Spanish word

descenso

Pronunciation

IPA/desˈθenso/

Meaning

  • masculine noundrop

Example

Hubo un descenso en las ventas este mes.

There was a drop in sales this month.

Illustration for descenso (drop)

More examples

Anoche hubo un descenso de la temperatura en la ciudad.

Last night there was a fall in temperature in the city.

Core concept

A series of bars shrinking from left to right on a bar chart.

Common phrases

  • descenso de la temperatura

    fall in temperature

  • descenso gradual

    gradual decrease

Similar words

disminución: Decrease in number or amount, a general lessening of how much exists.
reducción: Reduction in size or scale, a decrease that makes something smaller.

Definition in Spanish

Acción o resultado de descender; reducción del valor, la cantidad o el nivel en un periodo de tiempo.

Word origin

From Latin descensus, the noun of descendere 'to go down', transferred from literal descent to any fall in value, quantity, or level.

Usage tips

  • In sports contexts, especially football, 'el descenso' commonly means relegation to a lower division rather than just a numerical drop.

Other meanings

  • declinenoun
  • slumpnoun

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