descends in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for descends 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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the road descends rapidly

la calle baja abruptamente

to descend to personalities

caer en personalismos

Translations for descends 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

desciende de una familia noble

he descends from a noble family form

descender

to descend form

descends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descends 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 descends in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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descender (ir abajo)

to descend

proceder (familia)

to descend

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to descend to stealing

rebajarse a robar

to descend from sb/sth

provenir de alguien/algo