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climbing in French

climbing in French is escalade — climbing means the sport or activity of ascending rock, walls, or mountains using holds, often with ropes for safety.

climbing in French

escalade
noun
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.

What does "climbing" mean?

  1. noun The sport or activity of ascending rock, walls, or mountains using holds, often with ropes for safety.
    "The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier."
  2. adj Growing or moving upward by gripping a surface or support.
    "A climbing rose covered the whole wall of the cottage."
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climbing in a sentence

  • The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
  • Climbing teaches you to trust your rope and your partner.
  • A climbing rose covered the whole wall of the cottage.
  • Beans are climbing plants, so give them tall canes to grip.

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What is "climbing" in French?
"climbing" in French is escalade. climbing means: The sport or activity of ascending rock, walls, or mountains using holds, often with ropes for safety.
How do you use "climbing" in a sentence?
Example: "Climbing teaches you to trust your rope and your partner." In French, "climbing" is escalade.
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