escalate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for escalate in the English»French Dictionary

I.escalate [Brit ˈɛskəleɪt, Am ˈɛskəˌleɪt] VB trans

escalate war, problem, efforts

intensifier

escalate inflation

aggraver

II.escalate [Brit ˈɛskəleɪt, Am ˈɛskəˌleɪt] VB intr

escalate conflict, violence:

s'intensifier

escalate prices, inflation:

monter en flèche, s'envoler

escalate unemployment:

augmenter rapidement

to escalate into a major crisis

se transformer en crise grave

I.de-escalate [Brit diːˈɛskəleɪt, Am ˌdiˈɛskəleɪt] VB trans

de-escalate tension, violence

faire baisser

de-escalate crisis

désamorcer

de-escalate war

faire entrer [qc] dans la phase de désescalade

de-escalate arms race

enrayer l'escalade de

II.de-escalate [Brit diːˈɛskəleɪt, Am ˌdiˈɛskəleɪt] VB intr

de-escalate tension, violence:

baisser

de-escalate arms race:

ralentir

de-escalate crisis:

se désamorcer

de-escalate war:

entrer en phase de désescalade

Translations for escalate in the French»English Dictionary

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se décrisper situation:

to de-escalate

c'est une situation grave, capable d'évoluer vers la guerre

it's a serious situation which could escalate into war

escalate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for escalate in the English»French Dictionary

I.escalate [ˈeskəleɪt] VB intr (increase)

escalate

s'intensifier

escalate incidents, problem

s'aggraver

to escalate into sth

se transformer en qc

II.escalate [ˈeskəleɪt] VB trans

escalate

intensifier

Translations for escalate in the French»English Dictionary

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prendre de l'envergure grève

to escalate

escalate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to escalate into sth

se transformer en qc

escalate Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for escalate in the French»English Dictionary

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médiateur

mediator (working to de-escalate conflicts in problem areas)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The estimated cost of 25,000 for the scheme escalated to nearly 100,000, most of which was raised by mortgage.

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The conflict escalated soon, however, with the parliament changing its prior decision to hold a referendum.

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In early 2010 a series of events occurred in which the situation escalated.

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The delays also escalated the cost of the 9.29 km elevated road from the initial to.

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The struggle turns violent and the police jump in, causing the violence to escalate even further.

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Only if this did not work would the process escalate to the next step, in which another church member would become involved.

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Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad.

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The company was initially 8-9 but this quickly rose to 20 and doubled and tripled as the conflict escalated.

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The amount due each year escalates during the life of the patent or patent application.

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The drama escalates when the newly single ladies find themselves vying for the attention of the same man.

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