descida

From descer +‎ -ida, from Old Galician-Portuguese decer.

• • Homophone: decida

descida f (plural descidas)

1. decline (a downward slope)

   Synonym: declive

   Antonyms: aclive, subida

   O carro acelerou na descida. ― The car accelerated in the decline.

2. descent (instance of descending, going down)

   Synonym: descimento

   Antonyms: ascenção, subida, subimento

   A descida foi difícil para os alpinistas. ― The descent was difficult for the climbers.

3. an instance of a value becoming smaller

   Synonyms: baixa, diminuição

   Antonym: subida

   Ocorreu uma descida nos preços. ― A lowering of prices occurred.

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

descida f sg

1. feminine singular of descido