How do you pronounce descent?

descent is pronounced as /dɪˈsɛnt/.

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descent

⛰️descent (dɪˈsɛnt)

noun

/dɪˈsɛnt/

descente / ascendance (descente / ascendance)

descendent describe

Signification

the action of moving downward, falling, or dropping; ancestry or origin

Traduction de la signification

l'action de se déplacer vers le bas, de tomber ou de chuter; l'ascendance ou l'origine

l'action de se deplacer vers le bas, de tomber ou de chuter; l'ascendance ou l'origine

Phrases d'exemple

The climbers began their descent from the mountain peak.

Les grimpeurs ont commencé leur descente du sommet de la montagne.

Expressions d'exemple

descent into chaos

descente dans le chaos

Synonymes

decline, drop, fall, ancestry, lineage

Antonymes

ascent, rise, progress

Collocations

rapid descent, steep descent, descent into, descent from

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