increase

increase
increase
A n
1 (in amount) augmentation f (in de) ; price/pay increase augmentation de prix/de salaire ; a sudden increase in unemployment une soudaine augmentation du taux de chômage ; an increase of 5%, a 5% increase une augmentation de 5% ; an increase of 20% in the cost of sth une augmentation de 20% du prix de qch ;
2 (in degree) accroissement m ; an increase in support for the policy un nombre croissant de personnes favorables à la politique ; there has been an increase in public interest le public s'y intéresse de plus en plus ; to be on the increase être en progression.
B vtr
1 gen augmenter [sales, grant, offer, temperature, anxiety] ; to increase one's chances of doing augmenter ses chances de faire ; to increase the risk of augmenter les risques de [failure, disease etc] ; to increase sth by augmenter qch de [amount, percentage] ; to increase life expectancy by five years prolonger l'espérance de vie de cinq ans ; to increase sth to augmenter qch jusqu'à ; I increased my offer to $100 je suis monté à 100 dollars ;
2 (in knitting) augmenter de [stitch].
C vi
1 gen [output, sales, volume, strength, intensity] augmenter ; [appetite] grandir ; [workload] s'accroître ; to increase by augmenter de [amount, percentage] ; to increase in number/value augmenter en nombre/valeur ; to increase in volume augmenter de volume ; to increase in size s'agrandir ; to increase from… to passer de… à ;
2 Meteorol [wind] se lever ; (at sea) forcir ;
3 (in knitting) augmenter.
D increasing pres p adj [prices, number] croissant ; with increasing frequency de plus en plus fréquemment.
E increased pp adj [choice, demand, probability] plus grand ; [attacks] plus fréquent ; [inequality] plus marqué ; an increased risk of cancer un risque accru de cancer.

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