descendre

> descendre
(verb)
to go down [preterit : went, past participle : gone].
to come down [preterit : came, past participle : come].
to get out (d'un véhicule) [preterit : got or gat, past participle : got or gotten].
to fall (diminuer) [preterit : fell, past participle : fallen].
to be descended from (origine).
to shoot down (tuer) [preterit : shot, past participle : shot].
Expressions :
Descendre la côte : to go down hill.
Descendre de la bicyclette : to get off the bicycle.
Descendre une côte en roue libre : to free-wheel down a hill.
Descendre en vol plané : to volplane down.
Descendre en vrille : to spin down [preterit : spun, past participle : spun].
La marée descend : the tide is falling.
the tide is going out.
A marée descendante : at falling tide.
at ebb-tide.
A quel hôtel êtes-vous descendu ? : What hotel have you put up at ? Tout le monde descend ! : all change !