What does descender in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word descender in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use descender in Spanish.

The word descender in Spanish means descend, drop, fall, be descended from, lower, go down to, without getting into details. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word descender

descend

verbo intransitivo (bajar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Descendimos de la montaña por el lado oeste.
We descended the western face of the mountain.

drop, fall

verbo intransitivo (disminuir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las temperaturas descendieron cinco grados.
The temperature dropped five degrees.

be descended from

verbo intransitivo (tener como antepasados)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se cree importante porque desciende de una antigua familia noble.
He thinks he's important because he is descended from an old noble family.

lower

verbo transitivo (bajar algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Descendimos el equipo con una polea.
We lowered the equipment using a pulley.

go down to

verbo transitivo (jerarquía: posición)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para localizar el archivo, tienes que descender en el árbol de directorios.
You need to go down to the directory tree to locate the archives.

without getting into details

locución adverbial (sin entrar en detalles)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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