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climb

1. noun (up hill) escalade f;
   (up tower) montée f;
   (up mountain) ascension f.

2. transitive verb grimper (hill);
   faire l'ascension de (mountain);
   escalader (lamppost, wall);
   grimper à (ladder, tree);
   monter (staircase).

3. intransitive verb
   1. (person) grimper;
      to ~ down descendre (rock face);
      to ~ over enjamber (stile);
      passer par-dessus (fence, wall);
      escalader (debris, rocks);
      to ~ up grimper à (ladder, tree);
      monter (steps);
   2. (aircraft) monter;
   3. (road) monter;
   4. (increase) monter.

climb down

revenir sur sa décision.

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'climb' found in these entries:

English:

bandwagon - get - scramble - stiff - wind

French:

ascension - escalader - filière - gravir - grimper - hauteur - marche - montée - monter - par-dessus - remontée - remonter

climb: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
climb	vi	(ascend)	monter, grimper vi ⇒ ⇒
We still have to climb before we can descend into the valley.
Avant de pouvoir descendre dans la vallée, nous devons encore monter (or: grimper).
climb	vtr	(mountain)	faire l'ascension de vtr
			gravir vtr ⇒
He climbed the mountain.
Il a fait l'ascension de la montagne.
Il a gravi la montagne.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
climb	n	(an ascent)	côte nf
			montée nf
The climb is steep and lasts for a mile.
La côte est raide sur 500 mètres.
La montée est raide sur 500 mètres.
climb	vi	(slope up)	monter, grimper vi ⇒ ⇒
The path climbs from here.
Le sentier monte (or: grimpe) à partir d'ici.
climb	vi	(go up)	monter, prendre de l'altitude vi ⇒
The plane climbed after take-off.
L'avion monta (or: prit de l'altitude) après le décollage.
climb	vtr	figurative (go up in organization) figuré	gravir vtr ⇒
He spent 25 years climbing the company's ranks before becoming president of it.
Pendant 25 ans, il a gravi les échelons de la société jusqu'à être président.
climb	vtr	(with hands and feet) arbre	grimper vi ⇒
He climbed the tree.
Il a grimpé dans l'arbre.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
climb back		v	remonter ⇒ (côte, étage)
climb down		nf	reculade (abandon ou dérobade)
climb down		v	descendre ⇒ (d'une montagne)
climb on			grimper sur
climb on the bandwagon (figurative sense)		v	prendre le train en marche sens figuré, familier
climb over		v	escalader ⇒ (franchir - grille)
climb up		v	grimper ⇒
climb up		v	gravir ⇒
climb-down		v	descendre ⇒ (d'une montagne)
hill climb			course de cotes
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "climb".

"one can climb the stairs to the top"
Climb - grimper, gravir, faire l'ascension?
climb / climb up
Climb high in the tree
climb in / work in
Climb in the axis
climb into bed
climb out
climb out of (the river)
climb out of its funk
climb out of the swimming pool
Climb over
climb over the cave entrance
climb the corporate ladder
Climb the Eiffel and watch your jaw drop 324m!
climb up on / off the high horse
climb up the social ladder
He didn't climb up fast enough, and he got blown up
I climb the stairs.
steep climb/drains
the euphoria, excitement and fear of first climb: indeed, a mix of emotions!
to 'climb the social ladder'
To climb a hill
to climb the wall
Tourists can climb the Eiffel Tower
une prise (d'escalade / climb)

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