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to raise somebody's spirits

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1 to raise somebody's spirits

to raise somebody's spirits

subirle la moral a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to raise somebody's spirits
2 raise

raise [reɪz]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = lift) [+ arm, leg, object] lever

• to raise a blind (re)lever un store

• they raised their eyebrows when they heard ils ont tiqué quand ils ont entendu

• he didn't raise an eyebrow il n'a pas sourcillé

• to raise one's glass to sb lever son verre à la santé de qn

• don't raise your voice to me! ne hausse pas le ton quand tu me parles !

• not a voice was raised in protest personne n'a élevé la voix pour protester

• to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral de qn

• to raise sb's hopes donner à espérer à qn

• to raise the level of the ground rehausser le niveau du sol

• to raise a sunken ship renflouer un navire coulé

   b. ( = increase) [+ salary] augmenter ; [+ standard] élever ; [+ age limit] reculer ; [+ temperature] faire monter

   c. ( = build) édifier

   d. ( = produce) [+ problems] soulever

• to raise a laugh provoquer le rire

• to raise a smile (oneself) ébaucher un sourire ; (in others) faire sourire

• to raise suspicion in sb's mind faire naître des soupçons dans l'esprit de qn

   e. ( = bring to notice) [+ question] soulever ; [+ objection] élever

   f. [+ animals, children, family] élever

   g. ( = get together) [+ army, taxes] lever ; [+ money] se procurer

• to raise funds for sth réunir les fonds pour qch ; [professional fundraiser] collecter des fonds pour qch

• to raise a loan [government] lancer un emprunt ; [person] emprunter

2. noun

( = pay rise) augmentation f (de salaire)

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[reɪz] 1.
noun

1) US ( pay rise) augmentation f

2) Games ( in poker) mise f supérieure
2.
transitive verb

1) ( lift) lever [baton, barrier, curtain]; hisser [flag]; soulever [box, lid]; élever [standard]; renflouer [sunken ship]

to raise one's hand/head — lever la main/tête

he raised the glass to his lips — il a porté le verre à ses lèvres

to raise a glass to somebody — lever son verre à l'honneur de quelqu'un

I've never raised a hand to my children — je n'ai jamais levé la main sur mes enfants

nobody raised an eyebrow at my suggestion — fig ma suggestion n'a fait sourciller personne

2) ( place upright) dresser [mast]; redresser [patient]

3) ( increase) augmenter [price, offer, salary, volume] ( from de; to à); élever [standard]; reculer [age limit]

to raise somebody's awareness of — sensibiliser quelqu'un à

to raise one's voice — ( to be heard) parler plus fort; ( in anger) élever la voix

to raise the temperature — lit, fig faire monter la température

4) ( cause) faire naître [doubts, fears]; soulever [dust]; provoquer [protests]

to raise a cheer — [speech] déclencher des hourras

to raise a smile — [joke] faire sourire

5) ( mention) soulever

6) ( bring up) élever [child, family]

to be raised (as) a Catholic — être élevé dans la religion catholique

7) ( breed) élever [livestock]

8) ( find) trouver [capital]

9) ( form) lever [army]; former [team]

10) ( collect) lever [tax]; obtenir [support]; [person] collecter [money]

the money raised from the concert — la recette du concert

11) ( erect) élever [monument] ( to somebody en l'honneur de quelqu'un)

12) ( end) lever [ban]

13) ( contact) contacter [person]

14) ( give)

to raise the alarm — fig donner l'alarme

15) ( improve)

to raise the tone — hausser le ton

to raise somebody's spirits — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

16) ( increase the stake)

I'll raise you 200 dollars! — 200 dollars de mieux!

to raise the bidding — ( in gambling) monter la mise; ( at auction) monter l'enchère

17) Mathematics élever [number]
3.
reflexive verb

to raise oneself — se redresser

English-French dictionary > raise
3 raise

transitive verb

1) (lift up) heben; erhöhen [Pulsfrequenz, Temperatur, Miete, Gehalt, Kosten]; hochziehen [Rollladen, Fahne, Schultern]; aufziehen [Vorhang]; hochheben [Koffer, Arm, Hand]

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

raise one's glass to somebody — das Glas auf jemanden erheben

raise one's voice — die Stimme heben

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

war raised its [ugly] head — der Krieg erhob sein [hässliches] Haupt

2) (set upright, cause to stand up) aufrichten; erheben [Banner]; aufstellen [Fahnenstange, Zaun, Gerüst]

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

raise somebody's spirits — jemandes Stimmung heben

3) (build up, construct) errichten [Gebäude, Statue]; erheben [Forderungen, Einwände]; entstehen lassen [Vorurteile]; (introduce) aufwerfen [Frage]; zur Sprache bringen, anschneiden [Thema, Problem]; (utter) erschallen lassen [Ruf, Schrei]

4) (grow, breed, rear) anbauen [Gemüse, Getreide]; aufziehen [Vieh, [Haus]tiere]; großziehen [Familie, Kinder]

5) (bring together, procure) aufbringen [Geld, Betrag, Summe]; aufstellen [Armee, Flotte, Truppen]; aufnehmen [Hypothek, Kredit]

6) (end, cause to end) aufheben, beenden [Belagerung, Blockade]; (remove) aufheben [Embargo, Verbot]

7)

raise [merry] hell — (coll.) Krach schlagen (ugs.) ( over wegen)

8) (Math.)

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

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[reiz] 1. verb
1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) heben

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) erhöhen

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) züchten

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) großziehen

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) vorbringen

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) beschaffen

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) hervorrufen

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) aufwirbeln

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) errichten

10) (to give (a shout etc).) erheben

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) hereinbekommen
2. noun
(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) die Erhöhung

- academic.ru/118106/raise_someone%27s_hopes">raise someone's hopes
- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
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raise

[reɪz]

I. n AM, AUS (rise) Gehaltserhöhung f, Lohnerhöhung f

II. vt

1. (lift)

▪ to \raise sth etw heben

to \raise an anchor einen Anker lichten

to \raise one's arm/hand/leg den Arm/die Hand/das Bein heben

to \raise the baton den Taktstock heben

to \raise the blinds/the window shade die Jalousien/das Springrollo hochziehen

to \raise one's eyebrows die Augenbrauen hochziehen

to \raise one's eyes die Augen erheben geh, aufblicken, hochblicken

to \raise one's fist to sb die Faust gegen jdn erheben

to \raise a flag/a sail eine Flagge/ein Segel hissen

to \raise the glass das Glas erheben

to \raise [up] a ship ein Schiff heben

2. (cause to rise)

to \raise a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke hochziehen

to \raise the landing gear AVIAT das Fahrgestell einfahren

3. (rouse)

▪ to \raise sb jdn [auf]wecken

to \raise sb from the dead jdn wieder zum Leben erwecken

4. (stir up)

to \raise dust Staub aufwirbeln

5. (increase)

▪ to \raise sth etw erhöhen

press this button to \raise the volume drücken Sie auf diesen Knopf, wenn Sie lauter stellen möchten

to \raise sb's awareness jds Bewusstsein schärfen

to \raise public awareness [or consciousness of the masses] das öffentliche Bewusstsein schärfen

to \raise oneself to one's full height sich akk zu seiner vollen Größe aufrichten

to \raise the speed limit das Tempolimit erhöhen

to \raise one's voice seine Stimme erheben; (speak louder) lauter sprechen

6. (in gambling)

I'll \raise you ich erhöhe den Einsatz [o [gehe mit und] erhöhe]

I'll \raise you $50 ich erhöhe Ihren Einsatz um 50 Dollar

7. MATH

to \raise sth to the power of ten etw hoch zehn nehmen

ten \raised to the power of six zehn hoch sechs

8. (improve)

▪ to \raise sth etw anheben

to \raise the morale die Moral heben

to \raise the quality die Qualität verbessern

to \raise sb's spirits jdm Mut machen

to \raise the standard einen höheren Maßstab anlegen

to \raise the tone esp BRIT ( hum) das Niveau heben

9. (promote)

to \raise sb to the peerage jdn in den Adelsstand erheben

to \raise sb in rank jdn befördern

10. (arouse)

▪ to \raise sth etw auslösen

to \raise a cheer/a laugh/a murmur Jubel/Gelächter/Gemurmel hervorrufen

the announcement \raised a cheer die Ankündigung wurde mit lautem Jubel begrüßt

Joe couldn't \raise a laugh in the audience Joe konnte das Publikum nicht zum Lachen bringen

to \raise a commotion Unruhe verursachen

to \raise doubts Zweifel aufkommen lassen [o wecken]

to \raise fears Ängste auslösen [o hervorrufen]

to \raise havoc ein Chaos anrichten

this scheme will \raise havoc with the staff dieser Plan wird zu einem Aufruhr unter den Angestellten führen

to \raise hopes Hoffnungen wecken

don't \raise your hopes too high mach dir nicht allzu große Hoffnungen

to \raise a ruckus zu Krawallen [o Ausschreitungen] führen

to \raise a rumpus ( fam) Krach schlagen fam

to \raise suspicions Verdacht erregen

our suspicions were \raised wir schöpften Verdacht

to \raise welts Striemen hinterlassen

11. (moot)

▪ to \raise sth etw vorbringen

I want to \raise two problems with you ich möchte zwei Probleme mit Ihnen erörtern

to \raise an issue/a question ein Thema/eine Frage aufwerfen

to \raise an objection also LAW einen Einwand erheben

12. (to write out)

to \raise an invoice eine Rechnung ausstellen

13. FIN

▪ to \raise sth etw beschaffen

to \raise capital/money Kapital/Geld aufbringen [o fam auftreiben]

to \raise funds for charities Spenden für wohltätige Zwecke sammeln

14. ( form: erect)

to \raise a building/a monument ein Gebäude/ein Monument errichten

15. (bring up)

to \raise children Kinder aufziehen [o großziehen]

she was \raised by her grandparents sie wuchs bei ihren Großeltern auf

16. esp AM

to \raise animals (breed) Tiere züchten; (look after) Tiere aufziehen

to \raise an animal by hand ein Tier mit der Flasche aufziehen

to \raise livestock Vieh züchten, Viehzucht betreiben

17. AGR

▪ to \raise sth crops etw anbauen

18. (end)

to \raise an embargo/sanctions/the siege ein Embargo/Sanktionen/die Belagerung aufheben

19. (contact)

▪ to \raise sb (by telephone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen; (by radio) jdn [über Funk] erreichen

20.

▶ to \raise Cain [or hell] ( fam) Krach schlagen fam

▶ to \raise eyebrows einiges Erstaunen hervorrufen

▶ to \raise the roof ausrasten sl

the audience \raised the roof das Publikum tobte vor Begeisterung

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[reɪz]
1. vt

1) (= lift) object, arm, head heben; blinds, eyebrow hochziehen; (THEAT) curtain hochziehen; (NAUT) anchor lichten; sunken ship heben; (MED) blister bilden

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

to raise one's glass to sb — jdm zutrinken

to raise one's fist to sb — jdm mit der Faust drohen

to raise one's hand against sb — die Hand gegen jdn erheben

to raise one's eyes to heaven — die Augen zum Himmel erheben

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

to raise the dead — die Toten wieder zum Leben erwecken or auferstehen lassen

to raise sb from the dead — jdn von den Toten erwecken

to raise one's voice — lauter sprechen

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

to raise sb's/one's hopes — jdm/sich Hoffnung machen

to raise the people to revolt — das Volk zur Revolution aufhetzen

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

See:

→ eyebrow, toast

2) (in height) (by um) wall, ceiling erhöhen; level anheben

3) (= increase) (to auf +acc) erhöhen; price erhöhen, anheben; limit, standard anheben, heraufsetzen

to raise the stakes — den Einsatz erhöhen

to raise the tone — das Niveau heben

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

4) (= promote) (er)heben (to in +acc) → peerage

See:

→ peerage

5) (= build, erect) statue, building errichten

6) (= create, evoke) problem, difficulty schaffen, aufwerfen; question aufwerfen, vorbringen; objection erheben; suspicion, hope (er)wecken; spirits, ghosts (herauf)beschwören; mutiny anzetteln

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

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

to raise a protest — protestieren

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

7) (= grow, breed) children aufziehen, großziehen; animals aufziehen; crops anbauen

to raise a family — Kinder großziehen

8) (= get together) army auf die Beine stellen, aufstellen; taxes erheben; funds, money aufbringen, auftreiben; loan, mortgage aufnehmen

9) (= end) siege, embargo aufheben, beenden

10) (CARDS) erhöhen

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

11) (TELEC: contact) Funkkontakt m aufnehmen mit

12) (MATH)

to raise a number to the power of 2/3 etc — eine Zahl in die zweite/dritte etc Potenz erheben

2. n

1) (esp US) (in salary) Gehaltserhöhung f; (in wages) Lohnerhöhung f

2) (CARDS) Erhöhung f

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raise [reız]

A v/t

1. oft raise up (in die Höhe) heben, auf-, empor-, hoch-, erheben, (mit einem Kran etc) hochwinden, -ziehen, den Vorhang etc hochziehen, ein gesunkenes Schiff etc heben:

raise one’s eyes die Augen erheben, aufblicken;

raise one’s ( oder a) glass to sb das Glas auf jemanden erheben;

raise one’s hat den Hut ziehen ( to sb vor jemandem; a. fig) oder lüften;

raise one’s hopes too high sich zu große Hoffnungen machen; → elbow A 1, eyebrow, power A 14

2. aufrichten:

raise a fallen man;

raise a ladder eine Leiter aufstellen

3. (auf)wecken:

raise from the dead von den Toten (auf)erwecken

4. einen Geist beschwören, zitieren: → Cain, hell A 1, etc

5. a) einen Sturm der Entrüstung, ein Lächeln etc hervorrufen:

raise a laugh Gelächter ernten

b) Erwartungen etc (er)wecken:

raise sb’s hopes in jemandem Hoffnung erwecken;

raise a suspicion Verdacht erregen

c) ein Gerücht etc aufkommen lassen

d) Schwierigkeiten machen

6. Blasen ziehen

7. Staub etc aufwirbeln: → dust A 2

8. eine Frage aufwerfen, etwas zur Sprache bringen

9. a) einen Anspruch erheben, geltend machen, eine Forderung stellen

b) Einspruch erheben, einen Einwand geltend machen, vorbringen, Zweifel anmelden

c) JUR Klage erheben ( with bei)

10. Kohle etc fördern

11. a) Tiere züchten

b) Pflanzen ziehen, anbauen

12. a) eine Familie gründen

b) Kinder auf-, großziehen

13. ein Haus etc errichten, erstellen, (er)bauen, einen Damm aufschütten

14. a) seine Stimme erheben ( against gegen):

voices have been raised es sind Stimmen laut geworden

b) ein Geschrei erheben

15. a) raise one’s voice die Stimme erheben, lauter sprechen

b) raise one’s voice to sb jemanden anschreien

16. ein Lied anstimmen

17. (im Rang) erheben:

raise to the throne auf den Thron erheben

18. sozial etc heben: → crowd¹ A 2

19. beleben, anregen:

raise the morale die Moral heben

20. verstärken, -größern, -mehren:

raise sb’s fame jemandes Ruhm vermehren

21. das Tempo etc erhöhen, steigern

22. Löhne, Preise, den Wert etc erhöhen, hinaufsetzen: → sight A 9, stake² A 1

23. den Preis oder Wert erhöhen von (oder gen)

24. a) jemanden aufwiegeln ( against gegen)

b) einen Aufruhr etc anstiften, anzetteln

25. Steuern erheben

26. eine Anleihe, eine Hypothek, einen Kredit aufnehmen, Kapital beschaffen

27. a) Geld sammeln, zusammenbringen, beschaffen

b) eine Geldsumme erbringen (Aufruf etc)

28. ein Heer aufstellen

29. Farbe (beim Färben) aufhellen

30. Teig, Brot gehen lassen, treiben:

raised pastry Hefegebäck n

31. Tuch (auf)rauen

32. besonders US einen Scheck etc durch Eintragung einer höheren Summe fälschen

33. a) eine Belagerung, Blockade, auch ein Verbot etc aufheben

b) die Aufhebung einer Belagerung erzwingen

34. SCHIFF Land etc sichten

35. (im Sprechfunk) reinkriegen umg

B v/i Poker etc: den Einsatz erhöhen

C s

1. Erhöhung f

2. US Steigung f (einer Straße etc)

3. besonders US Lohn- oder Gehaltserhöhung f

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transitive verb

1) (lift up) heben; erhöhen [Pulsfrequenz, Temperatur, Miete, Gehalt, Kosten]; hochziehen [Rollladen, Fahne, Schultern]; aufziehen [Vorhang]; hochheben [Koffer, Arm, Hand]

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

raise one's glass to somebody — das Glas auf jemanden erheben

raise one's voice — die Stimme heben

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

war raised its [ugly] head — der Krieg erhob sein [hässliches] Haupt

2) (set upright, cause to stand up) aufrichten; erheben [Banner]; aufstellen [Fahnenstange, Zaun, Gerüst]

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

raise somebody's spirits — jemandes Stimmung heben

3) (build up, construct) errichten [Gebäude, Statue]; erheben [Forderungen, Einwände]; entstehen lassen [Vorurteile]; (introduce) aufwerfen [Frage]; zur Sprache bringen, anschneiden [Thema, Problem]; (utter) erschallen lassen [Ruf, Schrei]

4) (grow, breed, rear) anbauen [Gemüse, Getreide]; aufziehen [Vieh, [Haus]tiere]; großziehen [Familie, Kinder]

5) (bring together, procure) aufbringen [Geld, Betrag, Summe]; aufstellen [Armee, Flotte, Truppen]; aufnehmen [Hypothek, Kredit]

6) (end, cause to end) aufheben, beenden [Belagerung, Blockade]; (remove) aufheben [Embargo, Verbot]

7)

raise [merry] hell — (coll.) Krach schlagen (ugs.) ( over wegen)

8) (Math.)

