downgrade

rétrograder, déclasser

Attribuer à quelque chose un rang, une note ou un niveau inférieur.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : lower, demote

Contraires : upgrade, promote

Expressions courantes : downgrade a rating, downgrade something to something, downgrade a threat

dégradation de la note

Passage à une note inférieure parce que quelque chose est jugé moins bon ou moins fiable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : downgrade of something (The downgrade of the bonds worried investors.)

Synonymes : rating reduction

Contraires : upgrade

Expressions courantes : credit downgrade, rating downgrade, downgrade of something

baisse de qualité, dégradation

Changement qui rend quelque chose moins bon ou lui enlève des fonctions utiles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : downgrade in something (The new seats represent a downgrade in comfort.)

Synonymes : reduction, deterioration

Contraires : upgrade, improvement

Expressions courantes : a major downgrade, downgrade in quality, software downgrade