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descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

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verb

降りる, 下る

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."

雨が降り、洪水が来た。

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verb

退く, 引退する

To enter mentally; to retire.

Examples :

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

長い一日の仕事の後、彼は快適なアームチェアに退き、リラックスしました。

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verb

襲撃する、急襲する

(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."

そして求婚者たちにあなたの怒りを降らせてください。

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降りる, 落ちぶれる

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"

彼は高い地位から降りた。

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verb

降りる, 移る

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. "

教授は美術史の議論から、ルネサンス絵画の具体的な例へと移りました。

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降りる, 由来する

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

Examples :

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

その家族は、長きにわたる農家の家系から由来する。

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由来する, 起源する

To be derived (from)

Examples :

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

お菓子作りへの私の愛は、明らかに祖母に由来しています。

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verb

受け継がれる, 伝わる

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

Examples :

"A crown descends to the heir."

王冠は相続人に受け継がれる。

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南へ下る, 南へ向かう

To move toward the south, or to the southward.

Examples :

"The migrating birds descended south for the winter. "

渡り鳥は冬のために南へ向かいました。

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下がる, 下降する

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. "

先生の声は、複雑な数学の問題を説明するにつれて下がった。

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降りる, 下る

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"

彼らはボートで川を下った。はしごを降りる。

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