descensão

[dɛ.sẽ.sɐ̃ʊ̃]

nounfemininepl: descensões

descent

1. The act or process of descending; downward movement

The descent of the mountain took several hours.

A descensão da montanha levou várias horas.

2. Lineage; ancestry; genealogical line from an ancestor

He traced his descent from French nobility.

Ele traçou sua descensão da nobreza francesa.

3. A downward slope or inclination

The descending path had a steep descent.

O caminho descendente tinha uma descensão acentuada.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

descida

More commonly used in everyday speech

Portugal

descensão

More formal and technical usage

descensão de sangue (descent of blood - genealogical context)

em descensão (in descent - moving downward)

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