scendere

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -endere

Verb

scendere

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

   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

   scendere dal treno ― to get off the train

   scendere dalla macchina ― to get out of the car

7. (intransitive, of a river) to flow down, run down, descend
8. (intransitive, of rain) to fall (to the ground)
9. (intransitive, of levels, temperature) to drop, fall, go down

Synonyms

• (to climb down): discendere
• (to get off, disembark): discendere, smontare
• (to fall, of rain): cadere, precipitare
• (to drop, of levels): cadere, calare, diminuire

Antonyms

• salire

Related terms

• scendibagno
• scendibile
• scendiletto
• scesa