climb

climb
climb
A n
1 (ascent) (of hill) escalade f (up de ; to jusqu'à) ; (of tower) montée f ; (of mountain, rockface) ascension f (up de ; to jusqu'à) ; it's a steep climb to the top of the tower il y a une montée raide jusqu'en haut de la tour ;
2 (steep hill) montée f ; to stall on the climb caler dans la montée ;
3 Aviat montée f ;
4 fig (rise) ascension f (from de, to à).
B vtr
1 [car, person] grimper [hill, slope] ; faire l'ascension de [cliff, mountain] ; [person] escalader [lamppost, mast, wall] ; grimper à [ladder, rope, tree] ; monter [steps, staircase] ;
2 Bot [plant] grimper à [trellis, wall].
C vi
1 (scale) gen grimper (along le long de, to jusqu'à) ; Sport faire de l'escalade ; to climb down descendre [rockface] ; to climb into monter dans [car] ; to climb into bed se mettre au lit ; to climb over (step over) enjamber [log, stile] ; (clamber over) passer par-dessus [fence, wall] ; escalader [debris, rocks] ; to climb up grimper à [ladder, tree] ; monter [steps] ;
2 (rise) [sun] se lever ; [aircraft] monter ;
3 (slope up) [path, road] monter ;
4 (increase) [birthrate, currency, price, temperature] monter ; [profits] augmenter.
Idiom
to climb the wall US grimper au mur .
Phrasal verb
climb down revenir sur sa décision ; to climb down over céder sur [issue, plan, matter].

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