élever

A. vtr

• 1 to put up, to erect Definition of put up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of put up in the US English dictionary Translate put up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to raise [temperature, level] Definition of raise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of raise in the US English dictionary Translate raise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to lift, to raise [load] Definition of lift in the British & World English dictionary Definition of lift in the US English dictionary Translate lift | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4la poésie élève l'âme = poetry is elevating or uplifting

• 5 to raise [objection] Definition of raise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of raise in the US English dictionary Translate raise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6 to bring [sb] up c'est mal élevé = it's bad manners (de faire to do) Definition of bring up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bring up in the US English dictionary Translate bring up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 7 to rear [cattle]; to keep [bees] Definition of rear in the British & World English dictionary Definition of rear in the US English dictionary Translate rear | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (s'élever)

• 1 [rate] to rise Definition of rise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of rise in the US English dictionary Translate rise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2s'élever à [expenses] = to come to; [death toll] = to stand at

• 3 to rise (up) s'élever dans les airs [smoke] = to rise up into the air; [bird] = to soar into the air Definition of rise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of rise in the US English dictionary Translate rise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 [voice, protests] to be heard

• 5s'élever contre qch = to protest against sth

• 6 [statue] to stand s'élever au-dessus de qch = to rise above sth Definition of stand in the British & World English dictionary Definition of stand in the US English dictionary Translate stand | into German | into Italian | into Spanish