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

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(US) n.

Gehaltszulage f. n.

Erhöhung -en f. (children) v.

großziehen v. v.

anheben v.

aufsteigen v.

aufstocken v.

aufziehen v.

erheben v.

heranziehen v.

hochheben v.

verteuern v.

verursachen v.

English-german dictionary > raise
4 raise

reiz
1. verb
1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) subir, elevar

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) cultivar; criar

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) plantear

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) recaudar; reunir

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) levantar, erigir

10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) comunicarse (con)

2. noun
(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento

- raise someone's hopes
- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits

raise vb

1. levantar

if you know the answer, raise your hand si sabes la respuesta, levanta la mano

2. aumentar / subir

they have raised the price of petrol han subido el precio de la gasolina

El gerundio de raise se escribe raising

raise

tr[reɪz]

transitive verb

1 (lift up) levantar

■ raise your hands levantad la mano

■ he never raises his voice nunca levanta la voz

■ let us raise our glasses to the victor brindemos por el vencedor

2 (move to a higher position) subir

■ he raised the mirror because he had to stoop to shave subió el espejo porque tenía que agacharse para afeitarse

3 (build, erect) erigir, levantar

4 (increase) subir, aumentar

■ VAT will be raised again el IVA subirá otra vez

5 (improve) mejorar

6 (laugh, smile, etc) provocar; (doubt, fear) suscitar

7 (children) criar, educar; (animals) criar

8 (matter, point) plantear

9 (funds) recaudar; (enough money) conseguir, reunir; (team, army) formar

■ they raised £20,000 for the new church recaudaron veinte mil libras para la nueva iglesia

■ she somehow manages to raise the rent every month de algún modo consigue el dinero para pagar el alquiler cada mes

■ he raised an army of beggars formó un ejército de mendigos

10 (by radio) comunicar con

11 (at cards) subir

■ I'll raise you twenty te subo veinte

noun

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL aumento de sueldo

raise ['reɪz] vt, raised ; raising

1) lift: levantar, subir, alzar

to raise one's spirits: levantarle el ánimo a alguien

2) erect: levantar, erigir

3) collect: recaudar

to raise money: recaudar dinero

4) rear: criar

to raise one's children: criar uno a sus niños

5) grow: cultivar

6) increase: aumentar, subir

7) promote: ascender

8) provoke: provocar

it raised a laugh: provocó una risa

9) bring up: sacar (temas, objeciones, etc.)

raise n

: aumento m

raise

n.

• aumento s.m.

• bonificación s.f.

• subida s.f.

v.

• alzar v.

• criar v.

• elevar v.

• enriscar v.

• erguir v.

• erigir v.

• levantar v.

• realzar v.

• resucitar v.

• sacar a flote v.

• soliviar v.

• subir v.

I reɪz
1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( move upwards) \<\<head/hand\>\> levantar, alzar*; \<\<eyebrows\>\> arquear; \<\<blind/window\>\> subir; \<\<flag\>\> izar*

he raised his eyes — levantó la vista

he raised his hat — se levantó el sombrero

b) ( make higher) \<\<shelf/level/hem\>\> subir

3)

a) ( set upright) levantar

Lazarus was raised from the dead — Lázaro resucitó de entre los muertos

b) ( erect) \<\<monument/building\>\> levantar, erigir* (frml)

4)

a) \<\<pressure/temperature\>\> aumentar, elevar; \<\<price/salary/volume\>\> subir, aumentar

she raised her voice to me — me levantó la voz

to raise the school leaving age — extender* la escolaridad obligatoria

b) \<\<consciousness\>\> aumentar, acrecentar*; \<\<standing/reputation\>\> aumentar

don't raise his hopes — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

5) ( promote)

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

Sense II

6)

a) \<\<money/funds\>\> recaudar; \<\<loan\>\> conseguir, obtener

b) \<\<army/supporters\>\> reclutar

7) \<\<fears/doubt\>\> suscitar, dar* lugar a

he managed to raise a smile — pudo sonreír

to raise the alarm — dar* la alarma

8) \<\<subject\>\> sacar*; \<\<objection/question\>\> formular, hacer*, plantear

to raise something WITH somebody — plantearle algo a alguien

9)

a) \<\<child/family\>\> criar*

b) \<\<wheat/corn\>\> cultivar

they raise cattle — se dedican a la cría de ganado

II

noun (AmE) aumento m or subida f de sueldo

[reɪz]
1. VT

1) (=lift) [+ fallen object, weight, hand] levantar, alzar; [+ hat] levantarse; [+ blinds, window] subir; [+ flag] izar; [+ dust] levantar; [+ wreck] sacar a flote; [+ camp, siege, embargo] levantar

• 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

to raise o.s. into a sitting position — incorporarse
curtain, hand 1., 10), hell 1., 1), hope 1., 1), roof, sight 1., 4), spirit 1., 7), a), stake 1., 1)
2) (=make higher) subir

the rain has raised the water level in the river — la lluvia ha subido el nivel del agua del río

3) (=increase) [+ prices, salaries, taxes] aumentar, subir; [+ temperature] subir, aumentar, elevar; [+ standard, level] subir; [+ age limit] extender; [+ awareness, consciousness] aumentar

to raise standards in education — subir el nivel de la enseñanza

to raise the school leaving age — extender la edad de escolarización mínima obligatoria

• 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!

4) [+ person] (in rank) ascender (to a)
peerage
5) (=erect) [+ building, statue] erigir, levantar

6) (=bring up) [+ child, livestock] criar; [+ crop] cultivar

the house where she was raised — la casa donde se crió

I want to settle down, maybe raise a family — quiero asentarme, y quizá tener una familia

7) (=produce) [+ laugh] provocar; [+ doubts, fears] suscitar; [+ suspicion] levantar, despertar; [+ cry] dar; [+ bump] causar; [+ blister] levantar

• 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

8) (=present, put forward) [+ question, point, possibility] plantear; [+ subject] sacar; [+ complaint] presentar

I'll raise the point with them — se lo mencionaré

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

9) (=get together) [+ funds, money] recaudar; [+ capital] movilizar; [+ loan] conseguir, obtener; [+ army] reclutar

• 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
mortgage
10) (Cards)

I'll raise you! — ¡subo la apuesta!

I'll raise you £10 — te subo 10 libras más
bid, stake 1., 1)
11) (=contact) (by phone) localizar; (by radio) contactar con, localizar

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

12) (=conjure) [+ spirits] evocar

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

13) (Math) [+ total] elevar

2 raised to the power 3 is 8 — 2 elevado a la tercera potencia es 8

2.

N (esp US) (in salary) aumento m, subida f ; (in taxes) subida f

- raise up

* * *

I [reɪz]
1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( move upwards) \<\<head/hand\>\> levantar, alzar*; \<\<eyebrows\>\> arquear; \<\<blind/window\>\> subir; \<\<flag\>\> izar*

he raised his eyes — levantó la vista

he raised his hat — se levantó el sombrero

b) ( make higher) \<\<shelf/level/hem\>\> subir

3)

a) ( set upright) levantar

Lazarus was raised from the dead — Lázaro resucitó de entre los muertos

b) ( erect) \<\<monument/building\>\> levantar, erigir* (frml)

4)

a) \<\<pressure/temperature\>\> aumentar, elevar; \<\<price/salary/volume\>\> subir, aumentar

she raised her voice to me — me levantó la voz

to raise the school leaving age — extender* la escolaridad obligatoria

b) \<\<consciousness\>\> aumentar, acrecentar*; \<\<standing/reputation\>\> aumentar

don't raise his hopes — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

5) ( promote)

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

Sense II

6)

a) \<\<money/funds\>\> recaudar; \<\<loan\>\> conseguir, obtener

b) \<\<army/supporters\>\> reclutar

7) \<\<fears/doubt\>\> suscitar, dar* lugar a

he managed to raise a smile — pudo sonreír

to raise the alarm — dar* la alarma

8) \<\<subject\>\> sacar*; \<\<objection/question\>\> formular, hacer*, plantear

to raise something WITH somebody — plantearle algo a alguien

9)

a) \<\<child/family\>\> criar*

b) \<\<wheat/corn\>\> cultivar

they raise cattle — se dedican a la cría de ganado

II

noun (AmE) aumento m or subida f de sueldo

English-spanish dictionary > raise
5 raise

reiz 1. verb
1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) løfte, heise, rekke opp

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) øke, heve, forhøye

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) dyrke; avle

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) oppdra/-fostre

5) (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 opp, reise; gjøre innvendinger

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) samle (inn)

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) vekke, framkalle

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) virvle opp

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reise, sette/føre opp

10) (to give (a shout etc).) komme med

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) få samband med
2. noun
(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) lønnspålegg

- raise someone's hopes
- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits

heve
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løfte
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oppfostre

I
subst. \/reɪz\/

1) (spesielt amer.) pålegg, lønnsforhøyelse, lønnsøkning

2) ( i bridge) støttemelding

3) ( i poker) forhøyning av innsatsen
II
verb \/reɪz\/

1) heve, løfte (opp)

• he raised his glass to her

han skålte med henne

• raise the curtain

dra opp gardinet

• raise one's eyebrows

heve øyenbrynene

• raise one's eyes

heve blikket

2) rekke i været

• raise one's arm

rekke armen i været

3) slå opp, skyve opp

• raise a window

skyve opp et vindu

• raise the collar of one's coat

slå opp jakkekraven

4) ( om dyr fra et leie) jage opp

• raise a hare

5) (om priser, skatter e.l.) forhøye, legge på, øke, sette opp

6) forøke, stimulere, få til å vokse, øke

• it raised her reputation

det økte hennes anseelse

7) ( om byggverk e.l.) reise, sette opp, oppføre, bygge (opp)

• raise a monument

sette opp \/ reise et monument

8) ( om uro e.l.) starte, (an)stifte

9) opphøye, forfremme

• raise a major to the rank of colonel

forfremme en major til oberst

• raise somebody to the peerage

adle noen

10) ( om planter) dyrke, produsere

11) ( om husdyr) ale opp, oppdrette

12) (om barn, familie) oppdra, oppfostre

• raise children

• raise a family

skaffe seg familie

• I don't raise a family

jeg har ingen familie å forsørge

13) provosere, vekke, egge opp

• his comment raised anger

kommentarene hans vakte sinne

14) ( fra det hinsidige) vekke opp, oppvekke, mane frem, fremkalle

• raise spirits

mane frem ånder

• the noise was enough to raise the dead

levenet var så høyt at det kunne vekke de døde

15) forårsake, volde, fremkalle, vekke, avstedkomme, gi anledning til

• raise blisters

fremkalle\/forårsake blemmer

• raise somebody's expectations

vekke noens forventninger

• raise the alarm

slå alarm

• raise a commotion

forårsake oppstandelse

• raise a laugh

fremkalle latter

• raise a quarrel

sette i gang en krangel

16) (om krav, innvendinger, spørsmål e.l.) legge frem, fremsette, ta opp

• raise a claim

• raise a question

• raise an objection

fremsette en innvending

17) ( om sang e.l.) oppløfte, sette (stemme) i

• raise a shout

• raise a song

stemme i en sang

18) samle (sammen), skaffe, skrape sammen, reise, stable på bena

• raise money

• raise troops\/an army

19) ( om lån) opprette, stifte, ta opp

• raise a loan

ta opp lån

• raise a mortgage

ta opp et pantelån

20) ( om sanksjoner e.l.) heve, oppheve

• raise an embargo

• raise a siege

oppheve en beleiring

21) ( sjøfart) få i sikte, nærme seg

22) ( matematikk) opphøye

• raise to the second power

opphøye i andre potens

23) (musikk, fonetikk) heve

24) ( kortspill e.l.) høyne, øke, forhøye

• raise the stakes

øke innsatsen

25) ( om bakverk e.l.) heve, få til å heve seg

• raise bread

26) ( om stemme) heve

• raise one's voice

27) (om røst, litterært) oppløfte (dvs. begynne å tale)

28) (handel, om beløp) forhøye (i bedragersk hensikt)

raise a report sette ut et rykte

raise Cain eller raise hell eller raise the devil ( hverdagslig) holde et helvetes spetakkel, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse, stelle til bråk

raise from the dead vekke opp fra de døde

raise funds samle inn penger

raise one's hand against\/to somebody hytte med neven mot noen, true noen

raise one's hat to somebody løfte på hatten for noen

raise one's head løfte (opp) hodet ( overført) rette ryggen, rette seg opp

raise oneself up svinge\/slå seg opp (stort)

raise one's voice against something protestere mot noe

raise somebody's spirit live noen opp

raise the land ( sjøfart) få land i sikte ( sjøfart) kaste loss

raise the roof (slang, ved bifall) få taket til å løfte seg ( slang) rive ned huset (dvs. holde et skikkelig leven) ( slang) slå seg løs ( slang) bli (potte)sur

raise the temperature øke temperaturen ( overført) øke spenningen

raise the wind ( hverdagslig) skaffe penger

raise up løfte (opp), ta opp, heise\/dra opp

English-Norwegian dictionary > raise
6 to give somebody a boost

to give somebody a boost

(raise spirits) dar aliento a alguien 2 (help up) aupar a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to give somebody a boost
7 moral

adj.

moral.

tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral support

f.

1 morals, morality.

moral estricta strict morals

2 morale.

su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our morale

estar bajo de moral to be in poor spirits

levantarle o subirle la moral a alguien to lift somebody's spirits, to cheer somebody up

3 mulberry tree, mulberry.

4 blackberry bush.

m.

mulberry tree.

