English
Noun
ups and downs pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
- Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.
- Thackeray
- They had their ups and downs of fortune.
Synonyms
Translations
idiomatic
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 起伏 (zh) (qǐfú), 盛衰 (zh) (shèngshuāi), 浮沈 (zh), 浮沉 (zh) (fúchén), 沈浮 (zh), 沉浮 (zh) (chénfú)
- French: des hauts et des bas (fr)
- German: Höhen und Tiefen f pl
- Italian: alti e bassi
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- Japanese: 起伏 (ja) (きふく, kifuku), 浮き沈み (うきしずみ, ukishizumi)
- Persian: پستی و بلندی (pasti-o-bolandi), فراز و فرود (farâz-o-forud), فراز و نشیب (farâz-o-našib)
- Polish: wzloty i upadki (pl)
- Portuguese: altos e baixos (pt) m pl
- Russian: взлёты и паде́ния pl (vzljóty i padénija)
- Spanish: altibajos (es) m pl
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