nous descendons

go down, come down, get off

→ descendre
descend go down + ons we-form present or imperative ending
verb · present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #25,323
go down, come down With nous, this can also be used as an invitation or suggestion: “let’s go down.”
FR: Nous descendons les escaliers.
EN: We’re going down the stairs.
get off Used when getting off a bus, train, or other vehicle.
FR: Nous descendons à la prochaine station.
EN: We’re getting off at the next stop.
Conjugation of descendre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First descends descendons
Second descends descendez
Third descend descendent
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — descendons
Second descends descendez

Puisqu'on doit descendre, descendons !

Since we have to go down, let's go down!

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Nous descendons.

We are going down.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Quand on vous cachait avec soin que nous descendons tous du singe.

When they carefully hid from you the fact that we all descended from monkeys.

— Le repentir (1987)

Nous descendons donc des poissons.

We therefore descend from fish.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Descendons.

Let's go downstairs.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Descendons !

Let's get off!

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Descendons la pente.

Let's go down the slope.

Descendons ici.

Let's get off here.

Descendons dans le métro.

Let's go down into the metro.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Descendons, je vais te montrer quelque chose.

Let’s go downstairs; I’ll show you something.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Nous descendons voir les baleines.

We're going down to see the whales.

— Star Trek IV : Retour sur Terre (1986)

Descendons par là.

Let's go down that way.

— Blow Out (1981)

Descendons d'un cran !

Let’s take it down a notch!

Descendons par terre.

Let's get down on the ground.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Je crois que nous descendons au prochain arrêt.

I think we're getting off at the next stop.

Nous descendons l'escalier.

We are going down the stairs.

— Titanic (1997)

Descendons du train.

Let's get off the train.