lift - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

lift (Brit.)   - elevator	l'ascenseur  m.
lift   - rise	la hausse
lift   - rise	l'augmentation  f.
lift-off	le décollage
facelift   or: face-lift	le lifting
dead lift [SPORT.]   - weightlifting	le soulevé de terre
puller lift [TECH.]	le relevage roue du puller
automatic foot lift [TECH.]	le relevage automatique   [Sewing Machines]
knee lift plate [TECH.]	la plaque de genouillère
lift/drag ratio [AVIAT.]	la finesse

Verbs

to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted |   - pick up	soulever qc.
to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted |   - raise	lever qc.
to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted |   - plagiarize	plagier qc.
to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted | [coll.]   - steal	voler qc.
to lift sth. from sth.  | lifted, lifted |   - plagiarize	pomper qc. sur qc. [coll.]
to lift sth.  | lifted, lifted | [fig.]   - sanctions, ban	lever qc. [fig.]   - sanctions, interdiction
to lift off  | lifted, lifted |   - take off	décoller   - en particulier verticalement

Phrases / Collocations

to lift one's head/arm/...	lever la tête/le bras/...
to give so. a lift	déposer qn.   - en voiture
to thumb a lift (Brit.)	faire de l'auto-stop
to thumb a lift (Brit.)	faire du stop
to give so. a lift	prendre qn.   - en voiture
to lift a ban on sth.	lever l'interdiction sur qc.
to give so. a lift home	ramener qn. chez lui

Examples

The lift isn't working.

L'ascenseur est en panne.

Orthographically similar words

gift, left, Left, life, lint, list, lit, loft, slit

lait, lit, loft

Related search terms

raise, appreciation, elevator