Translation of "descendant" to English

Source text

Translation results

Your text has been partially translated.
You can translate a maximum of 999 characters at a time.
Login or register for free on PROMT.One and translate even more!

<>

Advert

Dictionary translations for "descendant"

le descendant m noun Listen
pl. descendants
descendant [dɪˈsendənt] (famille) Listen
Les indigènes de la côte américaine nord-ouest du Pacifique étaient probablement les descendants de tribus originaires d'Asie.
The natives of the North-West Pacific Coast of America were probably descendants of tribes from Asia..
descendant adjective Listen
descendant / descendante / descendants / descendantes
downward [ˈdaunwəd] (direction d'un mouvement) Listen
descending (médecine) Listen
descendre verb Conjugation Listen
descends / descendis / descendu
go down (mouvement)
Je l'entendis descendre les escaliers.
I heard him go down the stairs.
fall [fɔ:l] (tomber) Listen
La peur descendit sur elle.
Fear fell upon her.
take down (objets)
Toutes les voiles étaient descendues.
All the sails were taken down.
descend [dɪˈsend] (escalier, montagne, rivière) Listen
Certains croient que la famille royale britannique descend directement de la lignée du roi David.
Some believe that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David.
dismount [ˈdɪsˈmaunt] (bicyclette, cheval) Listen
detrain [di:ˈtreɪn] (chemins de fer) Listen
shoot down (militaire)
prolapse ['prəulæps] (médecine) Listen
other translations 6
hide

Phrases with "descendant" (6)

  1. en descendant - in a descending line
  2. courant descendant - downdraught
  3. organe descendant - descending organ
  4. côlon descendant - descending colon
  5. décéder sans descendant - die without issue
  6. se décéder sans descendant - die without issue

Contexts with "descendant"

C'est juste en descendant la rue (et) sur votre gauche. It's just down the street on your left.
Le chauffeur nous demanda de faire attention en descendant du bus. The driver asked us to take care when getting off the bus.
Attention à la marche en descendant les escaliers. Watch your step in going down the stairs.
Elle était assise au bar, descendant les verres de whisky les uns à la suite des autres. She sat at the bar downing shot after shot of whisky.
L'ascenseur monte et descend. The elevator is moving up and down.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP PROMT.ONE

Download on the App Store - PROMT.One Get it on Google Play - PROMT.One Explore it on App Gallery – PROMT.One