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/ˈrætʃ.ɪt ʌp/

Traduction: Verbe à particule signifiant augmenter progressivement ou par étapes quelque chose, souvent de manière irréversible ou cumulative.

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/ˈrætʃ.ɪt ʌp/C1formal
  • frVerbe à particule signifiant augmenter progressivement ou par étapes quelque chose, souvent de manière irréversible ou cumulative.

A phrasal verb meaning to increase something gradually or by stages, often in an irreversible or cumulative manner.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

  1. Increase graduallyinformal

    To increase something in a series of steps or stages, often in a controlled or deliberate manner.

    fraugmenter progressivement

    • The company is ratcheting up its marketing efforts.
    • Tensions between the two countries have ratcheted up recently.
    • He ratcheted up the pressure on his opponent during the debate.

    Synonymesbuild upcreep upedge upescalateheightenintensifyraisestep up

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