We often need to describe trends in business and the
economy when speaking English. The following words and expressions are all
commonly used.
ماذا
تقول
بالإنجليزية
للتعبير عن
ارتفاع
الأسعار أو
ثباتها أو
انخفاضها
وغير ذلك
to go up /
to
go down
"Prices have gone up / gone down by 10%."
to increase / to
decrease
"The cost of living is increasing / decreasing."
"Prices are rising again."
to peak at / to
bottom out at (highest or lowest point)
"Shares peaked at 679p then fell."
"Shares bottomed out at 37p then rose."
to rocket / to
plummet (dramatic rise or fall)
"House prices rocketed in the South East last year."
"The Euro plummeted against the US Dollar, then rose
to soar (fly
high, like an eagle!)
"Soaring house prices make it difficult for first-time buyers to buy a
house."
to drop
"Increased labour costs have caused profits to drop
to level out
(become stable) تبقى
ثابتة
"Share prices have levelled out this month at 497p
to recover
(improve after a bad period) تنتعش
"The Euro has recovered after last week's heavy trading."
to stagnate
(staying at a low point, and not moving at all. This is a negative word)
تتجمد
"The economy is stagnating."
to strengthen / to
weaken تقوى أو تضعف
العملة
"The pound has strengthened against the dollar."
to remain stable
"The cost of petrol has remained stable."
an upward trend / a
downward trend
"There has been an upward trend in the price of houses."
Ways
of talking about movement
steady
- a steady rise
slight -
a slight improvement on
بطيئ
moderate -
a moderate recovery معتدل
dramatic -
a dramatic rise
مفاجئ وكبير
substantial -
substantial growth كبير
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