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1 culminer
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 -
2 faîte
faîte° [fεt]masculine noun[d'arbre] top ; [de maison] rooftop* * *fɛtnom masculin1) ( sommet) ( de montagne) summit; ( de maison) rooftop; ( d'arbre) top2) Construction, Bâtiment ( faîtage) ridgepole* * *fɛt nmtop, fig pinnacle, height* * *faîte nm[fɛt] nom masculin -
3 crescendo
crescendo [kʀe∫εndo]1. adverb• aller crescendo [vacarme, acclamations] to rise in a crescendo ; [colère, émotion] to grow ever greater2. masculine noun* * *kʀeʃɛndo
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adverbe Musique [jouer] crescendoaller crescendo — [bruit, protestations, douleur] to intensify; [colère] to grow, to mount
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nom masculin Musique crescendo* * *kʀeʃɛndo MUSIQUE1. nm2. adv* * *A adv Mus [jouer] crescendo; aller crescendo [bruit, protestations, douleur] to intensify; [colère] to grow, to mount.B nm Mus crescendo.[kreʃɛndo, kreʃɛ̃do] nom masculin2. [montée] escalation————————[kreʃɛndo, kreʃɛ̃do] adverbea. [notes] to go crescendob. [bruits, voix] to grow louder and louderc. [violence] to rise, to escalated. [mécontentement] to reach a climax -
4 paroxysme
paroxysme [paʀɔksism]masculine noun[de maladie] crisis ; [de crise, sentiment] height* * *paʀɔksismnom masculin1) ( plus haut degré) ( de plaisir) paroxysm; ( de bataille) climax; ( de ridicule) heightatteindre/être à son paroxysme — [douleur] to reach/to be at its height; [conflit, combat] to reach/to be at its climax
2) Médecine crisis* * *paʀɔksism nm[crise, violence, tempête, tension] height* * *paroxysme nm1 ( plus haut degré) ( de plaisir) paroxysm; ( de bataille) climax; ( de ridicule) height; atteindre/être à son paroxysme [douleur] to reach/to be at its height; [conflit, combat] to reach/to be at its climax; au paroxysme de la fureur in a frenzy of rage;2 Méd crisis.[parɔksism] nom masculin
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