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1 erguir
v.to raise.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativeirgue, yergue (tú), irga, yerga (él/Vd.), irgamos (nos.), erguid (vos.), irgan, yergan (ellos/Vds.).* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=levantar) to raise, lifterguir la cabeza — (lit) to hold one's head up; (fig) to hold one's head high
2) (=enderezar) to straighten2.See:* * *1. 2.* * *1. 2.* * *vt( liter); ‹cabeza› to raise, lift; ‹cuello› to straighten; ‹orejas› to prick up■ erguirse( liter)1 «persona» to stand upse irguió para responder a las acusaciones he stood up o ( frml) rose to answer the accusations2 «edificio/torre» to risese yergue majestuosamente sobre la ciudad it rises majestically above the cityel pabellón se erguía en el centro del jardín the pavilion rose up o stood in the middle of the garden* * *
erguir ( conjugate erguir) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹ cabeza› to raise, lift;
‹ cuello› to straighten
erguirse verbo pronominal (liter) [ persona] to stand up;
[edificio/torre] to rise
erguir verbo transitivo to erect, lift up
' erguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
irguieron
- yerga
* * *♦ vt[cabeza] to raise; [cuerpo, espalda] to straighten* * *v/t1 raise, lift* * *erguir {31} vt: to raise, to lift up* * *erguir vb to lift up -
2 alzarse
1 (levantarse) to rise up, get up2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel3 (sobresalir) to stand out4 DERECHO to lodge an appeal* * ** * *VPR1) (=ponerse en pie) to risecuando entró la novia todos se alzaron — when the bride entered everyone stood up o rose to their feet
2) [edificio, monte, monumento] (=tener una altura determinada) to rise; (=estar situado) to standla cordillera se alza 2.500m sobre el nivel del mar — the mountain range rises 2,500m above sea level
el rascacielos se alza por encima del parque — the skyscraper rises o towers over the park
3) (=aumentar) [precio, temperatura] to rise4) (=rebelarse) to rise up, rise, revolt ( contra against)•
alzarse en armas — to take up arms, rise up in arms5) (=llevarse)el Barcelona se alzó con el título de Liga — Barcelona won o took the League title
los primeros comicios en que los socialistas se han alzado con la victoria — the first elections in which the socialists have been victorious o have won
6) (Com) to go fraudulently bankrupt7) And (=emborracharse) to get drunk10)alzarse de hombros — Méx to shrug one's shoulders
* * *(v.) = tower above/overEx. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.* * *(v.) = tower above/overEx: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.
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■alzarse verbo reflexivo
1 (auparse, levantarse) to get up, rise
2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel: los rebeldes se alzaron con la victoria, the rebels won
' alzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevarse
- alzar
English:
rise
- soar
- stick up
- shoot
* * *vpr1. [levantarse] to rise;el monumento se alza majestuoso en mitad de la plaza the monument rises up o stands majestically in the middle of the square;las temperaturas se alzaron por encima de los 40 grados temperatures rose above 40 degrees;se cayó y nadie le ayudó a alzarse she fell over and nobody helped her to get up o nobody helped her to her feet;alzarse de hombros to shrug (one's shoulders);Figsu trabajo se alza muy por encima del resto his work really stands out above everyone else's2. [sublevarse] to rise up, to revolt;alzarse en armas to take up arms;los rebeldes se alzaron contra el gobierno the rebels rose up o revolted against the governmentse alzó con el premio Nobel she won the Nobel Prize;los ladrones se alzaron con un cuantioso botín the thieves made off with a large sum;el equipo holandés se alzó con el premio the Dutch team walked away with o carried off the prize4. Am [animal] to run wild* * *v/r rise; en armas rise up;alzarse con el dinero run off with the money* * *vrlevantarse: to rise up* * *
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