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Definición de “lift” en inglés


verb uk   /lɪft/ us  

lift verb (RAISE)


lift verb (TAKE HOLD)


lift verb (MAKE LOUD)

[T] literary to make your voice louder, especially when performingIncreasing and intensifying


[T] informal to make something more interesting or enjoyable: The article is informative enough, but it's a bit dull - we need something to lift it.Making things betterBecoming better

lift verb (MAKE HAPPY)


lift verb (GO AWAY)

[I] (of mist or fog) to go away until none is left: The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through.Clouds, dew, fog and steam

lift verb (END)

[T] to end a rule or law: The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal. At last they've lifted the ban on jeans at the club.Causing something to endComing to an end

lift verb (STEAL)

[T] informal to steal somethingStealing [T] informal to use someone else's writing, music, or idea, pretending that it is your own: He'd lifted whole passages from a website.Faking and pretendingCopying and copiesForgery


noun uk   /lɪft/ us  


A2 [C] UK (US elevator) a device like a box which moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine: Take the lift to the sixth floor.Stairs and liftsMachinery and machinesHousehold equipment and domestic chores

lift noun (RAISE)

[C or U] an act of lifting or raising something: Give it one more lift and we'll have it at the top of the stairs.Raising and lowering [U] specialized engineering the force on the wing of a bird or aircraft that keeps it in the air as it moves forwardTravelling by aircraftAviationMovement through the airMovement through the airAviationTravelling by aircraft

lift noun (JOURNEY)


lift noun (MAKE HAPPY)

give sb a lift to make someone happier: She'd been feeling a bit low but hearing that she'd got the job gave her a lift.Causing pleasureReassuring
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