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Verbes de Création et de Changement - Verbes pour les augmentations de quantité ou de taille

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques verbes anglais se référant à des augmentations en quantité ou en taille tels que "étendre", "allonger" et "élargir".

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Categorized English Verbs of Making and Changing
to increase

to become larger in amount or size

augmenter,  accroître

augmenter, accroître

Ex: Company profits have been steadily increasing over the past few quarters. 
to bloat
to bloat
[verbe]

to become larger and uncomfortable, often due to gas or excess fluid

gonfler, se ballonner

gonfler, se ballonner

Ex: Ongoing digestive issues are currently causing the stomach to bloat. 

Les problèmes digestifs en cours provoquent actuellement le gonflement de l'estomac.

to bulge
to bulge
[verbe]

to cause something to stick out, often due to pressure or excess

bomber, faire saillie

bomber, faire saillie

Ex: Excessive weightlifting has intermittently bulged his muscles. 

La musculation excessive a bombé ses muscles par intermittence.

to expand
to expand
[verbe]

to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

se développer, se diversifier

se développer, se diversifier

Ex: As the economy improved, opportunities for employment expanded, offering hope to those seeking jobs. 
to peak
to peak
[verbe]

to reach the highest level, point, or intensity

atteindre son apogée, culminer

atteindre son apogée, culminer

Ex: The excitement peaked when the team won the championship. 
to up
to up
[verbe]

to increase, typically in levels, efforts, or intensity

augmenter, intensifier

augmenter, intensifier

Ex: The company is currently upping its production capacity. 
to raise
to raise
[verbe]

to make the intensity, level, or amount of something increase

augmenter, élever

augmenter, élever

Ex: The company has raised its prices due to increased production costs. 
to inflate
to inflate
[verbe]

to increase something significantly or excessively

gonfler, exagérer

gonfler, exagérer

Ex: The landlord inflated the rent for the apartment, taking advantage of the high demand in the area. 

Le propriétaire a gonflé le loyer de l'appartement, profitant de la forte demande dans la région.

to surge
to surge
[verbe]

to increase suddenly and significantly in amount, level, or value

monter brusquement

monter brusquement

Ex: Demand for the product surged during the holiday season. 
to proliferate

to grow in amount or number rapidly

proliférer

proliférer

Ex: The use of renewable energy sources has been steadily proliferating across the globe as countries seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change. 

L'utilisation de sources d'énergie renouvelables prolifère régulièrement à travers le monde alors que les pays cherchent à réduire leur dépendance aux combustibles fossiles et à lutter contre le changement climatique.

to skyrocket

to increase rapidly and dramatically, often referring to prices, numbers, or success

monter en flèche, s'envoler

monter en flèche, s'envoler

Ex: Housing prices are skyrocketing in the city due to high demand. 

Les prix de l'immobilier montent en flèche dans la ville en raison d'une forte demande.

to add up
to add up
[verbe]

to increase in number or amount over time

s'accumuler, augmenter

s'accumuler, augmenter

Ex: Over the years, the wear and tear on the car's engine added up, leading to its breakdown. 

Au fil des ans, l'usure du moteur de la voiture s'est accumulée, conduisant à sa panne.

to shoot up

(of an amount or price) to increase rapidly

monter en flèche, bondir

monter en flèche, bondir

Ex: The market volatility caused the commodity prices to shoot up. 

La volatilité du marché a fait monter en flèche les prix des matières premières.

to extend
to extend
[verbe]

to enlarge or lengthen something

agrandir

agrandir

Ex: The construction workers are extending the road to improve traffic flow. 
to widen
to widen
[verbe]

to become greater in width or distance from side to side

s'élargir,  s'écarter

s'élargir, s'écarter

Ex: Sarah watched the river widen as it approached the coast. 
to thicken
to thicken
[verbe]

to increase the dimension of something

épaissir, renforcer

épaissir, renforcer

Ex: The seamstress decided to thicken the hem of the dress to give it more weight and structure. 

La couturière a décidé d'épaissir l'ourlet de la robe pour lui donner plus de poids et de structure.

to lengthen

to increase the length or duration of something

allonger, prolonger

allonger, prolonger

Ex: She lengthens her skirts by adding a contrasting border for a trendy look. 

Elle allonge ses jupes en ajoutant une bordure contrastée pour un look tendance.

to broaden
to broaden
[verbe]

to expand or enlarge the size or dimensions of something

élargir, étendre

élargir, étendre

Ex: To improve accessibility, the school board decided to broaden the entrances to the school building. 

Pour améliorer l'accessibilité, le conseil scolaire a décidé d'élargir les entrées du bâtiment scolaire.

to elongate

to stretch something in order to make it longer

allonger, étirer

allonger, étirer

Ex: As the artist worked, he was elongating the lines to create a sense of movement in the painting. 

Alors que l'artiste travaillait, il allongeait les lignes pour créer un sentiment de mouvement dans la peinture.

to stretch
to stretch
[verbe]

to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

étirer, tendre

étirer, tendre

Ex: While sewing, she was carefully stretching the waistband for a comfortable fit. 
to enlarge
to enlarge
[verbe]

to grow or increase in size or dimensions

agrandir, élargir

agrandir, élargir

Ex: The puddle in the driveway was enlarging as the rain continued to fall steadily. 

La flaque sur l'allée s'agrandissait alors que la pluie continuait à tomber régulièrement.

to augment
to augment
[verbe]

to add to something's value, effect, size, or amount

augmenter, accroître

augmenter, accroître

Ex: The improvements made to the software have augmented its performance significantly. 

Les améliorations apportées au logiciel ont augmenté ses performances de manière significative.

to dilate
to dilate
[verbe]

to increase in size or width

se dilater

se dilater

Ex: The blood vessels are dilating to allow for increased blood flow. 

Les vaisseaux sanguins se dilatent pour permettre une augmentation du flux sanguin.

to maximize

to increase something to the highest possible level

maximiser

maximiser

Ex: The team is currently working to maximize the efficiency of the manufacturing process. 

L'équipe travaille actuellement à maximiser l'efficacité du processus de fabrication.

to supplement

to improve, complete, or increase something by adding something else to it

compléter

compléter

Ex: The teacher supplemented the textbook with videos and practical exercises. 
to resize
to resize
[verbe]

to change the size of something

redimensionner, changer la taille

redimensionner, changer la taille

Ex: The graphic designer is resizing the logo for the new marketing campaign. 

Le graphiste redimensionne le logo pour la nouvelle campagne marketing.

to bump up
to bump up
[verbe]

to increase something, such as a quantity, level, or value

augmenter

augmenter

Ex: The software update aims to bump up the efficiency of the application. 

La mise à jour du logiciel vise à augmenter l'efficacité de l'application.

to aggrandize

to make someone or something more powerful, important, or wealthy

grandir, augmenter

grandir, augmenter

Ex: The monarch aggrandized his empire through military conquests. 

Le monarque a agrandi son empire grâce à des conquêtes militaires.

to pump up
to pump up
[verbe]

to increase or enhance something

augmenter, renforcer

augmenter, renforcer

Ex: To keep up with demand, the factory had to pump up production rates. 

Pour répondre à la demande, l'usine a dû augmenter les taux de production.

to ramp up
to ramp up
[verbe]

to make something increase in amount, intensity, or production

augmenter, intensifier

augmenter, intensifier

Ex: The marketing team is currently ramping up efforts to launch a new product. 

L'équipe marketing intensifie actuellement ses efforts pour lancer un nouveau produit.

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