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121 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) dresser l'oreille -
122 promote
[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promouvoir2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) pro- mouvoir3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) promouvoir•- promoter- promotion -
123 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pompe2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pompe2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pomper2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) tirer les vers du nez•- pump up -
124 put up
1) (to raise (a hand etc).) lever2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) construire3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) accrocher (au mur)4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) augmenter5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) se défendre6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) fournir7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) loger -
125 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) (de)loterie2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) mettre qqch. en loterie -
126 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) arrière2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) derrière2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) de derrière- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) élever2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) (se) cabrer3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) (se) dresser•- rear up -
127 sale of work
(an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money: a sale of work at the church.) vente de charité -
128 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.) saluer2) (to honour by firing eg large guns: They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns.) saluer2. noun(an act of saluting: The officer gave a salute; a 21-gun salute.) salut, salve
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