scendere
go down
verb SHEHN-deh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'descendere'
Also means
get off
Usage Note
Scendere means to descend, get off a vehicle, or fall (of prices), and takes essere in compound tenses, so 'I got off' is sono sceso. The sc before e gives an English 'sh' sound. Its opposite is salire ('to go up').
Examples
"Scendo dal treno alla prossima."
Natural Translation
I get off the train at the next stop.
Literal Translation
I-get-off from-the train at-the next.
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