descente

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French descente, from descendre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.sɑ̃t/
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Noun

descente f (plural descentes)

  1. descent (act of going down)
  2. descent (downward slope)
  3. way down
  4. descending
  5. raid (e.g. police raid)
  6. (sports) downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing)
  7. comedown (from a drug), crash

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: desant
  • Russian: деса́нт (desánt)

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