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raise

/ɹeɪz/

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noun

Aumento de sueldo

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

Examples :

"The boss gave me a raise."

El jefe me dio un aumento de sueldo.

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noun

Elevación

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

Examples :

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

El fisioterapeuta me mostró cómo hacer el ejercicio de elevación.

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noun

Levantamiento

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

Examples :

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

El levantamiento fue exitoso, enviando la otra piedra rodando por la pista.

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noun

Subida, aumento de la apuesta

A bet that increases the previous bet.

Examples :

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

La subida en la partida de póquer era demasiado alta para mí.

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verb

Levantar, alzar

(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"

Levanta la mano si quieres decir algo; levanta tu bastón para defenderte.

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verb

Crear, aumentar, desarrollar

To create, increase or develop.

Examples :

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

Necesitamos aumentar el nivel de motivación en la empresa.

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verb

Contactar, llamar

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

Examples :

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

A pesar de toda la congestión de llamadas, finalmente pudo contactar a la policía.

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verb

Subir la apuesta

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 apostó, y Julie subió la apuesta, lo que obligó a John a poner más dinero.

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verb

Elevar a una potencia

To exponentiate, to involute.

Examples :

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

Dos elevado a la quinta potencia es igual a 32.

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verb

Extraer

(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. "

El profesor extrajo la pregunta "¿Cuál es la capital de Francia?" de la discusión de los estudiantes.

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verb

Elevar

(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. "

Para cantar la nota alta en la canción, tuvo que elevar su sonido vocálico.

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verb

Aumentar, elevar

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. "

El falsificador aumentó la cantidad del cheque de $10 a $1000.

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verb

Lanzar, generar

To throw (an exception).

Examples :

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

Una división por cero lanzará una excepción.

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noun

Mojón, montón de piedras

A cairn or pile of stones.

Examples :

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

Los excursionistas construyeron un pequeño mojón para marcar el final del sendero.

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