descendre
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descendre
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to go down
Vous voyez le lac là-bas ? Nous descendons sur la rive pour pêcher.You see the lake down there? We're going down to the shore to fish.
b. to come down
Lise descend nous rejoindre pour le dîner. Elle habite un appartement à l'étage.Lise is coming down to join us for dinner. She lives in an apartment upstairs.
a. to go downstairs
Je descends faire du café. Tu viens ?I'm going downstairs to make coffee. Are you coming?
b. to come downstairs
Rachelle, descends. Ton taxi est là !Rachelle, come downstairs. Your taxi is here!
a. to go down
Beaucoup d'Américains descendent en Floride en hiver.A lot of Americans go down to Florida in the winter.
a. to get out
Un acteur célèbre vient de descendre de cette limousine.A famous actor just got out of that limousine.
b. to get off
Marguerite est impatiente. Elle déteste attendre de descendre de l'avion après l'atterrissage.Marguerite is impatient. She hates waiting to get off of the plane after it lands.
c. to alight (literary) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
Le couple royal descend de son carrosse, aidé par ses valets de pied.The royal couple alights from their coach, aided by their footmen.
a. to get down
Mamie, descends de cette échelle ! Tu pourrais tomber.Grandma, get down from that ladder! You could fall.
7. (to lower)
a. to drop
La température descend, alors attention au verglas sur les routes.The temperature is dropping, so watch out for ice on the roads.
b. to fall
Le prix de l'essence commence enfin à descendre.The price of gas is finally starting to fall.
c. to go down
Avec cette sécheresse, le niveau d'eau du lac descend rapidement.With this drought, the lake's water level is going down quickly.
d. to come down
La fièvre de Nico descend grâce aux médicaments.Nico's fever is coming down thanks to the medicine.
a. to go out
La marée descend. Bientôt, tu verras les bancs de sable.The tide is going out. Soon, you'll see the sandbars.
a. to descend
Mon père dit que nous descendons de Samuel de Champlain, le fondateur de la ville de Québec.My father says that we descend from Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City.
a. to raid
La police est descendue hier dans un entrepôt et a arrêté trois personnes.The police raided a warehouse yesterday and arrested three people.
11. (figurative) (to abase oneself)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to stoop (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Cet homme politique affirme qu'il ne descendra jamais dans le mensonge.That politician declares that he will never stoop to lying.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to take down
Chéri, tu peux descendre ce bouquin de l'étagère ? Je n'y arrive pas.Honey, can you take that book down from the shelf? I can't reach it.
b. to bring down
Je descendrai les manteaux d'hiver du grenier.I'll bring the winter coats down from the attic.
a. to lower
Tu peux descendre les stores des fenêtres ? J'essaie de dormir.Can you lower the window shades? I'm trying to sleep.
b. to bring down
Cara descend toujours le siège du vélo parce qu'elle a de petites jambes.Cara always brings the bike seat down because she has short legs.
a. to descend
Les randonneurs ont descendu le sentier de montagne quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.The hikers descended the mountain trail when it started to rain.
b. to go down
Blanche et Bettina descendent ensemble le toboggan aquatique.Blanche and Bettina are going down the water slide together.
a. to take down
N'appelez pas de taxi. Je vais vous descendre à la gare.Don't call a cab. I'll take you down to the station.
b. to drive down
Pierre descend les enfants chez leurs grands-parents.Pierre is driving the kids down to their grandparents' house.
a. to take down
Dans ce jeu vidéo, on doit descendre tous les monstres pour gagner la partie.In this video game, you have to take down all the monsters to win the game.
b. to gun down
L'assassin de cette série descend un tas de méchants.The assassin in this show guns down a bunch of bad guys.
c. to shoot
Et là, le héros du film a dit qu'il allait descendre son ennemi.And then, the hero of the movie said he was going to shoot his enemy.
17. (to consume)
a. to knock back
Les invités ont descendu toutes les bouteilles de jus d'orange. Il n'y a déjà plus rien !The guests knocked back all of the bottles of orange juice. There's nothing left!
18. (figurative) (to critique negatively)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to pan
Le critique de cinéma a descendu le remake de son film classique préféré.The movie critic panned the remake of his favorite classic film.
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