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1 raise someone's spirits
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2 raise
n. förhöjning--------v. höja; lyfta; hissa upp; uppväcka; orsaka; fostra; bilda familj; föda upp, odla* * *[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta, hissa2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) höja3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) odla, föda upp4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) bilda familj, skaffa sig barn5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) ta upp6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) samla ihop7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) orsaka, vålla, framkalla8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) röra upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) resa10) (to give (a shout etc).) ge upp (till)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) nå, få kontakt med2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) löneförhöjning- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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3 lift
n. hiss; lift, bilskjuts; lyft, höjande, höjning; svängande; upprymdhet--------v. lyfta; höja; lyfta upp; höja sig; avbeställa; ta bort; avdunsta, försvinna; snatta, stjäla (slang)* * *[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) lyfta2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) lyfta3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) lyfta4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) lyfta2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) lyft, lyftande, höjande2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) hiss3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) skjuts, lift4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) lyft•- lift off
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