raise in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for raise in the English»French Dictionary

I.raise [Brit reɪz, Am reɪz] N

1. raise Am (pay rise):

raise

augmentation f

2. raise GAMES:

raise (in poker)

mise f supérieure

raise (in bridge)

annonce f supérieure

II.raise [Brit reɪz, Am reɪz] VB trans

1. raise (lift):

raise baton, barrier, curtain

lever

raise flag

hisser

raise box, trap door, lid

soulever

raise level, standard

élever

raise sunken ship

renflouer

to raise one's hand/head

lever la main/tête

to raise one's hands above one's head

lever les mains au-dessus de la tête

he raised the glass to his lips

il a porté le verre à ses lèvres

to raise a glass to sb

lever son verre à l'honneur de qn

to raise one's hat to sb

soulever son chapeau pour saluer qn

I've never raised a hand to my children

je n'ai jamais levé la main sur mes enfants

to raise an eyebrow lit

froncer les sourcils

nobody raised an eyebrow at my suggestion fig

ma suggestion n'a fait sourciller personne

to raise sb from the dead

ressusciter qn

2. raise (place upright):

raise mast, flagpole

dresser

raise patient

redresser

3. raise (increase):

raise fees, price, offer, salary, volume

augmenter (from de, to à)

raise standard

élever

raise age limit

reculer (for pour)

to raise sb's awareness or consciousness of

sensibiliser qn à

to raise one's voice (to be heard)

parler plus fort

to raise one's voice (in anger)

élever la voix

to raise one's voice against fig

élever la voix contre

to raise the temperature lit, fig

faire monter la température

to raise sb's hopes

donner de faux espoirs à qn

to raise one's sights

augmenter ses prétentions

4. raise (cause):

raise doubts, fears, suspicions

faire naître

raise memories

rappeler

raise dust

soulever

to raise a storm of protest

provoquer une tempête de protestations

to raise a cheer speech:

déclencher des hourras

to raise a laugh/smile joke:

faire rire/sourire

to raise a fuss

faire des histoires inf

to raise a commotion

faire du vacarme inf

5. raise (mention):

raise issue, objection, problem, possibility

soulever

please raise any queries or questions now

si vous avez des questions, posez-les maintenant

6. raise (bring up):

raise child, family

élever

to be raised (as) an atheist/a Catholic

être élevé dans l'athéisme/la religion catholique

7. raise (breed):

raise livestock

élever

8. raise (find):

raise capital, money

trouver

I need to raise 3, 000 dollars

il faut que je trouve 3 000 dollars

9. raise (form):

raise army

lever

raise team

former

10. raise (collect):

raise tax

lever

raise support

obtenir

raise money

collecter

they raised money for charity

ils ont collecté de l'argent pour une œuvre de charité

the gala raised a million dollars

le gala a permis de collecter un million de dollars

the money raised from the concert was donated to UNICEF

la recette du concert a été donnée à l'UNICEF

I raised £300 against my watch

j'ai engagé ma montre pour 300 livres sterling

11. raise (erect):

raise monument, statue

élever (to sb en l'honneur de qn)

12. raise (end):

raise ban, siege

lever

13. raise (contact):

raise person

contacter

I can't raise her on the phone

je n'arrive pas à la joindre au téléphone

14. raise (give):

to raise the alarm lit

sonner l'alarme

to raise the alarm fig

donner l'alarme

she raised a smile

elle a eu un sourire forcé

15. raise (improve):

to raise the tone

hausser le ton

to raise sb's spirits

remonter le moral à qn

16. raise (increase the stake):

I'll raise you 200 dollars!

200 dollars de mieux!

to raise the bidding (in gambling)

monter la mise

to raise the bidding (at auction)

monter l'enchère

17. raise MATH:

to raise a number to the power (of) three/four

élever un chiffre à la puissance trois/quatre

III.raise [Brit reɪz, Am reɪz] VB refl

to raise oneself

se redresser

to raise oneself to a sitting position

se redresser (en position assise)

to raise oneself up on one's elbows

prendre appui sur ses coudes

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to raise Cain inf (make a noise)

faire du boucan inf

to raise Cain (get angry)

piquer une crise inf

to raise one's or an eyebrow (in surprise)

hausser les sourcils

to raise one's or an eyebrow (in disapproval)

froncer les sourcils

to raise a few eyebrows

provoquer quelques froncements de sourcils

Translations for raise in the French»English Dictionary

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exhausser

to raise

soulever des objections

to raise objections

surhausser

to raise the height of

faire une collecte

to raise funds (pour for)

surélever

to raise the height of

faire une offre de Gascon

to raise false hopes

emboucher instrument

to raise [sth] to one's lips

raise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for raise in the English»French Dictionary

