lift

lift
lift 1. verb
1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) løfte, heve
2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) bære bort
3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) lette
4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) lette, ta av
2. noun
1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) heving, løft(ing)
2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) heis; skiheis
3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) skyss; haik
4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) oppmuntring
elevator
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subst. \/lɪft\/
1) løft, løfting, heving
2) (overført) hjelp, håndsrekning
3) (overført) løft
those words gave everyone a lift
4) skyss, haik, lift
5) (mekanikk) løftehøyde, stigehøyde
6) (om pris eller mengde) stigning, økning
7) heis, elevator
8) (hverdagslig) tyveri, plagiat, kopi
9) (sjøfart) løft, topplente, løftesluse
10) reisning (kroppsholdning)
11) forklaring: oppbygd hæl på eller innlegg i skotøy som gir ekstra høyde eller korrigerer ulik lengde på benene
12) (i bakken) hevning, høyde
13) (luftfart) oppdrift
14) (luftfart) luftbro
15) (TV) svartavvik, svarthøyning
give somebody a lift gi noen en håndsrekning, hjelpe noen gi noen skyss, la noen sitte på
lift attendant heisfører
thumb a lift eller thumb a ride forsøke å få haik, haike
II
verb \/lɪft\/
1) (også overført) løfte (på), løfte opp, heve (på), heve opp
lift a ball
løfte en ball
lift one's hat
løfte hatten
2) heve, oppheve
lift a blockade
heve en blokade
lift restrictions
oppheve restriksjoner
3) løfte seg, heve seg
the window won't lift
vinduet vil ikke gå opp
4) (også overført) lette, spre seg, svinne
the fog lifted
tåken lettet
the depression lifted
depresjonen letnet
her heart lifted
hennes hjerte ble lettet
5) (om rotfrukter) ta opp, grave opp
6) (hverdagslig) rappe, kvarte, stjele, lette
7) (hverdagslig) plagiere, kopiere
8) (om pris eller mengde) stige, øke
9) (slang, arrestere) hekte, knipe
10) utføre kosmetisk kirurgi, gi ansiktsløftning
11) transportere med fly
12) (om gulv) slå seg
13) (om person eller lag) forbedre rangering
the victory lifted the team into fourth place
have one's face lifted gjennomgå en ansiktsløftning
lift a hand eller lift a finger (vanligvis med negativ) ta i, løfte en finger
he never lifted a hand to help me
han løftet aldri en finger for å hjelpe meg
lift at løfte i, løfte på
lift a word out of its context ta et ord ut av sammenhengen
lift from løfte opp fra
lift into løfte opp i, løfte opp til
lift off løfte av (romteknologi eller luftfart) starte, lette (spesielt vertikalt)
lift one's hand (for å avlegge ed) løfte hånden, heve hånden
lift one's hand against løfte hånden mot (true)
lift (up) one's hands (også i bønn) løfte sine hender
lift one's spirits bedre humøret
lift to løfte opp til, løfte opp mot
lift up løfte opp, heve
lift (up) one's eyes
løfte blikket
racial hatred lifts up its ugly head
rasehatet hever sitt stygge hode
lift upon løfte opp på
lift up one's head (overført) løfte hodet, fatte nytt mot

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