descente
Meanings
Noun
1. descent (act of going down)
2. descent (downward slope)
3. way down
4. descending
5. raid (e.g. police raid)
6. downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing) (sports)
7. comedown (from a drug), crash
Examples12
La descente prendra trois heures.
Getting down will take three hours.
Nous commençons maintenant notre descente.
We are beginning our descent.
La police a fait une descente dans la maison.
The house was raided by the police.
La descente est dangereuse.
The descent is dangerous.
L'avion a amorcé sa descente.
The plane began to descend.
L'avion amorça sa descente.
The plane began to descend.