descendência — meaning in English

English meaning

• descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
• lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
• offspring noun A person's child, or an animal's or plant's young.
• progeny noun Offspring or descendants, considered together.

Senses

descendência is used for these senses in English:

• descent Lineage or hereditary derivation.
• lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
• offspring An animal or plant's progeny or young.
• progeny (uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

descent — full definition

1. noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
2. noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
3. noun A drop into a worse state or condition.

Related Portuguese words