I.raise [reɪz] N Am, Aus

raise

augmentation f

II.raise [reɪz] VB trans

1. raise (lift):

raise

lever

raise blinds, curtain

monter

raise flag

hisser

raise eyebrows

froncer

2. raise (cause to rise):

raise

soulever

3. raise (rouse):

raise

réveiller

to raise sb from the dead

relever qn d'entre les morts

4. raise (stir up):

raise dust

soulever

5. raise (increase):

raise

augmenter

to raise one's voice

hausser le ton

to raise the tone iron hum

élever la voix

6. raise (bet more than):

to raise sb $10

faire une relance de 10$

7. raise MATH:

raise

élever

8. raise (improve):

raise

améliorer

raise standard of living

augmenter

9. raise (promote):

raise

promouvoir

10. raise (arouse):

raise laugh, murmur, cheer

provoquer

raise doubts

semer

raise fears

engendrer

raise havoc

causer

raise hopes

faire naître

raise suspicions

éveiller

to raise a smile

faire sourire

11. raise (introduce):

raise issue, question

soulever

I'll raise this with him

je lui en parlerai

12. raise (collect):

raise funds

rassembler

raise money

se procurer

13. raise form (build):

raise monument

ériger

14. raise (bring up):

raise children, family

élever

15. raise (cultivate):

raise

cultiver

raise cattle

élever

16. raise (end):

raise embargo, siege

lever

17. raise (contact):

raise

joindre

Phrases:

to raise eyebrows

faire grincer des dents

to raise the roof

faire un bruit de tonnerre

pay raise, pay rise N

pay raise

augmentation f de salaire

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to raise a rumpus

faire du boucan

to raise a rumpus (complain)

faire (tout) un cirque

to pluck/raise one's eyebrows

s'épiler/froncer les sourcils

Translations for raise in the French»English Dictionary

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surélever

to raise

tiquer

to raise an eyebrow

revaloriser qc

to raise the standing of sth

revaloriser rente, traitement, salaire

to raise

soulever problème, question

to raise

brandir [ou lever] l'étendard de la révolte form

to raise the standard of revolt

relance

raise

faire une relance

to raise the stakes

raise Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lower/raise one's voice

baisser/hausser le ton

to raise public awareness of a problem

sensibiliser le public à un problème

to pluck/raise one's eyebrows

s'épiler/froncer les sourcils

to raise sb from the dead

relever qn d'entre les morts

I'll raise this with him

je lui en parlerai

to raise a new vista

faire naître une nouvelle perspective

to give sb a 1000 euros raise

augmenter qn de 1000 euros

to raise the standing of sth

revaloriser qc

to raise one's gun (to one's shoulder)

épauler

to raise the standard of revolt

brandir [ou lever] l'étendard de la révolte form

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English

The government's medium-term plan, outlined in 1990, sought to raise average crop yields and to increase food security, with special attention to improved producer incentives and storage facilities.

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They don't raise wages, despite the fact that a good pay hike would help ignite the global economy.

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Her fellow stallholders rally round, and secretly organise a concert at a nearby pub to help raise the money.

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When she leaves to marry her sweetheart, he must raise the doll by himself.

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It is possible to predict quite accurately which words will raise a laugh.

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The opinions of the dissenting judges raise two substantial implications.

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Events include dinner parties, evening cocktail parties, weekend brunches, wine tasting experiences, and childrens tea parties, to raise funds for the organization.

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This made him raise taxes and reintroduce the "vcrit" (the confiscation of every tenth head of cattle).

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Heat from nuclear fission is used to raise steam, which runs through turbines, which in turn powers either ship's propellers or electrical generators.

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It was used to produce town gas or coke, raise steam in industrial boilers or locomotives, to fuel power stations or for domestic heating.

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