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moral

► adjetivo

1 moral

► nombre femenino

1 (reglas) morals plural

2 (ánimo) morale, spirits plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar la moral a alguien to boost somebody's morale, raise somebody's spirits

estar bajo,-a de moral to be in low spirits

estar con la moral por los suelos to be down in the dumps

tener más moral que el Alcoyano to be a born optimist

obligación moral moral duty

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moral

► nombre masculino

1 BOTÁNICA mulberry tree

* * *
1. noun f.
1) morale

2) morality
2. adj.
moral

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I
SM (Bot) mulberry tree
II
1. ADJ

1) (=ético) moral

toda persona necesita una formación moral — everyone needs a moral education

tenemos la obligación moral de ayudarle — we are morally obliged to help him, we have a moral obligation to help him

2) (=espiritual) moral

demostró una gran fortaleza moral — he showed great moral strength

le daremos todo el apoyo moral que necesite — we will give her all the moral support she needs

ideas que quedan dentro del plano moral — ideas which fall within the sphere of morality

2. SF

1) (=ética, moralidad) morality, morals pl

la moral cristiana — Christian morality, Christian morals

una película de dudosa moral — a film of dubious morality o morals

no existe una moral absoluta — there isn't an absolute morality

• doble moral — double standards pl

• faltar a la moral — to behave immorally

2) (=estado de ánimo) morale

intentó subirle la moral al equipo — he tried to boost the team's morale

la victoria nos dio mucha moral — the victory boosted our morale

• tener baja la moral, estar bajo de moral — to feel a bit low

ando muy bajo de moral últimamente — I've been feeling a bit low lately

• levantar la moral a algn — to raise sb's spirits o morale

• la moral de las tropas estaba por los suelos — the morale of the troops was at rock bottom

la moral se me cayó por los suelos cuando la vi con otro hombre — my heart sank when I saw her with another man

- tener más moral que el alcoyano

3) (=valor) moral courage

yo no habría tenido moral para hablarles así — I wouldn't have had the moral courage to speak to them like that

* * *
I
adjetivo moral

apoyo moral — moral support
II
masculino mulberry (tree)
III
femenino

1) (Fil, Relig)

a) ( doctrina) moral doctrine

la moral cristiana — the Christian doctrine

b) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)

faltar a la moral — to commit an immoral act

2)

a) ( estado de ánimo) morale

levantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits

tener mucha moral — to be very optimistic

estar bajo de moral — to be feeling low

quedaron con la moral por los suelos — their morale hit rock bottom

b) (arrojo, determinación) will

con una moral de acero — with iron-willed determination

* * *

= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.

Ex. Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.

Ex. P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.

Ex. When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.

Ex. A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.

Ex. This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.

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* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.

* apoyo moral = moral support.

* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.

* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.

* conducta moral = moral conduct.

* corrupción moral = moral corruption.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* decadencia moral = moral decay.

* degeneración moral = moral decay.

* depravación moral = moral depravity.

* doble moral = double standard.

* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.

* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.

* integridad moral = moral character.

* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.

* juicio moral = moral judgement.

* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.

* obligación moral = moral obligation.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* principio moral = moral principle.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* valor moral = moral value.

* victoria moral = moral victory.

* virtud moral = moral virtue.

* * *
I
adjetivo moral

apoyo moral — moral support
II
masculino mulberry (tree)
III
femenino

1) (Fil, Relig)

a) ( doctrina) moral doctrine

la moral cristiana — the Christian doctrine

b) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)

faltar a la moral — to commit an immoral act

2)

a) ( estado de ánimo) morale

levantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits

tener mucha moral — to be very optimistic

estar bajo de moral — to be feeling low

quedaron con la moral por los suelos — their morale hit rock bottom

b) (arrojo, determinación) will

con una moral de acero — with iron-willed determination

* * *

= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.

Ex: Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.

Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.

Ex: When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.

Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.

Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.

* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.

* apoyo moral = moral support.

* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.

* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.

* conducta moral = moral conduct.

* corrupción moral = moral corruption.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* decadencia moral = moral decay.

* degeneración moral = moral decay.

* depravación moral = moral depravity.

* doble moral = double standard.

* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.

* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.

* integridad moral = moral character.

* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.

* juicio moral = moral judgement.

* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.

* obligación moral = moral obligation.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* principio moral = moral principle.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* valor moral = moral value.

* victoria moral = moral victory.

* virtud moral = moral virtue.

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moral¹

adjective

A (ético) moral

valores morales moral values

tienes el deber/la obligación moral de denunciarlo you have a moral duty/obligation to report him

la formación moral del individuo the moral education of the individual

B (espiritual, psicológico) moral

demostró tener gran fortaleza moral she showed that she possessed great moral strength o fiber

no podemos brindarte más que apoyo moral we can only offer you moral support

moral²

masculine

mulberry tree, mulberry

moral³

feminine

A ( Fil, Relig)

1 (doctrina) moral doctrine

la moral cristiana the Christian doctrine

2 (moralidad, ética) morality, morals (pl)

faltar a la moral to commit an immoral act

un lugar de dudosa moral a place of dubious morality

B

1 (estado de ánimo) morale

levantarle la moral a algn to raise sb's morale, lift sb's spirits

estar bajo de moral to be feeling low

han quedado con la moral por los suelos their morale has sunk to an all-time low o has hit rock bottom

no pierdas la moral don't let things get you down

tener más moral que el Alcoyano ( fam); to be very optimistic, to always look on the bright side

2 (arrojo, determinación) will

con una moral de acero with iron-willed determination

* * *

moral adjetivo
moral
■ sustantivo femenino
1 (Fil, Relig)
a) ( doctrina) moral doctrine

b) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)

2 ( estado de ánimo) morale;
◊ levantarle la moral a algn to raise sb's morale, lift sb's spirits;

estar bajo de moral to be feeling low;
tener la moral alta to be in good spirits
■ sustantivo masculino
mulberry (tree)
moral
I adjetivo moral: hay unos principios morales que debemos observar, there are moral principles we should follow
II sustantivo femenino
1 (ética) morals pl: la moral de la época no era muy edificante, the morals of the time were not very uplifting
2 (ánimo) morale, spirits pl: tengo la moral por los suelos, my spirits are very low
' moral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apreciarse
- bajeza
- conciencia
- corrupción
- daño
- decente
- deuda
- ética
- grandeza
- incapaz
- lesión
- minar
- moraleja
- orden
- relajación
- relajarse
- repugnancia
- respaldo
- sangrar
- satisfacción
- virtud
- alto
- atentado
- bajo
- compromiso
- decadente
- desmoronarse
- echar
- fortaleza
- levantar
- mora
- poder
- principio
- relajar
- relajo
- rígido
- sano
English:
boost
- dubious
- duty
- good
- grit
- loose
- moral
- morale
- ought
- pep talk
- right
- self-righteousness
- slip
- softness
- stiffen
- victory
- code
- goodness
- pep
- self
- standard
- virtue

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moral¹

♦ adj

1. [espiritual] moral;

tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral support;

presentó una demanda por daños morales she made a claim for psychological damage

2. [ético] moral;

tengo la obligación moral de ayudarlos I am morally obliged to help them;

no tiene autoridad moral para exigir mi dimisión she does not have the moral authority to demand my resignation

♦ nf

1. [ética] morality;

es un ejemplo de la doble moral del presidente it's an example of the president's double standards

2. [ánimo] morale;

su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our morale;

estar bajo de moral to be in poor spirits;

levantarle o [m5] subirle la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
tiene más moral que el Alcoyano she's not one to get downhearted easily

moral² nm
[árbol] black mulberry tree
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moral

1

I adj moral

II f

1 ( moralidad) morals pl

2 ( ánimo) morale;

estar bajo de moral be feeling low;

levantar la moral cheer up

moral

2 m BOT mulberry tree

* * *

moral adj

: moral

♦ moralmente adv

moral nf

1) moralidad: ethics, morality, morals pl

2) ánimo: morale, spirits pl

* * *

moral¹ adj moral

moral² n

1. (principios) morality

2. (ánimo) morale

la moral era muy alta morale was very high

tiene la moral por los suelos he's feeling really low

Spanish-English dictionary > moral
8 levantar

v.

1 to raise.

levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the ground

levantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the ground

levantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bed

levantar la vista o mirada to look up

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza (figurative) he's still not back to his old self

levantar el ánimo to cheer up

Ellos levantan la columna They raise the column.

2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).

3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).

4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).

5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).

levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against

6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).

levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off

7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).

si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)

8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).

9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).

10 to wake up.

11 to stir to rebellion.

La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.

12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.

Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.

13 to suspend, to adjourn.

Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.

14 to construct, to build.

Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.

15 to cheer up, to bolster up.

16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.

Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.

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levantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alzar) to raise, lift

■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy

■ la levantó con una sola mano he lifted her up with just one hand

■ levanta la tapa lift the lid up

■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands

2 (construir) to erect, build

3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up

4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick

■ la humedad ha levantado el papel the damp has made the wallpaper come off

■ el agua ha levantado el parqué the water lifted the parquet floor

5 (suprimir) to lift

■ levantaron la prohibición de fumar they lifted the ban on smoking

6 (cadáver) to remove

7 (causar) to cause

■ el ruido me ha levantado dolor de cabeza the noise has given me a headache

■ procura no levantar sospechas try not to arouse suspicion

8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw

9 (animal de caza) to flush out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (día) to brighten up; (nubes) to clear

■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach

► verbo pronominal levantarse

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar el campamento to strike camp

levantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebody

levantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spirits

levantar la vista to look up

levantar la voz to raise one's voice

levantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong side

se levanta la sesión court adjourned

* * *

verb

1) to lift, raise

2) erect

3) arouse

•

- levantarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=alzar)

a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist

¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?

era imposible levantarlo del suelo — it was impossible to lift it off the floor

levantemos las copas por los novios — let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom

la grúa levantó el coche hasta la plataforma — the crane hoisted the car onto the platform

b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise

levanta la pierna derecha — raise your right leg

levantemos los corazones — let us lift up our hearts

• 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

a mí no me levanta la mano nadie — nobody raises their hand to me

• 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

- si tu padre levantara la cabeza...

si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise

el viento le levantó la falda — the wind lifted her skirt (up)

levantar polvo — to raise dust

2) (=poner de pie)

a)

levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up

pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground

cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it

su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet

b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up

3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up

4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establish

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

5) (=dar un empuje) to build up

todos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company

tenemos que levantar de nuevo la economía — we've got to get the economy back on its feet

6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raise

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

7) [+ tono, volumen] to raise

levanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you

¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!

a mí nadie me levanta la voz — nobody raises their voice to me

8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take down

levantar el campamento — to strike camp

levantar la casa — to move out

levantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table

9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark off

tantos gritos me levantan dolor de cabeza — all this shouting is giving me a headache

el reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce

levantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
ampolla
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to end

esta semana se levanta la veda — the close season ends this week

se ha levantado la prohibición de la caza de la ballena — the ban on whaling has been lifted

levantar el castigo a algn — to let sb off

se levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)

11) (Jur)

a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjourn

se levanta la sesión — court is adjourned
acta 1)
b) [+ cadáver] to remove

12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up

13) (Caza) to flush out
liebre 1), vuelo II, 1)
14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise

15) (=sublevar)
(Pol)
la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government

16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat

17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn

18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *

19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest

20) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] to pick up *

2. VI

1) hum [persona]

no levanta del suelo más de metro y medio — she's no more than five foot from head to toe

2) (Naipes) to cut the pack

levanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn

3.

See:

levantarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

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

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

* * *

= erect, lift (up).

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

Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

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

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

* * *

= erect, lift (up).

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

Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* * *

levantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raise

ayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk up

levanta la alfombra lift up the rug

levantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast

2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›

me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven

3 ‹voz› to raise

levantar el tono to raise one's voice

¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!

4 ‹polvo› to raise

el coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust

5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick up

B

1 ‹ánimos›

esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our morale

venga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!

2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

a ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feet

C ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up

D ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call off

la madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishment

levantar el asedio to raise o lift the siege

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned

E ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark off

su comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighbors

F ( Der)

1 ‹acta› to prepare

levantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident

2 ‹cadáver› to remove

G ‹censo› to take

H

(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camp

levantar la cama to strip the bed

levantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the table

I

1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up

2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed

3

(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chair

un discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feet

J ( fam) (robar) to lift ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

me levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)

K ( AmS fam) ‹mujer› to pick up ( colloq)

■ levantarse

v pron

A

1 (de la cama) to get up

nunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten

¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?

ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now

2

(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)

intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand up

hasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finished

se levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet me

B «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brew

se ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked up

C «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to rise

D «pintura» to peel off, peel, come off

E (sublevarse) to rise up, rise

la nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasion

F ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up

G ( AmS fam) ‹mujer›

1 (ligar) to pick up ( colloq)

2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with

* * *

levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( del suelo) ‹bulto/peso› to lift, pick up

b) ‹tapadera/mantel› to lift (up);

‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
c) ‹ persiana› to pull up, raise

d) ( elevar) ‹ voz› to raise;

◊ sin levantar la vista del libro without looking up from her book

e) ‹ polvo› to raise

f) (Jueg) ‹ carta› to pick up

2
a) ‹ ánimo› to boost;

‹ moral› to raise, boost
b) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
◊ le levantó el castigo he let him off;

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
◊ levantar sospechas to arouse suspicion

6 ‹ campamento› to strike;
◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table

7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( de la cama) to get up

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml);

◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?

2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take

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levantar

♦ vt

1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;
[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;
levantar el telón to raise the curtain;

el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;

levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;

levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;

levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;

levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;

el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;

los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;

levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;

levantar la vista o [m5] mirada to look up;

levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

Comp

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self

2. [de la cama]
levantar a alguien de la cama to get sb out of bed;

¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you up

3. [enderezar]
levantar algo to stand sth upright;

levanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again

4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;
[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;
de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing

5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove

6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off;
Comp
RP Fam
levantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks

7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;

me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;

esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police

8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;
[asedio] to raise;
levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;

levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;

el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;
[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;
si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting

9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;

el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;

levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes

10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;

el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;

no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;

levantar el ánimo to cheer up;

levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's morale

11. [sublevar]
levantar a alguien contra to stir sb up against

12. Fam [robar] to pinch, to swipe;

levantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb

13. RP, Ven Fam [ligar] to pick up, Br to pull

♦ vi
[niebla, nubes] to lift;
saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up

♦ See also the pronominal verb levantarse

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levantar

v/t

1raise; bulto lift (up); del suelo pick up;

levantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;

levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);

¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;

levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;

levantar el vuelo de pájaro fly away, fly off; de avión take off

2 edificio, estatua put up, erect

3 embargo lift

4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tb

pinch fam

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levantar vt

1) alzar: to lift, to raise

2) : to put up, to erect

3) : to call off, to adjourn

4) : to give rise to, to arouse

levantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion

♦ See also the reflexive verb levantarse

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levantar vb

1. (alzar) to raise

levantó la mano she raised her hand

no levantes la voz don't raise your voice

2. (subir) to lift / to lift up

levanta los pies lift your feet up

levantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up

Spanish-English dictionary > levantar
9 moral

moral, e (masculine plural - aux) [mɔʀal, o]

1. adjective

moral

• j'ai pris l'engagement moral de le faire I'm morally committed to doing it

• n'avoir aucun sens moral to have no sense of right and wrong

• sur le plan moral mentally

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = état d'esprit) morale

• les troupes ont bon moral the morale of the troops is high

• avoir le moral to be in good spirits

• il n'a pas le moral he is in low spirits

• avoir le moral à zéro (inf) to be down in the dumps (inf)

• garder le moral to keep one's spirits up

• remonter le moral de qn to cheer sb up

• il faut remonter le moral de l'équipe we need to boost the team's morale

   b. ( = plan moral) au moral comme au physique mentally as well as physically

3. feminine noun

morale

   a. ( = doctrine) moral code ; ( = mœurs) morals ; ( = valeurs traditionnelles) morality

• la morale ethics

• faire la morale à qn to lecture sb

   b. [de fable] moral

• la morale de cette histoire the moral of this story

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1.

morale, mpl - aux mɔʀal, o adjectif

1) ( éthique) moral

n'avoir aucun sens moral — to have no sense of right and wrong

sur le plan moral — morally

2) ( mental) [torture] mental; [courage, soutien] moral

douleur morale — mental anguish

force morale — moral fibre [BrE]

3) ( conforme aux bonnes mœurs) [œuvre, personne] moral; [conduite] ethical

le conseil qu'il t'a donné n'était pas très moral — the advice he gave you was morally dubious

ce n'est pas très moral d'avoir fait cela — that was not a very ethical thing to do

2.

nom masculin

1) ( disposition d'esprit) morale

le moral des troupes est bon/mauvais — the troops' morale is high/low

avoir bon moral, avoir le moral — to be in good spirits

ne pas avoir le moral — to feel down

avoir le moral à zéro — (colloq) to feel very down

remonter le moral de quelqu'un — to raise somebody's spirits ou morale, to cheer somebody up

garder le moral — to keep up one's morale

saper le moral de quelqu'un — to undermine somebody's morale

2) ( psychique) mind

au moral comme au physique — mentally and physically

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mɔʀal, o moral, -e moraux mpl
1. adj

1) (jugement, douleur) moral

Ce n'est pas très moral. — It's not very ethical.

sur le plan moral — morally

être dans l'obligation morale de faire — to have a moral obligation to do, to be morally obliged to do

2) (victoire) moral

2. nm

(= humeur) morale

au moral — morally

avoir le moral — to be in good spirits

Elle a le moral. — She's in good spirits.

avoir le moral à zéro — to be really down

J'ai le moral à zéro. — I'm feeling really down.

avoir le moral en berne — to be feeling low

remonter le moral à qn — to cheer sb up, to raise sb's morale

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moral, morale, mpl - aux

A adj

1 ( éthique) moral; n'avoir aucun sens moral to have no sense of right and wrong; prendre l'engagement moral de faire qch to make a binding commitment to do sth; sur le plan moral morally;

2 ( mental) [torture, douleur] mental; [courage, soutien] moral; douleur morale mental anguish; force morale moral fibre^GB;

3 ( conforme aux bonnes mœurs) [œuvre, personne] moral; [conduite] ethical; le conseil qu'il t'a donné n'était pas très moral the advice he gave you was morally dubious; ce n'est pas très moral d'avoir fait cela that was not a very ethical thing to do.

