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1 ascent
ascent [ə'sent](a) (of mountain) ascension f∎ the line of ascent l'ascendance f(e) his ascent to power son ascension jusqu'au pouvoir -
2 climb
climb [klaɪm][+ stairs, steps, slope] monter ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ tree] grimper dans or sur ; [+ ladder] monter sur or à ; [+ rope] monter à ; [+ mountain] gravira. monter ; [prices, shares, costs] grimper ; (Sport) escalader ; ( = rock-climb) faire de la varappeb. to climb over a wall/an obstacle escalader un mur/un obstacle3. noun4. compoundsa. (from tree, wall) descendreb. ( = abandon one's position) en rabattre* * *[klaɪm] 1.1) ( ascent) ( of hill) escalade f (up de; to jusqu'à); ( of tower) montée f; (of mountain, rockface) ascension f (up de; to jusqu'à)2) ( steep hill) montée f3) Aviation montée f2.transitive verb1) [car, person] grimper [hill]; faire l'ascension de [cliff, mountain]; escalader [lamppost, mast, wall]; grimper à [ladder, rope, tree]; monter [staircase]2) [plant] grimper à [trellis]3.to climb down — descendre [rockface]
to climb into — monter dans [car]
to climb over — enjamber [log, stile]; passer par-dessus [fence, wall]; escalader [debris, rocks]
to climb up — grimper à [ladder, tree]; monter [steps]
2) ( rise) [sun] se lever; [aircraft] monter3) ( slope up) [path, road] monter4) ( increase) monter•Phrasal Verbs:
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