escalating


From the verb escalate: (⇒ conjugate)
escalating is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
escalate vi (argument, conflict: intensify)intensificarse v prnl
  (situación negativa)agravarse v prnl
 The critical newspaper article caused the argument to escalate.
 El crítico artículo en el periódico hizo que la discusión se intensificara.
escalate [sth] vtr (conflict: intensify)intensificar vtr
  (situación negativa)agravar vtr
  escalar vtr
 He was criticized when he spoke out in favour of escalating the war.
 Lo criticaron cuando se proclamó a favor de intensificar la guerra.
escalate [sth] vtr (IT: prioritize) (Informática)priorizar vtr
 Some users have authority to escalate their jobs in the queue.
 Algunos usuarios tienen autoridad para priorizar sus tareas en la fila.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
escalate [sth] vtr (forward to higher level)elevar a un nivel superior, llevar a un nivel superior vtr + loc adv
  escalar vtr
 When my manager ignored my complaint, I escalated the matter.
 Cuando mi gerente ignoró mi queja, elevé el asunto a un nivel superior.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
de-escalate [sth],
deescalate [sth]
vtr
(lessen in scale, intensity)reducir la escala, reducir la intensidad loc verb
de-escalate,
deescalate
vi
(become less in scale, intensity)reducirse la escala, reducirse la intensidad loc verb
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