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/ɹeɪz/

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noun

Augmentation, hausse de salaire

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

Examples :

"The boss gave me a raise."

Le patron m'a donné une augmentation.

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Élévation

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

Examples :

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

Le kinésithérapeute m'a montré comment faire l'exercice d'élévation.

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noun

Poussée

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

Examples :

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

La poussée a réussi, envoyant l'autre pierre rouler sur la patinoire.

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noun

Enchère, relance

A bet that increases the previous bet.

Examples :

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

L'enchère au poker était trop élevée pour moi.

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verb

Lever, soulever

(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"

Levez la main si vous voulez dire quelque chose ; levez votre bâton de marche pour vous défendre.

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Créer, augmenter, développer

To create, increase or develop.

Examples :

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

Nous devons augmenter le niveau de motivation dans l'entreprise.

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Contacter, joindre

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

Examples :

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

Malgré la congestion des appels, elle a finalement pu joindre la police.

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verb

Relancer

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 a misé, et Julie a relancé, obligeant John à miser plus d'argent.

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verb

Élever à la puissance

To exponentiate, to involute.

Examples :

"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."

Deux élevé à la puissance cinq est égal à 32.

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verb

Extraire

(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. "

Le professeur a extrait la question « Quelle est la capitale de la France ? » de la discussion des élèves.

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verb

Hausser

(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. "

Pour chanter la note aiguë dans la chanson, elle a dû hausser son son vocalique.

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verb

Majorer, gonfler

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. "

Le faussaire a majoré le montant du chèque de 10 $ à 1000 $.

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Lever, lancer

To throw (an exception).

Examples :

"A division by zero will raise an exception."

Une division par zéro lèvera une exception.

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Cairn, tas de pierres

A cairn or pile of stones.

Examples :

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

Les randonneurs ont construit un petit cairn pour marquer la fin du sentier.

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