ups and downs

English

Noun

ups and downs

1. (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.

   How is your new job as a lift engineer? It has it's ups and downs!

Synonyms

• vicissitudes (formal)

Translations

idiomatic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 起伏 (cmn) (qǐfú), 盛衰 (cmn) (shèngshuāi), 浮沈 (cmn), 浮沉 (cmn) (fúchén), 沈浮 (cmn), 沉浮 (cmn) (chénfú)

• French: des hauts et des bas (fr)
• German: Höhen und Tiefen (de) f pl

• Japanese: 起伏 (ja) (きふく, kifuku), 浮き沈み (ja) (うきしずみ, ukishizumi)
• Persian: پستی و بلندی (fa) (pasti-o-bolandi), فراز و فرود (fa) (farâz-o-forud), فراز و نشیب (fa) (farâz-o-našib)
• Russian: взлёты и падения (ru) (vzljóty i padénija) pl
• Spanish: altibajos (es) m pl