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descents

/dɪˈsɛnts/ /diˈsɛnts/

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noun

Descentes

An instance of descending; act of coming down.

Examples :

"We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier."

Nous avons gravi la montagne avec difficulté, mais la descente a été plus facile.

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noun

Descente

Examples :

"We had difficulty in finding the correct descent."

Nous avons eu du mal à trouver la bonne descente.

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Descente, pente

A sloping passage or incline.

Examples :

"The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery."

La descente dans la caverne était humide et glissante.

geography geology architecture building place

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noun

Ascendance, lignée

Lineage or hereditary derivation.

Examples :

"Our guide was of Welsh descent."

Notre guide était d'ascendance galloise.

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Déclin, chute

A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.

Examples :

"After that, the holiday went into a steep descent."

Après cela, les vacances ont connu une forte chute.

condition situation outcome

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Descente, invasion

A falling upon or invasion.

Examples :

"The repeated descents of locusts devastated the farmer's crops. "

Les descentes répétées de criquets ont dévasté les récoltes de l'agriculteur.

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Descentes

A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).

Examples :

"The architect understood that the building's overall structure could be understood by carefully studying the "descents" of its individual, interconnected components, seeing how each part "glues" or relates to the others in the larger design. "

L'architecte a compris que la structure globale du bâtiment pouvait être comprise en étudiant attentivement les « descentes » de ses composants individuels et interconnectés, en voyant comment chaque partie « colle » ou se rapporte aux autres dans la conception globale.