French-English translations for descendant

• descendant
  This is exactly what we, their descendants, have to do: remember and learn. C'est précisément le devoir de mémoire qui nous incombe, à nous leurs descendants.
  Some of them are still alive, while their descendants number almost 800 000. Certains sont toujours en vie, et leurs descendants comptent près de 800 000 personnes.
  If we want our descendants to know the taste of fish, controls are essential. Si nous voulons que nos descendants sachent quel goût a le poisson, des contrôles sont essentiels.
• downstream
  She lives downstream from the dam.
  We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
• offspring
  There are then problems with disease and with genetics being carried over to those offspring. Il y a aussi des problèmes liés aux maladies et aux défauts génétiques transmis à ces descendants.
  Consumers must be informed of the origin of food derived from cloned animals and their offspring. Les consommateurs doivent être informés de l'origine des aliments issus d'animaux clonés ou de leurs descendants.
  It is therefore right that the regulation on new foodstuffs includes a ban on the sale of cloned animals and their offspring. Dès lors, il serait opportun que le règlement sur les nouveaux aliments prévoie l'interdiction de la vente des animaux clonés et de leurs descendants.
• progeny
  I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny.
  His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
• scion

Related words

• progéniture