Descendîmes (en. We went down)

/dɛ.sɑ̃.di.m/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To move to a lower level.

We quickly descended the stairs.

Nous descendîmes les escaliers rapidement.

To bring something down from a higher place.

He took the book down from the shelf.

Il descendit le livre de l'étagère.

To enter a place from a higher level.

We went down into the cellar.

Nous descendîmes dans la cave.

To be carried down by gravity.

The leaves fell from the trees.

Les feuilles descendirent des arbres.

The verb 'descend' comes from the Latin 'descendere', formed from 'de-' (down) and 'scendere' (to climb).

to plunge

To decrease rapidly.

descendre en flèche

to go down the street

To go down the street.

descendre la rue

to come down to earth

To stop dreaming and face reality.

descendre du nuage

descent

The action of descending.

descente

descender

An object or person that descends.

descendeur

descendant

One who descends from a lineage.

descendant

To hang out with friends to have a good time.

We're going to hit the bar tonight.

On va descendre au bar ce soir.

To get into a difficult situation.

He got himself into trouble trying to jump over that wall.

Il s'est descendu en essayant de sauter ce mur.