step down
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step down
verb steps down · stepping down · stepped down
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, down. to step down carefully from a train
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To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.
She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.
Similar: abdicate
- To reduce gradually or incrementally.
Opposite: step up
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verb
Opposite: step up
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verb to resign or retire from a position
| Español | dimitir, renunciar |
|---|---|
| Français | démissionner, se retirer |
| Deutsch | zurücktreten |
| Italiano | ritirarsi, dimettersi |
| Română | abdica |
| Русский | уйти́ с поста́ ujtí s postá, уво́литься uvólitʹsja, увольня́ться uvolʹnjátʹsja |
verb to reduce gradually
| Deutsch | herunterstufen, degradieren, erniedrigen, deklassieren, herabstufen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | scemare, diminuire |
| Русский | уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ, понижа́ть ponižátʹ |
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