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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries降りる
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oriru
"私たちは暗くなる前に降りなければなりません。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move downward, typically from a higher to a lower position.
"The hikers decided to descend the mountain before nightfall." - 2
To come down from a higher place or level.
"The elevator will descend to the ground floor."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'descend' originates from the Latin 'descendere', which is a combination of 'de-' meaning 'down' and 'scandere' meaning 'to climb'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained its meaning of moving downwards.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Descend" is said worldwide
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descendre
Transliteration: deh-sahn-druh
"Nous devons descendre la montagne avant la nuit."
absteigen
Transliteration: ahb-shtay-gen
"Wir müssen den Berg vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit absteigen."
scendere
Transliteration: shen-deh-reh
"Dobbiamo scendere dalla montagna prima che faccia buio."
descender
Transliteration: des-en-der
"Debemos descender la montaña antes de que anochezca."
descer
Transliteration: deh-sehr
"Precisamos descer a montanha antes que escureça."
उतरना
Transliteration: utarna
"हमें रात होने से पहले उतरना चाहिए।"
下降
Transliteration: xiàjiàng
"我们必须在天黑之前下降山。"
내려가다
Transliteration: naeryeogada
"우리는 어두워지기 전에 내려가야 합니다."
降りる
Transliteration: oriru
"私たちは暗くなる前に降りなければなりません。"
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