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1 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) a lega de; a fixa, a prinde2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) a face autostopul2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) problemă2) (a kind of knot.) nod3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) smucitură•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
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2 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) a ridica2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) a mări; a înălţa3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) a creşte4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) a creşte; a avea grijă de cineva5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) a pune (în discuţie)6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) a strânge; a aduna7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) a provoca8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) a face, a stârni9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) a construi10) (to give (a shout etc).) a scoate11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) mărire (de salariu)- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
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face´-lift´er — face lift «FAYS LIHFT», noun, verb. –n. 1. an operation to tighten the skin of the face to remove wrinkles, fat deposits, and otherwise change the features. 2. Informal. a superficial change to improve appearance or modernize: »The Right has… … Useful english dictionary
face-lift — ☆ face lift [fās′lift΄ ] n. 1. plastic surgery for removing wrinkles, sagging flesh, etc. from the face 2. an altering, repairing, cleaning, etc., as of the exterior of a building: Also face lift vt. to perform a face lift on (a person, building … English World dictionary
face-lift — face′ lift or face′lift n. 1) srg plastic surgery on the face to eliminate sagging and wrinkles 2) cvb a renovation or restyling 3) srg to perform a face lift upon • Etymology: 1920–25, amer … From formal English to slang
face-lift — v. t. to perform cosmetic surgery on someone s face. Syn: lift. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
face lift — n. 1. an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from a person s face. Syn: face lifting, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a building. Syn: face lifting. [WordNet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
face-lift — [n] beautification; cosmetic surgery new look, nose job, plastic surgery, renovation, repair, restoration, revival, rhytidectomy; concept 162 … New thesaurus
face-lift — verb perform cosmetic surgery on someone s face • Syn: ↑lift • Derivationally related forms: ↑face lifting • Hypernyms: ↑operate on, ↑operate • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
face lift — noun 1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised some actresses have more than one face lift • Syn: ↑facelift, ↑lift,… … Useful english dictionary
face-lift — /fays lift /, n. 1. Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy. 2. a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give … Universalium
face lift — {n. phr.} 1. A surgical procedure designed to make one s face look younger. * /Aunt Jane, who is in her seventies, had an expensive face lift and now she looks as if she were 40./ 2. A renovation, a refurbishing. * /Our house needs a major face… … Dictionary of American idioms
face lift — {n. phr.} 1. A surgical procedure designed to make one s face look younger. * /Aunt Jane, who is in her seventies, had an expensive face lift and now she looks as if she were 40./ 2. A renovation, a refurbishing. * /Our house needs a major face… … Dictionary of American idioms
