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escalada — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • escalation noun A rapid increase in the size, intensity, or seriousness of something.

Senses

escalada is used for these senses in English:

  • climb An act of climbing.
  • escalation A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.

climb — full definition

  1. verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  2. verb To rise or increase, as a number, price, or position in a ranking.
  3. noun An act or instance of climbing; an ascent.

escalation — full definition

  1. noun A rapid increase in the size, intensity, or seriousness of something.
  2. noun The act of passing a problem to someone with greater authority to resolve it.

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