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descend [dɪˈsend]
verbo transitivo
1. descender por, bajar (hill, stairs)
2. (be related to)
- to be descended from somebody -> descender de alguien
verbo intransitivo
3. descender (come down)
- darkness descended -> cayó la noche
- in descending order -> en orden descendente
- a mood of despair descended upon the country -> el país quedó sumido en un sentimiento de desesperación
- every summer tourists descend on the town -> todos los veranos los turistas invaden la ciudad
- to descend to somebody's level (sentido figurado) -> rebajarse al nivel de alguien
también:
- to descend from somebody -> descender de alguien (be related to)
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descend [di-send]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Descender, bajar (move downwards); descender (set in/mist); caer (rain); abatirse (silence/gloom). (n)
2. Descender, derivarse, traer o tomar su origen. (n)
- Don’t descend to his level -> no te pongas a su nivel
3. Descender, tocar o venir a algún sucesor por orden de herencia (be descended). (n)
- To descend from somebody -> descender de alguien, ser descendiente de alguien
4. Pasar de lo general a lo particular. (n)
- In descending order of importance -> en orden decreciente o descendiente de importancia
- To descend to/into -> descender o entrar en; bajarse a
- To descend into oneself -> entrar en sí mismo
Rebajarse a algo (stoop).-va. Descender, andar hacia abajo.
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