descending in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for descending in the English»Italian Dictionary

descending [Brit dɪˈsɛndɪŋ] ADJ

descending

discendente

I.descend [Brit dɪˈsɛnd, Am dəˈsɛnd] VB trans

descend steps, slope, path:

descend

scendere

II.descend [Brit dɪˈsɛnd, Am dəˈsɛnd] VB intr

1. descend (go down):

descend person, plane:

scendere (from da)

descend path:

discendere (from da)

in descending order of importance

in ordine decrescente di importanza

2. descend (fall):

descend darkness:

calare

descend rain, mist:

scendere, cadere (on, over su)

3. descend (be felt):

descend gloom, chill, exhaustion:

calare, abbattersi (on su)

descend calm, peace:

scendere (on su)

4. descend (arrive):

descend tourists, family:

arrivare, piombare

to descend on sb, Oxford, the village

piombare a casa di qn, arrivare a Oxford, nel villaggio

to descend on the enemy

calare sul nemico, assalire il nemico

5. descend (be related to):

to descend from, to be descended from person, family:

discendere da

6. descend (sink):

to descend to doing

abbassarsi a fare

to descend so low or far as to do

degradarsi fino al punto di fare or cadere così in basso da fare

to descend into chaos

sprofondare in

to descend into sentimentality, alcoholism

cadere in, abbandonarsi a

to descend into crime

cadere in

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steeply descend, drop

a picco

Translations for descending in the Italian»English Dictionary

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discendente

descending

linea discendente

descending line

scala discendente MUS

descending scale

decrescente ordine

descending

calante notte

descending

calante nota

descending

discendere da

to descend from

discendere

to descend

discendere sentiero:

to descend

rampollare da famiglia

to descend from

classificare dei numeri in ordine crescente, decrescente

to sort numbers in ascending, descending order

calare melanconia, stanchezza:

to descend su: on

calare a valle mandria:

to descend to valley

(abbattersi) calare sul nemico

to descend or fall on the enemy

calare

to descend

descending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descending in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.descend [dɪ·ˈsend] VB intr

1. descend:

descend (go down)

scendere

descend (fall)

calare

2. descend (lower oneself):

to descend to stealing

abbassarsi a rubare

3. descend (come from):

to descend from sb/sth

discendere da qn/qc

II.descend [dɪ·ˈsend] VB trans

descend

scendere

descend a ladder

scendere

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to sort in ascending/descending order

ordinare in ordine crescente/decrescente

Translations for descending in the Italian»English Dictionary

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discendente

descending

discendere da qu

to descend from sb

discendere (scendere)

to descend

piombare addosso a qu

to descend on sb

calare

to descend

scendere

to descend

cadere nel volgare

to descend into vulgarity

descending Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to descend to stealing

abbassarsi a rubare

to descend from sb/sth

discendere da qn/qc

to sort in ascending/descending order

ordinare in ordine crescente/decrescente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was intended to be, at least partly, self-acting with descending wagons counterbalanced to some extent by partly loaded wagons being drawn up.

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Dynamic soaring involves repeatedly rising into wind and descending downwind thus gaining energy from the vertical wind gradient.

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The dorsal horn of the spinal cord serves as a major integration center for both ascending nociceptive information and descending antinociceptive influences from the brain.

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In descending order of severity, the sentences are: custodial sentences, community sentences, fines and discharges.

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Ironically, his fall occurred not during his high wire bicycle act, but rather as he was descending from the platform after completing the act.

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The wire unwinds as the rocket ascends, creating an elevated ground that can attract descending leaders.

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The trail to the camp site is very steep, descending almost.

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The desert is quite windy as well, a result of the rain shadow effect and descending cool mountain air.

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A series of descending chords marks the end of the waltz, underlined with a drum roll and final flourish.

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While descending, the heat is transferred from the oil shale ash to the raw oil shale causing pyrolysis.

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