how to pronounce descendre

/de.sɑ̃dʁ/

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descendre is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of descendre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… va s'arrêter il va descendre et évasée …”

meanings of descendre

verb:

To kill (someone).
To descend.
To stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging).
To go down.
To put down; disparage.

descendre frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word descendre occurs in french on average 20.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.