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The French word for climb is
escalade





climb

French Definition


climb
     1. n. Grimpée, escalade.
           It's a quick climb to the top.
     2. v. Faire de l'escalade.
     3. v. Augmenter, monter (en parlant d'une valeur, d'une mesure).
           Prices are climbing these days.
           Les prix montent ces temps-ci.
     4. v. Escalader, monter sur, grimper sur quelque obstacle.
           We must climb the hill to get the castle.
           Il faut grimper la colline afin d'aller au château.
           Bob climbs the ladder.
           Bob grimpe l'échelle.

Translations for climb and their definitions

grimper
     1. v. (climbing) to climb, climb up


montée
     1. n-f. climb (act of climbing/going up)
     2. n-f. rise
           la montée du populisme - the rise of populism
     3. n-f. (a generic used in some road names): 10, montée de Liesse.
     4. Participle. feminine singular of monté


monter
     1. v. to go up, to climb (go to a higher position)
     2. v. to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs
     3. v. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
     4. v. to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.))
     5. v. to stage, put on (a show)
     6. v. to ride (a horse)
     7. v. to mount (a horse)
     8. v. to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position)
           J'ai monté les valises. - I brought up the cases.
     9. v. to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.)
     10. v. to raise (increase the level, price etc.)
     11. v. to put up (a tent)
           Thomas décide de monter son camp pour la nuit. - Thomas decides to set up camp for the night.
     12. v. to assemble (put together)
           Une seule personne suffit pour monter le kit étagère atelier. - One person can assemble the shelving kit by themselves.
     13. v. to string (an instrument)
     14. v. (cinematography) to edit


grimpée
     1. Participle. feminine singular of grimpé


escalade
     1. n-f. (sports) climbing
     2. n-f. escalation
     3. v. first-person singular present of escalader
     4. v. third-person singular present of escalader
     5. v. second-person singular imperative of escalader


escalader
     1. v. to escalade (attack (e.g. a castle) by using ladders etc. to climb to the top)
     2. v. (climbing) to climb, to go rock climbing


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