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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) -
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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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1) ( to visit unexpectedly)2) ( to make a sudden raid on)to \descend on [up]on sth etw stürmen;to \descend on [up]on sb jdn überkommen;silence \descend oned on the room Stille senkte sich über den Raum ( geh) -
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1) ( to visit unexpectedly)2) ( to make a sudden raid on)to \descend upon [up]on sth etw stürmen;to \descend upon [up]on sb jdn überkommen;silence \descend uponed on the room Stille senkte sich über den Raum ( geh) -
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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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descend vспускатьсяalternate descend pathзапасная траектория сниженияautorotative descend operationснижение на режиме авторотацииdescend through cloudsпробивать облачностьpower-on descend operationснижение с работающими двигателями -
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descend [dɪˊsend] v1) спуска́ться, сходи́ть;to descend a hill спусти́ться с холма́
2) опуска́ться, снижа́ться3) происходи́ть;to descend from a peasant family происходи́ть из крестья́нской семьи́
4) передава́ться по насле́дству, переходи́ть (from);to descend from father to son переходи́ть от отца́ к сы́ну
5) обру́шиться; налете́ть, нагря́нуть (upon)6) пасть; опусти́ться ( морально); уни́зиться7) муз. понижа́ться ( о звуке)9) астр. склоня́ться к горизо́нту -
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■ descend tov. i. + prep.abbassarsi a: I refuse to descend to their level by replying, mi rifiuto di abbassarmi al loro livello rispondendogli; You should never descend to lying, non dovresti mai abbassarti a mentire. -
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descend upon v + prep + oa) ( attack) lanzarse or caer* sobreb) ( invade) invadirthe whole family will be descending on us at Christmas — (hum) nos va a invadir or nos va a caer toda la familia para Navidad (fam)
* * *descend upon v + prep + oa) ( attack) lanzarse or caer* sobreb) ( invade) invadirthe whole family will be descending on us at Christmas — (hum) nos va a invadir or nos va a caer toda la familia para Navidad (fam)
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descend v BERGB befahren (in das Bergwerk einfahren); begehen (besuchen, einfahren); einfahren (Bergwerk) -
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■ descend fromv. i. + prep.derivare da: India's legal system descends from British common law, il sistema giuridico indiano deriva dalla common law britannica● to be descended from, discendere da: He is descended from an ancient Roman family, discende da un'antica famiglia romana. -
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■ descend intov. i. + prep.precipitare in: The meeting descended into chaos, la riunione è precipitata nel caos. -
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■ descend onv. i. + prep.piombare in (qc., casa di q., ecc.); (fig.) piombare addosso a (q.): The whole family descended on us at Easter, a Pasqua ci è piombata in casa l'intera famiglia; A feeling of despair descended upon him, gli è piombato addosso un sentimento di disperazione. -
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descend v 1. BOD, ERDB sich senken (z. B. Straße); absinken; abfallen; 2. herabfließen; abwärts bewegenEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > descend
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