rising

soulèvement, révolte

Action d’un groupe qui se bat contre le gouvernement ou les personnes au pouvoir.

En anglais simple : An attempt by a group of people to fight against a government or those in power.

• The army stopped the rising.
• Farmers joined a rising against the government.
• Several risings followed the increase in taxes.

Comment l'utiliser : a rising against someone/something (The rising against the king spread across the country.)

Synonymes : uprising, rebellion, revolt

Expressions courantes : armed rising, popular rising, peasant rising

montée, élévation

Fait de monter ou de devenir plus haut.

En anglais simple : The act of moving upward or becoming higher.

• We watched the rising of the moon.
• The rising of the water worried the villagers.
• The gentle rising and falling of the boat made her sleepy.

Comment l'utiliser : the rising of something (The rising of the river forced us to leave.)

Synonymes : rise, ascent

Contraires : falling, descent

Expressions courantes : rising of water, rising of the sun, rising and falling

croissant, montant

Qui monte ou augmente en quantité, en niveau ou en taux.

En anglais simple : Moving upward or becoming greater in amount, level, or rate.

• Rising prices worry many families.
• The rising sun lit the mountains.
• We left the village because of rising water levels.

Synonymes : increasing, growing, ascending

Contraires : falling, decreasing

Expressions courantes : rising prices, rising costs, rising water, rising demand

qui entre en classe supérieure

Qui va commencer l’année scolaire ou universitaire suivante après avoir terminé la précédente.

En anglais simple : About to enter the next school or college year after completing the previous one.

• She is a rising senior.
• The summer program welcomes rising juniors.
• Rising sixth graders can visit their new school in June.

Expressions courantes : rising senior, rising junior, rising sophomore, rising fifth grader

essorant

Sur un blason, se dit d’un oiseau aux ailes levées, les pattes au sol, comme prêt à s’envoler.

En anglais simple : Shown with raised wings and feet touching the ground, as if about to fly, in a coat of arms.

• The shield shows an eagle rising.
• A rising falcon appears above the helmet.
• The rising bird has both wings raised.

Synonymes : rousant, surgerant

Expressions courantes : eagle rising, falcon rising, rising bird