augmenter

augmenter [ɔgmɑ̃te]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to increase

• augmenter les prix de 10 % to increase prices by 10%

• augmenter qn (de 500 €) to increase sb's salary (by 500 euros)

2. intransitive verb

to increase

• augmenter de volume to increase in volume

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ogmɑ̃te
1.

verbe transitif to raise, to increase [nombre, salaire, charge, volume] (de by); to increase [valeur, production] (de by); to extend [durée] (de by); to increase [risque]

augmenter le loyer de quelqu'un — to put somebody's rent up

augmenter ses revenus — to supplement one's income (en faisant by doing)

augmenter quelqu'un de 200 euros — to give somebody a rise GB ou raise US of 200 euros

2.

verbe intransitif (devenir plus élevé) [prix, revenus, loyer] to increase (de by), to go up (de by); [température] to rise (de by), to go up (de by); [surface, capacité] to increase (de by)

les timbres ont augmenté — stamps have gone up

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ɔɡmɑ̃te

1. vt

1) [quantité, dimension, durée, vitesse] to increase, [salaire] to increase, to raise, [prix] to raise, to put up

2) [employé] to increase the salary of, to give a rise Grande-Bretagne to, give a raise USA to

2. vi

[vitesse, prix, coût, pression, température,] to increase

augmenter de poids — to gain weight, to gain in weight

augmenter de volume — to gain volume, to gain in volume

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augmenter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (accroître) to raise ou increase [nombre, salaire, charge, volume] (de by); to turn up ou increase [son]; to increase [valeur, production, participation, capital] (de by); to extend [durée] (de by); to increase [risque, chance, joie, impatience] (de by); augmenter le loyer de qn to put sb's rent up; augmenter ses revenus to supplement one's income (en faisant by doing);

2 (majorer les appointements de) to give [sb] a rise GB ou raise US [employé]; augmenter qn de 1 000 euros/5% to give sb a rise GB ou raise US of 1,000 euros/5%;

3 (en tricot) to increase; augmenter de deux mailles increase two stitches.

B vi

1 (devenir plus élevé) [impôts, charges, loyer] to increase (de by), to go up (de by); [température] to rise (de by), to go up (de by); [revenus] to increase (de by); [prix, nombre] to rise (de by), to increase (de by), to go up (de by); [surface, volume, capacité] to increase (de by); le nombre des attentats/chômeurs a augmenté the number of attacks/unemployed people has risen; le train a augmenté train fares have gone up; le cinéma va augmenter the price of cinema tickets is going to go up; le gaz/l'électricité va augmenter the price of gas/electricity is going to go up; les timbres ont augmenté stamps have gone up; augmenter en valeur to increase in value;

2 (s'intensifier) [sentiment, danger, faim, force] to increase; l'absentéisme ne cesse d'augmenter absenteeism keeps increasing.

C s'augmenter vpr l'entreprise s'est augmentée d'un nouveau service a new department has been added to the company.

[ogmɑ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [porter à un niveau plus élevé - impôt, prix, nombre] to put up (separable), to increase, to raise ; [ - durée] to increase ; [ - tarif] to step up (separable) ; [ - salaire] to increase, to raise ; [ - dépenses] to increase

augmenter le pain (familier) ou le prix du pain to put up bread prices

la crise a fait augmenter le prix du pétrole the crisis has pushed up the price of oil

elle a été augmentée (familier) she got a (pay) rise (UK) ou a raise (US)

augmenter quelque chose de : augmenter les impôts de 5 % to put up ou to raise ou to increase taxes by 5%

nous voulons augmenter les ventes de 10 % we want to boost sales by 10%

ils ont augmenté les employés de 20 euros (familier) they put up the employees' pay by 20 euros

2. [intensifier - tension, difficulté] to increase, to step up (separable), to make worse

3. MUSIQUE to augment

en augmentant crescendo

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[ogmɑ̃te] verbe intransitif

1. [dette, population] to grow, to increase, to get bigger

[quantité, poids] to increase

[prix, impôt, salaire] to increase, to go up, to rise

tout ou la vie augmente! everything's going up!

achetez maintenant, ça va augmenter! buy now, prices are on the increase ou going up!

la viande a augmenté (familier) , le prix de la viande a augmenté meat's gone up, meat has increased in price

2. [difficulté, tension] to increase, to grow

la violence augmente dans les villes urban violence is on the increase

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s'augmenter de verbe pronominal plus préposition

la famille s'est augmentée de deux jumeaux a pair of twins has joined the family