up enough to whisper: "Shall we march?" They slope down to the stage, unsure.
Crossing the next field there are fine views ahead and we then follow the slope down the field to pass through two gates.
"It's a very steep slippery slope down into the offending risk area."
"It is a bit of a ski slope down there, but they seem to like it.
Continue from the summit to the south east and follow the broad slope down into the valley, follow the path up and over the next mountain to get the best views of Pen y Fan, and on to the top of Cribyn.
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