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1 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lyfta2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hækka3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rækta4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ala upp5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) bera upp, leggja fram6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) safna (saman)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) valda8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) þyrla upp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reisa, byggja10) (to give (a shout etc).) reka upp11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) ná sambandi2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (launa)hækkun- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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2 put up
1) (to raise (a hand etc).) lyfta2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) byggja, reisa3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) festa á vegg4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) hækka5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) veita/halda uppi (mótþróa)6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) leggja fram7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) hÿsa -
3 salute
[sə'lu:t] 1. verb1) ((especially in the forces) to raise the (usually right) hand to the forehead to show respect: They saluted their commanding officer.) heilsa (að hermannasið)2) (to honour by firing eg large guns: They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns.) heiðra með því að hleypa af (fallbyssu)skotum2. noun(an act of saluting: The officer gave a salute; a 21-gun salute.) það að heiðra
См. также в других словарях:
raise a hand to — To hit, or generally treat badly • • • Main Entry: ↑raise … Useful english dictionary
raise a hand — verb a) To raise ones arm and hand. b) To volunteer. Syn: raise ones hand … Wiktionary
raise\ a\ hand — • lift a finger • lift a hand • raise a hand v. phr. 1. To do something; do your share; to help. Usually used in the negative. We all worked hard except Joe. He wouldn t lift a finger. The king did not lift a hand when his people were hungry.… … Словарь американских идиом
raise a hand — do something, do one s share, help Nobody likes him because he will never raise a hand to help his friends … Idioms and examples
raise (your) hand against (someone) — to fight someone. He was horrified when the situation became so bad that one neighbor could raise a hand against another … New idioms dictionary
raise (your) hand against (someone) — raise (your) hand against/to (someone) to hit someone, or to threaten to hit them. I would never raise my hand against a child … New idioms dictionary
raise (your) hand to (someone) — raise (your) hand against/to (someone) to hit someone, or to threaten to hit them. I would never raise my hand against a child … New idioms dictionary
raise your hand against — hit someone, hurt someone If you ever raise your hand against her, I ll call the police … English idioms
raise a hand — phrasal see lift a hand … Useful english dictionary
raise a hand against somebody — raise a/your ˈhand against/to sb idiom to hit or threaten to hit sb Main entry: ↑raiseidiom … Useful english dictionary
raise your hand against somebody — raise a/your ˈhand against/to sb idiom to hit or threaten to hit sb Main entry: ↑raiseidiom … Useful english dictionary
