levantar
lift, lift up
Verb levantar (first-person singular present levanto, first-person singular preterite levanté, past participle levantado)
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to lift
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to raise, put up
- Levanta la mano.
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Raise your hand.
- ¿Puedes levantar una sola ceja?
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Can you raise a single eyebrow?
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to put up; build up (buildings)
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to increase; turn up (volume, power etc.)
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to adjourn; close; end (a meeting)
- Se levanta la sesión.
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The session is adjourned.
- El presidente levantó la reunión.
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The president adjourned the meeting.
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(hunting) to flush out
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to draw up (plans)
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to take, make (a census)
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to remove; get rid of (a prohibition)
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to nick, rob (steal)
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to take down (a tent)
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to give rise to
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to set up, found (a business)
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to bring back, make successful again (a business)
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to take home, earn (money)
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(card games) to pick (a card)
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(card games) to beat (a hand)
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(reflexive) to get up
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(reflexive) to ride; mount (have sex with)
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Intentó con todas sus fuerzas levantar la caja.
He tried with all his might to lift the box.
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No puedo levantar el brazo derecho.
I can't lift my right arm.
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Contratamos una grúa para levantar el nuevo aire acondicionado y ponerlo en el tejado.
We hired a crane to lift the new air conditioner and place it on the roof.
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Tom, ¿te vas a levantar?
Tom, will you get up?
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No puedes levantar el piano tú solo.
You cannot lift the piano alone.
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Tom no pudo levantar la maleta de Mary.
Tom couldn't lift Mary's suitcase.
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Las matemáticas son esa rama de la ciencia que podrías seguir persiguiendo aunque te fueras a levantar por la mañana y te dieras cuenta de que el universo ha desaparecido.
Mathematics is that branch of science which you could continue to pursue, even if you were to get up in the morning and notice that the universe had disappeared.
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No puedes levantar el piano.
You can't lift the piano.
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Si tienes preguntas, no dudes en levantar la voz.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to jump in.
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Después de la bancarrota no pudo levantar cabeza.
After his bankruptcy, he wasn't able to get back on his feet.
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