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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 [dɪˈsent]b. ( = ancestry) origine f* * *[dɪ'sent]1) ( downward motion) descente f (on, upon sur)2) ( extraction) descendance f
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