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tr[ʌp'lɪft]1 (lift up) elevar, levantar; (soul, voice) inspirar, elevar, alzaruplift [.ʌp'lɪft] vt1) raise: elevar, levantar2) elevate: elevar, animar (el espíritu, la mente, etc.)uplift ['ʌp.lɪft] n: elevación fv.• edificar v.• inspirar v.n.• edificación s.f.• inspiración s.f.• levantamiento s.m.'ʌplɪfttransitive verb \<\<spirit/mind\>\> elevar1.N ['ʌplɪft](=edification) inspiración f, edificación f2.VT [ʌp'lɪft](fig) (=encourage) animar; (=raise) mejorar, elevar* * *['ʌplɪft]transitive verb \<\<spirit/mind\>\> elevar -
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