B1 verb Neutral

augmenter

/oɡ.mɑ̃.te/

To make something greater in size, amount, or degree. It is a fundamental verb used in academic contexts to describe rising trends in graphs or data.

Ejemplos

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1

Le prix du pain va augmenter demain.

The price of bread is going to increase tomorrow.

2

Nous devons augmenter notre productivité pour rester compétitifs.

We must increase our productivity to remain competitive.

3

Tu devrais augmenter le son, je n'entends rien.

You should turn up the sound, I can't hear anything.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
augmentation
Verb
augmenter
Adjetivo
augmentable
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Truco para recordar

Think of the English word 'augment', which means to make something better or larger.

Quiz rápido

Le gouvernement a décidé d'____ le salaire minimum.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: augmenter

Ejemplos

1

Le prix du pain va augmenter demain.

everyday

The price of bread is going to increase tomorrow.

2

Nous devons augmenter notre productivité pour rester compétitifs.

business

We must increase our productivity to remain competitive.

3

Tu devrais augmenter le son, je n'entends rien.

informal

You should turn up the sound, I can't hear anything.

4

Les données indiquent que la température globale va augmenter.

academic

The data indicates that the global temperature will increase.

5

Veuillez augmenter le budget alloué à la recherche.

formal

Please increase the budget allocated to research.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
augmentation
Verb
augmenter
Adjetivo
augmentable

Colocaciones comunes

augmenter les prix to raise prices
augmenter considérablement to increase significantly
augmenter de volume to increase in volume
augmenter le salaire to raise the salary
augmenter la cadence to pick up the pace

Frases Comunes

en augmentant

by increasing

ne cesse d'augmenter

keeps on increasing

faire augmenter

to cause to increase

Se confunde a menudo con

augmenter vs grandir

Grandir is usually for living things growing in size, whereas augmenter is for amounts or levels.

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Notas de uso

Use 'augmenter de' followed by a percentage or amount to specify the change.

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Errores comunes

Learners often forget the 'de' when specifying the amount of increase.

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Truco para recordar

Think of the English word 'augment', which means to make something better or larger.

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Origen de la palabra

From Latin 'augmentare', meaning to increase.

Patrones gramaticales

augmenter + noun augmenter de + [percentage/amount]

Quiz rápido

Le gouvernement a décidé d'____ le salaire minimum.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: augmenter

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