abstiegsgefährdet

English translation: in danger of decline

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German term or phrase:abstiegsgefährdet
English translation:in danger of decline
Entered by: Steffen Walter

21:35 May 5, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: abstiegsgefährdet
I definitely see "abstiegs" + "gefährdeten," but I don't understand the meaning of the two together, at least not in the context I found it, which is below. How would you translate this word? Thanks in advance. Context:

"Gemessen an unseren Standards gleicht New York, auch da, wo die Wohnungen teuer und die Bewohner jung und ehrgeizig sind, immer noch einer abstiegsgefährdeten Metropole mit problematischer Infrastruktur. Die Schlaglöcher in den Hauptverkehrsadern sind teilweise so groß und tief, dass man als Fahrradfahrer fürchtet, darin zu verschwinden, Lebensmittelgeschäfte operieren unter hygienisch verheerenden Bedingungen, und die Hälfte der New Yorker Wohnhäuser würde in Deutschland vermutlich von der Bauaufsicht geschlossen."
BrettMN
Local time: 06:25
danger of decline
Explanation:
for starters.
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Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 19:25
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4danger of decline
Robert Feuerlein
4 +2in danger of losing class/standard
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in danger of losing class/standard


Explanation:
..means here to lose class.

Sagitario

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: whose status as...is jeopardized/is at risk of losing its status as metropolis... etc
3 mins

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): w/ Johanna's proposal
5 mins
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
danger of decline


Explanation:
for starters.

Example sentence(s):
  • The city offered $1.4 million for the Jamaica Plain landmark, ... undergoing a major restoration to save it from the danger of decline in its third century. ...
  • architects from overseas have left their mark on the city: From Frank ... pouring into East Berlin, the old West was in danger of decline. lt ...

    www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-8058547.html - 61k
    Reference: http://csur.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lecture_07s/meyer-lecture.pdf
Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Thank you to everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk: also ok
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Rutita.

agree  Armorel Young
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Armorel.

agree  Woodstock (X): Yes, this is more generic, since exactly what is in danger of being lost is not specifically stated
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Woodstock.

agree  Paul Skidmore
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paul.
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