downgrade

declassare

Assegnare a qualcosa un grado, una valutazione o un livello inferiore.

In inglese semplice: To give something a lower rank, rating, or level.

• The agency downgraded the bank.
• They downgraded his ticket to economy class.
• The alert was downgraded after the storm weakened.

Come si usa: downgrade something from A to B (The agency downgraded the rating from A to B.); downgrade something to something (Officials downgraded the storm to a tropical depression.)

Sinonimi: lower, demote

Contrari: upgrade, promote

Espressioni comuni: downgrade a rating, downgrade something to something, downgrade a threat

declassamento

Passaggio a una valutazione inferiore perché qualcosa è giudicato peggiore o meno affidabile.

In inglese semplice: A change to a lower rating because something is judged less good or less reliable.

• The bank suffered a credit downgrade.
• Investors sold their shares after the downgrade.
• Another rating downgrade could make borrowing more expensive.

Come si usa: downgrade of something (The downgrade of the bonds worried investors.)

Sinonimi: rating reduction

Contrari: upgrade

Espressioni comuni: credit downgrade, rating downgrade, downgrade of something

peggioramento

Cambiamento che peggiora qualcosa o ne riduce le funzioni utili.

In inglese semplice: A change that makes something worse or gives it fewer useful features.

• This room is a downgrade.
• The cheaper screen was a noticeable downgrade in quality.
• The software downgrade removed several useful features.

Come si usa: downgrade in something (The new seats represent a downgrade in comfort.)

Sinonimi: reduction, deterioration

Contrari: upgrade, improvement

Espressioni comuni: a major downgrade, downgrade in quality, software downgrade