(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
to give somebody a liftllevar a alguien (en el coche) dar avent贸n a alguien
could you give me a lift to the station?驴puedes llevarme or acercarme a la estaci贸n?
3.(colloquial)
a.
that really gave me a lift!隆eso me levant贸 much铆simo los 谩nimos!
4.(aviation)
a. la sustentaci贸n
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
they took the lift to the fourth floorThere was a man in the lift as we went down
2especially(Britain)(in car)
never accept lifts from strangersnunca te montes en un coche con extraños
she had accepted a lift from a man with a short, dark beard and glassesto [give] sb a lift
can I give you a lift?¿quiere que le lleve (en coche)?;¿quiere que le dé aventón?; (Méx)¿quiere que le dé un aventón?; (Col)she gave me a lift homeme llevó a casa en coche;me acompañó con su coche a casa
try and get a lift with themI can give you a lift to Burgoshe gave her a lift back to London that night...he often gave me a lift homecan you give me a lift to the station?children should be taught not to accept lifts from strangersto [hitch] a lifthe [offered] us a lift home in his cardo you [want] a lift into town?Do you want a lift, Ralph?
I guess I could do with a bit of a liftthey were a bit depressed and needed a lift
to give sb a lift(psychologically)levantar el ánimo a algn;(physically)dar fuerzas a algn
buying a new dress gives me a lifthe had a dirnk to give himself a liftmy selection for the team has given me a tremendous liftIt gives the worker an extraordinary psychological lift...Drink this. It's supposed to give you a lift.
4(Aer)propulsión (f)
this persuaded Rolls that the principle was feasible and that they should develop a gas turbine for the specific function of providing lift for vertical take-off aeroplanesSuperficially, the plane looked more or less conventional, but it had no horizontal tail. Instead there were two wings. The rear one was mounted on the fuselage and fixed; and of course it gave lift, whereas a conventional tailplane gives downthrust
transitive verb
1(raise, pick up)[+cover, box, head]levantar;[+phone, receiver]descolgar;coger; (Esp)[+child]tomar en brazos;coger en brazos; (Esp)alzar;[+invalid]mover
this suitcase is too heavy for me to liftesta maleta pesa demasiado para que yo la levante
they knew how to lift great weightsunaccustomed lifting of heavy weights strains the musclesshe lifted the lid of the box and displayed the contentshe lifted the sheet to reveal the dead man's faceshe lifted her skirt to reveal a black garter{ around her thigh}the Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superiorhe couldn't lift her now; his arms hurt too muchlifting her gently under the arms, he helped her into a sitting positionyou could hurt your back if you try to lift a heavy toddlerAmy lifted her arm to wave goodbyeHe lifted his hand to ring the doorbell...She lifted her foot and squashed the wasp into the groundshe lifted her head and smiled at himhe tried to lift his head from the pillow {but he was too weakhe lifts his foot from the acceleratorthe dog lifted its [leg] against a lamppost
he lifted his eyes and looked out of the windowlevantó or alzó la vista y miró por la ventana
he lifted the bottle [from] the trayshe lifted the kettle from the stove
the wind lifted the balloon into the airel viento se llevó el globo por los aires
he lifted the lid off the panlevantó la tapadera de la olla;destapó la olla
he lifted the child onto his kneealzó or cogió al niño y lo sentó en su rodilla; (Esp)
he lifted his case onto the tablehe lifted the child onto the donkey's backwe lifted him onto the stretcher and took him onto the ambulanceto lift sb over sth
to lift sb's spiritslevantar el ánimo a algn
He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spiritsA brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your spirits and dissolve a winter depression
she lifted her glass to her lipsse llevó el vaso a los labios
to lift weights(Dep)hacer or levantar pesas
I've been lifting weights for a year now
she never lifts a finger to helpno mueve un dedo para ayudar
"lazy so-an-so," she thought, "he never lifts a finger when I'm not hereOn the way back home, the travel operator takes your bag to customs and then puts it on your homeward flight. You don't have to lift a finger
to lift the lid on sthdestapar algo
...the Milan magistrate who first lifted the lid on the scandal...a film lifting the lid on the Chappaquiddick scandal...new book which claims to lift the lid on every KGB secret you could ever want to know
2(remove)[+restrictions, sanctions]levantar
Mr Bush said he'd never been enthusiastic about sanctions in the first place and would lift themThey urged the United States to lift all controls on textile imports...He lifted the ban on the People's PartyWe must do everything possible to lift the siege of Sarajevothe state of emergency was [partially] lifted last JuneThey want to lift the threshold at which extra interest is chargedthe bank lifted its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%the sale of the factory lifted gross profits [to] 2,000,000 dollarsthey expect that this will lift the rate of inflation back to 13 per centan operation to lift refugees from out of an areaThere is a restriction on the number of passengers foreign airlines /can lift from the island/troops will be lifted [into] the region tomorrowThe Apaches are designed to quickly lift soldiers and equipment to the battlefieldThe army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding.
3(dig up)[+potatoes, carrots]recoger
Lift carrots on a dry day and pack them horizontally in boxes of damp sand
4(improve)mejorar
they need to lift their game to wintienen que mejorar su juego si quieren ganar
something must be done to lift educational standards
the article was lifted from a newspaperel artículo fue copiado or plagiado de un periódico
Uncle Harold had lifted the morning's receipts...They break into steel filing cabinets, open cupboards, or lift a briefcase from a locked car or officemost of the [article] was lifted from a newspaper
intransitive verb
1(rise)levantarse;alzarse; (LAm)
2(raise)
a bra which lifts and separatesun sujetador que realza y separa el busto