climb

climb
climb [{{t}}klaɪm]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (road, sun) monter; (plane) monter, prendre de l'altitude; (prices) monter, augmenter; (plant) grimper;
the plane climbed 200 feet l'avion a pris 60 mètres d'altitude
(b) (person) grimper;
I climbed into bed/into the boat j'ai grimpé dans mon lit/à bord du bateau;
to climb over an obstacle escalader un obstacle;
he climbed (up) out of the hole/through the opening il s'est hissé hors du trou/par l'ouverture;
{{}}familiar{{}} he climbed into his jeans il a enfilé son jean, il a sauté dans son jean;
to climb to power se hisser au pouvoir;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} he climbed to power on the backs of his former colleagues il s'est servi de ses anciens collègues pour accéder au pouvoir ;
to climb (socially or in the world) s'élever (au-dessus de sa condition)
(c) {{}}Sport{{}} faire de l'escalade; (on rocks) varapper;
to go climbing faire de l'escalade
2 transitive verb
(a) (ascend → stairs, steps) monter, grimper; (→ hill) escalader, grimper; (→ mountain) gravir, faire l'ascension de; (→ cliff, wall) escalader; (→ ladder, tree) monter sur; (→ rope) monter à
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (rockface) escalader, grimper sur
3 noun
(a) (of hill, slope) montée f, côte f; (in mountaineering) ascension f, escalade f;
it's quite a climb ça monte dur;
it was an easy climb to the top (of the hill) ça montait en pente douce jusqu'au sommet (de la colline);
there were several steep climbs along the route il y avait plusieurs bonnes côtes sur le trajet
(b) (of plane) montée f, ascension f;
rate of climb vitesse f ascensionnelle ou de montée
climb aboard
1 inseparable transitive verb
(a) (boat) monter à bord de
(b) (campaign, bandwagon) se joindre à
2 intransitive verb
(a) (get on boat) monter à bord, embarquer
(b) (join campaign, bandwagon)
they've been campaigning for years but few people have climbed aboard ça fait des années qu'ils font campagne, mais ils ont fait peu d'adeptes;
the anti-gun lobby received a boost when the State Governor climbed aboard le lobby qui fait campagne contre les armes à feu a été très aidé par l'adhésion du gouverneur
climb down intransitive verb
(a) (descend) descendre; {{}}Sport{{}} descendre, effectuer une descente
(b) (back down) en rabattre, céder
climb up inseparable transitive verb
(a) (ascend → stairs, steps) monter, grimper; (→ hill) escalader, grimper; (→ mountain) gravir, faire l'ascension de; (→ cliff, wall) escalader; (→ ladder, tree) monter sur; (→ rope) monter à
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (rockface) escalader, grimper sur

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