raise

[[t]reiz[/t]] 1. verb

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) lever

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) hausser

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) élever

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) élever

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) soulever

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) recueillir; rassembler

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provoquer

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) produire

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) élever

10) (to give (a shout etc).) pousser

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) établir la communication

2. noun

(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) augmentation

- raise someone's hopes

- raise hell/Cain / the roof - raise someone's spirits

English-French dictionary. 2014.