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1 (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. -
2 (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.
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