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1 descend
1. II1) descend steeply (sharply, gradually, unexpectedly, etc.) круто и т. д. снижаться /спускаться/; the road descends slopingly дорога постепенно идет вниз2) she descended gracefully (noiselessly, hastily, etc.) она спускалась изящно и т. д.; the carriage descended quickly карета быстро съехала /спустилась/; we descended on foot мы спустились пешком2. IIIdescend smth. descend a flight of stairs (a hill, a mountain, etc.) спускаться /сходить/ по лестнице и т. д., they saw the soldiers descending the hill они увидели спускающихся по холму солдат3. XIbe descended in some, manner be well descended происходить из хорошего рода, иметь благородное происхождение; be descended from smb., smth. be descended from a peasant family происходить из крестьянской семьи; be -ed from the Hampshire branch of the family принадлежать к Гемпширской ветви этого рода; be descended from apes происходить от обезьян; he is descended from Puritan ancestors он ведет свой род от пуритан4. XVI1) descend (in)to (from, over, etc.) smth. descend into the drawing-room (into a court, into a mine, into a well, etc.) спуститься в гостиную и т. д.; descend to a river спускаться к реке; descend to a plain выходить на равнину (с гор); the bathyscaphe descended to the bottom of the sea батискаф опустился на дно моря; descend from a hill (from a mountain, from the top, from a tower, etc.) спускаться с холма и т. д; descend from a horse (from a tree, etc.) слезть с лошади и т. д.; descend from a carriage выйти /вылезти/ из экипажа; а balloon descended in the field воздушный шар спустился на поле; the sun slowly descended over the hills солнце медленно опустилось за холмы2) descend to smth. descend to smb.'s level (to a mean action, to meanness, etc.) опускаться до чьего-л. уровня и т. д.; you would never descend to fraud ты никогда не опустишься до мошенничества3) descend upon smb., smth. descend upon the sleeping enemy (upon an unprotected village, etc.descend [неожиданно] напасть на спящего противника и т. д.; the plague descended upon the district на район внезапно напала чума; the Goths descended upon Rome готы [неожиданно] обрушились на Рим; they all descended upon us они все [неожиданно] нагрянули к нам; а feeling of sadness descended upon him его охватила таем /печаль/4) descend from smb., smth. he descends from this branch of the family он принадлежит к этой ветви рода; he descends from good stock он [происходит] из хорошей семьи; he descends from the Normans он потомок норманнов
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