climbing
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climb
(klīm)v. climbed, climb·ing, climbs
v.intr.
1.
a. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet: We climbed until we reached the shelter. The truck climbed the mountain highway.
b. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window.
c. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.
2. To rise slowly or steadily; ascend: The plane climbed into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.
3. To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.
4. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.
v.tr.
1. To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: The hikers climbed the mountain. We climbed the stairs. The tractor climbed the hill.
2. To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.
n.
Idiom: 1. An act of climbing; an ascent: a long, exhausting climb to the top.
2. A place to be climbed: The face of the cliff was a steep climb.
climb the walls
To be anxious or frantic.
[Middle English climben, from Old English climban.]
climb′a·ble (klī′mə-bəl) adj.
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climbing
(ˈklaɪmɪŋ)n
the activity of ascending, esp rocks or mountains
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Noun | 1. | climbing - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
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Translations
horolezectví
klatring
kiipeäminen
penjanje
クライミング
등반
plezanje
klättring
การปีน
sự leo trèo
climbing
[ˈklaɪmɪŋ]A. N (= rock climbing) → montañismo m, alpinismo m, andinismo m (LAm)
to go climbing → hacer montañismo or alpinismo, ir de escalada
to go climbing → hacer montañismo or alpinismo, ir de escalada
B. CPD climbing frame N estructura metálica en la cual los niños juegan trepando
climbing irons NPL → garfios mpl
climbing irons NPL → garfios mpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
climbing
[ˈklaɪmɪŋ] n (gen) → escalade f (also rock climbing) → varappe fto go climbing → faire de l'escalade
We're going climbing in Scotland → Nous allons faire de l'escalade en Écosse.climbing accident n → accident m d'escaladeclimbing boot n → chaussure f de montagneclimbing frame n → cage f à poulesclimbing wall n → mur m d'escalade
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
climbing
adj
→ Berg(steiger)-; (= rock climbing) → Kletter-; accident, partner → beim Bergsteigen; we are going on a climbing holiday → wir gehen im Urlaub zum Bergsteigen/Klettern; climbing club → Bergsteiger-/Kletterklub m; climbing speed (Aviat) → Steiggeschwindigkeit f
plant → Kletter-
n
→ Bergsteigen nt; (= rock climbing) → Klettern nt; to go climbing → bergsteigen/klettern gehen, zum Bergsteigen/Klettern gehen; we did a lot of climbing → wir sind viel geklettert
climbing
:climbing frame
n → Klettergerüst nt
climbing irons
pl → Steigeisen pl
climbing plant
n → Kletter- or Schlingpflanze f
climbing wall
n → Kletterwand f
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climbing
→ تَسَلُّق horolezectví klatring Klettern ορειβασία escalada kiipeäminen escalade penjanje alpinismo クライミング 등반 bergsport klatring wspinaczka alpinismo восхождение klättring การปีน dağcılık sự leo trèo 攀登Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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