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culminer [kylmine]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. [sommet] le Mont Blanc culmine à 4 807 mètres Mont Blanc is 4,807 metres highc. [astre] to reach its highest point* * *kylmineverbe intransitif1) [sommet, massif]2) fig [inflation, chômage] to reach its peak; [crise, carrière] to reach its height; [soirée] to reach its climaxl'inflation a culminé à 5% en mai — inflation peaked at 5% in May
* * *kylmine vi1) [sommet]Le Cervin culmine à 4478m. — The Matterhorn is 4,478m at its highest point.
2) [fréquentation, chiffre] to peak, to reach a peak* * *culminer verb table: aimer vi1 Géog [sommet, massif] culminer au-dessus de qch to tower above sth; l'Everest culmine à 8 848 mètres Everest reaches 8,848 metresGB at its peak; les Alpes françaises culminent au mont Blanc Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the French Alps;2 fig [inflation, chômage] to reach its peak, to peak; [fureur, crise, carrière] to reach its height ou peak; [soirée, festival] to reach its climax; l'inflation a culminé à 5% en mai inflation peaked at 5% in May;3 Astron [astre] to reach culmination.[kylmine] verbe intransitif1. GÉOGRAPHIEles plus hauts sommets culminent à plus de 8 000 mètres the highest peaks are more than 8,000 metres highl'Everest culmine à 8 848 mètres Everest is 8,848 metres at its highest point
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culminate — ► VERB 1) (usu. culminate in/with) reach or be a climax or point of highest development. 2) archaic or Astrology (of a celestial body) reach or be at the meridian. DERIVATIVES culmination noun. ORIGIN Latin culminare, from culmen summit … English terms dictionary
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culminate — I verb accomplish, cap, climax, close, complete, conclude, consummate, crown, effect, end, execute, finish, reach a peak, reach the highest point, reach the zenith, terminate, top II index carry (succeed), cease, conclude ( … Law dictionary
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culminate — in sth phrasal verb (T) if a process culminates in something, it finally reaches the highest point of development or the most important result: a series of minor clashes culminating in a full scale war … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
culminate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin , culmen top more at hill Date: 1647 intransitive verb 1. of a celestial body to … New Collegiate Dictionary
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culminate — verb Syn: come to a climax, come to a head, climax, end, finish, conclude, build up to, lead up to … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
culminate — cul|mi|nate [ kʌlmı,neıt ] verb culminate in phrasal verb transitive culminate in something to happen or exist as the final result of a process or situation: A series of financial disasters culminated in the collapse of the country s largest bank … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
culminate — UK [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt] / US [ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt] verb Word forms culminate : present tense I/you/we/they culminate he/she/it culminates present participle culminating past tense culminated past participle culminated Phrasal verbs: culminate in … English dictionary