descente — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
- descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- downhill adverb Towards the bottom of a slope.
- drainpipe noun A pipe that carries away rainwater or waste liquid, often running down the side of a building.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- raid noun A sudden attack or surprise incursion, often by armed forces or police.
Senses
descente is used for these senses in English:
- crash (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- downhill (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
- downspout A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
- drainpipe A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
- pitch The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- raid (law enforcement) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.
crash — full definition
- noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
- noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
- noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
- verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
- verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).
descent — full definition
- noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
- noun A drop into a worse state or condition.