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.
descend (instance of descending, going down)
A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas.
The descent was difficult for the climbers.
an instance of a value becoming smaller
Ocorreu uma descida nos preços.
A lowering of prices occurred.

Synonyms

(downward slope): declive
(descent): descimento
(instance of a value becoming smaller): baixa, diminuição

Antonyms

(downward slope): aclive, subida
(descent): ascenção, subida, subimento
(instance of a value becoming smaller): 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

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