"descente" meaning in French

See descente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.sɑ̃t/ Audio: Fr-descente.ogg Forms: descentes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French descente, from descendre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|descente|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French descente, {{inh+|fr|fro|descente}} Inherited from Old French descente Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} descente f (plural descentes)
  1. descent (act of going down) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun--7~Bkaqc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 46 5 1 14 5 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 9 1 13 6 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 3 1 6 4 19 4
  2. descent (downward slope) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-IZqUbg75
  3. way down Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-KePagMPR
  4. descending Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-IcHzHyQF
  5. raid (e.g. police raid) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-utevOupY
  6. (sports) downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports, Climbing
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-1qCdxfiG Disambiguation of Climbing: 22 8 1 13 8 42 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. comedown (from a drug), crash Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-descente-fr-noun-BO7K4RRa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à la descente, avoir une bonne descente, descente aux enfers, descente de croix, descente de lit, descente de matrice, patinage de descente, patinage de descente extrême Related terms: descendre

Inflected forms

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