lift

lift
lift [lɪft]
1. noun
   a. (British) ( = elevator) ascenseur m ; (for goods) monte-charge m inv
   b. (Skiing) remontée f mécanique
   c. ( = act of lifting) give the box a lift soulève la boîte
   d. ( = transport) can I give you a lift? est-ce que je peux vous déposer quelque part ?
• I gave him a lift to Paris je l'ai emmené jusqu'à Paris
• we didn't get any lifts personne ne s'est arrêté pour nous prendre
• he stood there hoping for a lift il était là (debout) dans l'espoir d'être pris en stop
   e. ( = boost) it gave us a lift cela nous a remonté le moral
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = raise) lever
• to lift sb/sth onto a table soulever qn/qch et le poser sur une table
• to lift sb/sth off a table descendre qn/qch d'une table
• to lift sb over a wall faire passer qn par-dessus un mur
• to lift weights (as sport) faire des haltères
   b. [+ restrictions] supprimer ; [+ ban, siege] lever
   c. ( = copy) (inf) [+ quotation, passage] piquer (inf)
• he lifted that idea from Sartre il a piqué (inf) cette idée à Sartre
3. intransitive verb
[lid] se soulever ; [fog] se lever
4. compounds
► lift attendant noun (British) liftier m, -ière f
► lift-off noun (Space) décollage m
• we have lift-off! décollage ! ► lift shaft noun (British) cage f d'ascenseur
► lift down separable transitive verb
[+ box, person] descendre
• to lift sth down from a shelf descendre qch d'une étagère► lift off
1. intransitive verb
(Space) décoller
2. separable transitive verb
[+ lid] enlever
• he lifted the child off the table il a descendu l'enfant de la table
► lift out separable transitive verb
[+ object] sortir
• he lifted the child out of his playpen il a sorti l'enfant de son parc► lift up
1. intransitive verb
[drawbridge] se soulever
2. separable transitive verb
[+ object, carpet, skirt, person] soulever
• to lift up one's eyes lever les yeux
• to lift up one's head lever la tête
* * *
[lɪft] 1.
noun
1) GB (elevator) (for people) ascenseur m; (for goods) monte-charge m inv
2) (ride)

she asked me for a lift — elle m'a demandé de la conduire

can I give you a lift? — je peux te déposer quelque part?

to give lifts to hitchhikers — prendre des auto-stoppeurs

don't accept lifts from strangers — ne monte jamais dans la voiture d'un inconnu

3) (colloq) (boost)

to give somebody a lift — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

4) Sport (in weightlifting) essai m
2.
transitive verb
1) soulever [object, person]; lever [one's arm, head] (from de); fig lever [siege, ban, sanctions]

to lift something off a ledge — soulever quelque chose d'un rebord

to lift something out of the box — sortir quelque chose de la boîte

to lift something over the wall — faire passer quelque chose par-dessus le mur

she lifted the spoon to her lips — elle a porté la cuillère à sa bouche

I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my mind — je me sens soulagé d'un grand poids

2) (boost)

to lift somebody's spirits — remonter le moral à quelqu'un

3) (colloq) (steal) piquer (colloq), voler [file, keys, ideas] (from dans); copier [article, passage] (from sur)
4) Sport lifter [ball]

to lift weights — faire des haltères

5)

to have one's face lifted — se faire faire un lifting

3.
intransitive verb [lid] se soulever; [bad mood, headache] disparaître; [fog] se dissiper
Phrasal Verbs:
••

not to lift a finger — ne pas lever le petit doigt


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