Portuguese

Noun

descida f (plural descidas)

1. decline (a downward slope)

   O carro acelerou na descida.‎

   The car accelerated in the decline.

2. descend (instance of descending, going down)

   A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas.‎

   The descent was difficult for the climbers.

3. an instance of a value becoming smaller

   Ocorreu uma descida nos preços.‎

   A lowering of prices occurred.

Synonyms

• (downward slope): declive
• (descent): descimento
• (instance of a value becoming smaller): baixa, diminuição

Antonyms

• (downward slope): aclive, subida
• (descent): ascenção, subida, subimento
• (instance of a value becoming smaller): subida

Hypernyms

• (downward slope): escarpa, ladeira, rampa, talude

Derived terms

• descidinha (diminutive)
• descidona (augmentative)

Related terms

• descer
• descimento

Verb

descida

1. Feminine singular past participle of descer