lift
(=pick up) soulever
It's too heavy, I can't lift it. C'est trop lourd, je ne peux pas le soulever.
(=raise) lever
to lift one's head lever la tête
to lift one's arm lever le bras
→ Amy lifted her arm to wave.
to lift a glass to one's lips porter un verre à ses lèvres
He lifted the glass to his mouth. Il porta son verre à ses lèvres.
[+sanctions, ban] lever
→ He lifted the ban on the People's Party.
→ The president said he'd never been enthusiastic about sanctions in the first place and would lift them.
(=increase)
[+rate] relever
→ The bank lifted its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%.
(=plagiarize) pomper
to lift sth from sth [+publication, internet] pomper qch sur qch
Most of the article was lifted from a woman's magazine. La plus grande partie de l'article a été pompée sur un magazine féminin.
[fog] se lever
→ Around midday, the fog lifted.
(British)
(=elevator) ascenseur m
The lift isn't working. L'ascenseur est en panne.
→ I took the lift.
(in car)
to give sb a lift (British) déposer qn → a man asked if we could give him a lift He gave me a lift to the cinema. Il m'a déposé au cinéma. Would you like a lift? Est-ce que je peux vous déposer quelque part? to give sb a lift home ramener qn chez lui (or chez elle) He had a car and often gave me a lift home. Il avait une voiture et il me ramenait souvent chez moi.
button lift
n téléski m à perche
chair lift , chairlift
n (in skiing)
télésiège m
drag lift
n (SKIING) tire-fesses m inv
▲
lift off
vi
[rocket, helicopter, plane] décoller
→ The plane lifted off and climbed steeply into the night sky.
▲
lift out
vt sep sortir
[+troops, evacuees] évacuer par avion (or hélicoptère)
▲
lift up
vt sep soulever
→ She put her arms around him and lifted him up.
lift attendant
n (British) liftier (-ière) m/f
lift-off
n décollage m
→ The lift-off was delayed about seven minutes.
→ The rocket tumbled out of control shortly after lift-off.
lift shaft
n (British) cage f d'ascenseur
ski lift
n remonte-pente m inv