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1 descending
descending [dɪ'sendɪŋ]descendant►► descending order ordre m décroissant;∎ in descending order of importance par ordre décroissant d'importance;Computing descending sort tri m en ordre décroissant -
2 descend
descend [dɪˈsend]a. ( = go down, come down) descendre• to descend into [+ madness, chaos, anarchy] sombrer dans• I'd never descend to that level ( = lower myself to) je ne m'abaisserais pas ainsib. ( = attack or arrive suddenly) faire une descente• the moment the news was out, reporters descended dès que la nouvelle a été connue, les reporters ont afflué sur les lieux• to descend on a town [reporters, tourists, army] envahir une ville• to descend on a building [reporters, tourists] se précipiter vers un bâtiment ; [army, police] faire une descente dans un bâtiment• to be descended from [+ species, person] descendre de* * *[dɪ'send] 1.transitive verb descendre [steps, slope, path]2.2) ( fall) [rain, darkness, mist] tomber (on, over sur)3) ( be felt) [gloom, exhaustion] s'abattre (on sur); [peace] s'étendre (on sur)4) ( arrive) arriver, débarquer (colloq)5) ( be related to)6) ( sink) -
3 descend
B vi1 ( go down) [person, path, plane] descendre (from de) ; in descending order of importance en or par ordre décroissant d'importance ;2 ( fall) [darkness, rain, mist] tomber (on, over sur) ;4 ( arrive) [tourists, family] arriver, débarquer ○ ; to descend on sb/Oxford/the village débarquer chez qn/à Oxford/dans le village ; to descend on the enemy fondre sur l'ennemi ;6 ( sink) to descend to doing s'abaisser à faire ; to descend so low ou far as to do s'abaisser jusqu'à faire ; to descend into s'enfoncer dans [chaos, sentimentality] ; sombrer dans [alcoholism, crime].
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