English-French translation for "to heighten"
"to heighten" French translation
to heighten {verb}
to heighten [heightened|heightened] {vb} (also: to intensify, to escalate, to step up)
Sanctions and embargoes that are not in conformity with the norms of international law serve only to heighten tension.
There is an urgent need to take advantage of reduced tension and increase efforts to heighten confidence and dissipate mistrust.
The campaign has heightened our collective consciousness and stirred us to redouble our efforts in this respect.
Israel has also heightened the readiness of its military forces along the Blue Line, again on the pretext of self-defence.
Member States have heightened prevention interventions in order to reduce new HIV infections.
to heighten [heightened|heightened] {vb} (also: to aggravate, to make worse, to blow up, to compound)
In addition, weak transport links existing in the region tend to heighten the disruption caused by the sanctions.
If we dispense with historical truth, we may well heighten the threat posed to some by the new ideology of death and contempt for the
inequalities and heighten poverty.
At the same time, the continued expansion of Israeli settlements and construction of the separation wall served only to heighten the
These factors significantly heightened food insecurity across the country.
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