descente

Definitions of descente
  1. noun
    the act of changing your location in a downward direction
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    types:
    baisse, chute, réduction
    the act of dropping something
    affaissement
    the act of throwing yourself down
    type of:
    déplacement, mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    a downward slope or bend
    synonyms: déclivité, pente
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    antonyms:
    montée
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    type of:
    pente
    an elevated geological formation
  3. noun
    a movement downward
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    chute
    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    enfoncement
    a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
    glissement
    (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
    immersion, submersion
    sinking until covered completely with water
    affaissement, glissement de terrain, éboulement
    a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
    type of:
    changement de lieu, déplacement
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
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