ascend

At the same time, the mendicant orders (one may mention principally the Dominicans, founded in 1216, and the Franciscans, 1219), which were ascending, came to dominate the university system.
En même temps, les ordres mendiants (on pense surtout à celui des Dominicains, fondé en 1216, et à celui des Franciscains, 1219) qui montaient en puissance dominaient progressivement le système universitaire.
As I looked up at the sky, fish like clouds were ascending towards Heaven.
Tandis que je regardais en haut vers le ciel, des poissons comme nuages étaient en train de monter vers le ciel.
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