descend

descend
descend [dɪˈsend]
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = go down, come down) descendre
• in descending order of importance par ordre décroissant d'importance
• to descend into [+ madness, chaos, anarchy] sombrer dans
• his family descends from William the Conqueror sa famille descend de Guillaume le Conquérant
• I'd never descend to that level ( = lower myself to) je ne m'abaisserais pas ainsi
   b. ( = attack or arrive suddenly) faire une descente
• the moment the news was out, reporters descended dès que la nouvelle a été connue, les reporters ont afflué sur les lieux
• to descend on sb tomber sur qn
• to descend on a town [reporters, tourists, army] envahir une ville
• to descend on a building [reporters, tourists] se précipiter vers un bâtiment ; [army, police] faire une descente dans un bâtiment
2. transitive verb
• to be descended from [+ species, person] descendre de
* * *
[dɪ'send] 1.
transitive verb descendre [steps, slope, path]
2.
intransitive verb
1) (go down) [person, plane] descendre (from de)
2) (fall) [rain, darkness, mist] tomber (on, over sur)
3) (be felt) [gloom, exhaustion] s'abattre (on sur); [peace] s'étendre (on sur)
4) (arrive) arriver, débarquer (colloq)
5) (be related to)

to be descended from — descendre de

6) (sink)

to descend to doing — s'abaisser à faire


English-French dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • Descend — De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • descend — ► VERB 1) move down or downwards. 2) slope or lead downwards. 3) (descend to) lower oneself to commit (a shameful act). 4) (descend on) make a sudden attack on or unwelcome visit to. 5) (be descended from) be a blood relative of (an a …   English terms dictionary

  • descend — c.1300, from O.Fr. descendre (10c.) descend, dismount; fall into; originate in, from L. descendere come down, descend, sink, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + scandere to climb, from PIE root *skand jump (see SCAN (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • descend — [v1] move down, lower a cascade, cataract, cave in*, coast, collapse, crash, crouch, decline, deplane, detrain, dip, disembark, dismount, dive, dribble*, drop, fall, fall prostrate, get down, get off, go down, gravitate, ground, incline, light,… …   New thesaurus

  • Descend — De*scend , v. t. To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder. [1913 Webster] But never tears his cheek descended. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • descend — de·scend /di send/ vi: to pass by inheritance de·scen·di·bil·i·ty / ˌsen də bi lə tē/ n de·scend·ible / sen də bəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • descend on — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • descend — descend, dismount, alight mean to get or come down from a height. One descends when one climbs down a slope (as of a hill or mountain), a ladder, a step, a stair, a wall, or a tree; one dismounts when one gets down from a horse or from a bicycle… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • descend — [dē send′, disend′] vi. [ME descenden < OFr descendre < L descendere, to climb down, fall < de , down + scandere, to climb < ? IE base * skend , * skand , to leap > Gr skandalon (> SCANDAL), Sans Skandati, (he) leaps] 1. to move …   English World dictionary

  • descend — de|scend [dıˈsend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: descendre, from Latin scandere to climb ] 1.) [I and T] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one ≠ ↑ascend ▪ Our plane started to descend. ▪ I heard his footsteps descending… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • descend — verb 1 (I, T) formal to move from a higher level to a lower one: The plane started to descend. (+ from): He descended slowly from the railway carriage. | descend sth: Mrs Danvers descended the stairs. opposite ascend 2 (I) literary if darkness,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”