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1 of Irish descent
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descent n1 ( downward motion) descente f (on, upon sur) ; to make one's descent faire sa descente ; the aircraft began its descent l'avion a commencé sa descente ; his descent into crime/alcoholism started in 1964 c'est en 1964 qu'il a versé dans la criminalité/qu'il a sombré dans l'alcoolisme ;2 ( extraction) descendance f ; of Irish descent de descendance or d'origine irlandaise ; to claim descent from prétendre descendre de ; a British citizen by descent un citoyen britannique par filiation ; to trace one's line of descent back to Henry VIII faire remonter sa généalogie jusqu'à Henri VIII. -
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descent [dɪ'sent](a) (move downward) descente f;∎ the aircraft made a sudden descent l'avion a fait une descente subite;∎ the stream makes a gentle descent le lit du ruisseau est en pente douce∎ a descent into hell une descente aux enfers∎ of Irish descent d'origine irlandaise;∎ I've traced my descent back to a sixteenth-century noble family j'ai retrouvé la trace de mes ascendants dans une famille noble du seizième siècle(d) (succession, transmission) transmission f(e) (invasion) descente f;∎ we're braced for the descent on the town of thousands of football fans nous sommes prêts pour la venue des milliers de fans de football qui vont s'abattre sur la ville
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