ups and downs

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NounEdit

ups and downs pl ‎(plural only)

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.

   • Thackeray

     They had their ups and downs of fortune.

SynonymsEdit

• vicissitudes (formal)

TranslationsEdit

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

• 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