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raise [reɪz]augmentation ⇒ 1 (a) lever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e), 2 (f), 2 (n) soulever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (k) remonter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) relever ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) augmenter ⇒ 2 (b) élever ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d), 2 (i), 2 (j), 2 (l), 2 (r)1 noun∎ to get a raise être augmenté, avoir une augmentation(a) (lift, move upwards → gen) lever; (→ burden, lid) soulever; (→ veil) relever; (→ weight) lever, soulever; (→ blind) remonter; (→ flag) hisser; (→ sunken ship) renflouer;∎ she didn't raise her eyes from her book elle n'a pas levé les yeux de son livre;∎ he tried to raise himself from the sofa il essaya de se lever du canapé;∎ she raised herself to her full height elle se dressa de toute sa hauteur;∎ to raise a patient to a sitting position soulever un malade pour l'asseoir;∎ to raise one's glass (to sb) lever son verre (à la santé de qn);∎ to raise one's glass to one's lips porter son verre à ses lèvres;∎ to raise one's fist to sb menacer qn du poing;∎ to raise sb's hackles hérisser qn;∎ to raise one's hand to sb lever la main sur qn;∎ to raise one's hat to sb soulever son chapeau pour saluer qn; figurative tirer son chapeau à qn;∎ to raise a cloud of dust soulever un nuage de poussière;∎ Military & figurative to raise one's sights viser plus haut(b) (increase → offer, price, tax, salaries) augmenter; (→ interest rates) relever; (→ temperature, tension) faire monter; (→ volume) augmenter;∎ the speed limit has been raised to 150 km/h la limitation de vitesse est passée à 150 km/h;∎ the age limit has been raised to 18 la limite d'âge a été repoussée à 18 ans;∎ to raise the school-leaving age prolonger la scolarité;∎ to raise a credit limit déplafonner un crédit;∎ to raise the ceiling on wage increases augmenter le plafond des salaires;∎ to raise production to a maximum porter la production au maximum;∎ to raise the stakes faire monter les enjeux;∎ to raise the pass mark élever le niveau requis;∎ to raise (the level of) a wall rehausser ou surélever un mur;∎ to raise the level of the ground rehausser le niveau du sol;∎ no one raised their voice (to answer or to speak) personne ne souffla mot(c) (boost, improve) remonter, élever;∎ to raise standards (of education, morality) élever le niveau; (of cleanliness, safety) améliorer les conditions;∎ to raise the standard of living améliorer le niveau de vie;∎ our aim is to raise overall standards notre but est d'élever le niveau global;∎ to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral à qn;∎ to raise sb's hopes donner des espoirs à qn;∎ to raise the tone or the level of the conversation élever le niveau de la conversation∎ Military & figurative to raise sb from the ranks promouvoir qn;∎ raised to the rank of colonel élevé au rang de colonel;∎ the Queen raised him to the peerage la reine l'éleva à la pairie∎ we have raised over a million signatures nous avons recueilli plus d'un million de signatures∎ he wanted a new motorbike but couldn't raise the money il voulait une moto neuve mais il n'a pas pu trouver l'argent nécessaire;∎ we have to raise $10,000 by Friday il faut que nous trouvions 10 000 dollars d'ici vendredi;∎ to raise funds (for) (for charity) collecter des fonds (pour ou au profit de); (for business, government programme) se procurer des fonds (pour ou au profit de);∎ to raise a loan (on) (of government) émettre ou lancer un emprunt (sur); (of individual) faire un emprunt (sur)(g) (make, produce)∎ they raised a cheer when she came in ils ont poussé des bravos quand elle est entrée;∎ he managed to raise a smile when he saw us il a réussi à sourire en nous voyant(h) (cause as reaction → laugh, welt, blister, rebellion) provoquer;∎ his jokes didn't even raise a smile ses plaisanteries n'ont même pas fait sourire;∎ to raise a storm of laughter/protest déclencher ou soulever une tempête de rires/de protestations(i) (rear → children, family) élever∎ she raised several objections elle souleva plusieurs objections;∎ this might raise doubts as to his competence ça pourrait soulever ou susciter des doutes quant à ses compétences;∎ his attitude raises certain questions son attitude pose ou soulève certaines questions;∎ his attitude raises questions about his loyalty son attitude remet en question sa loyauté∎ to raise a statue to sb élever une statue à qn∎ they were making enough noise to raise the dead ils faisaient un bruit à réveiller les morts(n) (end → ban, embargo, siege) lever∎ the radio officer was trying to raise Boston le radio essayait de contacter Boston∎ I'll raise you £5 je relance de 5 livres(r) Mathematics élever;∎ to raise a number to the power of n élever un nombre à la puissance n∎ to raise land arriver en vue de terre(in bridge) monter, enchérir; (in poker) relancer∎ to raise oneself up se soulever;∎ she raised herself up onto the chair elle se hissa sur la chaise -
