English–French

“get off” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/desɑ̃dʁ/

Example

Je descends du bus ici.

I get off the bus here.

Illustration for descendre (get off)

How to say “get off” in French

“Get off” in French is descendre.

A downward movement carries a person or an object away from a higher place.

Full entry for descendre: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with descendre

Elle descend les valises du coffre.

She takes the suitcases down from the trunk.

Tips for using descendre

  • Descendre something is transitive and takes avoir in the compound past, as in j'ai descendu les valises, unlike je suis descendu du bus.

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