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Meanings of lift in English

Russian
подъёмная сила
Portuguese
sustentação
Spanish
sustentacion
Catalan
subpressió
Wikidata

Force; aerodynamics term.

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подъёмная сила
Portuguese
elevador
Catalan
ascensor
Spanish
ascensor
Wikidata

A mechanical device consisting of a compartment that may move vertically up and down, and that is used to convey people and cargo between floors of a building.

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elevador
Catalan
ritidoplàstia
Spanish
ritidectomía

Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.

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ritidoplàstia
Portuguese
levantamento crustal
Catalan
elevació
Spanish
elevación

The event of something being raised upward.

levantamento crustal
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Examples for "raising"
Examples for "raising"
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Cavalier said raising the funds was not easy, given the tough economy.
Reuters
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Casement suspended operations after difficulties raising investor interest, two industry sources said.
Reuters
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Conducts public awareness raising campaigns and research projects on violence in Cambodia.
Feminist dot com
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However, whether raising HDL cholesterol levels therapeutically reduces cardiovascular risk remains uncertain.
Pubmed
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There are times too for raising power and times for absorbing power.
Lid Off the Cauldron
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Using power of five hundred-imageperfectly steady even at this low elevation.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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I'd heard once that elevation was good for injuries that involved swelling.
Notes from the dog
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The general elevation of the country still appeared to be the same.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
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The difference is not in elevation or rainfall, but in the soil.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 194...
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It sometimes ends in uncommon elevation, indeed; but only at the gallows.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Usage of lift in English
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However, positive results from Commerzbank gave a lift to banks across Europe.
Reuters
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People in Peruvian markets say the government needs to help lift demand.
Reuters
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Analysts said that strong capital position could help to lift future dividends.
Reuters
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As soon as the lift doors open, he knows there's a problem.
Breathe
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Analysts said activity by state-linked funds was helping to lift the market.
Reuters
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McDonald said now is the right time to lift level 2 restrictions.
Radio NZ
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That is why the government wants to lift the ban, he said.
Reuters
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However, opposition parties were urging him to lift all travel bans imposed.
Radio NZ
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Gold is sensitive to rising interest rates, which lift its opportunity cost.
Reuters
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For a long time, the Bernoulli principle was thought to explain lift.
Wired
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Go lift some weights; read some books; meditate; earn a new degree.
Ebony
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Conclusions: A specific breathing strategy, exhalation during the lift, improved task performance.
Pubmed
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He said spirits would start to lift after the dismal rugby result.
Radio NZ
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This follows a Government decision to lift price controls on alcoholic drinks.
The Irish Times
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The Saint-Petersburg Exchange said this helped lift interest in its existing service.
Reuters
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Sure, you get free lift tickets and free rein on the mountain.
News.com.au