Descendait (en. Went down)

/desɑ̃dɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates an action of moving downwards.

He was slowly descending the stairs.

Il descendait lentement l'escalier.

Refers to a movement towards a lower level.

The temperature was gradually dropping as the evening went on.

La température descendait au fur et à mesure de la soirée.

Expresses a decrease or decline.

Sales were declining due to the crisis.

Les ventes descendait en raison de la crise.

From the verb 'descendre', of Latin origin 'descendere'.

to go down into the street

To go into the street to demonstrate or make oneself heard.

descendre dans la rue

to lower one's tone

To adopt a less formal or less aggressive register of language.

descendre d'un ton

to downgrade one's standard of living

To reduce one's lifestyle or living standards.

descendre à un niveau de vie

descent

Action of descending or descending path.

descente

descendant

A person who descends from another by blood.

descendant

descendable

That can be descended.

descendable

To descend into hell

After losing his job, he really felt like he was descending into hell.

Après avoir perdu son emploi, il a vraiment eu l'impression de descendre aux enfers.

To go down in flames

This project was shot down in flames by the manager.

Ce projet a été descendu en flammes par le responsable.