depression

a serious illness in which a person feels very unhappy and hopeless for a long time, often because of problems such as the loss of a job or a relationship ending

depresión, tristeza profunda

• suffer from depression
• be treated for depression

Collocations clinical depression · treat depression with medication

• She has been suffering from severe depression.

  Ella ha estado sufriendo una depresión severa.

an area of land that is lower than the surrounding area, often with water in it

depresión geográfica, llanura hundida

• a depression in the ground/surface

Collocations low-lying depression · water-filled depression

• The river has cut a deep depression into the land.

  El río ha tallado una profunda depresión en la tierra.

a period of time when there is a lot less business and work, and many people lose their jobs

recesión económica, depresión económica

• an economic depression

Collocations economic depression · depression in the economy

• The country is facing a severe economic depression.

  El país está enfrentando una severa depresión económica.

the style of painting and sculpture that was developed in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, characterized by dark colors and sad subjects

estilo depresionista, arte depresionista

• a depressionist painting/sculpture

Collocations depressionist art movement · depressionist style of painting

• The artist is known for his depressionist paintings.

  El artista es conocido por sus pinturas depresionistas.

a curve or surface that is shaped like a bowl, with one point lower than all the other points around it

hipérbola, parábola (en matemáticas)

• a depression in a graph

Collocations mathematical depression · depression on a curve

• The function has a depression at x=0.

  La función tiene una depresión en x=0.

a decrease in the pressure of air or water, often caused by a storm approaching

decrecimiento de la presión, depresión atmosférica

• an area of low pressure

Collocations atmospheric depression · depression in the air/water

• A depression is moving across the country.

  Una depresión está moviéndose a través del país.

a decrease in the level of a substance, often caused by chemical reactions or physical changes

disminución de nivel, depresión química

• a depression in a solution

Collocations chemical depression · depression of the substance level

• The experiment showed a significant chemical depression.

  El experimento mostró una depresión química significativa.

a decrease in the level of a surface or material, often caused by wear and tear or manufacturing processes

decrecimiento de nivel, depresión en la superficie

• a depression in the surface

Collocations surface depression · material depression

• The machine has a depression on its base.

  La máquina tiene una depresión en su base.