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Aufstieg

rise

noun OWF-shteek Less Common
People & Society Work

Origin: from aufsteigen ('to climb up')

Also means

ascent

Usage Note

Aufstieg covers a physical climb up a mountain, a social or professional rise (der gesellschaftliche Aufstieg), and in football a team's promotion to a higher league. Its opposite in every sense is der Abstieg.

Examples

"Sein beruflicher Aufstieg war rasant."

Natural Translation

His professional rise was meteoric.

Literal Translation

His professional rise was rapid.

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