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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French descente, from descendre.
Pronunciation
Noun
descente f (plural descentes)
- descent (act of going down)
- descent (downward slope)
- way down
- descending
- raid (e.g. police raid)
- (sports) downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing)
- comedown (from a drug), crash
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