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descends

/dɪˈsɛndz/ /diˈsɛndz/

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verb

ينزل، يهبط

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

Examples :

"The rain descended, and the floods came."

هطل المطر وجاءت الفيضانات.

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verb

ينزل إلى، يتقاعد

To enter mentally; to retire.

Examples :

"After a busy day at work, she descends into a good book to relax. "

بعد يوم حافل في العمل، تنزل إلى كتاب جيد للاسترخاء.

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verb

هاجم، شن هجوما

(with on or upon) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.

Examples :

"And on the suitors let thy wrath descend."

وعلى الخُطّاب، فلينزل غضبك.

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verb

ينحدر، يتدنى

To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself

Examples :

"he descended from his high estate"

انحدر من مكانته الرفيعة.

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verb

ينتقل إلى، يتطرق إلى

To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.

Examples :

"Our discussion of the global economy began broadly, but quickly descends to the practical issue of affording groceries this week. "

بدأت مناقشتنا للاقتصاد العالمي على نطاق واسع، لكنها تنتقل بسرعة إلى القضية العملية المتمثلة في القدرة على تحمل تكاليف البقالة هذا الأسبوع.

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verb

ينحدر، ينحدر من

To come down, as from a source, original, or stock

Examples :

"Her love of cooking descends from her grandmother, who was a professional chef. "

ينحدر حبها للطبخ من جدتها، التي كانت طاهية محترفة.

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ينحدر من، يرجع إلى

To be derived (from)

Examples :

"Her love of cooking descends from her Italian grandmother. "

ينحدر حبها للطبخ من جدتها الإيطالية.

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verb

ينحدر، يترابط

To proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.

Examples :

"A crown descends to the heir."

ينحدر التاج إلى الوريث.

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يتجه نحو الجنوب

To move toward the south, or to the southward.

Examples :

"As the sun descends further each day after the autumnal equinox, the afternoons get shorter. "

مع انحدار الشمس جنوبًا أكثر كل يوم بعد الاعتدال الخريفي، تصبح فترات الظهيرة أقصر.

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يهبط، ينزل

To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.

Examples :

"The singer's voice descends to a low hum at the end of the song. "

يهبط صوت المغني إلى همهمة منخفضة في نهاية الأغنية.

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verb

ينزل، يهبط

To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of

Examples :

"they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder"

نزلوا النهر في قوارب؛ لينزلوا سلمًا.

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