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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ascenso
"El difícil ascenso a la cima fue agotador."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An act of ascending or moving upward.
"The steep ascent left us breathless."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb ascendere, meaning 'to climb up' (composed of ad- 'to' + scandere 'to climb'). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, evolving from a physical act of climbing to encompass abstract concepts of upward progress and elevation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ascent" is said worldwide
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ascension
Transliteration: ascension
"L'ascension de la montagne a pris trois heures."
Aufstieg
Transliteration: Aufstieg
"Der steile Aufstieg war sehr anstrengend."
ascesa
Transliteration: ascesa
"La ripida ascesa è durata due ore."
ascenso
Transliteration: ascenso
"El difícil ascenso a la cima fue agotador."
ascensão
Transliteration: ascensão
"A difícil ascensão ao topo durou horas."
चढ़ाई
Transliteration: chadhai
"पहाड़ की चढ़ाई बहुत कठिन थी।"
上升
Transliteration: shàngshēng
"热气球缓慢地开始上升。"
상승
Transliteration: sangseung
"가파른 산등성이를 오르는 것은 힘듭니다."
上昇
Transliteration: jōshō
"山頂への険しい上昇が始まった。"
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