climb

subir, trepar

Moverse hacia arriba o abajo por algo, a menudo usando las manos y los pies.

En inglés sencillo: To move up or down something, often using your hands and feet.

• Can you climb that tree?
• We climbed the stairs to the roof.
• She carefully climbed down the ladder.

Cómo se usa: climb up/down something (He climbed up the ladder.)

Sinónimos: ascend, scale

Expresiones frecuentes: climb a tree, climb the stairs, climb down something

meterse, trepar

Entrar, salir o pasar por un lugar con esfuerzo, a menudo ayudándose con las manos y los pies.

En inglés sencillo: To move into, out of, or through a place with effort, often using your hands and feet.

• He climbed into the car.
• The children climbed through a hole in the fence.
• She climbed out of bed slowly.

Cómo se usa: climb into something (She climbed into the back seat.); climb out of something (He climbed out of the small boat.); climb through something (They climbed through the open window.)

Sinónimos: clamber

Expresiones frecuentes: climb into something, climb out of something, climb through something

subir, aumentar

Aumentar de nivel o extenderse en pendiente hacia un lugar más alto.

En inglés sencillo: To become higher, or to slope upward toward a higher place.

• Prices continue to climb.
• The road climbs steeply beyond the village.
• Temperatures climbed to thirty degrees yesterday.

Cómo se usa: climb to an amount (The temperature climbed to twenty degrees.); climb from A to B (Profits climbed from two million to three million dollars.)

Sinónimos: rise, increase

Antónimos: fall, drop

Expresiones frecuentes: prices climb, climb steadily, climb to something

ascender, subir

Alcanzar un rango superior o una posición de mayor éxito.

En inglés sencillo: To reach a higher rank or a more successful position.

• She hopes to climb the career ladder.
• The song climbed to number one.
• He climbed through the ranks to become manager.

Cómo se usa: climb to a position (The team climbed to second place.); climb through the ranks (She climbed through the ranks of the company.)

Sinónimos: advance, rise

Expresiones frecuentes: climb the ranks, climb to something, climb the ladder, climb the rankings

subida, ascenso

Recorrido o movimiento hacia arriba, especialmente si requiere esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: A journey or movement upward, especially one that takes effort.

• The climb was hard.
• We rested after the long climb to the village.
• The plane began its climb above the clouds.

Cómo se usa: a climb to something (The climb to the summit took three hours.)

Sinónimos: ascent

Antónimos: descent

Expresiones frecuentes: steep climb, climb to something

bajada, descenso

Recorrido lento hacia abajo, a menudo usando las manos y los pies.

En inglés sencillo: A slow journey down something, often using your hands and feet.

• The climb down was slow.
• We began the climb down before sunset.
• Her climb down the ladder took several minutes.

Cómo se usa: a climb down something (The climb down the cliff was difficult.)

Sinónimos: descent

Antónimos: ascent

Expresiones frecuentes: climb down, long climb down