increase

increase
increase
1. intransitive verb
augmenter ; [trade] se développer ; [noise, effort] s'intensifier ; [rain, wind] redoubler
• to increase in volume augmenter de volume
• to increase in height [person] grandir ; [tree] pousser ; [building] gagner de la hauteur
2. transitive verb
augmenter (by de ) ; [+ trade, business] développer ; [+ noise] intensifier
• a greatly increased risk of heart disease un risque considérablement accru de contracter une maladie du cœur
• they've increased her salary to $20,000 a year son salaire a été porté à 20 000 dollars par an
• to increase speed accélérer
• she increased her efforts elle redoubla ses efforts
3. noun
augmentation f ; [of trade, business] développement m ; [of noise] intensification f
• there has been an increase in police activity la police a intensifié ses activités
• a pay increase une augmentation (de salaire)
► on the increase
• racial attacks are on the increase les agressions raciales sont en augmentation
• inflation is on the increase l'inflation est de plus en plus forte
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✦ Lorsque increase est un verbe, l'accent tombe sur la deuxième syllabe : ɪnˈkri:s, lorsque c'est un nom, sur la première : ˈɪnkri:s.
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1. ['ɪŋkriːs]
noun
1) (in amount) augmentation f (in, of de)

price increase — augmentation de prix

a 5% increase — une augmentation de 5%

2) (in degree) accroissement m

to be on the increase — être en progression

2. [ɪn'kriːs]
transitive verb
1) gen augmenter [sales, grant, offer, temperature] (by de; to jusqu'à); prolonger [life expectancy]

I increased my offer to $100 — je suis monté à 100 dollars

2) (in knitting) augmenter de [stitch]
3. [ɪn'kriːs]
intransitive verb
1) [output, sales, volume] augmenter (by de); [appetite] grandir; [workload] s'accroître; [wind] redoubler

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) (in knitting) augmenter
4.
increasing present participle adjective [prices, number] croissant
5.
increased past participle adjective [demand, probability] plus grand; [risk] accru; [attacks] plus fréquent

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