descend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for descend in the English»Italian Dictionary

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 descend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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discendere da

to descend from

discendere

to descend

discendere sentiero:

to descend

rampollare da famiglia

to descend from

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

piombare in casa di qn

to descend on sb

scendere agli Inferi REL

to descend into Hell

scendere notte, nebbia, calma, pace:

to descend

scendere

to descend

cadere così in basso da fare

to descend so low or far as to do

cadere nel volgare, nel sentimentalismo

to descend into vulgarity, sentimentality

descend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descend 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

Translations for descend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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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

descend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to descend to stealing

abbassarsi a rubare

to descend from sb/sth

discendere da qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The roadway twists and turns as it alternately climbs and descends several smaller hills along the ridgeline.

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

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The hotel had sidewalks descending a series of grass terraces with two goldfish ponds near the seawall flanking the sidewalk.

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The river descends over its 186 km course.

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One can actually feel the difference in temperatures as one descends it becomes hotter and hotter.

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The river descends over its 14 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 river descends over its 51 km course.

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The river descends over its combined 33 km course.

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

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