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descend [dɪ'send]∎ she descended from the train elle est descendue du train;∎ the path descends to the sea le sentier descend jusqu'à la mer∎ a thick blanket of fog descended on the valley une couche épaisse de brouillard tomba sur la vallée;∎ figurative despair descended upon the families of the missing men le désespoir gagna ou envahit les familles des disparus∎ dogs and wolves probably descend from a common ancestor les chiens et les loups descendent probablement d'un ancêtre commun;∎ Lord Grey's title descended to his grandson le titre de Lord Grey est revenu à son petit-fils(d) to descend on (attack → group of people) s'abattre ou tomber sur; (invade → village, town) faire une descente sur;∎ Henry's army descended on the French coast l'armée de Henri s'abattit sur la côte française;∎ humorous my in-laws descended on us last weekend ma belle-famille a débarqué chez nous le week-end dernier(e) (sink, stoop) s'abaisser, descendre;∎ I never thought she would descend to malicious gossip je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'elle s'abaisserait à cancaner;∎ you don't want to descend to their level tu ne vas quand même pas te rabaisser à leur niveau
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