B nm

1 ( disposition d'esprit) morale; le moral des troupes est bon/mauvais the troops' morale is high/low; avoir bon moral, avoir le moral to be in good spirits; ne pas avoir le moral to feel down; pour travailler ici, faut vraiment avoir le moral○! you have to be crazy to work here!; avoir le moral à zéro to feel very down; remonter le moral de qn to raise sb's spirits ou morale, to cheer sb up; il a un moral d'acier nothing gets him down○; garder le moral to keep up one's morale, to keep one's chin up○; saper le moral de qn to undermine sb's morale;

2 ( psychique) mind; le moral et le physique mind and body; au moral comme au physique mentally and physically.

C morale nf

1 ( règles de conduite) morality; attitude contraire à la morale immoral attitude; leur morale their moral code; obéir à une morale stricte to live by a strict moral code, to have strict morals;

2 ( enseignement) moral; la morale de tout ceci the moral of all this; faire la morale à qn fig to give sb a lecture;

3 Philos la morale moral philosophy, ethics; un ouvrage de morale a work of moral philosophy ou of ethics.

( féminin morale, pluriel masculin moraux) [mɔral, o] adjectif

1. [éthique - conscience, jugement] moral

il n'a aucun sens moral he has no sense of morality

se sentir dans l'obligation morale de faire quelque chose to feel morally obliged ou a moral obligation to do something

prendre l'engagement moral de faire quelque chose to be morally committed to do something

[édifiant - auteur, conte, réflexion] moral

la fin de la pièce n'est pas très morale! the end of the play is rather immoral!

2. [spirituel - douleur] mental ; [ - soutien, victoire, résistance] moral

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nom masculin

morale, spirits

comment va le moral? are you in good spirits?

toutes ces épreuves n'ont pas affecté son moral all these ordeals failed to shake her morale

son moral est bas his spirits are low, he's in low spirits

avoir le moral, avoir bon moral to be in good ou high spirits

tu vas t'occuper de ses cinq enfants? dis-donc, tu as le moral! (familier) so you're going to look after his five children? well, you're brave!

il n'a pas le moral en ce moment he's a bit depressed ou low at the moment

allez, il faut garder le moral! come on, keep your chin ou spirits up!

remonter le moral de quelqu'un

a. [consoler] to raise somebody's spirits, to boost somebody's morale

b. [égayer] to cheer somebody up

retrouver le moral to perk up

avoir un moral d'acier to be a tower of strength

j'ai le moral à zéro (familier) I feel down in the dumps ou really low

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10 remonter

remonter [ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te]

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1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = monter à nouveau) to go or come back up

• il remonta à pied he walked back up

• remonte me voir come back up and see me

• je remonte demain à Paris (en voiture) I'm driving back up to Paris tomorrow

• remonter sur les planches [comédien] to go back on the stage

   b. (dans un moyen de transport) remonter en voiture to get back into one's car

• remonter à cheval ( = se remettre en selle) to get back onto one's horse

• remonter à bord (bateau) to go back on board

   c. ( = s'élever de nouveau) [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again

• les bénéfices ont remonté au dernier trimestre profits were up again in the last quarter

• les prix ont remonté en flèche prices shot up again

• il remonte dans mon estime my opinion of him is improving again

• il est remonté de la 7^e à la 3^e place he has come up from 7th to 3rd place

   d. ( = réapparaître) to come back

• remonter à la surface to come back up to the surface

• une mauvaise odeur remontait de l'égout a bad smell was coming up out of the drain

   e. ( = retourner) to return

• remonter à la source/cause to go back to the source/cause

• il faut remonter plus loin pour comprendre l'affaire you must look further back to understand this business

• remonter jusqu'au coupable to trace the guilty person

• aussi loin que remontent ses souvenirs as far back as he can remember

• remonter dans le temps to go back in time

   f. remonter à ( = dater de) cette histoire remonte à plusieurs années all this goes back several years

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ étage, côte, marche] to go or come back up

• remonter l'escalier en courant to run back upstairs

• remonter le courant/une rivière (à la nage) to swim back upstream/up a river ; (en barque) to sail back upstream/up a river

   b. ( = rattraper) [+ adversaire] to catch up with

• se faire remonter par un adversaire to let o.s. be caught up by an opponent

   c. [+ mur, tableau, étagère] to raise ; [+ vitre] (en poussant) to push up ; (avec bouton ou manivelle) to wind up ; [+ store] to raise ; [+ pantalon, manche] to pull up ; (en roulant) to roll up ; [+ chaussettes] to pull up ; [+ col] to turn up ; [+ jupe] to pick up ; [+ mauvaise note] to raise

• il s'est fait remonter les bretelles par le patron (inf) the boss gave him a real tongue-lashing (inf)

   d. ( = remporter) to take or bring back up

• remonter une malle au grenier to take a trunk back up to the attic

   e. [+ montre, mécanisme] to wind up

   f. [+ machine, moteur, meuble] to put together again ; [+ robinet, tuyau] to put back

• ils ont remonté une usine à Lyon they have set up another factory in Lyon

• il a eu du mal à remonter les roues de sa bicyclette he had a job putting the wheels back on his bicycle

   g. ( = remettre en état) [+ personne] to buck (inf) up again ; [+ entreprise] to put back on its feet ; [+ mur en ruines] to rebuild ; → moral

   h. [+ pièce de théâtre, spectacle] to restage

3. reflexive verb

► se remonter to buck (inf) o.s. up

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ʀəmɔ̃te
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( transporter de nouveau)

remonter quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( en haut) gén to take somebody/something back up (à to); ( à l'étage) to take somebody/something back upstairs; ( d'en bas) gén to bring somebody/something back up (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [somebody/something] back upstairs [personne, objet]

remonter les bouteilles de la cave — to bring the bottles back up from the cellar

je peux vous remonter au village — I can take you back up to the village

2) ( replacer en haut) to put [something] back up [valise, boîte]

remonter un seau d'un puits — to pull a bucket up from a well

3) ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [something] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]

4) ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente]

remonter la colline à bicyclette — to cycle back up the hill

il m'a fait remonter l'escalier en courant — he made me run back up the stairs

5) ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue]

remonter une rivière à la nage — to swim up a river

remonter le flot de voyageurs — to walk against the flow of passengers

remonter une filière or piste — fig to follow a trail ( jusqu'à quelqu'un to somebody)

remonter le temps par la pensée — to go back in time in one's imagination

6) ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent]

7) ( réconforter)

remonter quelqu'un or le moral de quelqu'un — to cheer somebody up, to raise somebody's spirits

8) ( assembler de nouveau) to put [something] back together again [armoire, jouet]; to put [something] back [roue]

9) ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [something] up [mécanisme, réveil]

être remonté à bloc — (colloq) fig [personne] to be full of energy

10) ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to go/to come back upstairs; ( après être redescendu) to go/to come back up again; [train, ascenseur] to go back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [mer] to come in again; [prix, température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up again

reste ici, je remonte au grenier — stay here, I'm going back up to the attic

peux-tu remonter chercher mon sac? — can you go back upstairs and get my bag?

tu es remonté à pied? — did you walk back up?

remonter à l'échelle — to climb back up the ladder

remonter sur — [personne] to step back onto [trottoir]; to climb back onto [mur]

remonter à la surface — lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again

remonter à cheval — to get back on a horse

remonter à bord d'un avion — to board a plane again

remonter dans les sondages — [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls

remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place — [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position

remonter à Paris — ( retourner) to go back up to Paris

la criminalité remonte — crime is rising again

faire remonter les cours — to put prices up again

faire remonter la température — to raise the temperature

2) ( pour retrouver l'origine)

remonter dans le temps — to go back in time

remonter à — [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]

remonter 20 ans en arrière — [historien] to go back 20 years

faire remonter — to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to)

3) ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up

4) ( se faire sentir)

les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison — the smell from the drains reaches our house

5) Nautisme

remonter au or dans le vent — to sail into the wind

3.

se remonter verbe pronominal

1) ( se réconforter)

se remonter le moral — ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up

2) ( s'équiper de nouveau)

se remonter en meubles/draps — to get some new furniture/sheets

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ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te
1. vi

1) (d'où l'on vient) to go back up

Il est remonté au premier étage. — He has gone back up to the first floor.

remonter la pente fig — to get back on one's feet

2) (sur un cheval) to get back on, to remount

3) (dans un véhicule) to get back in

remonter en voiture — to get back into the car

4) [route, température, prix] to go up again

5) [vêtement] to ride up

2. vt

1) [personne] to cheer up, to buck up

Cette nouvelle m'a un peu remonté. — The news cheered me up a bit.

remonter le moral à qn — to raise sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

2) [manches, pantalon] to roll up

3) [col] to turn up

4) [fleuve, courant] (en bateau) to sail up, (à la nage) to swim up

5) [niveau, limite] to raise

6) [moteur, meuble] to put back together, to reassemble

7) [montre, mécanisme] to wind up

8)

remonter à (= dater de) — to date back to, to go back to

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remonter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( transporter de nouveau) ( en haut) gén to take [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en bas) gén to bring [sb/sth] back up [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] back upstairs [personne, objet]; remonter les valises au grenier to take the suitcases back up to the attic; remonter les bouteilles de la cave to bring the bottles back up from the cellar; je peux vous remonter au village I can take you back up to the village; remonte-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers back up (to me); je leur ai fait remonter les valises au grenier I made them take the suitcases back up to the attic; j'ai fait remonter le piano dans la chambre I had the piano taken back up to the bedroom; faites-moi remonter les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought back up to me;

2 ( remettre en haut) to put [sth] back up [valise, boîte]; remonter la valise sur l'armoire to put the suitcase back up on the wardrobe; remonter un seau d'un puits to pull a bucket up from a well;

3 ( relever) to raise [étagère, store, tableau] (de by); to wind [sth] back up [vitre de véhicule]; to roll up [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to hitch up [jupe, pantalon]; to turn up [col]; to pull up [chaussettes]; remonter une étagère de 20 centimètres/d'un cran to raise a shelf another 20 centimetres^GB/by another notch; remonter une note de deux points to raise a mark GB ou grade US by two points;

4 ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back up [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back up [escalier, marches, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back up [pente, rue, marches, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back up [pente, route]; nous avons remonté la colline à pied ( en marchant) we walked back up the hill; ( et non à bicyclette) we went back up the hill on foot; remonter la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/cycle back up the hill; il m'a fait remonter l'escalier en courant he made me run back up the stairs;

5 ( parcourir en sens inverse) [bateau] to sail up [fleuve, canal]; [poisson] to swim up [rivière]; [personne, voiture] to go up [rue, boulevard]; tu remontes l'avenue jusqu'à la banque you go up the avenue until you get to the bank; remonter un canal en péniche to go up a canal in a barge; remonter une rivière en canoë/en yacht/à la nage to canoe/sail/swim up a river; remonter un boulevard à bicyclette/en voiture to cycle/drive up a boulevard; remonter le flot de voyageurs to walk against the flow of passengers; remonter une filière or piste fig to follow a trail (jusqu'à qn to sb); remonter le temps par la pensée or l'imagination to go back in time in one's imagination;

6 ( rattraper dans un classement) [cycliste] to catch up with [peloton, concurrent];

7 ( réconforter) remonter qn or le moral de qn to cheer sb up, to raise sb's spirits; la nouvelle/il m'a remonté le moral the news/he cheered me up;

8 ( assembler de nouveau) to put [sth] back together again [armoire, table, jouet]; to re-erect [échafaudage]; to reassemble [moteur, machine]; to put [sth] back [roue]; il s'amuse à démonter et remonter ses jouets he's having fun taking his toys apart and putting them back together again;

9 ( retendre le ressort de) to wind [sth] up [mécanisme, montre, réveil]; to wind [sth] up [boîte à musique] (avec with); être remonté à bloc○ fig [personne] to be full of energy;

10 ( remettre en scène) to revive [pièce, spectacle].

B vi

1 ( monter de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back up, to go up again (à to); ( à l'étage) to go back upstairs, to go upstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back up, to come up again (de from); ( à l'étage) to come back upstairs, to come upstairs again; ( après être redescendu) ( en allant) to go back up again; ( en venant) to come back up again; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique] ( en allant) to go back up; ( en venant) to come back up; [avion, hélicoptère] to climb again; [oiseau] to fly up again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go up again; [chemin, route] to rise again; [mer] to come in again; [température, baromètre] to rise again, to go up again; reste ici, je remonte au grenier stay here, I'm going back up to the attic; peux-tu remonter chercher mon sac? can you go back upstairs and get my bag?; tu es remonté à pied? gén did you walk back up?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come back up on foot?; je préfère remonter par l'escalier I prefer to go back up by the stairs; nous sommes remontés par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked back up by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode back up by the path/the road; il est remonté vers moi en rampant he crawled back up to me; il est remonté au col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove back up to the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû remonter à l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have gone back up the tree; je suis remonté en haut de la tour/au sommet de la falaise I went back up to the top of the tower/to the top of the cliff; elle est remontée dans sa chambre she went back up to her bedroom; remonter à l'échelle/la corde to climb back up the ladder/the rope; remonter sur [personne] to step back onto [trottoir, marche]; [personne, animal] to climb back onto [mur, tabouret]; il est remonté sur le toit [enfant, chat] he's gone back up onto the roof; remonter dans son lit to get back into bed; remonter à la surface lit [plongeur] to surface; [huile, objet] to rise to the surface; fig [scandale] to resurface; [souvenirs] to surface again; remonter à cheval to get back on a horse; remonter en voiture/dans le train to get back in the car/on the train; remonter à bord d'un avion to board a plane again; remonter dans les sondages [politicien, parti] to move up in the opinion polls; remonter de la quinzième à la troisième place [sportif, équipe] to move up from fifteenth to third position; remonter à Paris ( retourner) to go back up to Paris; la criminalité remonte crime is rising again; les cours sont remontés de 20% prices have gone up another 20%; faire remonter le dollar to send ou put the dollar up again; faire remonter les cours to put prices up again; l’euro est remonté par rapport à la livre the euro has gone up ou risen against the pound again; faire remonter la température gén to raise the temperature; Méd to raise one's temperature;

2 ( pour retrouver l'origine) remonter dans le temps to go back in time; remonter à [historien] to go back to [époque, date]; [événement, œuvre, tradition] to date back to [époque, date, personnage historique]; [habitude] to be carried over from [enfance, période]; [enquêteur, police] to follow the trail back to [personne, chef de gang]; remonter 20 ans en arrière [historien] to go back 20 years; l'histoire remonte à quelques jours the story goes back a few days; il nous a fallu remonter jusqu'en 1770 we had to go back to 1770; les manuscrits remontent au XI^e siècle the manuscripts date back to the 11th century; remonter à l'époque où to date back to the days when; remonter aux causes de qch to identify the causes of sth; faire remonter to trace (back) [origines, ancêtres] (à to);

3 ( se retrousser) [pull, jupe] to ride up;

4 ( se faire sentir) les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison the smell from the drains reaches our house; j'ai mon petit déjeuner qui remonte○ my breakfast is repeating on me○;

5 Naut remonter au or dans le vent to sail into the wind.

C se remonter vpr

1 ( se réconforter) se remonter le moral ( seul) to cheer oneself up; ( à plusieurs) to cheer each other up;

2 ( s'équiper de nouveau) se remonter en meubles/draps to get some new furniture/sheets; se remonter en vin to replenish one's stock ou supply of wine.

