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descenso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.

Senses

descenso is used for these senses in English:

  • descent An instance of descending; act of coming down.
  • descent A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
  • downhill (uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
  • drop The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
  • relegation (sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.

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.

downhill — full definition

  1. adverb Towards the bottom of a slope.
  2. adjective Getting steadily worse.
  3. noun A high-speed alpine skiing event, or the act of skiing down a slope fast.

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