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raise

/ɹeɪz/

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noun

Gehaltserhöhung, Lohnerhöhung

An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

Examples :

"The boss gave me a raise."

Der Chef hat mir eine Gehaltserhöhung gegeben.

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noun

Schulterheben

A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.

Examples :

"The physical therapist showed me how to do the shoulder raise exercise. "

Der Physiotherapeut zeigte mir, wie man die Schulterheben-Übung macht.

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noun

Anstoß

A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

Examples :

"The raise was successful, sending the other stone rolling across the rink. "

Der Anstoß war erfolgreich und schickte den anderen Stein über das Eis.

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Erhöhung, Steigerung

A bet that increases the previous bet.

Examples :

"The raise in the poker game was too big for me to handle. "

Die Erhöhung im Pokerspiel war zu hoch für mich.

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verb

Heben, anheben

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

Examples :

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

Heben Sie die Hand, wenn Sie etwas sagen möchten; heben Sie Ihren Wanderstock, um sich zu verteidigen.

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verb

Erhöhen, steigern, entwickeln

To create, increase or develop.

Examples :

"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."

Wir müssen die Motivation im Unternehmen steigern.

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verb

Kontakt aufnehmen, anrufen

To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

Examples :

"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."

Trotz aller Anrufüberlastung konnte sie schließlich die Polizei anrufen.

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verb

Erhöhen

To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

Examples :

"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."

John setzte, und Julie erhöhte, wodurch John mehr Geld einsetzen musste.

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verb

Potenzieren, Exponenzieren

To exponentiate, to involute.

Examples :

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

Zwei potenziert zur fünften Potenz ergibt 32.

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verb

Herausziehen, extrahieren

(of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Examples :

"The teacher raised the question "What is the capital of France?" from the students' discussion. "

Der Lehrer extrahierte die Frage „Was ist die Hauptstadt Frankreichs?“ aus der Diskussion der Schüler.

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Heben, anheben

(of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

Examples :

"To sing the high note in the song, she had to raise her vowel sound. "

Um die hohe Note in dem Lied zu singen, musste sie ihren Vokal anheben.

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verb

Erhöhen, aufwerten

To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

Examples :

"The forger raised the amount on the check from $10 to $1000. "

Der Fälscher erhöhte den Betrag auf dem Scheck von 10 $ auf 1000 $.

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verb

Auslösen, werfen

To throw (an exception).

Examples :

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

Eine Division durch Null löst eine Ausnahme aus.

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Steinhaufen, Steinhäufchen

A cairn or pile of stones.

Examples :

"The hikers built a small raise of stones to mark the trail's end. "

Die Wanderer bauten einen kleinen Steinhaufen, um das Ende des Weges zu markieren.

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