up-and-down

up-and-down (pn-doun)

adj.

1. Characterized by or exhibiting an alternating upward and downward movement.

2. Variable; changeable.

3. Vertical.

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up-and-down

adj

1. moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards

2. Chiefly US very steep; vertical

adv & prep up and down

backwards and forwards (along)

Translations

up-and-down [ˈʌpənˈdaʊn] ADJ [movement] → de arriba a abajo, vertical (fig) [career, business, progress, relationship] → inestable

up-and-down

adj

(lit) up-and-down movement → Auf- und Abbewegung f

(fig) career, fortunes, relationship, period → wechselhaft

up-and-down [ˌʌpənˈdaʊn] adj (movement) → (in) su e giù; (business, progress) → con molti alti e bassi