v. raise, elevate, lift; uplift, cause emotional or spiritual elation; excite, arouse; straighten; erect, build; take; flush; remove; adjourn; recruit; clear away; earn; arrest, imprison

n. Levantine, levanter

adj. Levantine

levant

Levantine

(v.) = erect ; lift (up) ; put up.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.
Ex: If you put up a real tree too soon then all the little pine needle things will fall off and you'll be left with a twig on Christmas day.
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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.
* levantar acta de los hechos = take + a record of the proceedings.
* levantar acta de una reunión = take + the minutes of a meeting.
* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].
* levantar ampollas = blister ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; kick + ass/arse ; kick + butt ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers ; hit + a hot button ; rock + the boat ; make + waves.
* levantar armas = take up + arms.
* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.
* levantar barricadas = barricade.
* levantar campamento = pull + stakes ; decamp.
* levantar castillos en el aire = build + castles in the air.
* levantar con gato = jack up.
* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism ; cause + criticism.
* levantar el ánimo = pep up.
* levantar el interés = create + interest.
* levantar el velo = lift + the veil on.
* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground ; take + wing ; get off + the launching pad ; lift off + the launching pad ; be off the launching pad.
* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.
* levantar hato = pull + stakes.
* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head ; raise + Posesivo + head.
* levantar la cabeza para mirar a = look up at.
* levantar la expectación = create + expectation.
* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag ; let on.
* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.
* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag ; let on.
* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.
* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.
* levantar la vista = look up.
* levantar la vista para mirar a = look up at.
* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.
* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.
* levantar + Nombre + del suelo = pick + Nombre + up off the ground.
* levantar olas = rock + the boat.
* levantarse = be up.
* levantarse al cantar el gallo = rise with + the lark ; get up with + the lark ; get up at + the crack of dawn.
* levantarse al despuntar el día = rise with + the lark ; get up with + the lark ; get up at + the crack of dawn.
* levantarse con el pie derecho = get out of + bed on the right side.
* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get out of + bed on the wrong side.
* levantarse con las gallinas = rise with + the lark ; get up with + the lark ; get up at + the crack of dawn.
* levantarse de un salto = spring up.
* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against ; rebel (against).
* levantarse en dos patas = buck.
* levantarse la voz = talk over + each other.
* levantarse tarde = sleep in ; sleep + late.
* levantar una barrera = build + wall.
* levantar una gran revuelo = raise + Cain.
* levantar una maldición = lift + a curse.
* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban ; lift + restriction.
* levantar una sesión = adjourn + a session.
* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.
* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest ; raise + hell.
* no levantarse hasta tarde = lie in.
* no levantar un dedo = not lift a finger.
* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.
* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.
* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.
* sacar levantando = lift + Nombre + out (of).
* saludar a Alguien levantando el sombrero ligeramente = tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
* ser un persona que se levanta tarde = be a late riser.
* viento + levantarse = wind + get up.
* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.