descendre

A. vtr

• 1 to take [sb/sth] down (à to from) to bring [sb/sth] down (de from)Translate take down | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to lower [shelf, blind]; to wind [sth] down [window] Definition of lower in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lower in the US English dictionary Translate lower | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to go down, to come down [road, steps, river] descendre la rivière à la nage = to swim down the river Definition of go down in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go down in the US English dictionary Translate go down | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 (fam) to bump off (colloq) [person]; to shoot down [plane]Translate bump off | into Italian

• 5 (fam) to down [bottle] Definition of down in the British & World English dictionary Definition of down in the US English dictionary Translate down | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi (+ v être)

• 1 to go down (à to from) to come down (de from); [night] to fall tu es descendu à pied? = did you walk down? la route descend en pente douce = the road slopes down gently Definition of go down in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go down in the US English dictionary Translate go down | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2descendre de = to step off [step]; = to get off [train, bike, horse]; = to get out of [car]

• 3 [temperature, prices] to drop, to go down; [tide] to go out Definition of drop in the British & World English dictionary Definition of drop in the US English dictionary Translate drop | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4descendre dans le Midi = to go down to the South (of France)

• 5descendre dans un hôtel = to stay at a hotel

• 6descendre de = to be descended from