ups and downs

English

Noun

ups and downs pl (plural only)

(idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.
Heidi and Mike had their ups and downs, but they stayed married for more than 60 years.
- Thackeray
  They had their ups and downs of fortune.

Synonyms

vicissitudes (formal)

Translations

idiomatic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 起伏 (zh) (qǐfú), 盛衰 (zh) (shèngshuāi), 浮沈 (zh), 浮沉 (zh) (fúchén), 沈浮 (zh), 沉浮 (zh) (chénfú)
French: des hauts et des bas (fr)
German: Höhen und Tiefen f pl
Italian: alti e bassi
Japanese: 起伏 (ja) (きふく, kifuku), 浮き沈み (うきしずみ, ukishizumi)

Persian: پستی و بلندی‎ (pasti-o-bolandi), فراز و فرود‎ (farâz-o-forud), فراز و نشیب‎ (farâz-o-našib)
Polish: wzloty i upadki (pl)
Portuguese: altos e baixos (pt) m pl
Russian: взлёты и паде́ния pl (vzljóty i padénija)
Spanish: altibajos (es) m pl
Telugu: ఆటుపోట్లు (āṭupōṭlu)

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