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No. 4,173 in French

descendu

"Descendu" means "descended" or "went down."

In a sentence

  • Il est descendu de l'autobus à l'arrêt suivant.

    He got off the bus at the next stop.

    Here, 'descendu' is used to indicate getting off or alighting from a vehicle or mode of transportation.

  • La température est descendue en dessous de zéro pendant la nuit.

    The temperature dropped below zero overnight.

    In this sentence, 'descendu' describes the decrease or lowering of the temperature.

  • Nous avons descendu les escaliers rapidement.

    We went down the stairs quickly.

    Here, 'descendu' illustrates the action of physically moving downward, in this case, down the stairs.

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