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descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

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verb

Descender, bajar

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."

La lluvia descendió y las inundaciones llegaron.

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Retirarse, replegarse

To enter mentally; to retire.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, he descended into a comfortable armchair and relaxed. "

Después de un largo día de trabajo, se replegó en un sillón cómodo y se relajó.

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Atacar, arremeter

(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."

Y que tu ira caiga sobre los pretendientes.

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Descender, rebajarse

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"

Descendió de su alta posición.

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Pasar a, descender a

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

Examples :

"The professor descended from a discussion of the history of art to specific examples of Renaissance paintings. "

El profesor pasó de una discusión sobre la historia del arte a ejemplos específicos de pinturas del Renacimiento.

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Descender, provenir

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

Examples :

"The family descended from a long line of farmers. "

La familia descendía de una larga línea de agricultores.

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Derivar de, proceder de

To be derived (from)

Examples :

"My love for baking clearly descends from my grandmother. "

Mi amor por la repostería claramente procede de mi abuela.

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Descender, provenir

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

Examples :

"A crown descends to the heir."

Una corona desciende al heredero.

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Descender hacia el sur, dirigirse al sur

To move toward the south, or to the southward.

Examples :

"The migrating birds descended south for the winter. "

Las aves migratorias descendieron hacia el sur para el invierno.

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Descender, bajar

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

Examples :

"The teacher's voice descended as she explained the complicated math problem. "

La voz de la profesora descendió mientras explicaba el complicado problema de matemáticas.

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Descender, bajar

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"

Descendieron el río en botes; descender una escalera.

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