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1 charity gala
Soc., Hum. gala de bienfaisanceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > charity gala
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2 raise
A nB vtr1 ( lift) lever [baton, barrier, curtain] ; hisser [flag] ; soulever [box, trap door, lid] ; élever [level, standard] ; renflouer [sunken ship] ; to raise one's hand/head lever la main/tête ; to raise one's hands above one's head lever les mains au-dessus de la tête ; he raised the glass to his lips il a porté le verre à ses lèvres ; to raise a glass to sb lever son verre à l'honneur de qn ; to raise one's hat to sb soulever son chapeau pour saluer qn ; I've never raised a hand to my children je n'ai jamais levé la main sur mes enfants ; to raise an eyebrow lit froncer les sourcils ; nobody raised an eyebrow at my suggestion fig ma suggestion n'a fait sourciller personne ; to raise sb from the dead ressusciter qn ;3 ( increase) augmenter [fees, price, offer, salary, volume] (from de ; to à) ; élever [standard] ; reculer [age limit] (for pour) ; to raise sb's awareness ou consciousness of sensibiliser qn à ; to raise one's voice ( to be heard) parler plus fort ; ( in anger) élever la voix ; to raise one's voice against fig élever la voix contre ; to raise the temperature lit, fig faire monter la température ; to raise sb's hopes donner de faux espoirs à qn ; to raise one's sights augmenter ses prétentions ;4 ( cause) faire naître [doubts, fears, suspicions] ; rappeler [memories] ; soulever [dust] ; to raise a storm of protest provoquer une tempête de protestations ; to raise a cheer [speech] déclencher des hourras ; to raise a laugh/smile [joke] faire rire/sourire ; to raise a fuss faire des histoires ○ ; to raise a commotion faire du vacarme ○ ;5 ( mention) soulever [issue, objection, problem, possibility] ; please raise any queries ou questions now si vous avez des questions, posez-les maintenant ;6 ( bring up) élever [child, family] ; to be raised (as) an atheist/a Catholic être élevé dans l'athéisme/la foi catholique ;7 ( breed) élever [livestock] ;8 ( find) trouver [capital, money] ; I need to raise 3,000 dollars il faut que je trouve 3 000 dollars ;10 ( collect) lever [tax] ; obtenir [support] ; collecter [money] ; they raised money for charity ils ont collecté de l'argent pour une œuvre de charité ; the gala raised a million dollars le gala a permis de collecter un million de dollars ; the money raised from the concert was donated to UNICEF la recette du concert a été donnée à l'UNICEF ; I raised £300 against my watch j'ai engagé ma montre pour 300 livres sterling ;11 ( erect) élever [monument, statue] (to sb en l'honneur de qn) ;12 ( end) lever [ban, siege] ;13 ( contact) contacter [person] ; I can't raise her on the phone je n'arrive pas à la joindre au téléphone ;14 ( give) to raise the alarm lit sonner l'alarme ; fig donner l'alarme ; she raised a smile elle a eu un sourire forcé ;16 ( increase the stake) I'll raise you 200 dollars! 200 dollars de mieux! ; to raise the bidding ( in gambling) monter la mise ; ( at auction) monter l'enchère ;17 Math to raise a number to the power (of) three/four élever un chiffre à la puissance trois/quatre.C v refl to raise oneself se redresser ; to raise oneself to a sitting position se redresser (en position assise) ; to raise oneself up on one's elbows prendre appui sur ses coudes.
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