| inglese > italiano | |
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| ascend | |
| 1. verb. ascendere, salire, librarsi in cielo | |
| christians believe that Mary ascended to heaven - i cristiani credono che Maria ascese al cielo | |
| 2. verb. (senso figurato) ascendere, salire, elevarsi, raggiungere una posizione di potere o prestigio | |
| to ascend to power - salire al potere | |
| to ascend to the throne - ascendere al trono | |
| 3. verb. salire (su), scalare | |
| to ascend a mountain - scalare una montagna | |
| to ascend a stair - salire su una scala | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| ascend | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar. |  |
| He ascended to heaven upon a cloud. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction. | |
| The road ascends the mountain. | |
| 3. v. To go up. | |
| You ascend the stairs and take a right. | |
| 4. v. To succeed. | |
| She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated. | |
| 5. v. (figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc. | |
| Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity. | |
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