raise

Pronúncia: reɪz
    transitive verb
  1. (in some senses also to raise up) [lift, fallen object, weight, arm, eyes, etc.] aixecar, alçar, elevar.
  2. (idem) [hat] treure's.
  3. (idem) [flag] hissar, enarborar.
  4. (idem) [dust] alçar(-se).
  5. (idem) [dough] fermentar.
  6. (idem) [sunken ship] treure nau del mar.
  7. (idem) [camp, siege] aixecar.
  8. (idem) [spirits] evocar.
  9. (idem) [from dead] ressuscitar.
  10. (idem) Mathematics elevar (a una potència).
  11. to raise one's glass alçar el got.
  12. to raise someone to power elevar algú al poder.
  13. to raise the standard of revolt pronunciar-se, rebel·lar-se.
  14. to raise tribesmen in revolt revoltar les tribus.
  15. to raise the people against a tyrant fer que el poble es revolti contra un tirà.
  16. to raise someone's hopes excessively esperançar excessivament algú, donar a algú massa esperances.
  17. to raise someone's spirits infondre ànim, encoratjar algú.
  18. to raise someone up from poverty ajudar algú a sortir de la misèria.

  19. [erect, building] bastir.
  20. [statue] fer, alçar.

  21. [increase, price, salary] augmentar, apujar.
  22. [production] augmentar.
  23. [person, in rank] ascendir (to a).
  24. [voice] aixecar.
  25. don't raise your voice! no aixequis la veu!
  26. [bring up, etc., family, livestock] criar.
  27. [crop] conrear.

  28. [produce] crear, produir.
  29. donar lloc a.
  30. [bump, etc.] causar.
  31. [laughter] provocar.
  32. [doubts] suscitar.
  33. [problem, question] plantejar.
  34. [objection] fer.
  35. [outcry] armar (gresca \ bronquina).
  36. I'll raise the point with them ja els en parlaré.
  37. it raises many problems for us ens planteja molts problemes.
  38. this raises the question of whether... això planteja el problema de si...
  39. can't you raise a smile? tens encara un somriure per a mi?

  40. [get together, army] reclutar.
  41. [funds] manllevar.
  42. [loan] aconseguir, obtenir.
  43. [new taxes] imposar.
  44. to raise money on an estate obtenir diners mitjançant la hipoteca d'una propietat.
    45. reflexive verb
  45. to raise oneself alçar-se, aixecar-se.
  46. he raised himself up on one elbow es va incorporar ajudant-se amb el colze.
  47. he has raised himself up from nothing ha sortit del no-res.
    48. noun
  48. especially United States augment, puja.
  49. [of salary] augment de sou.
  50. Cards sobremarca.