escalada

/eskaˈlaða/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
escaladas

Meaning

  1. climb, escalation

    • Hubo una escalada de violencia.

      There was an escalation of violence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

ascensión

Close synonyms for "ascent, climb."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escalada

escalada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "climb, escalation."

Practice

1 What does escalada mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___ de violencia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escalada?

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