escalate

intensificarse, intensificar, aumentar

Volverse más intenso o grave, o hacer que algo lo sea.

En inglés sencillo: To become stronger or more serious, or make something stronger or more serious.

• The argument quickly escalated.
• Rising prices escalated the crisis.
• A small disagreement can escalate into a serious conflict.

Cómo se usa: escalate into something (The dispute escalated into a violent confrontation.)

Sinónimos: intensify, increase, step up

Antónimos: decrease, ease

Expresiones frecuentes: escalate the conflict, escalate into violence, escalate rapidly

elevar, remitir

Pasar un problema o una petición a alguien con más autoridad o conocimientos especializados.

En inglés sencillo: To pass a problem or request to someone with greater authority or more expert knowledge.

• Please escalate this issue to your manager.
• The agent escalated my complaint yesterday.
• We escalate difficult cases to the technical team.

Cómo se usa: escalate something to someone (I escalated the unresolved complaint to my supervisor.)

Sinónimos: refer, pass on

Expresiones frecuentes: escalate an issue, escalate to someone, escalate a complaint