From en.wiktionary.org:
** French
*** Etymology
[fr], from [fro].
*** Pronunciation
- [décente]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[f]
1. descent (act of going down)
2. descent (downward slope)
3. way down
4. descending
5. raid (e.g. police raid)
6. [fr] downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing)
7. comedown (from a drug), crash
**** Derived terms
{{col3|fr |à la descente |avoir une bonne descente |descente aux enfers
|descente de croix |descente de lit |descente de matrice |patinage de descente
|patinage de descente extrême }}
**** Related terms
- [fr]
**** Descendants
- [pl]
- [ru]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
[fr]