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[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) subida2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) subida* * *as.cent[əs'ent] n 1 ascensão, subida. 2 escalada. 3 retrogressão no tempo ou na linha dos ancestres. 4 vertente, encosta, rampa. -
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[-t]1) (the act of climbing or going up: The ascent of Mount Everest.) escalada2) (a slope upwards: a steep ascent.) aclive -
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4 ascend
[ə'send](to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) subir- ascent
- ascend the throne* * *as.cend[əs'end] vt+vi 1 ascender, ir para cima, passar para mais alto. Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 / a rainha Vitória subiu ao trono em 1837. 2 trepar, escalar, subir, elevar-se, alar-se. 3 remontar, voltar para a nascente. -
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[ə'senʃən](Christ's ascent to heaven.)* * *as.cen.sion[əs'enʃən] n 1 ascensão, subida, elevação. 2 Eccl Ascensão. -
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[ə'send](to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) subir- ascent - ascend the throne -
7 Ascension
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Ascent — As*cent [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente, fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See {Ascend}, {Descent}.] 1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascent — index headway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 ascent … Law dictionary
ascent — [n1] upward movement ascendance, ascending, ascension, clambering, climb, climbing, lift, mounting, rise, rising, scaling, spring, take off; concept 166 Ant. decline, descent, lowering ascent [n2] upward slope acclivity, grade, gradient, incline … New thesaurus
ascent — [ə sent′] n. [< ASCEND, modeled on DESCENT] 1. the act of ascending, rising, or climbing 2. an advancement, as in rank, fame, etc. 3. a) a way leading up; upward slope; acclivity b) the amount of such slope … English World dictionary
ascent — (n.) c.1610, action of ascending, from ASCEND (Cf. ascend) on model of descend/descent; climbing sense is from 1753 … Etymology dictionary
ascent — *ascension … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ascent — ► NOUN 1) an instance of ascending. 2) a climb up a mountain. 3) an upward slope … English terms dictionary
ascent — [[t]əse̱nt[/t]] ascents 1) N COUNT: oft N of n An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing. In 1955 he led the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world s third highest mountain. Ant: descent 2) N COUNT An ascent is … English dictionary
ascent — noun 1 act of climbing/moving up ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, slow VERB + ASCENT ▪ make ▪ The climbers made their ascent of the mountain without oxygen. ▪ begin … Collocations dictionary
ascent — n. 1) to make an ascent (to make the ascent of a mountain) 2) a gradual; steep ascent * * * [ə sent] steep ascent a gradual to make an ascent (to make the ascent of a mountain) … Combinatory dictionary
Ascent — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion upwards. < N PARAG:Ascent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ascent ascent ascension Sgm: N 1 rising rising &c. 309 Sgm: N 1 acclivity acclivity hill &c. 217 Sgm: N 1 flight of steps fligh … English dictionary for students