No. 9,353 in French
descendante
"Descendante" means "descendant" or "downward."
In a sentence
Elle est une descendante de la famille royale.
She is a descendant of the royal family.
In this sentence, 'descendante' is used as a noun to refer to a female descendant, showing lineage or ancestry.
La pente descendante était difficile à gravir.
The descending slope was difficult to climb.
Here, 'descendante' is an adjective modifying 'pente', describing something that is descending or sloping downward.
Ils observaient les étoiles dans le ciel nocturne, avec les trajectoires descendantes des météores.
They watched the stars in the night sky with the descending paths of meteors.
In this example, 'descendantes' (plural form) is used as an adjective describing 'trajectoires', indicating a downward motion.
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