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levantar meaning in English

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levantar verb

bring up(bring from a lower to a higher position)
verb
[UK: brɪŋ ʌp] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ʌp]

elevate [elevated, elevating, elevates](raise)
verb
[UK: ˈe.lɪ.veɪt] [US: ˈe.lə.ˌvet]

jack [jacked, jacking, jacks](use a jack)
verb
[UK: dʒæk] [US: ˈdʒæk]
Jack is an early riser. = Jack se levanta temprano.

lift [lifted, lifting, lifts](to raise or rise)
verb
[UK: lɪft] [US: ˈlɪft]
Lift your legs. = Levante las piernas.

pull up(lift vertically)
verb
[UK: pʊl ʌp] [US: ˈpʊl ʌp]

raise [raised, raising, raises](to cause to rise)
verb
[UK: reɪz] [US: ˈreɪz]
Raise your voice. = Levanta la voz.

stand [stood, standing, stands](to place in an upright or standing position)
verb
[UK: stænd] [US: ˈstænd]

stand up(bring something up and set it into a standing position)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

throw up(to cause something such as dust or water to rise into the air)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ʌp] [US: ˈθroʊ ʌp]

uphold [upheld, upholding, upholds](to hold up)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈhəʊld] [US: ˌʌpˈhoʊld]

levantar amarras verb

cast off(to let go)
verb
[UK: kɑːst ɒf] [US: ˈkæst ˈɒf]

levantar ampollas verb

raise someone's hacklesverb

levantar castillos en el aire verb

build castles in the air(to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
verb
[UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer]

levantar el vuelo verb

take flight(to become airborne)
verb

levantar la estructura verb

frame [framed, framing, frames](put together the structural elements)
verb
[UK: freɪm] [US: ˈfreɪm]

levantar la liebre verb

let the cat out of the bag(to disclose a secret, often inadvertently)
verb
[UK: let ðə kæt ˈaʊt əv ðə bæɡ] [US: ˈlet ðə kæt ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈbæɡ]

levantar pasiones verb

stir up(arouse or excite passion or action)
verb
[UK: stɜː(r) ʌp] [US: ˈstɝː ʌp]

levantar pesas verb

pump iron(to engage in weight training)
verb
[UK: pʌmp ˈaɪən] [US: ˈpəmp ˈaɪərn]

weightlift(to practise weightlifting as a form of physical recreation)
verb

levantarse verb

arise [arose, arisen, arising, arises](get up, stand up)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈraɪz] [US: ə.ˈraɪz]

get up(to rise from one's bed)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ʌp] [US: ˈɡet ʌp]

rise [rose, risen, rising, rises](to move upwards)
verb
[UK: raɪz] [US: ˈraɪz]
It was his habit to rise early. = Levantarse temprano era su costumbre.

stand up(rise from a sitting position)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

levantarse con el pie izquierdo verb

get up on the wrong side of the bed(to feel irritable without a particular reason)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ʌp ɒn ðə rɒŋ saɪd əv ðə bed] [US: ˈɡet ʌp ɑːn ðə ˈrɒŋ ˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈbed]

levantarse del lado equivocado de la cama verb

get up on the wrong side of the bed(to feel irritable without a particular reason)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ʌp ɒn ðə rɒŋ saɪd əv ðə bed] [US: ˈɡet ʌp ɑːn ðə ˈrɒŋ ˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈbed]

no levantar cabeza verb

not win for losingverb