It will be some time before the economy will move out of the current doldrums.
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Doldrums
//ˈdɒldɹəmz//
Synonyms for "doldrums" (66 found)
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30 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- потиснатост noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- униние noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
Danish
1 entries- kalmebælte noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
Faroese
1 entries- lognarbelti noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
French
1 entries- Pot-au-Noir noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
German
4 entries- Durchhänger noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- Flaute noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- Flaute noun (state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds)
- Flautenstimmung noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֵזוֹר הַשֶּׁקֶט הַמַּשְׁוָנִי noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
Icelandic
1 entries- kyrrabelti noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
Indonesian
1 entries- doldrum noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
Italian
3 entries- bonaccia noun (state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds)
- depressione noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- tristezza noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
Manx
1 entries- ard ny guinaghyn noun (part of the ocean near the equator)
Māori
1 entries- paruretanga noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
Polish
3 entries- apatia noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- cisza noun (state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds)
- flauta noun (state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds)
Portuguese
2 entries- esmorecimento noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
- modorra noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
Swedish
1 entries- tristess noun (state of apathy or lack of interest)
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Tom was down in the doldrums after Mary walked out on him.
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The "doldrums" is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters.
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Known to sailors around the world as the doldrums, the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a belt around the Earth extending approximately five degrees north and south of the equator. Here, the prevailing trade winds of the northern hemisphere blow to the southwest and collide with the southern hemisphere’s driving northeast trade winds.
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