descend – Deutsch–English translations

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descend verb

  /diˈsɛnd/ , /dəˈsɛnd/ , /dɪˈsɛnd/
  • to physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position
 absteigen, herabsteigen, herunterkommen, niedergehen
  • of a characteristic: to be transmitted from a parent to a child
 abstammen
  • to pass from a higher to a lower part of (something)
 hinuntergehen

descendant noun

  /dɪˈsendənt/ , /dɪˈsɛndənt/
  • one who is the progeny of someone
 Nachkomme, Abkömmling, Nachfahre, Spross, Abkomme, Nachwuchs
  • later evolutionary type
 Abkömmling

descender noun

  /dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/
  • climbing
 Abseilgerät
  • typography
 Unterlänge

descending adjective

  /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
  • moving or sloping downwards
 absteingend
Nachkomme

descending

fallend
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