Descendre (en. To come down)

/dɛsɑ̃dʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To make a movement downwards.

She quickly went down the stairs.

Elle a descendu les escaliers rapidement.

To go to a lower place.

We need to go down to the basement.

Nous devons descendre au sous-sol.

To decrease, reduce.

Temperatures will drop tonight.

Les températures vont descendre cette nuit.

Derived from the Latin 'descendere', which means 'movement downwards'.

to step down a notch

To reduce its intensity or level.

descendre d'un cran

to go down to the street

To participate in a demonstration or public event.

descendre dans la rue

to descend into hell

To fall into a disastrous situation.

descendre aux enfers

ascend

To go upwards.

ascendre

descent

Movement downwards or the action of descending.

descente

To feel depressed.

He has been a bit down since the breakup.

Il est un peu descendu depuis la rupture.

To kill, to put an end to something.

He took out his rival.

Il a descendu son rival.