[rəmɔ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [côte, étage] to go ou to climb back up

2. [porter à nouveau] to take back up

3. [parcourir - en voiture, en bateau etc.] to go up (inseparable)

remonter le Nil to sail up the Nile

les saumons remontent le fleuve the salmon are swimming upstream

nous avons remonté la Seine en voiture jusqu'à Rouen we drove along the Seine (upriver) to Rouen

remonter le défilé [aller en tête] to work one's way to the front of the procession

remonter la rue to go ou to walk back up the street

en remontant le cours des siècles ou du temps going back several centuries

4. [relever - chaussette] to pull up (separable) ; [ - manche] to roll up (separable) ; [ - col, visière] to raise, to turn up (separable) ; [ - robe] to raise, to lift ; [ - store] to pull up, to raise

remonter quelque chose to put something higher up, to raise something

remonte ton pantalon pull your trousers (UK) ou pants (US) up

elle a remonté la vitre she wound the window up

[augmenter - salaire, notation] to increase, to raise, to put up (separable)

tous les résultats des examens ont été remontés de 2 points all exam results have been put up ou raised by 2 marks

5. [assembler à nouveau - moteur, kit] to reassemble, to put back (separable) together (again) ; [ - étagère] to put back (separable) up

CINÉMA [film] to reedit

6. COMMERCE [rouvrir] to set up (separable) again

à sa sortie de prison, il a remonté une petite affaire de plomberie when he came out of prison he started up another small plumbing business

[faire prospérer à nouveau]

il a su remonter l'entreprise he managed to set ou to put the business back on its feet

7. [renouveler] to restock, to stock up again

remonter son stock (de cassettes vidéo) to stock up again (on video cassettes)

8. [mécanisme, montre] to wind (up)

9. [ragaillardir - physiquement] to pick up (separable) ; [ - moralement] to cheer up (separable)

prends un whisky, ça te remontera (familier) have a whisky, it'll make you feel better

remonter le moral à quelqu'un to cheer somebody up

10. SPORT [concurrent] to catch up (with)

11. THÉÂTRE to stage again, to put on (the stage) again

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[rəmɔ̃te] verbe intransitif (surtout aux être)

1. [monter de nouveau] to go back up, to go up again

l'enfant remonta dans la brouette/sur l'escabeau the child got back into the wheelbarrow/up onto the stool

remonte dans ta chambre go back up to your room

remonter à Paris to go back to Paris

2. TRANSPORTS

remonter dans

a. [bateau, bus, train] to get back onto

b. [voiture] to get back into

remonter à cheval

a. [se remettre en selle] to remount

b. [refaire de l'équitation] to take up riding again

3. [s'élever - route] to go back up, to go up again

le sentier remonte jusqu'à la villa the path goes up to the villa

[avoir un niveau supérieur]

la mer remonte the tide's coming in (again)

le baromètre remonte the barometer is rising

le prix du sucre a remonté [après une baisse] the price of sugar has gone back up again

sa fièvre remonte de plus belle his temperature is going up even higher

tu remontes dans mon estime you've gone up in my esteem

sa cote remonte (figuré) he's becoming more popular

ses actions remontent (figuré) things are looking up ou picking up for him

4. [jupe] to ride ou to go up

5. [faire surface - mauvaise odeur] to come back up

remonter à la surface

a. [noyé] to float back (up) to the surface

b. [plongeur] to resurface

c. [scandale] to reemerge, to resurface

6. [retourner vers l'origine]

remonter dans le temps to go back in time

remonter à [se reporter à] to go back to, to return to

le renseignement qui nous a permis de remonter jusqu'à vous the piece of information which enabled us to trace you

remonter de l'effet à la cause to trace the effect back to the cause

remonter à [dater de] to go ou to date back to

on fait généralement remonter la crise à 1910 the crisis is generally believed to have started in 1910

7. NAUTIQUE [navire] to sail north

[vent] to come round the north

remonter au vent to tack into the wind

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se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces nouvelles montres ne se remontent pas these new watches don't have to be wound up

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se remonter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[physiquement] to recover one's strength

[moralement] to cheer oneself up

elle dit qu'elle boit pour se remonter she says she drinks to cheer herself up ou to make herself feel better

se remonter le moral to cheer oneself up

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se remonter en verbe pronominal plus préposition

(familier) [se réapprovisionner en] to replenish one's stock of

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remonter
11 spirit

'spirit
noun

1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) espíritu

2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; (also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) espíritu

3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) valor

•

- spirited
- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level

spirit n

1. espíritu / alma

the spirits of the dead los espíritus de los muertos

2. licor

whisky and vodka are spirits el whisky y el vodka son licores

to be in good spirits estar de buen humor

spirit

tr['spɪrɪt]

noun

1 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL alcohol nombre masculino

plural noun spirits

1 (alcoholic drink) bebidas nombre femenino plural alcohólicas, licores nombre masculino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

spirit lamp lámpara de alcohol

spirit level nivel nombre masculino de aire

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spirit

tr['spɪrɪt]

noun

1 (soul) espíritu nombre masculino, alma; (ghost) fantasma nombre masculino

■ his spirit lives on su espíritu perdura

■ evil spirit espíritu maligno

2 (person) ser nombre masculino, alma

■ kindred spirits almas gemelas

3 (force, vigour) vigor nombre masculino, energía; (personality) carácter nombre masculino; (courage) valor nombre masculino; (vitality, liveliness) ánimo, vitalidad nombre femenino

■ she played with great spirit jugó con gran energía

■ try as they might, they couldn't break his spirit por mucho que lo intentaran, no pudieron quebrantarle el espíritu

4 (mood, attitude) espíritu nombre masculino, humor nombre masculino

■ he approached the challenge in the right spirit abordó el reto con buen humor

■ the party spirit el espíritu festivo

5 (central quality, real or intended meaning) espíritu nombre masculino, sentido

■ the spirit of the law el espíritu de la ley

1 (mood, feelings) moral f sing, humor m sing

■ she's in good spirits está de buen humor

■ he's in high spirits está animado

■ you're in low spirits today estás deprimido hoy

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in spirit en espíritu

that's the spirit! ¡eso es!, ¡así me gusta!

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak las intenciones son buenas, pero la carne es débil

to enter into the spirit of things meterse en el ambiente

to raise somebody's spirits subirle la moral a alguien

the Holy Spirit el Espíritu Santo

spirit ['spɪrət] vt

to spirit away : hacer desaparecer

spirit n

1) : espíritu m

body and spirit: cuerpo y espíritu

2) ghost: espíritu m, fantasma m

3) mood: espíritu m, humor m

in the spirit of friendship: en el espíritu de amistad

to be in good spirits: estar de buen humor

4) enthusiasm, vivacity: espíritu m, ánimo m, brío m

5) spirits npl

: licores mpl

spirit

n.

• acero s.m.

• alcohol s.m.

• aliento s.m.

• alma s.f.

• bebida alcohólica s.f.

• brío s.m.

• coraje s.m.

• esfuerzo s.m.

• espectro s.m.

• espíritu s.m.

• fogosidad s.f.

• genio s.m.

• humor s.m.

• licor s.m.

• sangre s.m.

• temple s.m.

• ánimo s.m.

I 'spɪrət, 'spɪrɪt
noun

1)

a) u (life force, soul) espíritu m

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak — a pesar de las buenas intenciones, la carne es débil

b) c ( Occult) espíritu m

2) c ( person) persona f

a free spirit — una persona a quien no preocupan los convencionalismos

3) u (vigor, courage) espíritu m, temple m

this horse/child has plenty of spirit — este caballo/esta niña tiene mucho brío

to break somebody's spirit — quebrantarle el espíritu a alguien

4) (mental attitude, mood) (no pl) espíritu m

the party/Christmas spirit — el espíritu festivo/navideño

that's the spirit! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

in a spirit of great self-sacrifice — con gran espíritu de sacrificio

she entered into the spirit of things — entró en ambiente

5) spirits pl ( emotional state)

to be in good spirits — estar* animado, tener* la moral alta

to be in high spirits — estar* muy animado or de muy buen humor

keep your spirits up — arriba ese ánimo or esos ánimos!

his spirits fell — se desanimó or se desmoralizó

6) spirits plural ( alcohol) bebidas fpl alcohólicas ( de alta graduación), licores mpl

II

transitive verb

to spirit something away — hacer* desaparecer algo como por arte de magia

the prisoner was spirited away during the night — el prisionero desapareció or se esfumó durante la noche como por arte de magia

['spɪrɪt]
1. N

1) (=soul, inner force) espíritu m

• I'll be with you in spirit — estaré contigo en espíritu

young in spirit — joven de espíritu

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak — las intenciones son buenas pero la carne es débil

2) (=ghost, supernatural being) espíritu m

evil spirit — espíritu m maligno

the spirit world — el mundo de los espíritus

3) (=courage) espíritu m ; (=liveliness) ímpetu m, energía f

• to break sb's spirit — quebrantar el espíritu a algn

• they lack spirit — les falta espíritu

• a woman of spirit — una mujer con espíritu or brío

• show some spirit! — ¡anímate!

the team soon began to show their spirit — el equipo pronto empezó a animarse

• to do sth with spirit — hacer algo con energía

to sing with spirit — cantar con brío

4) (=attitude, mood) espíritu m

• a spirit of adventure — un espíritu aventurero

• community spirit — civismo m

• they wish to solve their problems in a spirit of cooperation — quieren resolver sus problemas con espíritu de cooperación

• he refused to enter into the spirit of things — se negó a entrar en ambiente

• festive spirit — espíritu m festivo

• in a spirit of friendship — con espíritu de amistad

• generosity of spirit — bondad f de espíritu

• a spirit of optimism — un espíritu optimista

• public spirit — civismo m

• to take sth in the right/ wrong spirit — interpretar bien/mal algo

• that's the spirit! — ¡así me gusta!, ¡ánimo!
fighting 4., team 4.
5) (=essence) [of agreement, law] espíritu m

• the spirit of the age/the times — el espíritu de la época/de los tiempos

• the spirit of the law — el espíritu de la ley

6) (=person) alma f

the leading or moving spirit in the party — el alma del partido, la figura más destacada del partido

• she was a free spirit — era una persona sin convencionalismos
kindred
7) spirits

a) (=state of mind)

• to be in good spirits — tener la moral alta

• to be in high spirits — estar animadísimo, estar muy alegre

it was just a case of youthful high spirits — no fue más que una demostración típica del comportamiento impetuoso de la juventud

• I tried to keep his spirits up — intenté animarlo or darle ánimos

we kept our spirits up by singing — mantuvimos la moral alta cantando

• to lift or raise sb's spirits — levantar el ánimo or la moral a algn

• to be in low spirits — tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral

• my spirits rose somewhat — se me levantó un poco el ánimo or la moral

b) (=alcohol) licores mpl

I keep off spirits — no bebo licores

a measure of spirits — un (vasito de) licor

spirits of wine — espíritu m de vino

8) (Chem) alcohol m

2.

VT (=take)

to spirit sth away — llevarse algo como por arte de magia, hacer desaparecer algo

he was spirited out of the country — lo sacaron del país clandestinamente or de forma clandestina

3.

CPD

spirit duplicator N — copiadora f al alcohol

spirit gum N — cola f de maquillaje

spirit lamp N — lamparilla f de alcohol

spirit level N — nivel m de burbuja

spirit stove N — infernillo m de alcohol

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I ['spɪrət, 'spɪrɪt]
noun

1)

a) u (life force, soul) espíritu m

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak — a pesar de las buenas intenciones, la carne es débil

b) c ( Occult) espíritu m

2) c ( person) persona f

a free spirit — una persona a quien no preocupan los convencionalismos

3) u (vigor, courage) espíritu m, temple m

this horse/child has plenty of spirit — este caballo/esta niña tiene mucho brío

to break somebody's spirit — quebrantarle el espíritu a alguien

4) (mental attitude, mood) (no pl) espíritu m

the party/Christmas spirit — el espíritu festivo/navideño

that's the spirit! — así se hace!, así me gusta!

in a spirit of great self-sacrifice — con gran espíritu de sacrificio

she entered into the spirit of things — entró en ambiente

5) spirits pl ( emotional state)

to be in good spirits — estar* animado, tener* la moral alta

to be in high spirits — estar* muy animado or de muy buen humor

keep your spirits up — arriba ese ánimo or esos ánimos!

his spirits fell — se desanimó or se desmoralizó

6) spirits plural ( alcohol) bebidas fpl alcohólicas ( de alta graduación), licores mpl

II

transitive verb

to spirit something away — hacer* desaparecer algo como por arte de magia

the prisoner was spirited away during the night — el prisionero desapareció or se esfumó durante la noche como por arte de magia

English-spanish dictionary > spirit
12 spirit

spirit [ˈspɪrɪt]

1. noun

   a. ( = soul) esprit m

• he was there in spirit il était présent en esprit

   b. ( = supernatural being) esprit m

• evil spirit esprit m malin

   c. ( = person) esprit m

• a free spirit un esprit libre

   d. [of proposal, regulations] esprit m

• he's got the right spirit il a l'attitude qu'il faut

• in a spirit of forgiveness dans un esprit de pardon

• he has great fighting spirit il ne se laisse jamais abattre

• to take sth in the right spirit prendre qch en bonne part

• you must enter into the spirit of the thing il faut y participer de bon cœur

• the spirit of the age l'esprit m du temps

   e. ( = courage) courage m ; ( = energy) énergie f ; ( = vitality) entrain m

• man of spirit homme m énergique

   f. ( = alcohol) alcool m

2. plural noun

spirits

   a. ( = frame of mind) to be in good spirits avoir le moral

• in high spirits enjoué

• to keep one's spirits up garder le moral

   b. ( = drink) spiritueux mpl

3. transitive verb

• the documents were mysteriously spirited off his desk les documents ont mystérieusement disparu de son bureau

4. compounds

► spirit level noun niveau m à bulle

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['spɪrɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m

it's not in the spirit of the agreement — ce n'est pas conforme à l'esprit de l'accord

2) (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de)

in a spirit of friendship — dans un esprit amical

a spirit of forgiveness — une intention d'indulgence

a spirit of optimism — une tendance à l'optimisme

to do something in the right/wrong spirit — faire quelque chose de façon positive/négative

to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit — bien/mal prendre une remarque

to enter into the spirit of something — se conformer à l'esprit de quelque chose

that's the spirit! — (colloq) c'est ça!

3) (courage, determination) courage m

to show spirit — se montrer courageux/-euse

to break somebody's spirit — briser la résistance de quelqu'un

a performance full of spirit — une interprétation pleine de brio

with spirit — [play, defend] avec détermination

4) ( soul) gen, Mythology, Religion esprit m

the life of the spirit — la vie spirituelle

the Holy Spirit — le Saint-Esprit

5) ( person) esprit m

6) ( drink) alcool m fort

wines and spirits — Commerce vins et spiritueux mpl

7) Chemistry alcool m
2.
spirits plural noun

to be in good/poor spirits — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

to be in high spirits — être d'excellente humeur

to keep one's spirits up — garder le moral

to raise somebody's spirits — remonter le moral de quelqu'un

my spirits rose/sank — j'ai repris/perdu courage
3.
noun modifier [ lamp, stove] à alcool
4.
transitive verb

to spirit something/somebody away — faire disparaître quelque chose/quelqu'un

to spirit something in/out — introduire/sortir discrètement quelque chose

English-French dictionary > spirit
13 levantar la moral a alguien

levantar la moral a alguien

to boost somebody's morale, raise somebody's spirits

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levantar la moral a alguien

to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spirits

Spanish-English dictionary > levantar la moral a alguien
14 lift

1. transitive verb
1) heben; (slightly) anheben; (fig.) erheben [Seele, Gemüt, Geist]

lift somebody's spirits — jemandes Stimmung heben

2) (sl.): (steal) klauen (salopp)

3) (sl.): (plagiarize) abkupfern (salopp) ( from aus)

4) (end) aufheben [Verbot, Beschränkung, Blockade]
2. intransitive verb
1) (disperse) sich auflösen

2) (rise) [Stimmung:] sich aufhellen; [Herz:] höher schlagen
3. noun
1) (ride in vehicle) Mitfahrgelegenheit, die

get a lift [with or from somebody] — [von jemandem] mitgenommen werden

give somebody a lift — jemanden mitnehmen

would you like a lift? — möchtest du mitfahren?

