elevar
transitive verb
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) [+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
[+voz] to raise elevar el tono de la voz to raise one's voice
4
elevar a algn a algo to elevate sb to sth (formal); lo elevaron al pontificado he was made Pope; he was elevated to the pontificate (formal); elevaron a su ídolo a la categoría de dios they raised o elevated (formal) 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
pronominal verb
elevarse1 (erguirse) [+montaña, edificio] to rise
la cordillera se eleva 2.500m sobre el nivel del mar the mountain range rises to 2,500m above sea level
el rascacielos se eleva por encima del parque the skyscraper soars o rises above the park
3 (ascender) [+humo] to rise; [+avión] to climb
el humo se elevaba hacia el cielo the smoke rose into the sky; el avión se elevó hasta 7.800 metros the plane climbed to 7,800 metres
el balón se elevó por encima de la portería the ball went over the top of the goal
4 (aumentar) to rise; increase
si se le eleva la fiebre if his temperature rises o increases; en el interior de la cámara la temperatura se eleva tres grados más inside the chamber the temperature rises o increases by three degrees
5 (alcanzar)
elevarse a [+cifra, cantidad] to stand at; amount to; [+temperatura] to be; reach; la cifra de heridos se eleva ya a 300 the number of the injured now stands at 300 o is now 300
la temperatura se elevó a 40 grados the temperature reached 40 degrees