descent

descente

Le fait de se déplacer d’un endroit élevé vers un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : The act of moving from a higher place to a lower one.

• The plane began its descent.
• Our descent from the mountain was slow.
• A sudden descent made several passengers nervous.

Comment l'utiliser : descent from something (Our descent from the summit took two hours.); descent into something (The plane began its descent into the valley.)

Contraires : ascent

Expressions courantes : begin the descent, rapid descent, descent from something

ascendance, origine

Famille ou groupe dont viennent les parents et les ancêtres d’une personne.

En anglais simple : The family or group of people your parents and earlier relatives came from.

• She is of Turkish descent.
• Many families here have mixed descent.
• He traced his descent from ancestors who lived in Scotland.

Comment l'utiliser : of … descent (Her grandparents were of Italian descent.); descent from someone (He traced his descent from a local farming family.)

Synonymes : ancestry, origin, lineage

Expressions courantes : of Irish descent, mixed descent, African descent, of Welsh descent

chemin de descente, descente

Chemin qui mène d’un endroit élevé à un endroit plus bas.

En anglais simple : A path or route that leads from a higher place to a lower one.

• This descent is very steep.
• We chose the descent on the eastern side.
• Is there an easier descent to the valley?

Comment l'utiliser : descent to something (This descent to the village is safer.)

Synonymes : way down, downhill route

Expressions courantes : steep descent, descent to something, find a descent, slippery descent