2) (Brit.): (in building) Aufzug, der; Fahrstuhl, der

3) (lifting) Heben, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88752/lift_down">lift down

- lift off

- lift up

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[lift] 1. verb
1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) heben

2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) hochheben und wegtragen

3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) sich heben

4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) sich heben
2. noun
1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) das Heben

2) ((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.) der Aufzug

3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) im Auto mitnehmen

4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) der Auftrieb

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- lift off

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lift

[lɪft]

I. n

1. BRIT (elevator) Lift m, Aufzug m, Fahrstuhl m

to take the \lift den Aufzug nehmen, mit dem Aufzug fahren

2. (for skiers) Skilift m; (chair lift) Sessellift m

3. no pl ( fam: support)

a bra that gives a bit of \lift ein BH, der etwas stützt; (heel)

shoes with a bit of \lift Schuhe mit etwas höheren Absätzen

4. (act of lifting) [Hoch]heben nt kein pl; of the head stolze Kopfhaltung

a tiny \lift will put this in the right place wenn du es ein klein wenig anhebst, können wir es an die richtige Stelle rücken

5. (increase) Anstieg m kein pl; (increase in amount) Erhöhung f [eines Betrags]; of a person's voice Heben nt der Stimme

6. ( fam: plagiarizing) of ideas Klauen nt kein pl fam; of texts Abkupfern nt kein pl fam

7. no pl MECH Hubkraft f; AVIAT Auftrieb m

8. (weight) [Hoch]heben nt kein pl

9. (ride) Mitfahrgelegenheit f

to give a \lift to sb [or to give sb a \lift] jdn [im Auto] mitnehmen

I'll give you a \lift to the station ich kann Sie bis zum Bahnhof mitnehmen

to hitch [or thumb] a \lift trampen, per Anhalter [o SCHWEIZ Autostopp] fahren

10. no pl ( fig: positive feeling)

to give sb a \lift jdn aufmuntern; prospects jdm Auftrieb geben; drugs jdn aufputschen

II. vt

1. (raise)

▪ to \lift sb/sth jdn/etw [hoch]heben; (slightly) jdn/etw anheben

she \lifted the cigarette [up] to her lips sie führte die Zigarette an die Lippen; SPORT

\lift the weight into the starting position bring das Gewicht in die Ausgangsposition

▪ to \lift sb/sth out of sth jdn/etw aus etw dat [heraus]heben

when will our country ever be \lifted out of this state of economic depression? ( fig) wann wird es mit der Wirtschaft unseres Landes wohl jemals wieder aufwärtsgehen?

2. (direct upward)

to \lift one's eyes die Augen aufschlagen

to \lift one's head den Kopf heben

to \lift one's eyes [or face] from sth von etw dat aufsehen [o aufblicken]

to \lift one's head from sth den Kopf von etw dat heben

3. (make louder)

to \lift one's voice lauter sprechen, die Stimme heben

to \lift one's voice to sb (yell at) jdn anschreien; (argue with) die Stimme gegen jdn erheben geh

4. (increase)

▪ to \lift an amount/prices/rates einen Betrag/Preise/Sätze erhöhen

5. (airlift)

▪ to \lift sth somewhere etw irgendwohin fliegen

to \lift supplies/troops den Nachschub/Truppen auf dem Luftweg transportieren

6. usu passive (in surgery)

to have one's face/breasts \lifted sich dat das Gesicht liften/die Brust straffen lassen

7. (dig up)

▪ to \lift sth etw ausgraben

to \lift potatoes Kartoffeln [o ÖSTERR Erdäpfel] ernten [o DIAL ausmachen

8. (improve in rank)

▪ to \lift sb/a team jdn/ein Team befördern

9. (win)

to \lift an event/a prize einen Wettkampf/einen Preis gewinnen

10. (make more interesting)

▪ to \lift sth etw interessanter gestalten [o fam aufpeppen

11. (elevate)

to \lift sb's confidence jds Vertrauen stärken

to \lift sb's spirits jds Stimmung heben

12. (end)

to \lift a ban/restrictions ein Verbot/Einschränkungen aufheben

13. ( fam: steal)

▪ to \lift sth etw klauen fam [o fam mitgehen lassen

14. ( fam: plagiarize)

▪ to \lift sth essay, song etw abschreiben [o fig klauen] fam

15. (arrest)

▪ to \lift sb jdn schnappen fam

16. (take)

to \lift fingerprints from sth etw auf Fingerabdrücke untersuchen

III. vi

1. (be raised) sich akk heben

2. (disperse) cloud, fog sich akk auflösen

3. (become happier) mood sich akk heben

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[lɪft]
1. n

1) (= lifting) Heben nt

the haughty lift of her head — ihre hochmütige Kopfhaltung

give me a lift up — heb mich mal hoch

give me a lift with this trunk — hilf mir, den Koffer hochzuheben

2) (WEIGHTLIFTING)

that was a good lift — das war eine gute Leistung

his next lift is 100 kg — beim nächsten Versuch will er 100 kg heben

different types of lift — mehrere verschiedene Hebearten pl

3)

(= emotional uplift) to give sb a lift — jdn aufmuntern; (drug) jdn aufputschen; (prospect) jdm Auftrieb geben

4) (in car etc) Mitfahrgelegenheit f

to get a lift from sb — von jdm mitgenommen werden/von jdm gefahren werden

want a lift? — möchten Sie mitkommen?, soll ich dich fahren?

don't take lifts from strangers — lass dich nicht von Fremden mitnehmen

5) (Brit: elevator) Fahrstuhl m, Aufzug m, Lift m; (for goods) Aufzug m

he took the lift — er fuhr mit dem Fahrstuhl etc

6) (AVIAT) Auftrieb m

2. vt

1) hochheben; window hochschieben; feet, head heben; eyes aufschlagen; hat lüften, ziehen; potatoes etc ernten; child etc hochheben

to lift the baby out of his playpen — das Baby aus dem Laufgitter heben

to lift one's hand to sb — die Hand gegen jdn erheben

to lift the phone — den Hörer abnehmen

2) (fig) heben; voice erheben

to lift the spirits/mood — die Stimmung heben

the news lifted him out of his depression —

the excellence of his style lifts him far above his contemporaries — sein ausgezeichneter Stil stellt ihn weit über seine Zeitgenossen

3) (= remove) restrictions etc aufheben

to lift the siege of a city — die Belagerung einer Stadt beenden

4) (inf: steal) mitgehen lassen (inf), klauen (inf); (= plagiarize) abkupfern (inf)

5)

to have one's face lifted — sich (dat) das Gesicht straffen or liften lassen

6) (Brit inf = arrest) schnappen (inf)

3. vi

1) (= be lifted) sich hochheben lassen

that chair is too heavy ( for you) to lift — dieser Stuhl ist zu schwer zum Hochheben

2) (mist) sich lichten; (mood, spirits) sich heben

3) (rocket, plane) abheben

it lifted slowly into the sky — es stieg langsam zum Himmel auf

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lift [lıft]

A s

1. a) (Hoch-, Auf)Heben n:

he gave the boy a lift onto the chair er hob den Jungen auf den Stuhl

b) (Eis-, Rollkunstlauf etc) Hebefigur f

2. Steigen n

3. Hochhalten n, aufrechte oder stolze Haltung:

the proud lift of her head ihre stolze Kopfhaltung

4. TECH

a) Hub(höhe) m(f)

b) Förderhöhe f

c) Steighöhe f

d) Förder-, Hubmenge f

5. a) US Beförderung f

b) Luftbrücke f

6. a) FLUG, PHYS Auftrieb m, fig auch Aufschwung m:

give sb a lift → B 3

b) Erfolgserlebnis n

7. Last f:

a heavy lift

8. Gewichtheben: Versuch m

9. a) Beistand m, Hilfe f

b) Mitfahrgelegenheit f:

give sb a lift jemandem helfen; jemanden (im Auto etc) mitnehmen;

get a lift from sb von jemandem mitgenommen werden;

offer sb a lift jemandem anbieten, ihn mitzunehmen;

thanks for the lift danke fürs Mitnehmen; → thumb B 3

10. TECH Hebe-, Fördergerät n, -werk n

11. besonders Br Lift m, Aufzug m, Fahrstuhl m:

take the lift den Fahrstuhl nehmen, mit dem Fahrstuhl fahren

12. (Ski-, Sessel- etc) Lift m

13. Bergbau:

a) Pumpensatz m

b) Abbauhöhe f

14. umg Diebstahl m

15. MED Lift m/n, Lifting n:

have a lift sich liften lassen

B v/t

1. auch lift up

a) (hoch-, auf)heben,

b) die Stimme etc erheben:

lift one’s eyes aufschauen, -blicken;

lift one’s hand to sb die Hand gegen jemanden erheben;

lift sth down etwas herunterheben ( from von); → finger A 1, hand Bes Redew

2. Gewichtheben: ein Gewicht zur Hochstrecke bringen

3. fig

a) (geistig oder sittlich) heben

b) emporheben (from, out of aus der Armut etc)

4. auch lift up jemanden aufmuntern, jemandem Auftrieb oder Aufschwung geben:

lifted up with pride stolzgeschwellt

5. Bergbau: fördern

6. die Preise etc anheben, erhöhen

7. umg klauen, stehlen:

a) mitgehen lassen umg

b) plagiieren

8. ein Zelt, Lager abbrechen

9. a) Kartoffeln klauben, ernten

b) einen Schatz heben

10. US eine Hypothek etc tilgen

11. jemandem das Gesicht etc liften, straffen:

have one’s face lifted sich das Gesicht liften lassen

12. eine Belagerung, ein Embargo, ein Verbot etc aufheben

13. Fingerabdrücke sichern

C v/i

1. sich heben, steigen (beide: auch Nebel):

lift off

a) starten (Rakete),

b) abheben (Flugzeug)

2. sich (hoch)heben lassen

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1. transitive verb
1) heben; (slightly) anheben; (fig.) erheben [Seele, Gemüt, Geist]

lift somebody's spirits — jemandes Stimmung heben

2) (sl.): (steal) klauen (salopp)

3) (sl.): (plagiarize) abkupfern (salopp) ( from aus)

4) (end) aufheben [Verbot, Beschränkung, Blockade]
2. intransitive verb
1) (disperse) sich auflösen

2) (rise) [Stimmung:] sich aufhellen; [Herz:] höher schlagen
3. noun
1) (ride in vehicle) Mitfahrgelegenheit, die

get a lift [with or from somebody] — [von jemandem] mitgenommen werden

give somebody a lift — jemanden mitnehmen

would you like a lift? — möchtest du mitfahren?

2) (Brit.): (in building) Aufzug, der; Fahrstuhl, der

3) (lifting) Heben, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- lift down

- lift off

- lift up

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(UK) n.

Aufzug -¨e m.

Fahrstuhl m.

Lift -e m.

Personenaufzug m. n.

Erfolgserlebnis n.

Hub ¨-e m. v.

aufheben v.

fördern v.

heben v.

(§ p.,pp.: hob, gehoben)

roden (ernten) v.

English-german dictionary > lift
15 ánimo

intj.

cheer up, chin up, be of good cheer, go on.

m.

1 temper, frame of mind, spirits, disposition.

2 spirit, encouragement, courage, heart.

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ánimo

► nombre masculino

1 (espiritu) spirit; (mente) mind; (alma) soul

2 (intención) intention, purpose

■ sin ánimo de ofender no offence intended

3 (valor) courage

■ no tengo ánimos de nada I don't feel up to anything

4 (aliento) encouragement

► interjección

1 cheer up!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con ánimo de with the intention of

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage somebody

hacerse el ánimo de to get used to the idea of, come to terms with

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noun m.

1) spirits

2) encouragement

3) intention

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SM

1) (=moral) spirits pl

tiene mejor ánimo — he is in better spirits

hay que mantener el ánimo arriba — you've got to keep your spirits up

admiro su fortaleza de ánimo — I admire her strength of spirit

• apaciguar o aplacar los ánimos — to calm things down

• estar bajo de ánimo — to be in low spirits

• caer(se) de ánimo — to lose heart, get disheartened

• calmar los ánimos — to calm things down

• dar ánimos a algn — to cheer sb up

• enardecer o encrespar los ánimos — to rouse passions, inflame passions

los ánimos estaban muy encrespados — feelings were running high

• no consigo hacerme el ánimo de levantarme temprano — I can't bring myself to get up early

• levantar el ánimo — to raise one's spirits

• recobrar el ánimo — to pick o.s. up

• estar sin ánimo — to be in low spirits

• no tengo el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes
disposición, estado
2) (=aliento) encouragement

un mensaje de ánimo — a message of encouragement

¡ánimo! — [para alegrar] come on!, cheer up!; [ante un reto] come on!, go for it!

• dar o infundir ánimo(s) a algn — to give encouragement to sb, encourage sb

3) (=fuerza, coraje) courage

hay que afrontar el futuro con mucho ánimo — you have to face the future with great strength o courage

no me encuentro con ánimo de ir al cine — I don't feel up to going to the cinema

4) (=intención) intention

no he venido con ánimo de pelea — I haven't come here to fight o with the intention of fighting

no había ánimo de venganza en lo que dijo — there was nothing vengeful in what he said

no estaba en mi ánimo decir nada ofensivo — I didn't mean to say anything offensive

lo dijo sin ánimo de ofenderte — he meant no offence, he didn't mean to offend you

• una empresa sin ánimo de lucro — a non-profit-making company
presencia
5) (=pensamiento) mind

la idea estaba presente en el ánimo de todos — the idea was uppermost in everyone's thoughts o minds

el suceso dejó una huella profunda en mi ánimo — the incident marked me deeply

6) (=alma) soul, spirit

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

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* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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ánimo

masculine

A

1

(espíritu): no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó mucho el ánimo your visit really cheered her up o boosted her spirits

la noticia la dejó con el ánimo por el suelo the news left her in very low spirits o feeling very down-hearted, the news left her feeling very down (in the dumps) ( colloq)

su presencia contribuyó a apaciguar or calmar los ánimos his presence helped to calm everyone down

tengo que ir, pero no me siento con ánimo I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar I can't bring myself to study

2 (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a algn to encourage sb; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on

¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!

sus palabras me dieron or me infundieron ánimo(s) her words gave me encouragement o encouraged me o heartened me

el equipo había cobrado ánimo the team had rallied

no tiene ánimo(s) de or para nada she doesn't feel up to anything

ánimo(s) DE or PARA + INF:

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? do you feel up to going on?

no entiendo cómo aún le quedan ánimos de volver a intentarlo I don't know how he can still find it in him to try again

B

1 (intención, propósito) intention

es una asociación sin ánimo de lucro it's a non-profit association ( AmE), it's a non-profit-making association ( BrE)

ánimo DE + INF:

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, I didn't mean to offend you, no offense intended ( colloq)

2 (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo está presente en el ánimo de todos his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar)

animo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

animó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
animar
ánimo
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alentar) to encourage;

( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
◊ tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot;

ánimo a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
b) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up;

◊ el vino empezaba a ánimolos the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) [fiesta/reunión] to liven up, warm up;

[ persona] to liven up
b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up;

◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse):

◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;

no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
ánimo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( espíritu):

◊ no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

tu visita le levantó el ánimo your visit cheered her up;
con el ánimo por el suelo in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted;
apaciguar los ánimos to calm everyone down;
hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth
b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement;

◊ darle ánimo(s) a algn ( animar) to encourage sb;

(con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on;
◊ ¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!;

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada I don't feel up to anything
2
a) (intención, propósito) intention;

◊ lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
ánimo
I sustantivo masculino
1 (talante) spirit: no estoy de ánimo para ir allí, I'm not in the mood to go there
tenemos un estado de ánimo ideal para trabajar, we are in the best frame of mind for working
es propensa a frecuentes cambios de ánimo, she is prone to frequent mood changes
2 (estímulo, fuerza) courage: su madre le dio ánimos, his mother encouraged him
3 (intención) intention: lo dijo con ánimo de ofender, she said it with the intention of being offensive
II exclamación ¡ánimo!, cheer up!
' ánimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- animada
- animado
- apagada
- apagado
- bajón
- consabida
- consabido
- desfallecer
- desinflarse
- disposición
- espíritu
- estado
- estímulo
- ir
- humor
- impulsar
- levantar
- lucro
- moral
- muchachada
- presencia
- suelo
- talante
- animar
- brío
- decaer
- grandeza
- impacto
- infundir
- mentiroso
English:
agitation
- bear up
- chin
- frame of mind
- life-giving
- lift
- mind
- morale
- muster
- nonprofit
- organization
- pep talk
- pluck
- spirit
- spur
- state
- waver
- buck
- encourage
- encouragement
- frame
- pep
- presence
- rise
- up

