descending in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for descending in the English»French Dictionary

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

descend steps, slope, path:

descend

descendre

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

1. descend (go down):

descend person, path, plane:

descendre (from de)

in descending order of importance

en or par ordre décroissant d'importance

2. descend (fall):

descend darkness, rain, mist:

tomber (on, over sur)

3. descend (be felt):

descend gloom, chill, exhaustion:

s'abattre (on sur)

descend calm, peace:

s'étendre (on sur)

4. descend (arrive):

descend tourists, family:

arriver, débarquer inf

to descend on sb/Oxford/the village

débarquer chez qn/à Oxford/dans le village

to descend on the enemy

fondre sur l'ennemi

5. descend (be related to):

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

descendre de

6. descend (sink):

to descend to doing

s'abaisser à faire

to descend so low or far as to do

s'abaisser jusqu'à faire

to descend into chaos, sentimentality

s'enfoncer dans

to descend into alcoholism, crime

sombrer dans

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steeply rise, climb, descend

à pic, abruptement

in ascending/descending order

dans l'ordre croissant/décroissant

Translations for descending in the French»English Dictionary

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par ou en ordre décroissant

in descending order

dans l'ordre décroissant de vos préférences

in descending order of preference

organe descendant MED

descending organ

sombrer dans le chaos

to descend into chaos

débarquer (arriver) (en masse)

to descend (à upon)

classer des nombres en ordre croissant/décroissant

to place numbers in ascending/descending order

s'abattre sur malheur:

to descend upon

en ordre croissant/décroissant

in ascending/descending order

descending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descending in the English»French Dictionary

I.descend [dɪˈsend] VB intr

1. descend (go down):

descend

descendre

2. descend (fall):

descend darkness

tomber

3. descend (deteriorate):

to descend into sth

tomber en qc

4. descend (lower oneself):

descend

s'abaisser

Phrases:

to descend from sb/sth

provenir de qn/qc

II.descend [dɪˈsend] VB trans

descend

descendre

Translations for descending in the French»English Dictionary

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descendant(e) gamme

descending

fondre sur qn fig

to descend on sb

descendre de qn par sa mère

to descend from sb on one's mother's side

descendre de qn

to descend from sb

descending Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to descend into sth

tomber en qc

to descend from sb/sth

provenir de qn/qc

to descend from sb on one's mother's side

descendre de qn par sa mère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A strap descends in front of the ear on each side of the head, descending as far as the earlobe.

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

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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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A seemingly triumphant climax is cut short by a descending passage depicting the collapse of the castle, and the music falls quiet.

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The weight of the unloaded descending train is increased using water until it is greater than the train travelling uphill.

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Each was followed by fast descending, at which he was talented.

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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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They set the first record for deep-sea diving by descending 600 feet.

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He wanted headlines on a page descending in alternating roman and italic type, an odd number of headlines and subheads cause for great anxiety.

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