descending

• Qui se déplace ou s'incline vers le bas ; qui diminue en taille, en quantité ou en rang.

Moving or sloping downward; decreasing in size, amount, or rank.

1. Moving downwardB1formal

   Going or coming down from a higher to a lower level.

   qui descend, descendant

   • The descending path led us to the valley.
   • The plane was descending for landing.
   • The temperature is descending as winter approaches.

   Synonymesdownwarddroppingfallingsinkingslopingtumbling

   Antonymesascendingclimbingrising

2. Decreasing in amount or valueB2formal

   Becoming less in quantity, size, or intensity.

   en diminution

   • The graph shows a descending trend in sales.
   • The descending volume of water worried the farmers.
   • The company's profits are descending this quarter.

   Synonymesdecreasingdiminishingdroppingdwindlingebbingfallinglesseningsinkingwaning

   Antonymesgrowingincreasingrising

3. In order from highest to lowestB1formal

   Arranged in a sequence that goes from the largest or most important to the smallest or least important.

   En ordre décroissant

   • The list is sorted in descending order by price.
   • The students were ranked in descending order of their scores.
   • The data is presented in descending order of frequency.

   Synonymesdecreasingdiminishing

   Antonymesascending

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer un mouvement vers le bas ou une descente, ainsi qu'une origine provenant d'une certaine source ou d'un milieu donné.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving downward or lowering oneself, or to come from a particular origin or background.

1. Move downwardB1formal

   To move from a higher to a lower position.

   descendre (se déplacer vers le bas)

   • The hikers began to descend the mountain carefully.
   • The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.
   • The plane started to descend for landing.

   Synonymescome downdivedropfallgo downlowerplungesinktumble

   Antonymesascendclimbrise

2. Come from an ancestorB2formal

   To be related to someone who lived a long time ago.

   descendre de

   • She descends from a long line of artists.
   • The family descends from Irish immigrants.
   • He claims to descend from royalty.

3. Fall or drop suddenlyB2formal

   To fall or drop to a lower level, often suddenly or dramatically.

   chuter brusquement

   • Darkness descended upon the valley.
   • Silence descended over the crowd.
   • A sense of panic descended on the room.

   Synonymesdivedropfallnosediveplummetplungetumble

   Antonymesascendclimbincreaserisesoar