descendre

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French descendre, from Old French descendre, borrowed from Latin descendere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.sɑ̃dʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

Verb

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descendre

  1. (intransitive) to go down
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to descend
  3. (transitive) to put down; disparage
  4. (transitive, slang) to kill (someone)
  5. (intransitive) to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging)

Usage notes

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  • This verb uses the auxiliary verb avoir when used transitively (or with a transitive sense, even when the complement is omitted); otherwise (when it is intransitive), it uses être.
    elle a descendu les valisesshe brought down the suitcases
    il est descendu de l’armoirehe came down from the wardrobe

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French descendre.

Verb

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descendre

  1. to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.)

Descendants

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  • French: descendre

Occitan

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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descendre

  1. to descend; to go down
    Synonym: davalar
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References

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin descendō, descendere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /desˈt͡sendɾə/, (later) /desˈt͡sandɾə/

Verb

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descendre

  1. to go down; to descend
  2. to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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References

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