No. 2,063 in Portuguese
desceu
"Desceu" means "went down" or "descended."
In a sentence
Ele desceu a escada correndo.
He ran down the stairs.
The verb 'desceu' is used to indicate the action of descending in a narrative context.
A temperatura desceu rapidamente durante a noite.
The temperature dropped rapidly during the night.
Here, 'desceu' refers to a decrease in value, specifically a drop in temperature.
O avião desceu para se preparar para o pouso.
The airplane descended to prepare for landing.
In this case, 'desceu' describes the physical descent of the airplane in a spatial context.
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