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1 descent
noun2) (way) Abstieg, der3) (slope) Abfall, derthe descent was very steep — das Gefälle war sehr stark
* * *[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) der Abstieg2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) die Senkung3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) die Abstammung* * *de·scent[dɪˈsent]n1. (passage down) from mountain Abstieg m kein pl; (going down) Absteigen nt, Hinuntergehen nt; (in diving) Abtauchen nt; SKI Abfahrt f, Abfahrtslauf mthe path made a sudden steep \descent der Weg fiel plötzlich steil abhe's of Russian \descent er hat russische Vorfahrenlineal \descent Abstammung f in gerader Linie, direkte Abstammungto claim \descent from sb behaupten, von jdm abzustammento trace one's \descent seine Abstammung zurückverfolgenby \descent LAW durch gesetzliche Erbfolge* * *[dɪ'sent]n1) (= going down of person) Hinuntergehen nt, Absteigen nt; (from mountain, of plane, into underworld) Abstieg m; (of gymnast) Abgang m; (= slope of road) Abfall mduring the descent of the mountain — während des Abstiegs vom Berg
the descent from the cross (Art, Rel) — die Kreuzabnahme
2) (= ancestry) Abstammung f, Herkunft fof noble descent — von adliger Abstammung or Herkunft
he claims direct descent from... — er behauptet, direkt von... abzustammen
3) (of property) Vererbung f, Übertragung f (to auf +acc); (of customs) Überlieferung f (to auf +acc)6) (fig into crime etc) Absinken nt (into in +acc); (into chaos, civil war, madness) Versinken nt (into in +acc)* * *descent [dıˈsent] s1. Herab-, Herunter-, Hinunter-, Hinabsteigen n, Abstieg m, Tal-, Abfahrt f, (Bergbau) Einfahrt f:2. FLUGa) Höhenaufgabe f, Sinkflug m, Niedergehen n (des Flugzeugs vor der Landung)b) (Fallschirm)Absprung m3. Abhang m, Abfall m, Senkung f, Gefälle n:make a sharp descent scharf abfallen5. figa) Sinken nb) Niedergang m, Abstieg m6. Deszendenz f:a) Abstammung f, Geburt f, Ab-, Herkunft f:of French descent französischer Herkunftb) Nachkommenschaft fc) absteigende Linieto auf akk)8. (on, upon) Einfall m (in akk), feindliche Landung (in dat oder auf dat), Angriff m (auf akk), (auch iron) Überfall m (auf akk)* * *noun2) (way) Abstieg, der3) (slope) Abfall, der* * *(on, upon) n.Abfall -¨e m.Abhang -¨e m.Absprung -¨e m.Abstammung f.Abstieg -e m.Fallen -reien n.Geburt -en f.Gefälle - n.Heruntersteigen n.Hinuntersteigen n.Landung -en f.Niedergang m.Senkung -en f.Sinken n.Vererbung f.Übergang -¨e m.Übertragung f. -
2 descent
de·scent [dɪʼsent] nto claim \descent from sb behaupten, von jdm abzustammen;to trace one's \descent seine Abstammung zurückverfolgen -
3 angle of descent
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(EN) air-landing; descent; dismounting; getting off; hop; landing; lowering; way down
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