lift Signification, définition

Signification de lift en français

• 0 to raise to a higher position -- lever

  • Can you help me lift the table? Peux-tu m’aider à soulever la table ?

  • Her father lifted her over the fence. Sa père l’a fait passer par dessus la barrière.

• 1 (of a rule, ban, etc.) to cancel -- lever

  • to lift the ban on the export of meat lever l’interdiction sur l’exportation de viande

• 2 to improve or make brighter or happier -- rehausser

  • a strategy to help lift the poor out of poverty une stratégie pour arracher les personnes démunies à la pauvreté

  • to lift sb’s spirits remonter le moral de qqn

  • A lighter color would help to lift the room a little. Une couleur plus claire aiderait à rehausser un peu la pièce.

• 3 (of bad weather) to disappear -- se lever

  • The fog began to lift. Le brouillard commençait à se lever.

• 4 to not do anything to help -- ne pas lever le petit doigt

  • We were working hard, but she didn’t lift a finger all day. Nous avons travaillé dur mais elle n’a pas levé le petit doigt de toute la journée.

• 5 a movement to a higher position -- haussement [ masculine ]

  • a lift of the eyebrows un haussement des sourcils

• 6 a ride in a car -- balade [ feminine ]

  • I can give you a lift home. Je peux te déposer chez toi.

• 7 [ singular ] the effect of making sb happier -- regain [ masculine ] d’enthousiasme

  • Meeting the celebrities gives these young patients a real lift. Rencontrer les célébrités remonte vraiment le moral de ces jeunes patients.

• 8 elevator -- ascenseur [ masculine ]

  • Two people were in the lift. Il y avait deux personnes dans l’ascenseur.

• 9 to raise or bring to a higher position -- soulever

  • The box was so heavy that I couldn’t lift it.

• 10 to take and carry away -- porter

  • He lifted the table through into the kitchen.

• 11 (of mist etc) to disappear -- se lever

  • By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.

• 12 to rise -- (s’)élever

  • The aeroplane/airplane lifted into the air.

• 13 the act of lifting -- levage

  • a lift of the eyebrows.

• 14 a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people; elevator American -- ascenseur (people), monte-charge (goods)

  • Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.

• 15 a ride in someone’s car etc -- trajet (dans la voiture de qqn)

  • Can I give you a lift into town?

• 16 a raising of the spirits -- stimulant

  • Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.