climb

monter, grimper

Monter ou descendre le long de quelque chose, souvent en utilisant les mains et les pieds.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : climb up/down something (He climbed up the ladder.)

Synonymes : ascend, scale

Expressions courantes : climb a tree, climb the stairs, climb down something

se hisser, grimper

Entrer, sortir ou traverser un endroit avec effort, souvent en s’aidant des mains et des pieds.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : clamber

Expressions courantes : climb into something, climb out of something, climb through something

monter, augmenter

Atteindre un niveau plus élevé ou s’étendre en pente vers un endroit plus haut.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : climb to an amount (The temperature climbed to twenty degrees.); climb from A to B (Profits climbed from two million to three million dollars.)

Synonymes : rise, increase

Contraires : fall, drop

Expressions courantes : prices climb, climb steadily, climb to something

monter, progresser

Atteindre un rang supérieur ou une position offrant davantage de réussite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : climb to a position (The team climbed to second place.); climb through the ranks (She climbed through the ranks of the company.)

Synonymes : advance, rise

Expressions courantes : climb the ranks, climb to something, climb the ladder, climb the rankings

montée, ascension

Trajet ou mouvement vers le haut, surtout lorsqu’il demande un effort.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a climb to something (The climb to the summit took three hours.)

Synonymes : ascent

Contraires : descent

Expressions courantes : steep climb, climb to something

descente

Trajet lent vers le bas, souvent en utilisant les mains et les pieds.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a climb down something (The climb down the cliff was difficult.)

Synonymes : descent

Contraires : ascent

Expressions courantes : climb down, long climb down