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1 be descended from
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2 ■ descend from
■ descend fromv. i. + prep.derivare da: India's legal system descends from British common law, il sistema giuridico indiano deriva dalla common law britannica● to be descended from, discendere da: He is descended from an ancient Roman family, discende da un'antica famiglia romana. -
3 descend
[dɪ'send] 1.verbo transitivo scendere [steps, slope, path]2.4) (arrive) arrivare, piombareto descend on sb., Oxford — piombare a casa di qcn., arrivare a Oxford
to descend o be descended from — [person, family] discendere da
6) (sink)* * *[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) discendere, scendere2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) scendere3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) piombare su•- descent
- be descended from* * *[dɪ'send] 1.verbo transitivo scendere [steps, slope, path]2.4) (arrive) arrivare, piombareto descend on sb., Oxford — piombare a casa di qcn., arrivare a Oxford
to descend o be descended from — [person, family] discendere da
6) (sink) -
4 (to) descend
(to) descend /dɪˈsɛnd/v. i. e t.1 (form.) discendere; scendere: He descended the steps as if he were giddy, ha disceso i gradini come se avesse le vertigini; The mountains descended precipitously to the edge of the sea, le montagne scendevano a precipizio fino alla sponda del mare; A narrow flight of stairs descends to the basement, una stretta scala scende nel seminterrato2 (leg.) essere trasmesso, passare ( in eredità): The estate has descended from father to son, la proprietà è passata di padre in figlio3 calare: Night descended suddenly, la notte è calata all'improvviso; Darkness descended on the little town, il buio è calato sulla cittadina. -
5 (to) descend
(to) descend /dɪˈsɛnd/v. i. e t.1 (form.) discendere; scendere: He descended the steps as if he were giddy, ha disceso i gradini come se avesse le vertigini; The mountains descended precipitously to the edge of the sea, le montagne scendevano a precipizio fino alla sponda del mare; A narrow flight of stairs descends to the basement, una stretta scala scende nel seminterrato2 (leg.) essere trasmesso, passare ( in eredità): The estate has descended from father to son, la proprietà è passata di padre in figlio3 calare: Night descended suddenly, la notte è calata all'improvviso; Darkness descended on the little town, il buio è calato sulla cittadina. -
6 descend de·scend
[dɪ'sɛnd]1. vt1) (frm: stairs) scendere2)to be descended from sb Genealogy — discendere da qn
2. vi1)2)(property, customs)
to descend from... to — passare da...a• -
7 Negro
['niːgrəʊ] 1.aggettivo spreg. negro2.* * *['ni:ɡrəu]feminine - Negress; noun(a name for a person belonging to or descended from the black-skinned race from the area of Africa south of the Sahara.) negro* * *Negro /ˈni:grəʊ/ (antiq. o offensivo)A n. (pl. Negroes)negro; neroB a.negro; dei negri; nero● (mus.) Negro spiritual, spiritual.* * *['niːgrəʊ] 1.aggettivo spreg. negro2. -
8 tribe
[traɪb]nome antrop. zool. tribù f. (anche fig.)* * *1) (a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor: the tribes of Israel.) tribù, genia2) (a group of families, especially of a primitive or wandering people, ruled by a chief: the desert tribes of Africa.) tribù•- tribal- tribesman* * *tribe /traɪb/n.* * *[traɪb]nome antrop. zool. tribù f. (anche fig.) -
9 soul music
( also soul) (a type of music, descended from American Negro gospel songs, which has great emotion.) musica soul -
10 pedigree
['pedɪgriː] 1.1) (ancestry) (of animal) pedigree m.; (of person, family) (line) lignaggio m., ascendenza f.; (tree, chart) albero m. genealogico; (background) origini f.pl.2) (purebred animal) animale m. di razza2.modificatore [ animal] di razza, con pedigree* * *['pediɡri:] 1. noun1) (a list of the ancestors from whom a person or animal is descended: a dog's pedigree.) genealogia; pedigree2) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) lignaggio2. adjective((of an animal) pure-bred; from a long line of ancestors of the same breed: a herd of pedigree cattle.) (che ha il pedigree)* * *pedigree /ˈpɛdɪgri:/A n.2 [u] genealogia; ascendenza; lignaggio (lett.)4 ( di persone) passato; storia personale; trascorsi: He has a criminal pedigree, ha un passato di delinquenteB a. attr.che ha il pedigree: a pedigree bull [Alsatian], un toro [un pastore tedesco] con pedigreepedigreeda.1 di nobili natali; d'alto lignaggio* * *['pedɪgriː] 1.1) (ancestry) (of animal) pedigree m.; (of person, family) (line) lignaggio m., ascendenza f.; (tree, chart) albero m. genealogico; (background) origini f.pl.2) (purebred animal) animale m. di razza2.modificatore [ animal] di razza, con pedigree -
11 ancestor
['ænsestə(r)]nome antenato m. (-a) (anche fig.)* * *['ænsistə, ]( American[) -ses-]American - ancestress; noun(a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended.) antenato, avo- ancestry* * *ancestor /ˈænsɛstə(r)/n.2 (fig.) antenato; prototipo3 (leg.) ascendente4 (biol.) progenitore.* * *['ænsestə(r)]nome antenato m. (-a) (anche fig.)
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