descend

US /dɪˈsend/
UK /dɪˈsend/
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1.

descer

move or fall downwards

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The aircraft began to descend.
A aeronave começou a descer.
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The path descends steeply to the lake.
O caminho desce abruptamente para o lago.
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dropfallgo down
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ascendrise
2.

descender de, derivar de

be a direct descendant of (a specified ancestor)

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He claims to descend from a royal family.
Ele afirma descender de uma família real.
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Many modern languages descend from Latin.
Muitas línguas modernas descendem do latim.
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derive fromoriginate fromspring from
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descendingdescendantdescend todescending colon