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I was not heavy, and they chuckled over it since they had three flights of stairs to descend.
Je n'étais pas lourd, et ils s'en félicitaient, car ils avaient trois étages à descendre.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
Then they continued to descend the hill, no longer fearing inquisitive glances, for they had not met a living soul since passing the last houses.
Ils se mirent de nouveau à descendre la côte. Ils ne craignaient plus les regards des curieux; depuis les dernières maisons, ils n’avaient pas rencontré âme qui vive.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But when evening is ready to descend within the valley, a storm breaks over the mass of Mont Blanc.
Mais quand le soir se prépare à venir dans la vallée, un orage éclate sur le massif du Mont-Blanc.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"You can have no idea, Pierre, of what goes on in that little head of hers when anybody says or does anything contrary to her ideas of justice. Such absolute and lofty ideas they are, that they can descend to no compromise.
Tu ne peux pas t’imaginer, Pierre, ce qui se passe dans cette petite caboche-là, lorsqu’on contrarie l’idée qu’elle a de la justice, oh ! une idée si haute, si totale, qu’elle ne souffre aucun accommodement...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The gate of the stairs locked behind the fugitive, and I stood staring, with my hands on the old boy's throat, for such a time as a man might take to descend those steps to the sea.
La porte de l'escalier se referma derrière le fugitif, et je restai béant, toujours serrant la gorge du vieux à peu près la durée nécessaire à effectuer la descente des marches jusqu'à la mer.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
My thirst was too great to allow me to tarry, so about nine o'clock, so far as I could judge, I started to descend.
Vers 9 heures, autant que j'en pus juger, n'y tenant plus de soif, je me mis en devoir de descendre.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
"Vapour-clouds from the Atlantic undergo a similar detention in crossing the Alleghany range; or, cooling, after having circled a great distance round the globe, descend into the valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi.
Après avoir décrit un grand arc de cercle autour de la terre, ils se condensent et tombent dans les vallées de l'Ohio et du Mississipi.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We cross the churchyard, we descend to the torrent, and then we shall only have to follow its course right up to the garden.
Nous traversons le cimetière, nous descendons au bord du torrent, puis nous n'avons plus qu'à le suivre, jusqu'au jardin.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Abbe Mouret, hat in hand, delighted with the coolness, once more felt quietude descend upon him.
L'abbé Mouret, son chapeau à la main, heureux du froid, sentait la paix de l'ombre redescendre en lui.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
She had two flights to descend.
Elle avait deux étages à descendre.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
When the sage's destiny blends with that of men of inferior wisdom, the sage raises them to his level, but himself will rarely descend.
Si les destinées de ceux qui sont moins sages participent malgré elles aux destinées du sage qu'elles rencontrent, les destinés du sage sont rarement atteintes par des destinées inférieures.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
As she went deeper into this sanguinary filth, she pleaded in her mind for mercy, at times, she fancied she was touching the bottom of the infamy, and still she had to descend lower.
Et à mesure qu'elle pénétrait plus avant dans cette boue sanglante, elle criait grâce, elle croyait toucher le fond de l'infamie, et il lui fallait descendre encore.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
When the young people had begun to descend the avenue, Miette's thoughts reverted to the Jas-Meiffren which they had just left behind them.
Quand les jeunes gens eurent commencé à descendre l’avenue, la pensée de Miette retourna au Jas-Meiffren, qu’ils venaient de laisser derrière eux.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
A man might reach that limb, and if he were active as a monkey might descend to the ground.
Il serait facile d’atteindre cet arbre et de se laisser glisser jusqu’à terre, à condition d’être agile comme un singe.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Some blessed joy will assuredly descend on us from heaven!
Alors, j'imagine quelque chose de céleste qui descendra en nous...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

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descending order
ordre décroissant
descending sequence
séquence descendant
descending sort
tri en ordre décroissant

Word forms

descend

verb
Basic forms
Pastdescended
Imperativedescend
Present Participle (Participle I)descending
Past Participle (Participle II)descended
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I descendwe descend
you descendyou descend
he/she/it descendsthey descend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am descendingwe are descending
you are descendingyou are descending
he/she/it is descendingthey are descending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have descendedwe have descended
you have descendedyou have descended
he/she/it has descendedthey have descended
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been descendingwe have been descending
you have been descendingyou have been descending
he/she/it has been descendingthey have been descending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I descendedwe descended
you descendedyou descended
he/she/it descendedthey descended
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was descendingwe were descending
you were descendingyou were descending
he/she/it was descendingthey were descending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had descendedwe had descended
you had descendedyou had descended
he/she/it had descendedthey had descended
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been descendingwe had been descending
you had been descendingyou had been descending
he/she/it had been descendingthey had been descending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will descendwe shall/will descend
you will descendyou will descend
he/she/it will descendthey will descend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be descendingwe shall/will be descending
you will be descendingyou will be descending
he/she/it will be descendingthey will be descending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have descendedwe shall/will have descended
you will have descendedyou will have descended
he/she/it will have descendedthey will have descended
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been descendingwe shall/will have been descending
you will have been descendingyou will have been descending
he/she/it will have been descendingthey will have been descending
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would descendwe should/would descend
you would descendyou would descend
he/she/it would descendthey would descend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be descendingwe should/would be descending
you would be descendingyou would be descending
he/she/it would be descendingthey would be descending
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have descendedwe should/would have descended
you would have descendedyou would have descended
he/she/it would have descendedthey would have descended
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been descendingwe should/would have been descending
you would have been descendingyou would have been descending
he/she/it would have been descendingthey would have been descending
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am descendedwe are descended
you are descendedyou are descended
he/she/it is descendedthey are descended
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being descendedwe are being descended
you are being descendedyou are being descended
he/she/it is being descendedthey are being descended
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been descendedwe have been descended
you have been descendedyou have been descended
he/she/it has been descendedthey have been descended
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was descendedwe were descended
you were descendedyou were descended
he/she/it was descendedthey were descended
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being descendedwe were being descended
you were being descendedyou were being descended
he/she/it was being descendedthey were being descended
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been descendedwe had been descended
you had been descendedyou had been descended
he/she/it had been descendedthey had been descended
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be descendedwe shall/will be descended
you will be descendedyou will be descended
he/she/it will be descendedthey will be descended
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been descendedwe shall/will have been descended
you will have been descendedyou will have been descended
he/she/it will have been descendedthey will have been descended