Mouvement vers un endroit plus bas.
A movement down to a lower place.
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La descente a duré deux heures. — The descent took two hours.
Il est d'ascendance irlandaise. — He is of Irish descent.
Le pilote a annoncé une descente lente vers la vallée. — The pilot announced a slow descent into the valley.
L'ascendance seule ne donne pas la citoyenneté. — Descent alone does not give you citizenship.
Fais attention où tu mets les pieds pendant la descente. — Watch your footing during the descent.
Peux-tu retracer ton ascendance au-delà de tes grands-parents ? — Can you trace your descent beyond your grandparents?
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