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1 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) iz, od2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) iz3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) od4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) zaradi* * *[frɔm, frəm]prepositionod, iz, z, zaradi, poto descend from — biti po izvoru, izvirati izfrom first to last — od začetka do konca, od A do Zto hide s.th. from s.o. — skrivati kaj pred komto keep s.o. from doing s.th. — braniti komu, da česa ne storiwhere are you from? — od kod si (ste)?from of old — zdavnaj, davnofrom behind — od zadaj, izza -
2 descend
[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) spustiti se2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) spuščati se3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) planiti•- descent
- be descended from* * *[disénd]1.intransitive verbspustiti, spuščati se, navzdol iti, sestopiti, padati; izhajati, biti po rodu; biti nagnjen; ( upon) planiti, navaliti; podedovati; ponižati se; figuratively nepričakovano obiskati; astronomy proti jugu se pomikati (zvezde);2.transitive verbspuščati seto be descended from — izvirati, izhajati, biti po rodu izto descend to s.o. — dobiti kot dediščinoto descend (up)on s.o. — nepričakovano koga napasti
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descend from — index develop, emanate, evolve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
descend from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend from : present tense I/you/we/they descend from he/she/it descends from present participle descending from past tense descended from past participle descended from 1) descend from someone/something… … English dictionary
In the law governing the transfer or distribution of property, a child, children, and all individuals who descend from a common ancestor or descendents of any degree. — In the law governing the transfer or distribution of property, a child, children, and all individuals who descend from a common ancestor or descendents of any degree. A concept that refers to the fact that a particular question of fact or law,… … Law dictionary
descend from — be the progeny or offspring of, be a descendant of … English contemporary dictionary
descend from — … Useful english dictionary
Descend — De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
descend — de|scend [dıˈsend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: descendre, from Latin scandere to climb ] 1.) [I and T] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one ≠ ↑ascend ▪ Our plane started to descend. ▪ I heard his footsteps descending… … Dictionary of contemporary English
descend — verb 1 (I, T) formal to move from a higher level to a lower one: The plane started to descend. (+ from): He descended slowly from the railway carriage. | descend sth: Mrs Danvers descended the stairs. opposite ascend 2 (I) literary if darkness,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
descend — de|scend [ dı send ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs: I descended into the valley. He slowly descended the stairs. a ) intransitive to come nearer to the ground: The airplane was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
descend — v. 1) (d; intr.) to descend from ( to come down from ) (do you know from whom you are descended?) 2) (d; intr.) ( to swoop down ) to descend on, upon (the guerrillas descended on the village) 3) (d; intr.) ( to stoop ) to descend to (to descend… … Combinatory dictionary
descend — descendingly, adv. /di send /, v.i. 1. to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop. 2. to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series. 3. to go from generals to particulars, as in a… … Universalium