Levante in english
pronunciation: aɪreɪzd part of speech: none
levantar = erect ; lift (up) ; put up ; raise.
Example: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Example: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.Example: If you put up a real tree too soon then all the little pine needle things will fall off and you'll be left with a twig on Christmas day.Example: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.more:
» el viento + levantar = the wind + whip up .
Example: Just then there was a loud clanging sound from outside as the wind whipped up something metallic and threw it around a little.» el viento + levantarse = the wind + get up ; the wind + pick up .
Example: The wind got up as the day went on and there was a nip in the air. Example: As the terrain levelled out, the wind picked up and We began experiencing some strong gusts and driving rain.» hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground .
Example: Support is urgently needed to help get this program off the ground.» levantar acta de los hechos = take + a record of the proceedings .
Example: The secretary or other person appointed for the purpose shall take a record of the proceedings of all meetings.» levantar acta (de una reunión) = take + the minutes( of a meeting) .
Example: In the absence of the Secretary the President must designate another officer to take the minutes of the meeting.» levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA] .
Example: The burrs ploughed up by the graver were scraped smooth, the remaining wax was removed and the plate was ready for use.» levantar ampollas = blister ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; kick + ass/arse ; kick + butt ; ruffle + Posesivo + feathers ; hit + a hot button ; rock + the boat ; make + waves ; stir + things up .
Example: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered. Example: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public. Example: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back. Example: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world. Example: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself. Example: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'. Example: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds . Example: It's very often easier to just 'go with the flow' and 'not rock the boat' by revealing that you disagree with some of the most fundamental beliefs of those around you. Example: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect. Example: I think Pope Francis wants to stir things up and allow people to raise questions.» levantar anclas = weigh + anchor .
Example: There was much activity on deck as the ship weighed anchor from Port William and put to sea.» levantar armas = take up + arms .
Example: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.» levantar barreras = erect + boundaries .
Example: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.» levantar barricadas = barricade .
Example: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.» levantar cabeza = get back on + Posesivo + feet ; get over ; turn + the corner ; pick + Reflexivo + up ; get out of + the woods ; turn + a corner ; look up .
Example: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet. Example: If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone -- just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another. Example: Global financial stability is improving -- we have begun to turn the corner. Example: There is a beauty about a woman whose confidence comes from experiences; who knows she can fall, pick herself up, and move on. Example: Whether the global economy can 'get out of the woods' depends on leaders' ability to tackle structural reforms. Example: But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically. Example: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.» levantar campamento = pull + stakes ; decamp .
Example: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward. Example: Soon after, the Scottish army decamped without noise in the dead of night and arrived without farther loss in their own country.» levantar castillos en el aire = build + castles in the air .
Example: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.» levantar con gato = jack up ; jack .
Example: Never go underneath your car when it is jacked up unless it is also properly supported on axle stands. Example: The building was nine inches off plumb and was jacked back into position incrementally over a period of one year.» levantar crítica = arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism ; cause + criticism .
Example: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Example: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709. Example: When Charles and Diana got married the Australian royal stamp had the couple facing away from each other, which caused much criticism.» levantar el ancla = weigh + anchor .
Example: There was much activity on deck as the ship weighed anchor from Port William and put to sea.» levantar el ánimo = pep up ; cheer + Nombre + up ; lift + Posesivo + spirits up ; gladden + the heart .
Example: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life. Example: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library. Example: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state. Example: A good book nourishes the soul and gladdens the heart.» levantar el interés = create + interest .
Example: My job is to create interest, not to find people who already have an interest.» levantar el puño = take + a swing .
Example: A guy walked over and started talking gibberish to him, then he just took a swing and punched him.» levantar el velo = lift + the veil on .
Example: Microsoft lifts the veil on two new tablets meant to show the way forward for Windows.» levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground ; take + wing ; get off + the launching pad ; lift off + the launching pad ; be off the launching pad .
Example: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground. Example: Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see his company start to blossom -- his vision was only just starting to take wing when he died in 1900. Example: If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't -- belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. Example: We got a short glimpse of a giant rocket lifting off the launching pad. Example: Once your idea is off the launching pad, don't close your eyes and hope for a safe landing.» levantar haciendo palanca = pry [Sinónimo de prise] .
Example: This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.» levantar hato = pull + stakes .
Example: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.» levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head ; raise + Posesivo + head .
Example: Whereupon he cocked his head in the direction of a sign above the exit which read: 'All bags, packages, and briefcases must be opened for inspection'. Example: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.» levantar la cabeza para mirar a = look up at .
Example: When she looked up at him, it was suddenly easy for her to imagine that her fears were pointless.» levantar la expectación = create + expectation .
Example: When someone plans for the short or long-term future, he is creating some kind of expectations.» levantar la liebre = spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag ; let on ; blab .
Example: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Example: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Example: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Example: The officials have raised the alert level to yellow but I have heard that behind the scenes they are far more worried than they are letting on. Example: Wark demonstrated that being the first to blab pays off when it's time for sentencing.» levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand .
Example: A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.» levantar la mirada = raise + Posesivo + eyes ; look up .
