We should not use foreign workers as a buffer against Japan's economic slowdown.
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Slowdown
Synonyms for "slowdown" (152 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (76)
Noun(1 words)
lagginglapseletdownletuplockoutlogjamlowlow growth ratemarket expansionminus accelerationmoratoriumobstructionoutlaw strikepaperasseriepausepeakpeakingplungeprosperityprotest
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recessionrecoveryred tapered-tapeismred-taperyreduction of expensesreduction of spendingremissionreprieverespiteretardanceretardmentretreatretrenchmentrevoltrulebook slowdownsavingscrapingscrimpingsetbacksick-insit down strikesit-downsit-down strikeskimpingslackslack-upslackeningslow upslow-upslowingslowing downslownessslowupslumpsparingstagnationstaystay of executionstopstoppagestrikesubsidencesuspensionsympathy striketie uptie-uptime lagturnoutupturnwaitwalkoutwanewildcat strikework stoppage
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11 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- забавяне noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 減緩 /减缓 noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
- 減速 /减速 noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Czech
1 entries- zpomalení noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Finnish
1 entries- hidastus noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Indonesian
2 entries- kemunduran noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
- perlambatan noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Italian
1 entries- rallentamento noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Malay
1 entries- keperlahanan noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Portuguese
1 entries- abrandamento noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Russian
1 entries- замедле́ние noun (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)
Sample sentences
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Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
Source: tatoeba (281353)
Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
Source: tatoeba (8110551)
Beyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long-standing economic challenges.
Source: tatoeba (8907500)
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