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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 -
3 tentative d'usage
Conduite volontaire qui constitue une étape préliminaire d'une action planifiée visant à l'ingestion, l'injection ou la consommation d'une substance interdite où à l'application d'une méthode interdite, dont le but est la violation des règles antidopage.Act of purposely engaging in conduct planned to culminate in the ingestion, injection or consumption of any prohibited substance or in the application of any prohibited method, constituting an anti-doping rule violation.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais (UEFA Football) > tentative d'usage
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