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raise [reɪz]augmentation ⇒ 1 (a) lever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e), 2 (f), 2 (n) soulever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (k) remonter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) relever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) augmenter ⇒ 2 (b) élever ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d), 2 (i), 2 (j), 2 (l), 2 (r)1 noun∎ to get a raise être augmenté, avoir une augmentation(a) (lift, move upwards → gen) lever; (→ burden, lid) soulever; (→ veil) relever; (→ weight) lever, soulever; (→ blind) remonter; (→ flag) hisser; (→ sunken ship) renflouer;∎ she didn't raise her eyes from her book elle n'a pas levé les yeux de son livre;∎ he tried to raise himself from the sofa il essaya de se lever du canapé;∎ she raised herself to her full height elle se dressa de toute sa hauteur;∎ to raise a patient to a sitting position soulever un malade pour l'asseoir;∎ to raise one's glass (to sb) lever son verre (à la santé de qn);∎ to raise one's glass to one's lips porter son verre à ses lèvres;∎ to raise one's fist to sb menacer qn du poing;∎ to raise sb's hackles hérisser qn;∎ to raise one's hand to sb lever la main sur qn;∎ to raise one's hat to sb soulever son chapeau pour saluer qn; figurative tirer son chapeau à qn;∎ to raise a cloud of dust soulever un nuage de poussière;∎ Military & figurative to raise one's sights viser plus haut(b) (increase → offer, price, tax, salaries) augmenter; (→ interest rates) relever; (→ temperature, tension) faire monter; (→ volume) augmenter;∎ the speed limit has been raised to 150 km/h la limitation de vitesse est passée à 150 km/h;∎ the age limit has been raised to 18 la limite d'âge a été repoussée à 18 ans;∎ to raise the school-leaving age prolonger la scolarité;∎ to raise a credit limit déplafonner un crédit;∎ to raise the ceiling on wage increases augmenter le plafond des salaires;∎ to raise production to a maximum porter la production au maximum;∎ to raise the stakes faire monter les enjeux;∎ to raise the pass mark élever le niveau requis;∎ to raise (the level of) a wall rehausser ou surélever un mur;∎ to raise the level of the ground rehausser le niveau du sol;∎ no one raised their voice (to answer or to speak) personne ne souffla mot(c) (boost, improve) remonter, élever;∎ to raise standards (of education, morality) élever le niveau; (of cleanliness, safety) améliorer les conditions;∎ to raise the standard of living améliorer le niveau de vie;∎ our aim is to raise overall standards notre but est d'élever le niveau global;∎ to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral à qn;∎ to raise sb's hopes donner des espoirs à qn;∎ to raise the tone or the level of the conversation élever le niveau de la conversation∎ Military & figurative to raise sb from the ranks promouvoir qn;∎ raised to the rank of colonel élevé au rang de colonel;∎ the Queen raised him to the peerage la reine l'éleva à la pairie∎ we have raised over a million signatures nous avons recueilli plus d'un million de signatures∎ he wanted a new motorbike but couldn't raise the money il voulait une moto neuve mais il n'a pas pu trouver l'argent nécessaire;∎ we have to raise $10,000 by Friday il faut que nous trouvions 10 000 dollars d'ici vendredi;∎ to raise funds (for) (for charity) collecter des fonds (pour ou au profit de); (for business, government programme) se procurer des fonds (pour ou au profit de);∎ to raise a loan (on) (of government) émettre ou lancer un emprunt (sur); (of individual) faire un emprunt (sur)(g) (make, produce)∎ they raised a cheer when she came in ils ont poussé des bravos quand elle est entrée;∎ he managed to raise a smile when he saw us il a réussi à sourire en nous voyant(h) (cause as reaction → laugh, welt, blister, rebellion) provoquer;∎ his jokes didn't even raise a smile ses plaisanteries n'ont même pas fait sourire;∎ to raise a storm of laughter/protest déclencher ou soulever une tempête de rires/de protestations(i) (rear → children, family) élever∎ she raised several objections elle souleva plusieurs objections;∎ this might raise doubts as to his competence ça pourrait soulever ou susciter des doutes quant à ses compétences;∎ his attitude raises certain questions son attitude pose ou soulève certaines questions;∎ his attitude raises questions about his loyalty son attitude remet en question sa loyauté∎ to raise a statue to sb élever une statue à qn∎ they were making enough noise to raise the dead ils faisaient un bruit à réveiller les morts(n) (end → ban, embargo, siege) lever∎ the radio officer was trying to raise Boston le radio essayait de contacter Boston∎ I'll raise you £5 je relance de 5 livres(r) Mathematics élever;∎ to raise a number to the power of n élever un nombre à la puissance n∎ to raise land arriver en vue de terre(in bridge) monter, enchérir; (in poker) relancer∎ to raise oneself up se soulever;∎ she raised herself up onto the chair elle se hissa sur la chaise
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