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Detailed Translations for descent from English to French

descent:

descent [the ~] noun

  1. the descent (origin; ancestry; provenance; )
    l'origine; la source; la provenance; la racines; la descendance; l'ascendance
  2. the descent (landing; touchdown)
    la descente; l'atterrissage
  3. the descent (lineage)
    l'origine; la descendance
  4. the descent (inclination; incline; ramp; slope; slip)
    l'inclination; l'angle de pente

Translation Matrix for descent:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
angle de pente descent; inclination; incline; ramp; slip; slope
ascendance ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source
atterrissage descent; landing; touchdown fall; landing
descendance ancestry; birth; descent; lineage; origin; parentage; provenance; source brood; children; descendants; offspring; progeny; successors
descente descent; landing; touchdown climbing down; crash; decline; decrease; descending; downfall; fall; landing; letting down
inclination descent; inclination; incline; ramp; slip; slope affection; bend; bending; choice; curve; fancy; fondness; frame of mind; humor; humour; inclination; liking; mood; preference; taste; temper; tendency; tenderness; tenor; trend; twisting
origine ancestry; birth; descent; lineage; origin; parentage; provenance; source beginning; commencement; opening; origin; outset; roots; source; start; starting-time
provenance ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source
racines ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source
source ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source data source; origin; river source; roots; source; source of information; source of inspiration; source provider; spring; water spring; well
- declension; declination; decline; declivity; downslope; extraction; fall; filiation; line of descent; lineage; origin
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- downhill slope; way down

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Related Definitions for "descent":

  1. the act of changing your location in a downward direction1
  2. properties attributable to your ancestry1
  3. a movement downward1
  4. a downward slope or bend1
  5. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors1

Wiktionary Translations for descent:

descent
noun
  1. lineage or hereditary derivation
descent
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
descent origine Herkunft — woher jemandes Familie stammen
descent vent descendant; courant descendant; courant rabattant AbwindMeteorologie:
descent déchéance; descente Abstieg — das Herunterklettern aus der Höhe in tiefere Bereiche
descent origine AbstammungBiologie: die Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung und die Weitergabe von Erbanlagen
descent descente Abfahrt — die Fahrt nach unten, die Fahrt herab oder hinab
descent diminution; descente; baisse daling — het dalen, het lager worden
descent descendance afstamming — de genetische voorgescheidenis van een individu, volk of soort

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