raised (verb)

to raise somebody TO something — ascender* or elevar a alguien a algo

• to raise one's eyebrows — (lit) arquear las cejas

her behaviour raised a lot of eyebrows — (fig) su comportamiento escandalizó a mucha gente

• to raise one's eyes — alzar la vista or la mirada, levantar los ojos or la vista

• to raise one's glass to sth/sb — brindar por algo/algn

• he raised his hands in horror/surrender — levantó or alzó las manos horrorizado/rindiéndose

• to raise o.s. — levantarse, alzarse

• we want to raise the profile of rugby — queremos realzar la imagen del rugby

• don't you raise your voice to me! — ¡no me levantes or alces la voz!

• his speech raised a cheer from the crowd — su discurso suscitó una ovación del público

• his forlorn attempts to raise a few laughs — sus intentos desesperados por provocar unas cuantas risas

• she could barely raise a smile — apenas pudo sonreír

• to raise suspicion in sb's mind — levantar or despertar las sospechas de algn

you'll have to raise that with the director — tendrás que plantearle or comentarle eso al director

• to raise objections to sth — poner objeciones or peros a algo

• this raises the prospect of civil war — esto plantea la posibilidad de una guerra civil

• he gets embarrassed whenever the subject is raised — se pone violento cada vez que se saca el tema

• they couldn't raise his bail — no pudieron reunir el dinero de su fianza

• they raised a loan against the house — consiguieron un préstamo con la casa como garantía

• to raise money for charity — recaudar dinero con fines benéficos

we tried to raise him on the radio — intentamos contactar con él or localizarlo por radio

• to raise sb from the dead — resucitar a algn, levantar a algn de entre los muertos

to raise somebody TO something — ascender* or elevar a alguien a algo

raise one's eyes to heaven — die Augen zum Himmel erheben (geh.)

they raised their voices — (in anger) sie od. ihre Stimmen wurden lauter

be raised from the dead — von den Toten [auf]erweckt werden

raise to the fourth power — in die 4. Potenz erheben

to raise one's hat to sb (lit, fig) — den Hut vor jdm ziehen or lüften

to raise the pitch (Mus) — eine höhere Tonlage wählen

not a voice was raised in protest — nicht eine Stimme des Protests wurde laut

to raise the roof (fig) (with noise) — das Haus zum Beben bringen; (with approval) in Begeisterungsstürme ausbrechen; (with anger) fürchterlich toben

the Opposition raised the roof at the Government's proposals — die Opposition buhte gewaltig, als sie die Vorschläge der Regierung hörte

England has to raise its game — das Spielniveau der englischen Mannschaft muss sich verbessern

to raise a cheer (in others) — Beifall ernten; (oneself) Beifall spenden

to raise a smile (in others) — ein Lächeln hervorrufen; (oneself) lächeln

to raise hell (inf) — einen Höllenspektakel machen (inf)

I'll raise you 6 (Poker) — ich erhöhe um 6

raise one's eyes to heaven — die Augen zum Himmel erheben (geh.)

they raised their voices — (in anger) sie od. ihre Stimmen wurden lauter

• levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's hand

levantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn

• levantar la mirada o los ojos o la vista — to look up

no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in

levantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire

necesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits

levantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table

levantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.