(a) to go down (to somewhere), come down (from somewhere) (vers, to, dans, into, sur, on to, over)

(b) (of a bird) fly down, descend, (of a river) flow down, (of plane) come down, (of a climber) climb down, (of snow) fall, (of the sun) go down (dans, into, vers, to(wards), jusqu'à, to, as far as, sur, on to, over)

(c) (from a car etc) to get out (de, of); ~ de son cheval to dismount

(d) (of a path, road) to go down, slope downwards

(e) (of a needle, price, temperature) to fall, drop

(f) to put up, stay (in a hotel etc)

(g) (Sport: in climbing) to climb down; ~ en rappel to abseil

(h) ~ de to be a descendant of, be descended from

(a) to go down, climb down a hill, stairs; il a descendu l'escalier he came down the stairs; il a descendu l'escalier en courant he ran down the stairs

(b) to get down, bring down, fetch down, take down (an object from a shelf); to lower a blind

(c) (Infml) to down a drink

(d) (Slang) to shoot a plane down (neutral); to shoot (neutral), do somebody in, bump somebody off