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ánimo

♦ nm

1. [valor] courage;

me da muchos ánimos saber que contamos contigo it's comforting to know that we have you with us;

cobrar ánimo to take heart

2. [aliento] encouragement;

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage sb;

tienes que darle ánimos para que deje la bebida you have to encourage him to stop drinking;

iremos al estadio para dar ánimos a nuestros jugadores we'll go to the stadium to support o cheer on our team

3. [energía] energy, vitality;
[humor] disposition;
¡levanta ese ánimo! cheer up!;

los ánimos estaban revueltos feelings were running high;

estoy con el ánimo decaído I'm feeling downhearted o gloomy;

apaciguar o [m5] calmar los ánimos to calm things o people down;

cuando me enteré de su despido, se me cayeron los ánimos al suelo when I heard of her dismissal, my heart sank;

tener ánimos para to be in the mood for, to feel like;

no tiene ánimos para nada she doesn't feel like doing anything;

trabajar con ánimo to work energetically

4. [intención]
con/sin ánimo de with/without the intention of;

lo dijo con ánimo de herir his remark was intended to be hurtful;

han realizado un estudio con ánimo de conocer mejor el problema they've carried out a study with a view to achieving a better understanding of the problem;

sin ánimo de ofenderte, creo que… no offence (intended), but I think…;

lo hice sin ánimo de ofenderte I didn't mean to offend you;

una organización sin ánimo de lucro a Br non-profit-making o US not-for-profit organization

5. [alma] mind

♦ interj
[¡adelante!] come on!; [¡anímate!] cheer up!;
¡ánimo, Zaragoza! Br come on you Zaragoza!, US go Zaragoza!;

¡ánimo, que no ha sido nada! come (on) now, it was nothing

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ánimo

m

1 spirit;

tener ánimos de o

para feel up to

2 ( coraje) encouragement;

dar o

infundir ánimo a alguien give s.o. encouragement;

¡ánimo! cheer up!

3 ( mente)

:

presencia de ánimo presence of mind;

estado de ánimo state of mind

4 ( intención)

:

con ánimo de with the intention of

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ánimo nm

1) alma: spirit, soul

2) : mood, spirits pl

3) : encouragement

4) propósito: intention, purpose

sociedad sin ánimo de lucro: nonprofit organization

5) : energy, vitality

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ánimo n (estado emocional) spirits

su ánimo no decayó ni un momento he never once lost his spirits

no tengo ánimos para salir I don't feel up to going out

¡ánimo! cheer up!

dar ánimos to encourage

Spanish-English dictionary > ánimo
16 lift

lift [lɪft]

1. noun

   a. (British) ( = elevator) ascenseur m ; (for goods) monte-charge m inv

   b. (Skiing) remontée f mécanique

   c. ( = act of lifting) give the box a lift soulève la boîte

   d. ( = transport) can I give you a lift? est-ce que je peux vous déposer quelque part ?

• I gave him a lift to Paris je l'ai emmené jusqu'à Paris

• we didn't get any lifts personne ne s'est arrêté pour nous prendre

• he stood there hoping for a lift il était là (debout) dans l'espoir d'être pris en stop

   e. ( = boost) it gave us a lift cela nous a remonté le moral

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = raise) lever

• to lift sb/sth onto a table soulever qn/qch et le poser sur une table

• to lift sb/sth off a table descendre qn/qch d'une table

• to lift sb over a wall faire passer qn par-dessus un mur

• to lift weights (as sport) faire des haltères

   b. [+ restrictions] supprimer ; [+ ban, siege] lever

   c. ( = copy) (inf) [+ quotation, passage] piquer (inf)

• he lifted that idea from Sartre il a piqué (inf) cette idée à Sartre

3. intransitive verb

[lid] se soulever ; [fog] se lever

4. compounds

► lift attendant noun (British) liftier m, - ière f

► lift-off noun (Space) décollage m

• we have lift-off! décollage ! ► lift shaft noun (British) cage f d'ascenseur

► lift down separable transitive verb

[+ box, person] descendre

• to lift sth down from a shelf descendre qch d'une étagère► lift off

1. intransitive verb

(Space) décoller

2. separable transitive verb

[+ lid] enlever

• he lifted the child off the table il a descendu l'enfant de la table

► lift out separable transitive verb

[+ object] sortir

• he lifted the child out of his playpen il a sorti l'enfant de son parc► lift up

1. intransitive verb

[drawbridge] se soulever

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object, carpet, skirt, person] soulever

• to lift up one's eyes lever les yeux

• to lift up one's head lever la tête

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[lɪft] 1.
noun

1) GB ( elevator) ( for people) ascenseur m; ( for goods) monte-charge m inv

2) ( ride)

she asked me for a lift — elle m'a demandé de la conduire

can I give you a lift? — je peux te déposer quelque part?

to give lifts to hitchhikers — prendre des auto-stoppeurs

don't accept lifts from strangers — ne monte jamais dans la voiture d'un inconnu

3) (colloq) ( boost)

to give somebody a lift — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

4) Sport ( in weightlifting) essai m
2.
transitive verb

1) soulever [object, person]; lever [one's arm, head] ( from de); fig lever [siege, ban, sanctions]

to lift something off a ledge — soulever quelque chose d'un rebord

to lift something out of the box — sortir quelque chose de la boîte

to lift something over the wall — faire passer quelque chose par-dessus le mur

she lifted the spoon to her lips — elle a porté la cuillère à sa bouche

I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my mind — je me sens soulagé d'un grand poids

2) ( boost)

to lift somebody's spirits — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

3) (colloq) ( steal) piquer (colloq), voler [file, keys, ideas] ( from dans); copier [article, passage] ( from sur)

4) Sport lifter [ball]

to lift weights — faire des haltères

5)

to have one's face lifted — se faire faire un lifting
3.
intransitive verb [lid] se soulever; [bad mood, headache] disparaître; [fog] se dissiper

Phrasal Verbs:

- lift down

- lift off

- lift up

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not to lift a finger — ne pas lever le petit doigt

English-French dictionary > lift
17 lift

lift
1. verb
1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) levantar, alzar

2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) coger, llevar

3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) disiparse

4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) elevarse

2. noun
1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) elevación

2) ((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.) ascensor

3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) vuelta

4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo

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- lift off

lift¹ n ascensor

the lift isn't working el ascensor no funciona

Se dice lift en inglés británico, en inglés americano se dice elevator

to give somebody a lift acompañar a alguien en coche

can I give you a lift? ¿te llevo en coche?

lift² vb levantar

I can't lift this box, it's too heavy no puedo levantar esta caja, pesa demasiado

lift

tr[lɪft]

transitive verb

1 (in general) levantar; (head etc) levantar, alzar; (baby) levantar en brazos; (pick up) coger

■ he never lifts a finger to help no mueve (ni) un dedo para ayudar

2 (by plane) transportar

3 familiar (steal) afanar, birlar; (copy) copiar, copiarse

intransitive verb

1 (of movable parts) levantarse

■ the car bonnet won't lift el capó no se levanta

noun

1 (boost) estímulo

■ it gave him a real lift to hear the good news la buena noticia lo animó mucho

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ascensor nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a lift (in car) llevar a alguien en coche 2 (cheer up) animar

to hitch a lift hacer autostop

lift ['lɪft] vt

1) raise: levantar, alzar, subir

2) end: levantar

to lift a ban: levantar una prohibición

lift vi

1) rise: levantarse, alzarse

2) clear up: despejar

the fog lifted: se disipó la niebla

lift n

1) lifting: levantamiento m, alzamiento m

2) boost: impulso m, estímulo m

3)

to give someone a lift : llevar en coche a alguien

lift

n.

• alzamiento s.m.

• amante s.m.,f.

• ascensor s.m.

• elevador s.m.

• empuje para arriba s.m.

• estímulo s.m.

• sustentación s.f.

v.

• alzar v.

• elevar v.

• exaltar v.

• levantar v.

• soliviar v.

• subir v.

• transportar v.

lɪft
I

noun

1)

a) u c ( boost) impulso m

the news gave her a big lift — la noticia le levantó mucho la moral or el ánimo

b) u ( Aviat) fuerza f propulsora, propulsión f

2) c ( ride)

can I give you a lift? — ¿quieres que te lleve or (Per fam) te jale?, ¿quieres que te dé un aventón (Méx) or (Col fam) una palomita?

3) c ( elevator) (BrE) ascensor m; (before n)

lift attendant — ascensorista mf

lift shaft — hueco m del ascensor

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( raise) \<\<weight/box/eyes/head\>\> levantar

shall I lift your suitcase down for you? — ¿quieres que te baje la maleta?

I lifted the child into his chair — subí al niño a la silla

2) ( end) \<\<ban/blockade/siege\>\> levantar

3)

a) (take, remove) (usu pass) sacar*

b) ( plagiarize) (colloq)

to lift something (FROM something) — \<\<idea/sentence\>\> copiar or plagiar algo (de algo)

c) ( steal) (colloq) birlar (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( rise) \<\<curtain\>\> levantarse

to lift into the air — \<\<aircraft/balloon/kite\>\> elevarse en el aire

b) ( clear) \<\<mist\>\> disiparse

Phrasal Verbs:

- lift off

- lift up

[lɪft]
1. N

1) (Brit) (=elevator) ascensor m ; (for goods) montacargas m inv

2) (esp Brit) (in car)

never accept lifts from strangers — nunca te montes en un coche con extraños

can I give you a lift? — ¿quiere que le lleve (en coche)?, ¿quiere que le dé aventón? (Mex), ¿quiere que le dé un aventón? (Col)

she gave me a lift home — me llevó a casa en coche, me acompañó con su coche a casa
hitch 2., 1)
3) (fig) (=boost)

to give sb a lift — (psychologically) levantar el ánimo a algn; (physically) dar fuerzas a algn

4) (Aer) propulsión f

2. VT

1) (=raise, pick up) [+ cover, box, head] levantar; [+ phone, receiver] descolgar, coger (Sp); [+ child] tomar en brazos, coger en brazos (Sp), alzar; [+ invalid] mover

this suitcase is too heavy for me to lift — esta maleta pesa demasiado para que yo la levante

• he lifted his eyes and looked out of the window — levantó or alzó la vista y miró por la ventana

• the wind lifted the balloon into the air — el viento se llevó el globo por los aires

• he lifted the lid off the pan — levantó la tapadera de la olla, destapó la olla

• he lifted the child onto his knee — alzó or (Sp) cogió al niño y lo sentó en su rodilla

• to lift sb's spirits — levantar el ánimo a algn

• she lifted her glass to her lips — se llevó el vaso a los labios

• to lift weights — (Sport) hacer or levantar pesas

- she never lifts a finger to help

- lift the lid on sth

2) (=remove) [+ restrictions, sanctions] levantar

3) (=dig up) [+ potatoes, carrots] recoger

4) (=improve) mejorar

they need to lift their game to win — tienen que mejorar su juego si quieren ganar

5) * (=steal) [+ goods, money] mangar *, birlar *; [+ idea, quotation] copiar, plagiar

the article was lifted from a newspaper — el artículo fue copiado or plagiado de un periódico

3. VI

1) (=rise) levantarse, alzarse (LAm)

2) (=raise)

a bra which lifts and separates — un sujetador que realza y separa el busto

3) (=disappear) [mist, fog] disiparse; [depression] desaparecer

his mood seemed to have lifted — parecía estar de mejor humor

4) (=cheer up)

his spirits lifted at the thought of seeing her — se le levantaron los ánimos al pensar que iba a verla

4.

CPD

lift attendant N — (Brit) ascensorista mf

lift cage N — (Brit) caja f de ascensor

lift operator N (Brit) — = lift attendant

lift shaft N — (Brit) caja f or hueco m del ascensor

- lift down

- lift off

- lift out

- lift up

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[lɪft]
I

noun

1)

a) u c ( boost) impulso m

the news gave her a big lift — la noticia le levantó mucho la moral or el ánimo

b) u ( Aviat) fuerza f propulsora, propulsión f

2) c ( ride)

can I give you a lift? — ¿quieres que te lleve or (Per fam) te jale?, ¿quieres que te dé un aventón (Méx) or (Col fam) una palomita?

3) c ( elevator) (BrE) ascensor m; (before n)

lift attendant — ascensorista mf

lift shaft — hueco m del ascensor

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( raise) \<\<weight/box/eyes/head\>\> levantar

shall I lift your suitcase down for you? — ¿quieres que te baje la maleta?

I lifted the child into his chair — subí al niño a la silla

2) ( end) \<\<ban/blockade/siege\>\> levantar

3)

a) (take, remove) (usu pass) sacar*

b) ( plagiarize) (colloq)

to lift something (FROM something) — \<\<idea/sentence\>\> copiar or plagiar algo (de algo)

c) ( steal) (colloq) birlar (fam)

2.

vi

a) ( rise) \<\<curtain\>\> levantarse

to lift into the air — \<\<aircraft/balloon/kite\>\> elevarse en el aire

b) ( clear) \<\<mist\>\> disiparse

Phrasal Verbs:

- lift off

- lift up

English-spanish dictionary > lift
18 Stimmung

f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood; in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood; in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood; in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun feel like doing s.th., be in the mood for doing s.th. ( oder to do s.th.); nicht in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun not feel like doing s.th., not be in the mood for doing s.th.; Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (Am. auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere; das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur Sg.; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc.: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTS., Börse: mood, tone; die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb; deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling); feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity; Stimmung machen für / gegen drum up enthusiasm for / whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur Sg.; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits Pl.; für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party; in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc.: auch liven up; die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; gedrückt

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die Stimmung

(Atmosphäre) atmosphere;

(Gemütslage) temper; vein; humour; mood; humor

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Stịm|mung ['ʃtɪmʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) (= Gemütszustand) mood; (= Atmosphäre) atmosphere; (bei der Truppe, unter den Arbeitern) morale

in (guter) Stimmung — in a good mood

in gehobener Stimmung — in high spirits

in schlechter Stimmung — in a bad mood

wir hatten eine tolle Stimmung — we were in a tremendous mood

in Stimmung kommen — to liven up

für Stimmung sorgen — to make sure there is a good atmosphere

in Stimmung sein — to be in a good mood

ich bin nicht in der Stimmung zum Tanzen — I'm not in the mood for dancing

sehr von Stimmungen abhängig sein — to be moody, to be subject to mood swings

Stimmung! — enjoy yourselves!, have a good time!

2) (= Meinung) opinion

Stimmung gegen/für jdn/etw machen — to stir up (public) opinion against/in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb/sth

3) (ST EX) mood

4) (MUS) (= das Stimmen) tuning; (= das Gestimmtsein) pitch

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die

1) (mood: Be of good cheer.) cheer

2) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colour

3) (a person's mood: He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits.) spirits

4) (the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time: What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today.) mood

5) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) temper

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Stim·mung

<-, -en>

f

1. (Gemütslage) mood

jdn in \Stimmung akk bringen to get [or put] sb in a good/the right mood

▪ in der \Stimmung [zu etw dat] sein (fam) to be in the mood [for sth]

▪ in der \Stimmung sein, etw zu tun to be in the mood for doing sth

in \Stimmung kommen (fam) to get in the [right] mood, to liven up

2. (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

eine geladene \Stimmung a tense [or charged] atmosphere

3. (öffentliche Einstellung) public opinion no art, no pl

\Stimmung für/gegen jdn/etw machen to stir up [public] opinion for/against sb/sth

4. (geh: Ambiente) atmosphere no pl, ambience no pl liter

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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Stimmung f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood;

in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood;

in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood;

in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun feel like doing sth, be in the mood for doing sth ( oder to do sth);

nicht in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun not feel like doing sth, not be in the mood for doing sth;

Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (US auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere;

das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur sg; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTSCH, BÖRSE mood, tone;

die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb;

deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling);

feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity;

Stimmung machen für/gegen drum up enthusiasm for/whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur sg; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits pl;

für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party;

in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc: auch liven up;

die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; → gedrückt

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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-n f.

ambience n.

mood n.

temper n.

tune n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stimmung
19 spirit

1. noun
1) in pl. (distilled liquor) Spirituosen Pl.

