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de·scent [dɪˈsent] N

1. descent from mountain:

descent (passage down)
Abstieg m <-(e)s, -e> kein pl
descent (going down)
Absteigen nt
descent (going down)
Hinuntergehen nt
descent (in diving)
Abtauchen nt
descent SKI
Abfahrt f <-, -en>
descent SKI
Abfahrtslauf m <-(e)s, -läufe>

2. descent (landing approach):

descent into
[Lande]anflug m auf +dat

3. descent (slope):

descent of road, path
Abfall m <-(e)s> kein pl
the path made a sudden steep descent
der Weg fiel plötzlich steil ab

4. descent fig (decline):

descent
Absinken nt <-s; kein Pl>
descent into chaos, civil war
Versinken nt

5. descent no pl (ancestry):

descent
Abstammung f <-, -en>
descent
Herkunft f <-, -künfte>
he's of Russian descent
er hat russische Vorfahren
lineal descent
Abstammung f in gerader Linie
lineal descent
direkte Abstammung
to claim descent from sb
behaupten, von jdm abzustammen
to trace one's descent
seine Abstammung zurückverfolgen

6. descent LAW:

descent of property
Übergang m <-s, -gänge>
descent of property
Vererbung f <-, -en>
by descent LAW
durch gesetzliche Erbfolge

7. descent MIL (attack):

descent on
Überfall <-s, -fälle> auf +acc

line of descent [ˌlaɪnəvdɪˈsent] N

line of descent
Vorfahrenreihe
OpenDict entry

line of descent N

line of descent
Abstammungslinie f