raise Signification, définition

Signification de raise en français

• 0 to move sth to a higher position -- lever

  • Raise you arms above your head. Levez les bras au-dessus de la tête.

  • They slowly raised the curtain. Ils soulevèrent lentement le rideau.

• 1 to take care of children as they grow -- élever

  • She raised four children by herself. Elle a élevé quatre enfants toute seule.

• 2 to increase -- augmenter

  • The school will be raising tuition next year. L’école va augmenter les cours l’année prochaine.

• 3 to improve -- élever

  • to raise standards élever les standards

• 4 to collect money for a group, goal, etc. -- collecter

  • Last year we raised $10,000 at the auction. L’année dernière, nous avons collecté 10 000 $ à la vente aux enchères.

• 5 to start to talk about; bring up -- soulever

  • I’d like to raise the subject of road safety. J’aimerais soulever le sujet de la sécurité routière.

• 6 to cause to feel or think sth -- faire naître

  • Studies have raised doubts about the benefits of taking vitamins. Les études ont fait naître des doutes quant à l’intérêt de prendre des vitamines.

• 7 to breed a type of animal or grow a crop -- élever

  • We raise pigs and goats. Nous élevons des cochons et des chèvres.

• 8 an increase in salary -- augmentation [ feminine ]

  • His boss just gave him a raise. Son patron vient de lui donner une augmentation.

• 9 to move or lift to a high(er) position -- (sou)lever

  • Raise your right hand

  • Raise the flag.

• 10 to make higher -- hausser, augmenter

  • If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably

  • We’ll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.

• 11 to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food -- élever

  • We don’t raise pigs on this farm.

• 12 to rear, bring up (a child) -- élever

  • She has raised a large family.

• 13 to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed) -- soulever

  • Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?

• 14 to collect; to gather -- recueillir, rassembler

  • We’ll try to raise money

  • The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.

• 15 to cause -- provoquer

  • His remarks raised a laugh.

• 16 to cause to rise or appear -- produire

  • The car raised a cloud of dust.

• 17 to build (a monument etc) -- élever

  • They’ve raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.

• 18 to give (a shout etc) -- pousser

  • There’s no need to raise your voice.

• 19 to make contact with by radio -- établir la communication

  • I can’t raise the mainland.

• 20 an increase in wages or salary -- augmentation

  • I’m going to ask the boss for a raise.