raise

[reiz] 1. verb

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) løfte; hejse

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) forøge

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) opdrætte

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) opdrage

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) rejse

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) skaffe; samle

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) fremkalde

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) fremkalde

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) rejse

10) (to give (a shout etc).) udbryde

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) få kontakt med

2. noun

(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) lønforhøjelse

- raise someone's hopes

- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits

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[reiz] 1. verb

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) løfte; hejse

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) forøge

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) opdrætte

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) opdrage

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) rejse

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) skaffe; samle

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) fremkalde

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) fremkalde

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) rejse

10) (to give (a shout etc).) udbryde

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) få kontakt med

2. noun

(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) lønforhøjelse

- raise someone's hopes

- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits