levantar
erect ; lift (up) ; put up.
Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.
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.
hacer que Algo levante el vuelo
get + Nombre + off the ground
Support is urgently needed to help get this program off the ground.
levantar acta de los hechos
take + a record of the proceedings
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
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]
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 + Nombre + feathers
hit + a hot button
rock + the boat
make + waves
In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.
Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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 .
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.
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.
levantar armas
take up + arms
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
These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
levantar barricadas
barricade
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 campamento
pull + stakes
decamp
And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
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
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
Never go underneath your car when it is jacked up unless it is also properly supported on axle stands.
levantar crítica
arouse + criticism
raise + criticism
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.
The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
levantar el ánimo
pep up
Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
levantar el interés
create + interest
My job is to create interest, not to find people who already have an interest.
levantar el vuelo
get off + the ground
take + wing
get off + the launching pad
lift off + the launching pad
be off the launching pad
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.
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.
If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't - belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
We got a short glimpse of a giant rocket lifting off the launching pad.
Once your idea is off the launching pad, don't close your eyes and hope for a safe landing.
levantar haciendo palanca [Sinónimo de prise]
pry
This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.
levantar hato
pull + stakes
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
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'.
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 expectación
create + expectation
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
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.
It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
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.
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.
levantar la mano
raise + Posesivo + hand
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 perdiz
blow + the gaff
spill + the beans
blow + the gaff
let + the cat out of the bag
let on
It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
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.
It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
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.
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.
levantar la polémica
spark + controversy
Serials control, always the subject of considerable discussion, continues to spark controversy.
levantar la sesión
adjourn + meeting
'Let's go, Sheri! Meeting adjourned'.
levantar la vista
look up
She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.
levantar la voz
raise + Posesivo + voice
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.
levantar los ánimos
lift + Posesivo + spirits up
It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.
levantar + Nombre + del suelo
pick + Nombre + up off the ground
I can't sit here and pick you up off the ground everytime she trips you.
levantar olas levantarse [Verbo irregular: pasado rose, participio risen]
rock + the boat
get up
rise
roll out of + bed
rise to + Posesivo + feet
be up
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.
Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas.
His son often had trouble rolling out of bed in the morning and making it to school on time.
She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.
Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
levantarse al cantar el gallo
rise with + the lark
get up with + the lark
get up at + the crack of dawn
You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus.
We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down.
My grandpa used to tell me about how he had to get up at the crack of dawn every day to start work on the farm.
levantarse al despuntar el día
rise with + the lark
get up with + the lark
get up at + the crack of dawn
You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus.
We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down.
My grandpa used to tell me about how he had to get up at the crack of dawn every day to start work on the farm.
levantarse con el pie derecho
get out of + bed on the right side
They say that if you get out of bed on the right side, the day will go well for you.
levantarse con el pie izquierdo
wake up on + the wrong side of the bed
get up on + the wrong side of the bed
get out of + bed on the wrong side
We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
I, too, sometimes get up on the wrong side of the bed and regret that you percieved my comments as racist - nothing could be further from the truth.
You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
levantarse con las gallinas
rise with + the lark
get up with + the lark
get up at + the crack of dawn
You are invited to rise with the lark and listen out for the fabulous dawn chorus.
We no longer get up with the lark and go to bed when the sun goes down.
My grandpa used to tell me about how he had to get up at the crack of dawn every day to start work on the farm.
levantarse de un salto
spring up
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
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)
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
While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
levantarse la voz
talk over + each other
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.
levantarse tarde
sleep in
sleep + late
If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual.
On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
levantar una barrera
build + wall
Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
levantar una gran revuelo
raise + Cain
Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding.
levantar una maldición
lift + a curse
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 + ban
lift + restriction
Maybe now is the time to lift the ban on silicone breast implants.
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
Jeanne Leforte felt tired but elated when the session adjourned.
levantar un embargo
lift + embargo
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
There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene.
Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.
They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness.
no levantarse hasta tarde
lie in
You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning - so why do pensioners never lie in?.
no levantar un dedo
not lift a finger
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
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
It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
que levanta el espíritu
uplifting
It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
sacar levantando
lift + Nombre + out (of)
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
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
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.
volver a levantar el sistema
restart
DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
