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descent [dɪ'sent](a) (move downward) descente f;∎ the aircraft made a sudden descent l'avion a fait une descente subite;∎ the stream makes a gentle descent le lit du ruisseau est en pente douce∎ a descent into hell une descente aux enfers∎ of Irish descent d'origine irlandaise;∎ I've traced my descent back to a sixteenth-century noble family j'ai retrouvé la trace de mes ascendants dans une famille noble du seizième siècle(d) (succession, transmission) transmission f(e) (invasion) descente f;∎ we're braced for the descent on the town of thousands of football fans nous sommes prêts pour la venue des milliers de fans de football qui vont s'abattre sur la ville
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