climb

climb
climb [klaɪm]
1. transitive verb
[+ stairs, steps, slope] monter ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ tree] grimper dans or sur ; [+ ladder] monter sur or à ; [+ rope] monter à ; [+ mountain] gravir
2. intransitive verb
   a. monter ; [prices, shares, costs] grimper ; (Sport) escalader ; ( = rock-climb) faire de la varappe
   b. to climb over a wall/an obstacle escalader un mur/un obstacle
• to climb into a boat monter à bord d'un bateau
• to climb to power accéder au pouvoir
3. noun
ascension f
4. compounds
► climb-down (inf) noun reculade f
► climb down intransitive verb
   a. (from tree, wall) descendre
   b. ( = abandon one's position) en rabattre
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[klaɪm] 1.
noun
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) Aviation montée f
4) fig (rise) ascension f
2.
transitive verb
1) [car, person] grimper [hill]; faire l'ascension de [cliff, mountain]; escalader [lamppost, mast, wall]; grimper à [ladder, rope, tree]; monter [staircase]
2) [plant] grimper à [trellis]
3.
intransitive verb
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 — enjamber [log, stile]; 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) monter
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