descendre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
- dismount verb To get off something you were riding, such as a horse or bicycle.
- down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- smoke noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.
- subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
Senses
descendre is used for these senses in English:
- abate To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
- come down (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- dismount (intransitive) To come down; to descend.
- fall To come down, to drop or descend.
- get out (intransitive) To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
- go down To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- hit (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- issue (intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
descend — full definition
- verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
- verb To be traced back to, or come from, an earlier generation or source.
- verb To become worse or fall into a lower, more negative state.