"be on the decline" in German to be on the decline schlechter werden auf dem absteigenden Ast sein Detailed translations for "be on the decline" to be on the decline to be on the decline(also: to diminish, to fall into decline, to be on the downgrade) schlechter werden to be on the decline(also: to fall into decline, to be on the downgrade) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein{intransitive verb}