♦ lift

♦ lift
♦ lift /lɪft/
n.
1 sollevamento; spinta: One more lift!, un'altra spinta!
2 [u] abolizione; soppressione: the lift of a ban, l'abolizione di un divieto
3 ascensore; montacarichi; montavivande (cfr. USA elevator)
4 soprattacco (in una scarpa)
5 (autom.) passaggio; strappo (pop.): to give sb. a lift, dare un passaggio a q.; DIALOGO-Going on holiday 1- I wanted to ask you if you could give me a lift to the airport, volevo chiederti se puoi darmi un passaggio all'aeroporto; Want a lift?, vuoi un passaggio?; to hitch a lift, farsi dare un passaggio NOTA D'USO: -passage o lift?-
6 (fis.) sostentazione; (aeron., = aerodynamic lift) portanza, spinta aerostatica: (aeron.) jet lift, sostentazione a getto; gettosostentazione
7 (aeron., = airlift) ponte aereo
8 (fig.) sollievo; conforto: Hearing from him gave me a real lift, è stato per me un grande sollievo avere sue notizie
9 (econ., fin.) aumento, rialzo (di costi, prezzi, ecc.)
10 (autom., mecc.) ponte elevatore; ponte (fam.)
11 (naut.) amantiglio, mantiglio
12 (sport: atletica) sollevamento, alzata (di pesi)
13 (calcio, ecc.) elevazione (di un giocatore): to gain lift, guadagnare in elevazione
14 (canottaggio, vela) spinta dell'acqua
15 (lotta) sollevamento (dell'avversario)
16 (pattinaggio artistico) sollevamento, alzata (della partner)
17 (rugby) ‘ascensore’: to miss a lift, sbagliare un ascensore
18 (tuffi) volo in aria (di un tuffatore)
19 (fam.) cosa copiata; plagio
20 (pl., USA) scarpe (da uomo) con il rialzo
● (tecn.) lift arm, braccio di sollevamento (di una pala meccanica, ecc.) □ lift bridge, ponte sollevabile □ lift engineer, installatore di ascensori □ (aeron.) lift fan, ventola di sostentamento (per decollo verticale) □ lift shaft, pozzo dell'ascensore □ (mecc.) lift truck, carrello elevatore □ (trasp.) lift van, contenitore; container.
♦ (to) lift /lɪft/
A v. t.
1 alzare; sollevare; levare in alto; elevare; portare in alto: I cannot lift this box, non riesco a sollevare questo scatolone; to lift one's feet, alzare i piedi; to lift sb.'s spirits, sollevare il morale a q.; The church lifts its spire, la chiesa leva in alto la sua guglia
2 cavare; scavare: to lift potatoes, cavar patate (dal terreno)
3 (fig.) plagiare; prendere di sana pianta (un passo da un autore, ecc.)
4 (sport: atletica, lotta, ecc.) sollevare (un peso, un avversario, ecc.)
5 abolire, revocare, sopprimere, togliere (un divieto, ecc.): to lift an embargo [a siege], togliere un embargo [un assedio]; to lift a strike, revocare uno sciopero
6 (leg.) estinguere (un'obbligazione, ecc.)
7 (econ., market.) aumentare (i prezzi)
8 (aeron.) trasportare
9 (fis.) sostentare (un natante, un aeromobile, ecc.)
10 (med.) sottoporre (q.) a un lifting
11 (slang) rubare; grattare, sgraffignare (pop.)
B v. i.
1 alzarsi; levarsi; sollevarsi: The lid of the trapdoor won't lift, il coperchio della botola non vuole sollevarsi; The fog began to lift, la nebbia cominciava ad alzarsi
2 ergersi; elevarsi; innalzarsi
3 (del pavimento) alzarsi; essere rigonfio
to lift the hand, alzare la mano (per giurare) □ (fam.) to lift one's hand against sb., alzare le mani su q.to lift one's hat, scappellarsi □ to lift one's hand in prayer, levare (o giungere) le mani in preghiera □ (USA) to lift a mortgage, togliere un'ipoteca □ (calcio) to lift a shot over the bar, calciare sopra la traversa □ to lift the tents, levare le tende □ not to lift a hand (o a finger) to help sb., non muovere un dito per aiutare q.

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