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climb [klaɪm](a) (road, sun) monter; (plane) monter, prendre de l'altitude; (prices) monter, augmenter; (plant) grimper;∎ the plane climbed 200 feet ≃ l'avion a pris 60 mètres d'altitude∎ I climbed into bed/into the boat j'ai grimpé dans mon lit/à bord du bateau;∎ to climb over an obstacle escalader un obstacle;∎ he climbed (up) out of the hole/through the opening il s'est hissé hors du trou/par l'ouverture;∎ familiar he climbed into his jeans il a enfilé son jean, il a sauté dans son jean;∎ to climb to power se hisser au pouvoir;∎ familiar figurative he climbed to power on the backs of his former colleagues il s'est servi de ses anciens collègues pour accéder au pouvoir□ ;∎ to climb (socially or in the world) s'élever (au-dessus de sa condition)∎ to go climbing faire de l'escalade(a) (ascend → stairs, steps) monter, grimper; (→ hill) escalader, grimper; (→ mountain) gravir, faire l'ascension de; (→ cliff, wall) escalader; (→ ladder, tree) monter sur; (→ rope) monter à3 noun∎ it's quite a climb ça monte dur;∎ it was an easy climb to the top (of the hill) ça montait en pente douce jusqu'au sommet (de la colline);∎ there were several steep climbs along the route il y avait plusieurs bonnes côtes sur le trajet(b) (of plane) montée f, ascension f;∎ rate of climb vitesse f ascensionnelle ou de montée(b) (campaign, bandwagon) se joindre à(a) (get on boat) monter à bord, embarquer(b) (join campaign, bandwagon)∎ they've been campaigning for years but few people have climbed aboard ça fait des années qu'ils font campagne, mais ils ont fait peu d'adeptes;∎ the anti-gun lobby received a boost when the State Governor climbed aboard le lobby qui fait campagne contre les armes à feu a été très aidé par l'adhésion du gouverneur(b) (back down) en rabattre, céder(a) (ascend → stairs, steps) monter, grimper; (→ hill) escalader, grimper; (→ mountain) gravir, faire l'ascension de; (→ cliff, wall) escalader; (→ ladder, tree) monter sur; (→ rope) monter à
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