Example: You grew up and you learnt to keep your eyes lowered because if you raised your eyes you didn't know whether you were going to get an insult or a box in the ear. Example: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.» levantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up .
Example: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.» levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag ; let on ; blab .
Example: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Example: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Example: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Example: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Example: The officials have raised the alert level to yellow but I have heard that behind the scenes they are far more worried than they are letting on. Example: Wark demonstrated that being the first to blab pays off when it's time for sentencing.» levantar la polémica = spark + controversy .
Example: Serials control, always the subject of considerable discussion, continues to spark controversy.» levantar la vista = look up ; raise + Posesivo + eyes .
Example: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her. Example: You grew up and you learnt to keep your eyes lowered because if you raised your eyes you didn't know whether you were going to get an insult or a box in the ear.» levantar la vista para mirar a = look up at .
Example: When she looked up at him, it was suddenly easy for her to imagine that her fears were pointless.» levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice ; talk over + each other .
Example: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices. Example: The two men went at it hammer and tongs, right from the get-go, talking over each other, scowling, smirking, rolling eyes and generally refusing to cede a millimetre to their antagonist.» levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up ; cheer + Nombre + up ; pep up .
Example: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state. Example: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library. Example: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.» levantar + Nombre + del suelo = pick + Nombre + up off the ground .
Example: I can't sit here and pick you up off the ground everytime she trips you.» levantar olas = rock + the boat .
Example: It's very often easier to just 'go with the flow' and 'not rock the boat' by revealing that you disagree with some of the most fundamental beliefs of those around you.» levantarse del suelo = pick + Reflexivo + up ; scramble to + Posesivo + feet .
Example: Injured, she was able to pick herself up and take cover under a bush. Example: Scrambling to her feet gave him the chance to bunt her from behind, and down she sprawled upon her face.» levantarse de un salto = spring up .
Example: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.» levantarse en armas contra = take + arms against .
Example: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.» levantarse en armas (contra) = rebel (against) .
Example: It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.» levantarse en dos patas = buck .
Example: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.» levantar sospechas = stir + suspicion ; arouse + suspicion ; raise + a concern ; raise + suspicion(s) .
Example: Their presence in society may stir suspicion. Example: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task. Example: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs. Example: What is the most amount of cash that can be deposited into a bank account without raising suspicion?.» levantar suspicacias = raise + a concern ; raise + suspicion(s) .
Example: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs. Example: What is the most amount of cash that can be deposited into a bank account without raising suspicion?.» levantar una barrera = build + wall .
Example: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.» levantar una cortina de humo = put up + a smokescreen ; blow + a smokescreen ; throw (in) + a red herring ; throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] .
Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views. Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.» levantar una gran revuelo = raise + Cain .
Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding.» levantar una maldición = lift + a curse .
Example: She has no faith in doctors, blames his paralysis on black magic and wishes to take him home so the curse can be lifted by faqirs.» levantar una prohibición = lift + a ban ; lift + a restriction .
Example: Maybe now is the time to lift the ban on silicone breast implants. Example: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.» levantar una sesión = adjourn + a session ; adjourn + a meeting .
Example: Jeanne Leforte felt tired but elated when the session adjourned. Example: The chairman, therefore, decided to adjourn the meeting until later in the day and to reconvene in a larger room.» levantar un bloqueo = lift + a blockade .
Example: Farmers are expected to lift the blockades later today on the remaining meat plants as the rest of the food processing industry returns to normal following the dispute which began last Tuesday week.» levantar un cerco = lift + a blockade .
Example: Farmers are expected to lift the blockades later today on the remaining meat plants as the rest of the food processing industry returns to normal following the dispute which began last Tuesday week.» levantar un embargo = lift + an embargo .
Example: Over the last several months, the United States has expressed strong opposition to the EU's proposed plan to lift the arms embargo on China.» levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest ; raise + hell ; send + Nombre + into meltdown .
Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Example: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness. Example: He sent fans into meltdown when he revealed he had chopped off his trademark floppy hair.» no levantar un dedo = not lift a finger .
Example: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.» palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk .
Example: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.» que levanta el ánimo = uplifting .
Example: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.» que levanta el espíritu = uplifting .
Example: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.» sacar levantando = lift + Nombre + out (of) .
Example: If your mouse is a bit jumpy it is a good idea first of all just to get it used to your hand before attempting to lift it out of its cage.» saludar a Alguien levantando el sombrero ligeramente = tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre .
Example: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.» ser un persona que se levanta tarde = be a late riser .
Example: He was a late riser, and as the clock on the mantelpiece showed me that it was only a quarter-past seven, I blinked up at him in some surprise.» trabajar sin levantar cabeza = grind away .
Example: I don't want him to feel that he's just got to grind away and grind away and grind away and that his only purpose in life is to earn money to support this bunch of people.» volver a levantar el sistema = restart .
Example: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.levante
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» viento de levante = easternly wind [De uso menos frecuente que easterly wind] ; easterly wind .
Example: The weather forecast is much like for today, with mostly easternly winds most of the day. Example: Easterly winds bring us this extreme cold and, unlike a northerly wind, the easterly wind only has a short distance to travel over the warming sea.