descida

Portuguese

Etymology

Descer +‎ -ida, from Old Portuguese decer.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ˈsi.da/, /de.ˈsi.dɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ˈsi.ðɐ/

Noun

descida f (plural descidas)

  1. decline (a downward slope)
    O carro acelerou na descida. ― The car accelerated in the decline.
    Synonym: declive
    Antonyms: aclive, subida
  2. 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
  3. an instance of a value becoming smaller
    Ocorreu uma descida nos preços. ― A lowering of prices occurred.
    Synonyms: baixa, diminuição
    Antonym: subida

Hypernyms

Derived terms
  • descidinha (diminutive)
  • descidona (augmentative)

Verb

descida

  1. feminine singular past participle of descer
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