levantar la voz

to raise one's voice

levantar la voz(leh-bahn-tahr lah bohs)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to speak out loud)

a. to raise one's voice

Alicia, por favor, levanta la voz para que los de atrás puedan oírte.

Alicia, please raise your voice so the people at the back can hear you.

b. to speak up

Si no levantas la voz, nadie te oirá.

If you don't speak up, no one will hear you.

transitive verb phrase

2.

(idiom)

(to speak angrily to)

a. to raise one's voice to

(idiom)

A tu edad yo nunca le levanté la voz a mi papá.

I never raised my voice to my dad at your age.