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ils descendirent

went down, descended

→ descendre
descend go down + irent they simple past
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #41,298
went down, descended Literary past tense, common in written narratives.
FR: Ils descendirent les escaliers.
EN: They went down the stairs.
Conjugation of descendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third descendit descendirent

Elles descendirent la rue en chantant une chanson.

They walked down the street singing a song.

À minuit, Phileas Fogg et Mrs. Aouda descendirent dans la cabine.

At midnight, Phileas Fogg and Mrs. Aouda went down to the cabin.

Ses amis d'Androl et Nelly descendirent.

Androl and Nelly’s friends came downstairs.

Ils descendirent la rue en chantant une chanson.

They walked down the street singing a song.

Quatre hommes descendirent l’escalier.

Four men came down the stairs.

Mr. Fogg et son domestique descendirent à terre.

Mr. Fogg and his manservant went ashore.

Ils descendirent de l'arbre.

They climbed down from the tree.