how to pronounce descente

/de.sɑ̃t/

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descente is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… comme une base pour la descente des …”

meanings of descente

noun:

Descent (act of going down).
Downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing).
Raid (e.g. police raid).
Comedown (from a drug), crash.
Descending.
Descent (downward slope).
Way down.

descente frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word descente occurs in french on average 14.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.