/eskaˈlaɾ/
#4149 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to climb
Word origin
From Latin scala ('ladder, staircase'), from scandere ('to climb'), which also gives English 'scale' and 'escalate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scala
- English cognates
- scale, escalate
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (1st group)
Examples
.
I want to climb that mountain this summer.
¿ ?
Have you ever climbed a rock wall?
conflicto .
The conflict began to escalate quickly.
botas .
You need good boots to climb.
alpinistas cima amanecer.
The climbers scale up to the summit at dawn.
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