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Detailed Translations for descent from English to Swedish

descent:

descent [the ~] noun

  1. the descent (origin; ancestry; provenance; )
    ursprung; börd; härkomst
  2. the descent (landing; touchdown)
  3. the descent (lineage)
    härkomst
  4. the descent (inclination; incline; ramp; slope; slip)
    fallenhet; böjelse

Translation Matrix for descent:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
böjelse descent; inclination; incline; ramp; slip; slope bending; inclination; perversion; tendency; tenor; trend; twisting
börd ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source
fallenhet descent; inclination; incline; ramp; slip; slope disposition; faculty; inclination; nature
härkomst ancestry; birth; descent; lineage; origin; parentage; provenance; source
nerstigning descent; landing; touchdown
ursprung ancestry; birth; descent; origin; parentage; provenance; source origin; origins; roots; source; sources
- declension; declination; decline; declivity; downslope; extraction; fall; filiation; line of descent; lineage; origin
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
härstamning descent
nedfart descent; way down
utförsbacke descent; downhill slope

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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

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Cross Translation:
FromToVia
descent ursprung; härkomst; härstamning Herkunft — woher jemandes Familie stammen
descent nedåtgående luftström; nedvind AbwindMeteorologie:
descent härstamning AbstammungBiologie: die Herkunft von Organismen bezüglich der evolutionären Stammesentwicklung und die Weitergabe von Erbanlagen
descent åkningen utför; nedfärd Abfahrt — die Fahrt nach unten, die Fahrt herab oder hinab
descent förödmjukelse abaissementaction d’abaisser, de s’abaisser, ou résultat de cette action.

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