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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNSHIFTING

downshifting  [ˈdaʊnˌʃɪftɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNSHIFTING

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downshifting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOWNSHIFTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Downshifting

Downshifting is a social behavior or trend in which individuals live simpler lives to escape from the rat race of obsessive materialism and to reduce the “stress, overtime, and psychological expense that may accompany it”. It emphasizes finding an improved balance between leisure and work and focusing life goals on personal fulfillment and relationship building instead of the all-consuming pursuit of economic success. Downshifting also refers to the act of reducing the gear of a motor vehicle while driving a manual transmission. Downshifting, as a concept, shares many characteristics with simple living, but is distinguished, as an alternative form, by its focus on moderate change and concentration on an individual comfort level, a “dip your toes in gently” approach. In the 1990s this new form of simple living began appearing in the mainstream media and has continually grown in popularity among populations living in industrial societies, especially the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.

Definition of downshifting in the English dictionary

The definition of downshifting in the dictionary is the practice of simplifying one's lifestyle and becoming less materialistic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNSHIFTING


antishoplifting
ˌæntɪˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ
crofting
ˈkrɒftɪŋ
drifting
ˈdrɪftɪŋ
grafting
ˈɡrɑːftɪŋ
powerlifting
ˈpaʊəˌlɪftɪŋ
rafting
ˈrɑːftɪŋ
shafting
ˈʃɑːftɪŋ
shifting
ˈʃɪftɪŋ
shoplifting
ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ
uplifting
ʌpˈlɪftɪŋ
weightlifting
ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNSHIFTING

downs
downscale
downshift
downshifter
downside
downside risk
downsize
downsized
downsizing
downslide
downslope
downspin
downspout
downstage
downstair
downstairs
downstate
downstater
downstream
downstroke

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNSHIFTING

acting
blackwater rafting
camp-drafting
computing
connecting
consulting
contrasting
cutting
dating
eating
exciting
existing
fighting
frosting
heating
hunting
interesting
lighting
skin grafting
whitewater rafting

Synonyms and antonyms of downshifting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «downshifting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNSHIFTING

Find out the translation of downshifting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downshifting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downshifting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

降档
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cambiar de marcha
570 millions of speakers

English

downshifting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

downshifting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينتقل إلى ترس أوطا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дауншифтинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downshifting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downshifting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétrogradage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Downshifting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herunterschalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウンシフティング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다운 시프트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Downshifting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm tốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downshifting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाउनशिपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vites küçültme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scalata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

redukcji biegu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дауншифтинг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Decalaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατέβασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

downshifting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedväxling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

downshifting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downshifting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSHIFTING»

The term «downshifting» is regularly used and occupies the 57.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSHIFTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downshifting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNSHIFTING»

Discover the use of downshifting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downshifting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Downshifting Made Easy: How to Plan for Your Planet-Friendly ...
What does it mean to ?downshift?
Marian Van Eyk McCain, 2011
2
Downshifting: The Guide to Happier, Simpler Living
A new edition of this guide to creating a simpler and more balanced life.
Polly Ghazi, Judy Jones, 2004
3
The Dilemma of Student Downshifting: Pedagogical Practices ...
The current public education system is saturated with practices perceived as threatening by the student population.
Bryan Jason Hains, 2007
4
Downshifting, Leisure Meanings and Transformations in Leisure
This study was undertaken with the purposes of exploring meanings of leisure prevalent amongst career downshifters and to better understand changes in their leisure consequential to their career downshift.
Roy S. Hampton, 2008
5
Down-Shifting: Reinventing Success on a Slower Track
Based on in-depth interviews, this study looks at the growing number of professionals who are choosing to temper their ambitions in exchange for a more fulfilling life with their families and communities
Amy Saltzman, 1991
6
The overspent American: upscaling, downshifting, and the new ...
Targets consumerism as the root of many Americans' material dissatisfaction, showing how modest goals for getting ahead have turned into unrealistic lifestyles
Juliet Schor, 1998
7
Chucking It All
From struggling to fit in as a temporary postman in a wilderness where houses dont display numbers or names, to attending drunken country ceilidhs with the island singles club, or finding himself up to the neck in local politics while ...
‎2009
8
Power, Employment, and Accumulation: Social Structures in ...
VOLUNTARY. DOWNSHIFTING. IN. THE. 1990S. I. Introduction In his final book, Fat and Mean: The Corporate Squeeze of Working Americans and the Myth of Managerial "Downsizing, " David Gordon (1996) argued that the conventional ...
Jim Stanford, Lance Taylor, Ellen Houston, 2001
9
Escape from the Rat Race: Downshifting to a Richer Life
In this book, downshifting needn't involve self-sufficiency in Surbiton.
Nicholas Corder, 2001
10
The Great Race
“Be home soon, babe,” he whispered, as he braked hard into the first turn, simulating exiting I-94 and entering a short stretch of Hwy JJ, downshifting through the gears to second, the engine screaming and spewing green flames out the rear.
William N. Hoskins, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNSHIFTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downshifting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why The 2015 Ford Mustang GT Is Impossible Not To Like
Pedals are perfectly spaced for heel-and-toe downshifting. The clutch felt on the hefty side, but that could be chalked up to 10,000 miles of hard ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
2
Fresh Tracks: Stevens Trail in Colfax Leads to the River
... to Interstate 80, where the sound of big rigs grinding gears while downshifting and cars whooshing by blotted out the sounds of nature. At one ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
'Self/Less': Ben Kingsley comes back to life as Ryan Reynolds …
It loses its way a bit in the final third, downshifting into some second-rate television action sequences. Michelle Dockery from "Downton Abbey" ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
4
KTM Duke 390 & RC 390 to be Launched with Slipper Clutch
The duke 390 is globally seen as learner bike without the slipper clutch a new learner who is not good at downshifting will learn a hard lesson ... «On Cars India, Jul 15»
5
Review: Honda's HR-V's back, and about time
... with a published combined rate or 6.9 litres per 100 kilometres, which would be the case if you keep rapid acceleration and downshifting to a minimum. «Sunbury & Macedon Ranges StarWeekly, Jul 15»
6
While Greece Burns, China's Stock Market Is Also Aflame
And two: China's overly indebted economy is downshifting from boom to bust as its population ages and slowing productivity and a lack of ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
7
Nano gets an automatic twist
For those who need a bit of driving thrill, the gear lever can be pushed to the extreme left which enables upshifting and downshifting without ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
8
Porsche unveils the new Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS
An automatic throttle blip function is implemented when downshifting with the manual transmission. It matches engine revs to the lower gear ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
9
8 of 10 Things Drivers Should Know About Motorcycles from …
Motorcyclists often slow down by downshifting or merely rolling off the throttle, thus not activating the rear brake light. Allow more following ... «American Iron Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Greece Votes No to Bailout Package; What's Now?
One can't help but wonder if the “new normal” of slow growth is actually downshifting rather than preparing for takeoff as the Fed presumes. «Smarter Analyst, Jul 15»

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