Descendez (en. Come down)

/dɛ.sɑ̃.de/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Action of moving to a lower level.

You need to go down the stairs to access the basement.

Vous devez descendre l'escalier pour accéder au sous-sol.

To reduce the height or amount of something.

Please lower the volume of the music.

Descendez le volume de la musique, s'il vous plaît.

To bring a person or group of people to a place.

She asked her friends to come down to the party.

Elle a demandé à ses amis de descendre à la fête.

To move from a higher position to a lower position.

After descending the mountain, they rested by the lake.

Après avoir descendu la montagne, ils se sont reposés au bord du lac.

Verb derived from 'descendre' coming from the Latin 'descendere'.

come down with me

Inviting someone to move together to a lower place.

descendez avec moi

come down here

Instruction for someone to stop or move to this place.

descendez ici

you can come down

Indication to allow someone to move downwards.

vous pouvez descendre

descent

Action or effect of descending.

descente

descender

Device or apparatus that allows one to descend.

descendeur

Used to express an effect of surprise or shock.

When he lowered the price, everyone was amazed.

Quand il a descendu le prix, tout le monde était étonné.

Used in the context of a fall or an incident.

He made a descent on his bike down the hill.

Il a fait une descente à vélo dans la colline.