social climbing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for social climbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

social climbing N U pej

social climbing

arribismo m pej

Translations for social climbing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

arribismo (progreso, movimiento)

social climbing

trepar por la escala social

to climb (up) the social ladder

se casó con ella para trepar

he married her in order to climb (up) the social ladder

Translations for social climbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] VB trans

climb mountain

escalar

climb mountain

subir a

climb stairs

subir

climb tree

trepar a

climb tree

treparse a esp LatAm

climb tree

subirse a

he slipped while climbing the north face

se resbaló al escalar la pared norte

to climb Everest

escalar el Everest

to climb Everest

subir al Everest

he climbed the stairs with difficulty

subió las escaleras con dificultad

she climbed the tree

trepó or se trepó al árbol

she climbed the tree

se subió al árbol

II.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] VB intr

1. climb (clamber):

climb

trepar

climb

treparse

to go climbing SPORTS

hacer alpinismo

to go climbing SPORTS

hacer andinismo LatAm

to go climbing SPORTS

ir a escalar or de escalada

she climbed onto a chair/the table

se subió a una silla/la mesa

she climbed onto a chair/the table

trepó or se trepó a una silla/la mesa

we climbed down off the roof

bajamos del tejado

to climb into/out of bed

meterse en/levantarse de la cama

he climbed into his pajamas

se puso el pijama

climb in! (to car)

¡sube!

2. climb (rise):

climb path/road/aircraft:

subir

climb path/road/aircraft:

ascender form

climb inflation/population/temperature:

subir

climb inflation/population/temperature:

ascender form

III.climb [Am klaɪm, Brit klʌɪm] N

1. climb (ascent):

climb

subida f

climb SPORTS

escalada f

it's a steep climb to the top

es una subida empinada hasta la cima

a difficult climb for beginners

una escalada difícil para principiantes

2. climb (gradient):

climb

ascenso m

climb

subida f

3. climb AVIAT:

climb

ascenso m

to go into a climb

iniciar un ascenso

I.climbing [Am ˈklaɪmɪŋ, Brit ˈklʌɪmɪŋ] ADJ

climbing

trepador

II.climbing [Am ˈklaɪmɪŋ, Brit ˈklʌɪmɪŋ] N U SPORTS

climbing

alpinismo m

climbing

montañismo m

climbing

andinismo m LatAm

I.social [Am ˈsoʊʃəl, Brit ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. social (relating to human society):

social change/reform/unrest

social

the social contract PHILOS

el contrato social

the social contract (in UK) POL

el acuerdo económico y social

1.2. social (relating to rank, status):

social class/status

social

among social equals

entre gente de su misma clase (social)

a social climber

un arribista

a social climber

un trepador

social elite

élite f

social elite

elite f social

2.1. social (relating to social activity):

social gathering/function

social

the social event of the year

el acontecimiento social del año

social engagements

compromisos mpl sociales

social evening

velada f social

social gathering

reunión f social

he has no social graces

no sabe alternar en sociedad

an appalling social blunder

una gaffe horrorosa

I'm only a social drinker

solo bebo cuando estoy con gente

social column Brit JOURN

columna f de ecos de sociedad

social column Brit JOURN

columna f de sociales

2.2. social (sociable):

social person

sociable

I'm not feeling very social this evening

esta noche no estoy muy sociable

3. social (living in groups):

social

social

man is a social animal

el hombre es un animal social

II.social [Am ˈsoʊʃəl, Brit ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l] N inf

social

reunión f (social)

social climbing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for social climbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to climb the social ladder

trepar en la escalera social

to climb the social ladder

subir en la escala social

Translations for social climbing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

social [ˈsəʊʃəl, Am ˈsoʊ-] ADJ

social

social

social drinker

persona que no bebe a solas, sino en compañía

to climb the social ladder

trepar en la escalera social

I.climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ] N no pl

1. climbing (ascending mountains):

climbing

alpinismo m

climbing

andinismo m LatAm

2. climbing (ascending rock faces):

climbing

escalada f

II.climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ] ADJ

climbing plant

trepador(a)

climbing boots

de montaña

I.climb [klaɪm] N

climb

subida f

climb (to power)

ascenso m

II.climb [klaɪm] VB trans

climb stairs

subir

climb tree

trepar a

climb mountain

escalar

III.climb [klaɪm] VB intr

climb

subir

to climb to a height of ... AVIAT

ascender a una altura de...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At the same time, he could be wittily ironic about society's pretensions, spoofing subjects like psychiatry, suburbanites and social climbing.

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