descendre

Definitions of descendre
  1. verb
    alight from (a horse)
    synonyms: descendre de cheval
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    type of:
    chuter, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  2. verb
    lower (one's body) as by kneeling
    synonyms: se mettre
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    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  3. verb
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    synonyms: chuter, tomber
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    antonyms:
    décoller, monter, s'envoler
    move upward
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    descendre en rappel, faire du rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    descendre de cheval
    alight from (a horse)
    tomber en avalanche
    gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
    plonger, sauter
    drop steeply
    s'enfoncer
    disappear beyond the horizon
    précipiter, tomber la tête la première
    fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
    s'enfoncer
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    s'écraser
    fall or come down violently
    chuter, s'affaler
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    dégringoler, tomber
    fall down, as if collapsing
    chuter, tomber, tomber verticallement
    to fall vertically
    être projeté en avant
    fall or plunge forward
    couler, sombrer
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    bondir, se jeter, se précipiter
    move down on as if in an attack
    couler goutte à goutte, goutter
    fall in drops
    deferler
    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
    chavirer, tomber à la renverse
    turn over and fall
    plonger
    fall abruptly
    couler, s'enfoncer
    sink down or precipitate
    couler
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    come down
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    type of:
    chuter, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  5. verb
    express a totally negative opinion of
    synonyms: décrier
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    type of:
    accuser, reprocher, s'en prendre à, se déprécier
    express a negative opinion of
  6. verb
    move something or somebody to a lower position
    synonyms: diminuer
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    antonyms:
    monter, s'élever, se relever
    raise from a lower to a higher position
    types:
    baisser
    lower briefly
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  7. verb
    lower briefly
    synonyms: baisser
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    type of:
    diminuer
    move something or somebody to a lower position
  8. verb
    appear to move downward
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    type of:
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
  9. verb
    debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
    synonyms: tomber
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    type of:
    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  10. verb
    leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
    synonyms: débarquer
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    antonyms:
    embarquer, monter
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    types:
    débarquer
    leave a train
    type of:
    partir, quitter
    move out of or depart from
  11. verb
    disappear beyond the horizon
    synonyms: s'enfoncer
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    antonyms:
    monter
    come up, of celestial bodies
    type of:
    chuter, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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