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escalade meaning in English

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escalade nom {f}

escalation [escalations]◼◼◼(a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict)
noun
[UK: ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

climbing◼◼◼(the sport of climbing)
noun
[UK: ˈklaɪm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈklaɪm.ɪŋ]
John started climbing. = John a commencé l'escalade.

escalade artificielle nom {f}

aid climbing◼◼◼(type of climbing)
noun

escalade de glace / escalade sur glace nom

ice climbing(activity of ascending inclined ice formations)
noun

escalade libre nom {f}

free climbing◼◼◼(rock climbing without aid)
noun
[UK: friː ˈklaɪm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈfriː ˈklaɪm.ɪŋ]

escalader verbe

climb [climbed, climbing, climbs]◼◼◼(to mount, to move upwards on)
verb
[UK: klaɪm] [US: ˈklaɪm]
John started climbing. = John a commencé l'escalade.

climb [climbed, climbing, climbs]◼◼◼(to practice the sport of climbing)
verb
[UK: klaɪm] [US: ˈklaɪm]
John started climbing. = John a commencé l'escalade.

scale [scaled, scaling, scales]◼◼◻(to climb)
verb
[UK: skeɪl] [US: ˈskeɪl]
They scaled the cliff with difficulty. = Elles ont escaladé la falaise avec difficulté.

escalade◼◼◻(to scale the walls of a fortification)
verb
[UK: ˌe.skə.ˈleɪd] [US: e.skə.ˈleɪd]

chausson d'escalade nom {m}

climbing shoe◼◼◼(footwear)
noun

désescalade nom {f}

de-escalation [de-escalations]◼◼◼(a decrease in scope, extension or severity)
noun
[UK: də ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈdiː ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

faire de l'escalade verbe

scramble [scrambled, scrambling, scrambles](to ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity)
verb
[UK: ˈskræm.bl̩] [US: ˈskræm.bl̩]