2) (mental attitude) Geisteshaltung, die

in the right/wrong spirit — mit der richtigen/falschen Einstellung

take something in the wrong spirit — etwas falsch auffassen

take something in the spirit in which it is meant — etwas so auffassen, wie es gemeint ist

enter into the spirit of something — innerlich bei einer Sache [beteiligt] sein od. dabei sein

3) (courage) Mut, der

4) (vital principle, soul, inner qualities) Geist, der

in spirit — innerlich; im Geiste

be with somebody in spirit — in Gedanken od. im Geist[e] bei jemandem sein

5) (real meaning) Geist, der; Sinn, der

6) (mental tendency) Geist, der; (mood) Stimmung, die

the spirit of the age or times — der Zeitgeist

7)

high spirits — gehobene Stimmung; gute Laune

in poor or low spirits — niedergedrückt

8) (liquid obtained by distillation) Spiritus, der; (purified alcohol) reiner Alkohol
2. transitive verb
spirit away, spirit off — verschwinden lassen

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['spirit]
noun

1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) der Geist

2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) der Geist

3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) der Elan

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- academic.ru/69592/spirited">spirited
- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level
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spir·it

[ˈspɪrɪt]

I. n

1. (sb's soul) Geist m

his \spirit will be with us always sein Geist wird uns immer begleiten

to be with sb in \spirit im Geiste bei jdm sein

2. (ghost) Geist m, Gespenst nt

evil \spirit böser Geist

3. (the Holy Spirit)

▪ the S\spirit der Heilige Geist

4. no pl (mood) Stimmung f

that's the \spirit das ist die richtige Einstellung

we acted in a \spirit of co-operation wir handelten im Geiste der Zusammenarbeit

the \spirit of the age der Zeitgeist

the \spirit of brotherhood/confidence/forgiveness der Geist der Brüderlichkeit/des Vertrauens/der Vergebung

the \spirit of Christmas die weihnachtliche Stimmung

fighting \spirit Kampfgeist m

party \spirit Partystimmung f

team \spirit Teamgeist m

to enter [or get into] the \spirit of sth Gefallen an etw dat finden

try to get into the \spirit of things! versuch dich in die Sachen hineinzuversetzen!

5. (mood)

▪ \spirits pl Gemütsverfassung f kein pl

her \spirits rose as she read the letter sie bekam neuen Mut, als sie den Brief las

keep your \spirits up lass den Mut nicht sinken

to be in high/low \spirits in gehobener/gedrückter Stimmung sein

to be out of \spirits schlecht gelaunt sein

to dash sb's \spirits auf jds Stimmung drücken

to lift sb's \spirits jds Stimmung heben

6. (person) Seele f

brave/generous \spirit mutige/gute Seele

the moving \spirit of sth die treibende Kraft einer S. gen

7. no pl (character) Seele f

to have a broken \spirit seelisch gebrochen sein

to be troubled in \spirit etw auf der Seele lasten haben

to be young in \spirit geistig jung geblieben sein

8. no pl (vitality) Temperament nt; of a horse Feuer nt

to perform/sing with \spirit mit Inbrunst spielen/singen

with \spirit voller Enthusiasmus; horse feurig

9. no pl (intent) Sinn m

you did not take my comment in the \spirit in which it was meant du hast meine Bemerkung nicht so aufgenommen, wie sie gemeint war

the \spirit of the law der Geist [o Sinn] des Gesetzes

10. (whisky, rum, etc.)

▪ \spirits pl Spirituosen pl

11. (alcoholic solution) Spiritus m

\spirits of turpentine Terpentinöl nt

12. CHEM Spiritus m

\spirit of ammonia Ammoniumhydroxid nt, Salmiakgeist m

\spirit of melissa Melissengeist m

13.

▶ the \spirit is willing but the flesh is weak ( saying) der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach prov

II. n modifier (world) Geister-

III. vt

▪ to \spirit sb/sth away [or off] jdn/etw verschwinden lassen [o wegzaubern]

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['spIrɪt]
1. n

1) (= soul) Geist m

the life of the spirit — das Seelenleben

he was troubled in spirit (liter) — etwas lastete auf seiner Seele (geh)

I'll be with you in spirit — im Geiste werde ich bei euch sein

the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak) — der Geist ist willig(, aber das Fleisch ist schwach)

2) (= supernatural being, ghost) Geist m

3) (= leading person of age, movement etc) Geist m; (of party, enterprise) Kopf m

4) no pl (= courage) Mut m, Schneid m; (= vitality, enthusiasm) Elan m, Schwung m

a horse with plenty of spirit — ein feuriges Pferd

to break sb's spirit —

to sing with spirit — mit Inbrunst singen

to reply with spirit — mutig antworten

to put spirit into sth — Leben in eine Sache bringen

5) (= mental attitude of country, group of people, doctrine, reform etc) Geist m; (= mood) Stimmung f

Christmas spirit (Rel) — weihnachtlicher Geist

a spirit of optimism/rebellion — eine optimistische/rebellische Stimmung

to do sth in a spirit of optimism/humility — etw voll Optimismus/voller Demut tun

in a spirit of forgiveness/revenge — aus einer vergebenden/rachsüchtigen Stimmung heraus

Christian spirit — Christlichkeit f

the spirit of the age — der Zeitgeist

he has the right spirit — er hat die richtige Einstellung

to enter into the spirit of sth —

when the spirit moves him — wenn es ihn überkommt

that's the spirit! (inf) — so ists recht! (inf)

6) no pl (= intention) Geist m

the spirit of the law — der Geist or Sinn des Gesetzes

to take sth in the right/wrong spirit — etw richtig/falsch auffassen

to take sth in the spirit in which it was intended —

the spirit in which it is done — wie es getan wird

7) pl (= state of mind) Stimmung f, Laune f; (= courage) Mut m

to be in high spirits — bester Laune sein

to be in good/low spirits — guter/schlechter Laune sein

to be out of spirits — niedergeschlagen sein

to keep up one's spirits — den Mut nicht verlieren

my spirits rose — ich bekam (neuen) Mut

her spirits fell — ihr sank der Mut

to raise or lift sb's spirits — jdn aufmuntern

to revive sb's spirits — jds Lebensgeister wiedererwecken

8) pl (= alcohol) Branntwein m, Spirituosen pl, geistige Getränke pl

9) (CHEM) Spiritus m

spirits of ammonia — Salmiakgeist m

spirit(s) of turpentine — Terpentinöl nt

2. vt

to spirit sb/sth away or off — jdn/etw verschwinden lassen or wegzaubern

to spirit sb out of a room etc — jdn aus einem Zimmer etc wegzaubern

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spirit [ˈspırıt]

A s

1. allg Geist m:

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach

2. Geist m, Lebenshauch m

3. Geist m:

a) Seele f (eines Toten)

b) Gespenst n

4. Spirit (göttlicher) Geist

5. Geist m, (innere) Vorstellung:

in (the) spirit im Geiste (nicht wirklich)

6. (das) Geistige, Geist m:

the world of the spirit die geistige Welt

7. Geist m:

a) Gesinnung f, (Gemein- etc) Sinn m:

spirit of the party Parteigeist

b) Charakter m: → contradiction 1

c) Sinn m:

the spirit of the law;

that’s the spirit! umg so ist’s recht!; → enter into 4

8. meist pl Gemütsverfassung f, Stimmung f:

high spirits

a) Hochstimmung,

b) Ausgelassenheit f;

in high (low) spirits in gehobener (gedrückter) Stimmung;

keep up one’s spirits sich bei Laune halten;

as ( oder if, when) the spirit moves ( oder takes) one wenn einem danach zumute ist

9. fig Feuer n, Schwung m, Elan m, Mut m, pl auch Lebensgeister pl:

full of spirits voll Feuer, voller Schwung;

when(ever) the spirit moves me wenn es mich überkommt, wenn ich Lust dazu verspüre; → break¹ B 8

10. (Mann m von) Geist m, Kopf m

11. fig Seele f, treibende Kraft (eines Unternehmens etc)

12. the spirit of the age ( oder times) der Zeitgeist

13. CHEM

a) Spiritus m:

spirit lamp;

spirit varnish Spirituslack m

b) Destillat n, Geist m, Spiritus m:

spirit of nitrous ether PHARM Hoffmannstropfen pl;

spirit(s pl) of hartshorn Hirschhorn-, Salmiakgeist;

spirits pl of wine Weingeist; → turpentine 2

14. pl Spirituosen pl, stark alkoholische Getränke pl

15. auch pl CHEM US Alkohol m

16. Färberei: ( besonders Zinn)Beize f

B v/t

1. oft spirit up aufmuntern

2. oft spirit off wegzaubern, verschwinden lassen

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1. noun
1) in pl. (distilled liquor) Spirituosen Pl.

2) (mental attitude) Geisteshaltung, die

in the right/wrong spirit — mit der richtigen/falschen Einstellung

take something in the wrong spirit — etwas falsch auffassen

take something in the spirit in which it is meant — etwas so auffassen, wie es gemeint ist

enter into the spirit of something — innerlich bei einer Sache [beteiligt] sein od. dabei sein

3) (courage) Mut, der

4) (vital principle, soul, inner qualities) Geist, der

in spirit — innerlich; im Geiste

be with somebody in spirit — in Gedanken od. im Geist[e] bei jemandem sein

5) (real meaning) Geist, der; Sinn, der

6) (mental tendency) Geist, der; (mood) Stimmung, die

the spirit of the age or times — der Zeitgeist

7)

high spirits — gehobene Stimmung; gute Laune

in poor or low spirits — niedergedrückt

8) (liquid obtained by distillation) Spiritus, der; (purified alcohol) reiner Alkohol
2. transitive verb
spirit away, spirit off — verschwinden lassen

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n.

Elan nur sing. m.

Feuer -- n.

Geist -er m.

Gespenst -er n.

Seele -n f.

Spiritus m.

Sprit nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > spirit
20 elevar

v.

1 to lift (levantar) (peso, objeto).

Ella elevó la carga al techo She lifted the load to the roof.

2 to raise (increase) (precio, cantidad).

La máquina elevó la temperatura The machine raised the temperature.

Ella elevó la bandera She raised the flag.

3 to raise (Mat).

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4 to elevate.

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5 to present (propuesta, quejas).

6 to uplift, to lift, to exalt, to inspire.

El sacrificio elevó su espíritu The sacrifice uplifted his spirit.

7 to bolster up, to raise.

Su sonrisa eleva los ánimos Her smile bolsters up the spirits.

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elevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peso etc) to elevate, raise, lift

2 (precios) to raise, increase, put up; (tono, voz) to raise

3 (enaltecer) to promote, raise

■ lo elevaron a gerente he was promoted to manager

4 MATEMÁTICAS to raise

► verbo pronominal elevarse

1 (subir) to rise (up)

■ el humo se elevaba the smoke was rising up

2 (alcanzar) to reach

■ se eleva hasta el techo it reaches the ceiling

3 (erguirse, levantarse) to stand

■ allí se elevaba la catedral there stood the cathedral

4 (sumar) to amount to, come to

■ los gastos se elevan a cuarenta euros the expenses amount to forty euros

5 figurado (engreírse) to become conceited

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verb

1) to raise, lift

2) increase

3) promote

•

- elevarse
- elevarse a
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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto, brazos] to raise

elevaron el coche con la grúa — they raised the car with the crane

elevemos nuestro pensamiento a Dios — let us raise our thoughts to God

una sinfonía que eleva el espíritu — a symphony that is spiritually uplifting o that uplifts the spirit

2) (=aumentar)

a) [+ precio, tipo, temperatura, calidad] to raise

el consumo de huevos eleva el nivel de colesterol — eating eggs increases o raises one's cholesterol level

el juez le elevó la condena a dos años — the judge increased (the length of) his sentence to two years

b) [+ voz] to raise

elevar el tono de la voz — to raise one's voice

3) [+ muro] to raise, make higher

4)

elevar a algn a algo — to elevate sb to sth frm

lo elevaron al pontificado — he was made Pope, he was elevated to the pontificate frm

elevaron a su ídolo a la categoría de dios — they raised o elevated frm their idol to the level of a god

elevar a algn a los altares — to canonize sb

5) [+ petición, solicitud] to present, submit

elevó una petición al Tribunal Supremo — he presented o submitted an appeal to the High Court, he appealed to the High Court

6) (Mat)

elevar al cuadrado — to square

tres elevado al cuadrado — three squared

elevar al cubo — to cube

elevar un número a la cuarta potencia — to raise a number to the power of four

7) (Elec) [+ voltaje] to boost

8) Chile * (=reprender) to tell off *

2.

See:

elevarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

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= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex. He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

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* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

* * *

= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

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elevar [A1 ]

vt

A ( frml)

1 (levantar) ‹objeto› to raise, lift

la grúa elevó el cajón hasta la cubierta the crane hoisted o raised o lifted the crate onto the deck

elevó los brazos al cielo ( liter); he raised (up) his arms to heaven ( liter)

música que eleva el espíritu (spiritually) uplifting music

elevemos nuestros corazones al Señor let us lift up our hearts to the Lord

2 ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

B ( frml)

1 (aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase

elevar el nivel de vida to raise the standard of living

el juez elevó la pena the judge increased the (length of) the sentence

2 ‹voz/tono› to raise

C ( frml) (en una jerarquía) to elevate ( frml)

D ( Mat):

elevar un número a la sexta potencia to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado to square

elevar al cubo to cube

E (presentar, dirigir) elevar algo A algn to present o submit sth TO sb

elevaron una protesta a las autoridades they presented o submitted a letter of protest to the authorities, they protested to the authorities

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo they appealed to the Supreme Court, they presented o submitted the appeal to the Supreme Court

F ( Chi fam) (reprender) to give … a hard time ( colloq)

■ elevarse

v pron

A (tomar altura) «avión/cometa» to climb, gain height; «globo» to rise, gain height

B ( frml) (aumentar) «temperatura» to rise; «precios/impuestos» to rise, increase; «tono/voz» to rise

C ( frml) (ascender) elevarse A algo:

el número de víctimas se eleva a diez ten people have been killed

la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached o already stood at o was already at 13%

D ( liter); «montaña/edificio» to stand, rise ( liter)

la Cordillera se eleva majestuosa the mountain range rises majestically

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elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

2 (frml)
a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

‹ nivel de vida› to raise
b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):
◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrada
- cuadrado
- elevarse
- subir
- cubo
- erigir
- levantar
English:
cube
- elevate
- elevation
- enhance
- glance up
- square
- exalt
- raise
- up

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elevar

♦ vt

1. [levantar] [peso, objeto] to lift;

elevaron los muebles con poleas they lifted the furniture with pulleys;

elevar la moral de los jugadores to boost the players' morale

2. [aumentar] [precio, nivel] to raise;
[cantidad] to increase;
elevar las ventas/ganancias to increase sales/profits;

elevar el tono de voz to raise one's voice;

elevaron a dos meses el plazo de matriculación they extended the enrolment period to two months

3. Mat to raise;

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x;

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4. [encumbrar] to elevate (a to);
fue elevado al cargo de director he was promoted to the post of director;

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5. [presentar] [queja, recurso] to lodge, to present;
[propuesta] to submit, to present;
elevaremos un escrito de protesta al concejal we shall present a formal protest to o lodge a formal protest with the councillor;

elevar un recurso de apelación al Supremo to lodge an appeal with o to present an appeal to the Supreme Court;

elevó una instancia al ministerio he lodged an appeal with the Ministry

♦ See also the pronominal verb elevarse

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elevar

v/t

1 raise

2 MAT

:

elevar al cuadrado raise to the power of four

* * *

elevar vt

1) alzar: to raise, to lift

2) aumentar: to raise, to increase

3) : to elevate (in a hierarchy), to promote

4) : to present, to submit

♦ See also the reflexive verb elevarse

* * *

elevar vb to raise

las grúas sirven para elevar materiales pesados cranes are used to raise heavy materials

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