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1. intransitive verb1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)descend in the lift — mit dem Aufzug nach unten fahren
2) (slope downwards) abfallenthe hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab
3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken4) (in pitch) fallen; sinken5) (make sudden attack)descend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen
descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen
6) (fig.): (lower oneself)2. transitive verb(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)* * *[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) heruntersteigen2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) sich senken3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) herfallen•- academic.ru/19824/descendant">descendant- descent
- be descended from* * *de·scend[dɪˈsend]I. vi2. (fall) herabsinkendarkness \descended Dunkelheit senkte sich herab geh3. (deteriorate)I never thought she would \descend to the level of stealing ich hätte nie geglaubt, dass sie so tief sinken würde, dass sie stiehlt5. (originate from)II. vtto \descend a ladder/the stairs eine Leiter/die Treppe hinuntersteigen* * *[dɪ'send]1. vi1) (= go down person) hinuntergehen, hinabschreiten (geh); (lift, vehicle) hinunterfahren; (road) hinunterführen, hinuntergehen; (hill) abfallen; (from horse) absteigen; (ASTRON) untergehen2) (= have as ancestor) abstammen (from von)3) (= pass by inheritance property) übergehen (from von, to auf +acc); (customs) überliefert werden (from von, to auf +acc); (rights) vererbt werden (from von, to auf +acc)4) (= attack suddenly) herfallen (on, upon über +acc), überfallen (on, upon sb jdn); (disease, illness) heimsuchen (on, upon sb jdn); (= come over, sadness etc) befallen (on, upon sb jdn); (silence) sich senken (on, upon über +acc)5) (infthousands of fans are expected to descend on the city — man erwartet, dass tausende or Tausende von Fans die Stadt überlaufen
6)(= lower oneself)
to descend to sth — sich zu etw herablassenI'd never descend to sarcasm — ich würde mich nicht dazu herablassen, sarkastisch zu werden
he even descended to bribery — er scheute selbst vor Bestechung nicht zurück
to descend into anarchy/chaos/civil war — in Anarchie/Chaos/einen Bürgerkrieg versinken
2. vt1) stairs hinuntergehen or -steigen, hinabschreiten (geh)2)* * *descend [dıˈsend]A v/i1. herab-, hinab-, herunter-, hinunter-, niedergehen, -kommen, -steigen, -fahren, -fließen, -sinken:descend to hell zur Hölle niederfahren;descend into a mine (Bergbau) einfahren2. FLUGa) niedergehenb) (mit dem Fallschirm) abspringen3. abfallen (Straße etc)4. eingehen, zu sprechen kommen ( beide:to auf akk)5. herkommen, ab-, herstammen ( alle:7. (on, upon)a) herfallen (über akk), sich stürzen (auf akk), überfallen (akk), einfallen (in akk)b) fig hereinbrechen, kommen (über akk), überfallen (akk) humto zu)9. (moralisch) sinken10. ASTRONa) absteigen, sich dem Süden nähernb) sinken (Sonne)11. MUS tiefer werden, absteigenB v/t1. eine Treppe etc hinab-, hinunter-, herab-, heruntersteigen, -gehen2. einen Fluss etc hinunter-, herunterfahren* * *1. intransitive verb1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)2) (slope downwards) abfallenthe hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab
3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken4) (in pitch) fallen; sinkendescend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen
descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen
6) (fig.): (lower oneself)2. transitive verb(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)* * *v.abstammen v.herunterkommen v.stammen v.
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