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descendants

descendants

Meaning of descendants

English

people descended from a particular ancestor

Русский

люди, происходящие от определённого предка

descendants

Pronunciation

British English
/dɪˈsendənts/
American English
/dɪˈsendənts/

descendants with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом descendants

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Сочетания и примеры

  • descendants and ancestorsпотомки и предки
  • our descendantsнаши потомки
  • your descendantsваши потомки
  • descendants' rightsправа потомков
  • descendants' namesимена потомков

Примеры предложений с descendants

  1. 1

    They are direct descendants of the man who built this house.

    Они прямые потомки человека, построившего этот дом.

  2. 2

    Her female descendants inherited the family jewellery.

    Её потомки женского пола унаследовали семейные драгоценности.

  3. 3

    Many residents are descendants of immigrants who arrived a century ago.

    Многие жители — потомки иммигрантов, приехавших сто лет назад.

  4. 4

    Descendants of the original settlers still live in the valley.

    Потомки первых поселенцев до сих пор живут в долине.

  5. 5

    These two families are descendants of a common ancestor.

    Эти две семьи — потомки общего предка.

  6. 6

    The project helps descendants of enslaved people research their family history.

    Проект помогает потомкам людей, находившихся в рабстве, изучать историю своей семьи.

  7. 7

    The museum hopes to find living descendants of the artist.

    Музей надеется найти ныне живущих потомков художника.

  8. 8

    Several living descendants attended the ceremony.

    На церемонии присутствовали несколько ныне живущих потомков.

  9. 9

    He wanted the forest protected for future descendants.

    Он хотел сохранить лес для будущих потомков.

  10. 10

    Modern descendants have restored the family chapel.

    Современные потомки восстановили семейную часовню.

  11. 11

    The descendants of the founder meet there each spring.

    Потомки основателя встречаются там каждую весну.

  12. 12

    Their descendants moved to different parts of the country.

    Их потомки разъехались по разным частям страны.

  13. 13

    The museum is trying to identify descendants of the artist.

    Музей пытается установить потомков художника.

  14. 14

    The historian contacted descendants for permission to quote the diary.

    Историк связался с потомками, чтобы получить разрешение процитировать дневник.

descendants usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

His descendants still live in this town.

Его потомки до сих пор живут в этом городе.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She has many descendants.

У неё много потомков.

descendants synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between descendants, posterity, children, and issue

Advanced: broader words

P
🇬🇧English
posterity

Formal: future generations in general

B2rare word

ENWe must protect the environment for posterity.

🇬🇧English

Narrower: only children, not grandchildren

A1very often

ENShe has three children.

🇬🇧English

Legal: direct descendants

B2very rare word

ENThe property was to pass to his issue.

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descendants meaning: what does it mean?

people descended from a particular ancestor

descendants pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

descendants is pronounced as /dɪˈsendənts/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

descendants definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Его потомки до сих пор живут в этом городе. Translation: His descendants still live in this town.

Is descendants part of Family Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, descendants can be learned in the Family Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is descendants part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, descendants can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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