descida
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From descer + -ida, from Old Galician-Portuguese decer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
descida f (plural descidas)
- decline (a downward slope)
- descent (instance of descending, going down)
- Synonym: descimento
- Antonyms: ascenção, subida, subimento
- A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas. ― The descent was difficult for the climbers.
- an instance of a value becoming smaller
- Synonyms: baixa, diminuição
- Antonym: subida
- Ocorreu uma descida nos preços. ― A lowering of prices occurred.
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
- descidinha (diminutive)
- descidona (augmentative)
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Participle edit
descida f sg