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scendere

go down

verb SHEHN-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'descendere'

Also means

get off

Usage Note

Scendere means to descend, get off a vehicle, or fall (of prices), and takes essere in compound tenses, so 'I got off' is sono sceso. The sc before e gives an English 'sh' sound. Its opposite is salire ('to go up').

Examples

"Scendo dal treno alla prossima."

Natural Translation

I get off the train at the next stop.

Literal Translation

I-get-off from-the train at-the next.

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