descend in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for descend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. descend (move downwards):

descend plane/hill/path:

descender form

descend plane/hill/path:

bajar

2.1. descend (in importance):

descend

descender form

2.2. descend <descending, pres part >:

descend

descendente

descending scale MUS

escala f diacrónica descendente

in descending order

en orden decreciente or descendente

in descending order of importance

en orden decreciente or descendente de importancia

3. descend (set in):

descend mist:

descender form

descend rain:

caer

descend silence/gloom:

abatirse liter

4. descend (stoop):

to descend to sth/-ing

rebajarse a algo/ +infin

I wouldn't descend to lying

no me rebajaría a mentir

don't descend to his level

no te pongas a su nivel

5.1. descend (be descended):

to descend from sb

descender de alguien

to descend from sb

ser descendiente de alguien

5.2. descend (be inherited):

descend tradition/custom:

provenir

this ring has descended through generations

este anillo ha ido pasando de generación en generación

concepts which descend to us from the Greeks

conceptos que nos vienen or que hemos heredado de los griegos

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

descend

descender form

descend

bajar

descend on VB [Am dəˈsɛnd -, Brit dɪˈsɛnd -], descend upon VB (v + prep + o)

1. descend on (attack):

descend on

lanzarse sobre

descend on

caer sobre

a plague descended on the town

una plaga se abatió sobre la ciudad liter

2. descend on (invade):

descend on

invadir

the whole family will be descending on us at Christmas hum

nos va a invadir or nos va a caer toda la familia para Navidad inf

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to descend to personalities

caer en personalismos

Translations for descend in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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descender avión:

to descend

descender persona:

to descend form

el avión empezó a descender

the plane began its descent o began to descend

descender oscuridad:

to descend liter

descender niebla:

to descend liter

descender de alg.

to descend from sb form

descender

to descend form

descend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.descend [dɪˈsend] VB intr

1. descend:

descend (go down)

descender

descend (fall)

caer

2. descend (lower oneself):

to descend to stealing

rebajarse a robar

Phrases:

to descend from sb/sth

provenir de alguien/algo

II.descend [dɪˈsend] VB trans

descend

descender

descend a ladder

bajar

descend ADJ

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to be descended from sb

ser descendiente de alguien

domestic dogs are descended from wolves

los perros domésticos descienden/(pro)vienen de los lobos

Translations for descend in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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descender (ir abajo)

to descend

proceder (familia)

to descend

descend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to descend to stealing

rebajarse a robar

to descend from sb/sth

provenir de alguien/algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The peerage remains without a holder until the death of the peer making the disclaimer, when it descends normally.

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These ancient trackways generally ran along the hilltops, only descending when necessary to cross valleys.

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The river descends over its 51 km course.

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This difference of names means that the two texts are not directly related, but are probably both descended from a lost oral story.

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The trams were pushed up the steep hill by the dummy, and rode the dummy on the way down to safely descend the hill.

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The river descends over its combined 33 km course.

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They are passionate and prone to short tempers, descending into frenzy more easily.

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The tunnel is 1.83 mi in length, straight, and descends a 1 in 100 gradient from the east.

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Steep grades also favor electrification, partly because regenerative braking can recover some energy when descending the grade.

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After the fair, a flood of eager new farmers descended upon the town, living in tents until their homes could be built.

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