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by ⇒ Usage note: byA prep1 (showing agent, result) par ; he was bitten by a snake il a été mordu par un serpent ; the house was designed by an architect la maison a été conçue par un architecte ; a building destroyed by fire un bâtiment détruit par le feu ; we were overwhelmed by the news nous avons été bouleversés par la nouvelle ; by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money en faisant des heures supplémentaires, il a pu gagner plus d'argent ; by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money en vendant quelques objets de valeur, elle a pu rassembler des fonds ; to begin by saying that commencer par dire que ; any money paid by you will be reimbursed tout ce que vous avez payé vous sera remboursé ;2 ( through the means of) to travel by bus/train voyager en bus/train ; by bicycle à bicyclette, en vélo ; to pay by cheque payer par chèque ; you can reach me by phone vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone ; by candlelight [dine] aux chandelles ; [read] à la bougie ; I know her by sight je la connais de vue ; I took him by the hand je l'ai pris par la main ; he grabbed me by the hair il m'a attrapé par les cheveux ; she was holding it by the handle elle le tenait par le manche ; he has two children by his first wife il a deux enfants de sa première femme ;3 (according to, from evidence of) à ; by my watch it is three o'clock à ma montre, il est trois heures ; I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée ; what did you understand by her remarks? comment est-ce que tu as compris ses remarques? ; I knew him by his walk je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche ; it's all right by me ça me va ;4 (via, passing through) par ; we entered by the back door nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière ; we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham nous y arriverons plus rapidement si nous passons par Birmingham ; we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence nous sommes allés à Rome en passant par Venise et Florence ;5 (near, beside) à côté de, près de ; by the bed/the window à côté du lit/de la fenêtre ; by the sea au bord de la mer ; come and sit by me viens t'asseoir à côté de moi ;6 ( past) to go ou pass by sb passer devant qn ; she walked by me elle est passée devant moi ; they passed us by in their car ils nous ont dépassés dans leur voiture ; please let us get by s'il vous plaît, laissez-nous passer ;7 ( showing authorship) de ; a film by Claude Chabrol un film de Claude Chabrol ; a novel by Virginia Woolf un roman de Virginia Woolf ; who is it by? c'est de qui? ;8 (before, not later than) avant ; it must be done by four o'clock/next Thursday il faut que ce soit fait avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain ; by this time next week d'ici la semaine prochaine ; by the time she had got downstairs he was gone le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti ; he ought to be here by now il devrait être déjà là ; by now it was clear that they were going to win à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner ; but by then it was too late mais il était déjà trop tard ;9 ( during) by day as well as by night de jour comme de nuit ; by daylight au jour ; by moonlight au clair de lune ;10 ( according to) forbidden by law interdit par la loi ; to play by the rules jouer selon les règles ; it seems primitive by western standards cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux ;11 ( to the extent or degree of) de ; prices have risen by 20% les prix ont augmenté de 20% ; he's taller than me by two centimetres il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres ; by far de loin ; she is by far the cleverest/the youngest elle est de loin la plus intelligente/la plus jeune ; it's better by far c'est beaucoup mieux ;12 ( in measurements) sur ; a room 20 metres by 10 metres une pièce de 20 mètres sur 10 ;14 (showing rate, quantity) à ; to be paid by the hour être payé à l'heure ; by the dozen à la douzaine ;15 (in successive degrees, units) little by little peu à peu ; day by day jour après jour ; one by one un par un, un à un ;16 ( with regard to) de ; he is an architect by profession ou trade il est architecte de son métier ; by birth de naissance ;18 ( used with reflexive pronouns) he did it all by himself il l'a fait tout seul ; she was sitting by herself elle était assise toute seule ;19 (in promises, oaths) by God, I could kill him! je le jure, je pourrais le tuer! ; I swear by heaven je jure devant Dieu ;B adv1 ( past) to go by passer ; the people walking by les gens mpl qui passent/passaient, les passants mpl ; he walked on by without stopping il est passé sans s'arrêter ; a lot of time has gone by since then il s'est écoulé beaucoup de temps depuis lors ; as time goes by avec le temps ;2 ( near) près ; he lives close by il habite tout près ;3 (aside, in reserve) to put money by mettre de l'argent de côté ;4 ( to one's house) come by for a drink passe prendre un verre ; she called by during the week elle est passée dans la semaine.by and by bientôt ; by the by, by the bye à propos ; but that's by the by mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose.
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