depression

depresión

Trastorno mental que provoca tristeza duradera, poca energía y pérdida de interés por la vida cotidiana.

En inglés sencillo: A mental health condition that causes lasting sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in daily life.

• She has depression.
• He received treatment for depression last year.
• Her doctor asked about symptoms of depression.

Expresiones frecuentes: have depression, severe depression, treatment for depression

depresión económica

Periodo largo en que la actividad económica cae mucho y muchas personas pierden su empleo.

En inglés sencillo: A long period when business activity falls greatly and many people lose their jobs.

• The country entered a depression.
• Many businesses closed during the depression.
• The government feared another economic depression.

Sinónimos: slump

Antónimos: boom

Expresiones frecuentes: economic depression, great depression, during a depression

abatimiento, tristeza

Estado de sentirse muy triste y desanimado.

En inglés sencillo: A state of feeling very sad and unhappy.

• A feeling of depression followed his disappointment.
• Her depression lifted when her friends arrived.
• He sank into depression after losing the match.

Sinónimos: sadness, gloom, dejection

Antónimos: happiness

Expresiones frecuentes: deep depression, feeling of depression, period of depression

depresión, hueco

Parte de una superficie que está más baja que la zona que la rodea.

En inglés sencillo: A part of a surface that is lower than the area around it.

• Water collected in a small depression.
• The heavy box left a depression in the cushion.
• She filled the depressions in the ground with soil.

Cómo se usa: a depression in something (There was a shallow depression in the metal.)

Sinónimos: hollow, dip

Antónimos: bump

Expresiones frecuentes: shallow depression, depression in something, small depression, natural depression

presión, descenso

Acción de empujar o mover algo hacia abajo.

En inglés sencillo: The act of pushing or moving something down.

• Depression of the pedal starts the motor.
• The switch requires full depression to work.
• Repeated depression of the lever damaged the spring.

Cómo se usa: depression of something (Depression of the lever releases the lock.)

Expresiones frecuentes: depression of something, pedal depression, full depression