descendre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French descendre, from Old French descendre, borrowed from Latin descendere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.sɑ̃dʁ/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr === Verb === descendre (intransitive) to go down (intransitive, transitive) to descend (transitive) to put down; disparage (transitive, slang) to kill (someone) (intransitive) to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging) ==== Usage notes ==== This verb uses the auxiliary verb avoir when used transitively (or with a transitive sense, even when the complement is omitted); otherwise (when it is intransitive), it uses être. elle a descendu les valises ― she brought down the suitcases il est descendu de l'armoire ― he came down from the wardrobe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== descendance descendant descendeur descente redescendre ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: desann === Further reading === “descendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === redescend == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French descendre. === Verb === descendre to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.) ==== Descendants ==== French: descendre == Occitan == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === descendre to descend; to go down Synonym: davalar ==== Related terms ==== descenta === References === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 189 == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin descendō, descendere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desˈt͡sendɾə/, (later) /desˈt͡sandɾə/ === Verb === descendre to go down; to descend to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: descendreFrench: descendre Jersey Norman: d'scendre → Middle English: descenden English: descend === References === descendre on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub