scendere

From a reduction of the prefix in discendere, from Latin dēscendere.

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃen.de.re/, ^*/ˈʃɛn.de.re/^[1]

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• Rhymes: -endere, -ɛndere
• Hyphenation: scén‧de‧re, scèn‧de‧re

scéndere or scèndere (first-person singular present scéndo or scèndo, first-person singular past historic scési, past participle scéso, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) to go (all the way) down, come (all the way) down (the stairs)

   scendere le scale ― to go down the stairs

2. (transitive, nonstandard) to climb (all the way) down (a ladder)

   scendere la scala ― to climb down the ladder

3. (intransitive) to descend, move downward; go down

   scendere (al piano di sotto) ― to go downstairs

   scendere in città ― to go into the city; go to town

   scendere in piazza ― to take to the streets (in protest)

4. (intransitive) to climb down from, come down from

   Synonym: discendere

   scendere dall'albero ― to come down from the tree

5. (intransitive) to get out of (bed)

   scendere dal letto ― to get out of bed

6. (intransitive) to get off; get out of; disembark from; alight

   Synonyms: discendere, smontare

   scendere dal treno ― to get off the train

   scendere dalla macchina ― to get out of the car

7. (intransitive) to flow down, run down, descend (of a river)
8. (intransitive) to fall (to the ground) (of rain)

   Synonyms: cadere, precipitare

9. (intransitive) to drop, fall, go down (of levels, temperature)

   Synonyms: cadere, calare, diminuire

• salire

• scendibagno
• scendibile
• scendiletto
• scesa