AUGMENTER - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. augmenter [oɡmɑ̃te] VB trans

1. augmenter (accroître):

augmenter nombre, salaire, charge, volume

to raise ou increase (de by)

augmenter son

to turn up ou increase

augmenter valeur, production, participation, capital

to increase (de by)

augmenter durée

to extend (de by)

augmenter risque, chance, joie, impatience

to increase (de by)

augmenter le loyer de qn

to put sb's rent up

augmenter ses revenus

to supplement one's income (en faisant by doing)

2. augmenter (majorer les appointements de):

augmenter

to give [sb] a rise Brit

augmenter employé

to give [sb] a raise Am

augmenter qn de 1 000 euros/5%

to give sb a rise Brit ou raise Am of 1, 000 euros/5%

3. augmenter (en tricot):

augmenter

to increase

augmenter de deux mailles

increase two stitches

II. augmenter [oɡmɑ̃te] VB intr

1. augmenter (devenir plus élevé):

augmenter impôts, charges, loyer:

to increase (de by)

augmenter impôts, charges, loyer:

to go up (de by)

augmenter température:

to rise (de by)

augmenter température:

to go up (de by)

augmenter revenus:

to increase (de by)

augmenter prix, nombre:

to rise (de by)

augmenter prix, nombre:

to increase (de by)

augmenter prix, nombre:

to go up (de by)

augmenter surface, volume, capacité:

to increase (de by)

le nombre des attentats/chômeurs a augmenté

the number of attacks/unemployed people has risen

le train a augmenté

train fares have gone up

le cinéma va augmenter

the price of cinema tickets is going to go up

le gaz/l'électricité va augmenter

the price of gas/electricity is going to go up

les timbres ont augmenté

stamps have gone up

augmenter en valeur

to increase in value

2. augmenter (s'intensifier):

augmenter sentiment, danger, faim, force:

to increase

l'absentéisme ne cesse d'augmenter

absenteeism keeps increasing

III. s'augmenter VB refl

s'augmenter refl:

l'entreprise s'est augmentée d'un nouveau service

a new department has been added to the company

exagérément insister, augmenter

excessively

English

French

augment MUS

augmenter (with de, by de, by doing en faisant)

augment

augmenter

scale up

augmenter l'échellle de

scale up

augmenter

step up production

augmenter, accroître

step up spending, voltage

augmenter

bung up (raise) prices, interest rates

augmenter

force up inflation, crisis, situation: prices, costs, demand, unemployment

faire augmenter

force up government, company, minister: prices, output, wages

augmenter (de force)

beef up budget

augmenter

uprate

augmenter

edge up

augmenter lentement

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. augmenter [ɔgmɑ̃te] VB trans

1. augmenter (accroître):

augmenter

to increase

2. augmenter (accroître le salaire):

augmenter qn de 1000 euros

to give sb a 1000 euros raise

II. augmenter [ɔgmɑ̃te] VB intr

1. augmenter (s'accroître):

augmenter

to increase

augmenter salaire

to go up

augmenter douleur

to get worse

2. augmenter (devenir plus cher):

augmenter impôts, prix, loyer

to rise

augmenter marchandise, vie

to become more expensive

English

French

mark up

augmenter

step up

augmenter

mount up

augmenter

augment income, supply

augmenter

heighten

augmenter

scale up

augmenter

increase

augmenter

intensify the pressure

augmenter

steepen

augmenter

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. augmenter [ɔgmɑ͂te] VB trans

1. augmenter (accroître):

augmenter

to increase

2. augmenter (accroître le salaire):

augmenter qn de 1000 dollars

to give sb a 1000-dollar raise

II. augmenter [ɔgmɑ͂te] VB intr

1. augmenter (s'accroître):

augmenter

to increase

augmenter salaire

to go up

augmenter douleur

to get worse

2. augmenter (devenir plus cher):

augmenter impôts, prix, loyer

to rise

augmenter marchandise, vie

to become more expensive

English

French

mount up

augmenter

mark up

augmenter

step up

augmenter

augment income, supply

augmenter

heighten

augmenter

intensify the pressure

augmenter

scale up

augmenter

go up

augmenter

to be on the upgrade prices

augmenter

Présent

j'	augmente
tu	augmentes
il/elle/on	augmente
nous	augmentons
vous	augmentez
ils/elles	augmentent

Imparfait

j'	augmentais
tu	augmentais
il/elle/on	augmentait
nous	augmentions
vous	augmentiez
ils/elles	augmentaient

Passé simple

j'	augmentai
tu	augmentas
il/elle/on	augmenta
nous	augmentâmes
vous	augmentâtes
ils/elles	augmentèrent

Futur simple

j'	augmenterai
tu	augmenteras
il/elle/on	augmentera
nous	augmenterons
vous	augmenterez
ils/elles	augmenteront