descente

Meaning

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

Concepts

descent

downhill

raid

slope

drainpipe

fall

swoop

round-up

bust

cordon

dragnet

downspout

downward

drain

drop

getting off

hill

landing

subsidence

visit

waning

waste pipe

bedside rug

downward slope

slope down

alighting

depression

bath mat

companionway

crash

declination

decline

declivity

descending

downgrade

downpipe

downslope

Synonyms

pente

rafle

côte

chute

déclin

dépression

drainer

en pente

être suspendu

hernie

montée

versant

décroissance

puisard

raid

razzia

vers le bas

abaissement

descende

approche

atterrissage

Translations

discesa

descenso

afdaling

Abstieg

Abfahrt

neerdaling

iniş

inme

bajada

meyil

Razzia

Sinken

Herabgehen

Aussteigen

descens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.sɑ̃t/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: descente

In summary

Inherited from Old French descente, from descendre.

Sentences

Mais dans cette descente aux enfers , il trouve la force de réagir ...

But in this descent into hell, he finds the strength to react...

Ensuite , il y une descente vers un bunny hop parallèle à la première descente .

Then there is a descent to a bunny hop parallel to the first descent.

Un drame qui entraine sa descente aux enfers .

A drama that leads to his descent into hell.