descida
Portuguese
Etymology
Descer + -ida, from Old Portuguese decer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ˈsi.da/, /de.ˈsi.dɐ/
- Homophone: decida
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ˈsi.ðɐ/
Noun
descida f (plural descidas)
- decline (a downward slope)
- O carro acelerou na descida. ― The car accelerated in the decline.
- Synonym: declive
- Antonyms: aclive, subida
- descent (instance of descending, going down)
- A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas. ― The descent was difficult for the climbers.
- Synonym: descimento
- Antonyms: ascenção, subida, subimento
- an instance of a value becoming smaller
- Ocorreu uma descida nos preços. ― A lowering of prices occurred.
- Synonyms: baixa, diminuição
- Antonym: subida
Hypernyms
- (downward slope): escarpa, ladeira, rampa, talude
Derived terms
- descidinha (diminutive)
- descidona (augmentative)
Related terms
- descer
- descimento
Verb
descida
- feminine singular past participle of descer