to be descended from sb Genealogy — discendere da qn
(go down)
to descend (from) — (di)scendere (da), (road) scendere (da)we descended to the cellar — scendemmo in cantina
in descending order of importance — in ordine decrescente d'importanza
(property, customs)
to descend from ... to — passare da...ato descend from generation to generation — tramandarsi di generazione in generazione
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
descend — de·scend /di send/ vi: to pass by inheritance de·scen·di·bil·i·ty / ˌsen də bi lə tē/ n de·scend·ible / sen də bəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Descend — De*scend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere, descensum; de + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.] 1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Descend — De*scend , v. t. To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder. [1913 Webster] But never tears his cheek descended. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scend — n. & v. Naut. n. 1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea). 2 a plunge of a vessel. v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave. Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND * * * verb rise or heave upward under the … Useful english dictionary
descend — de•scend [[t]dɪˈsɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down: to descend from the mountaintop[/ex] 2) to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series 3) to go from generals to particulars, as in a… … From formal English to slang
descend — de|scend [dıˈsend] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: descendre, from Latin scandere to climb ] 1.) [I and T] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one ≠ ↑ascend ▪ Our plane started to descend. ▪ I heard his footsteps descending… … Dictionary of contemporary English
descend — de|scend [ dı send ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive FORMAL to go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs: I descended into the valley. He slowly descended the stairs. a ) intransitive to come nearer to the ground: The airplane was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scend — /sɛnd/ (say send) Nautical –verb (i) 1. to descend into the trough of a wave (as opposed to pitch). –noun 2. a sudden plunge of a vessel. 3. the driving impulse of the sea or of a wave. {variant of send1 misinterpreted as an aphetic form of of… …
scend — /send/, Naut. v.i. (of a vessel) 1. to heave in a swell. 2. to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea. n. 3. the heaving motion of a vessel. 4. the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel. Also, send. [1615 25; cf.… … Universalium
descend — de·scend di send vi to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one <normally the testicle descends into the scrotum between the seventh and ninth month in utero (Therapeutic Notes)> … Medical dictionary
scend — condescend descend redescend … Dictionnaire des rimes
