levantando in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for levantando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.levantar VB trans

1.1. levantar:

levantar bulto/peso/piedra

to lift

levantar bulto/peso/piedra

to pick up

levantar persiana

to pull up

levantar persiana

to raise

ayúdame a levantar este baúl

help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk up

levanta la alfombra

lift up the rug

levantaron las copas para brindar

they raised their glasses in a toast

1.2. levantar ojos/mirada/vista:

me contestó sin levantar los ojos o la vista del libro

she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo

he raised his eyes to heaven

1.3. levantar voz:

levantar

to raise

levantar el tono

to raise one's voice

¡a mí no me levantes la voz!

don't raise your voice to me!

1.4. levantar polvo:

levantar

to raise

el coche levantó una nube de polvo

the car raised a cloud of dust

1.5. levantar (en naipes):

levantar carta

to pick up

2.1. levantar ánimos:

esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral

this raised our spirits/our morale

venga, levanta el ánimo

come on, cheer up!

2.2. levantar industria/economía:

levantar

to help … to pick up

a ver si conseguimos levantar este país

let's see if we can get this country back on its feet

3. levantar estatua/muro/edificio:

levantar

to erect

levantar

to put up

4. levantar:

levantar restricción/embargo/sanción

to lift

levantar huelga

to call off

la madre le levantó el castigo

his mother let him off o lifted his punishment

levantar el asedio

to raise o lift the siege

se levanta la sesión

the meeting is adjourned

5. levantar:

levantar protestas

to cause

levantar protestas

to spark

levantar protestas

to spark off

levantar protestas

to give rise to

levantar polémica

to cause

levantar polémica

to arouse

levantar rumor

to give rise to

levantar rumor

to spark

levantar rumor

to spark off

su comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos

her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighbors

6.1. levantar LAW:

levantar acta

to prepare

levantó atestado del accidente

he wrote a report on the accident

6.2. levantar LAW:

levantar cadáver

to remove

7. levantar censo:

levantar

to take

8. levantar (desmontar, deshacer):

levantar (el) campamento

to strike camp

levantar la cama

to strip the bed

levantar la mesa LatAm

to clear the table

9.1. levantar (en brazos):

levantar niño

to pick up

9.2. levantar (de la cama):

levantar

to get … up

levantar

to get … out of bed

9.3. levantar (poner de pie):

ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla

help me to get grandpa up out of his chair

un discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos

a speech which brought the audience to its feet

10. levantar inf (robar):

levantar

to lift inf

levantar

to swipe inf

levantar

to pinch Brit inf

me levantó la novia

he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend inf

11. levantar AmS inf mujer:

levantar

to pick up inf

II.levantarse VB vpr

1.1. levantarse (de la cama):

levantarse

to get up

nunca se levanta antes de las diez

he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten

¿a qué hora te levantas?

what time do you get up?

ya se levanta un poco por la casa

she can get up and move around the house a bit now

ya se levanta un poco por la casa

she's up and moving around the house a little now

1.2. levantarse (ponerse en pie):

al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron

everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered form

intentó levantarse del suelo

he tried to get up off the floor o to stand up

hasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa

no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finished

se levantó de su asiento para saludarme

she stood up o got up o rose to greet me

2. levantarse:

levantarse polvareda:

to rise

levantarse temporal:

to brew

se ha levantado un viento muy fuerte

a strong wind has got up o picked up

3. levantarse torre/monumento/edificio (erguirse):

levantarse

to rise

4. levantarse pintura:

levantarse

to peel off

levantarse

to peel

levantarse

to come off

5. levantarse (sublevarse):

levantarse

to rise up

levantarse

to rise

la nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión

the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasion

6. levantarse refl solapas/cuello:

levantarse

to turn up

7.1. levantarse inf AmS (ligar):

levantarse

to pick up inf

7.2. levantarse inf AmS (acostarse con):

levantarse

to score with inf

levantarse

to go to bed with

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

levantar barricadas

to set up barricades

levantar una polvareda inf

to cause an uproar o a commotion

Translations for levantando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sit-up

abdominal f or m (levantando el torso del suelo)

I glued it but it won't stay down

lo pegué pero se sigue levantando

flush out game (in hunting)

levantar

to raise a hue and cry

levantar un revuelo

heave up books/furniture

levantar con esfuerzo

hoick

levantar (de un tirón)

tear up road

levantar

levantando in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for levantando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.levantar [le·βan·ˈtar] VB trans

1. levantar:

levantar (alzar)

to lift

levantar (alzar)

to raise

levantar (del suelo)

to pick up

levantar (polvo, telón)

to raise

levantar (un campamento)

to strike

levantar (las anclas)

to weigh

levantar el vuelo

to take off

después del fracaso ya no levantó cabeza

he/she never recovered from the fiasco

2. levantar (despertar, provocar):

levantar

to awaken

no queremos levantar sospechas

we don't want to arouse suspicion

levantar polémica

to give rise to controversy

3. levantar:

levantar (construir)

to build

levantar (monumento)

to erect

levantar (muro)

to put up

4. levantar:

levantar (suprimir)

to remove

levantar (embargo, castigo)

to lift

5. levantar (mapa):

levantar

to draw up

levantar acta de algo

to draw up a report on sth

6. levantar (voz, mirada):

levantar

to raise

levantar la voz a alguien

to raise one's voice to sb

II.levantar [le·βan·ˈtar] VB refl levantarse

1. levantar (de la cama):

levantar

to get up

levantarse con el pie izquierdo fig

to get out of bed on the wrong side

2. levantar (sobresalir):

levantar

to stand out

3. levantar (sublevarse):

levantar

to rebel

se levantaron pocas voces críticas

very few protested

4. levantar (viento, telón):

levantar

to rise

5. levantar (sesión):

levantar

to adjourn

se levanta la sesión

the meeting is closed

se levanta la sesión

court is adjourned

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

levantar una polvareda fig

to cause an uproar

Translations for levantando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

jack up

levantar

pull up

levantar

bolster

levantar

winch

levantar con un torno

liberate

levantar

push up (move higher)

levantar

erect (put up)

levantar

to raise a vista

levantar perspectivas