descenso

descent

noun des-SEN-soh Less Common

Origin: From Latin descensus, from descendere (to go down).

Also means

decline, drop

Usage Note

Descenso refers to a physical going-down (el descenso de la montaña) as well as an abstract fall in numbers (descenso de precios). In Spanish football it specifically means relegation to a lower division — el equipo sufrió el descenso means the team was relegated, making it a high-stakes sporting term. The verb is descender and the related noun for a longer trip downhill is bajada.

Examples

"El descenso de temperatura fue brusco."

Natural Translation

The drop in temperature was abrupt.

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