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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.lift /lɪft/ n.
  1. BE (elevator) (for people) ascensore m.;
    (for goods) montacarichi m.;
    to take the ~ to the fifth floor salire al quinto piano in ascensore
  1. (ride) passaggio m.;
    to give sb. a ~ to the station dare un passaggio a qcn. fino alla stazione;
    can I give you a ~? vuoi un passaggio?
    to hitch a ~ fare l’autostop
  1. colloq. (boost) to give sb. a ~ [praise, news] tirare su qcn.
  1. sport (in weight-lifting) sollevamento m.
2.lift /lɪft/
  1. tr.
    1. alzare, sollevare [object, person];
      alzare, tirare su, sollevare [arm, head];
      to ~ sth. off a ledge sollevare qcs. da un ripiano;
      to ~ sth. out of a box tirare fuori qcs. da una scatola;
      to ~ sth. into the car caricare qcs. sulla macchina;
      to ~ sth. over the wall fare passare qcs. sopra il muro;
      he ~ed the spoon to his lips portò il cucchiaio alla bocca
    1. (remove) levare [siege, ban];
      I feel as if a great weight has been ~ed from my mind mi sento come se mi avessero tolto un grosso peso
    1. (boost) to ~ sb.’s spirits sollevare il morale a qcn.
    1. colloq. (steal) rubare, fregare [file, keys, ideas] (from da);
      copiare [article, passage] (from da)
    1. (dig up) cavare [carrots]
    1. sport imprimere un effetto a [ball];
      to ~ weights fare pesi
    1. cosmet. to have one’s face ~ed farsi fare un lifting
  1. intr. [lid, trapdoor] sollevarsi;
    [bad mood, headache] scomparire;
    [fog] dissiparsi
locuzioni idiomatiche not to ~ a finger non muovere un dito.

Phrasal verbs:
lift down: ~ [sb., sth.] down, ~ down [sb., sth.] tirare giù.
lift off: ~ off [helicopter] decollare;
[top, cover] sollevarsi;
~ [sth.] off, ~ off [sth.] sollevare [cover, lid].
lift up: ~ up [lid, curtain] sollevarsi; ~ [sb., sth.] up, ~ up [sb., sth.] sollevare, alzare [book, suitcase, lid];
tirare su, sollevare [head];
sollevare, levare [eyes];
togliere [jumper, coat].


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lift: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
liftvtr (raise upward)sollevare, alzare vtr
He lifted the tray above the kids.
Sollevò il vassoio al di sopra dei bambini.
liftn UK (elevator)ascensore nm
I took the lift to the third floor.
Ho preso l'ascensore fino al terzo piano.
 
Additional Translations
liftn (act of raising)alzata nf
With a lift of the hand, the leader signalled that he was ready.
Con un'alzata di mano il capo segnalò che era pronto.
liftn (distance sthg rises)alzata nf
The crane had a lift of two hundred feet.
La gru ha un'alzata di duecento piedi.
liftn (raising force)portanza nf
Thrust and lift allow a plane to fly.
Spinta e portanza permettono agli aerei di volare.
liftn (weight lifted, capacity)portata nf
The twin-engine cargo plane has a lift of eight tons.
L'aereo da carico a due motori ha una portata di otto tonnellate.
liftn (ride in a vehicle)passaggio nm
Could you give me a lift into town?
Puoi darmi un passaggio in città?
liftn (emotional uplift)sollievo nm
The good news gave her a real lift.
Le buone notizie le hanno dato un gran sollievo.
liftn (lifting device)montacarichi nm
A hydraulic lift was used to place the stones.
Per posare le pietre veniva usato un montacarichi idraulico.
liftn (dumbwaiter)montavivande nm
Put the tray of dinner plates in the lift.
Metti il vassoio dei piatti nel montavivande.
liftn (ski-lift)ski-lift nm
I'll meet you at the lift so we can go up together for another run.
Incontriamoci allo ski-lift, così possiamo salire insieme e fare un'altra discesa.
liftn (rise in ground, hill)salita nf
There is an apple tree at the base of the lift in that field.
In quel campo c'è un melo all'inizio della salita.
liftn (nautical: capacity of a ship)portata nf
The barge has a lift of thirty tons.
La chiatta ha una portata di trenta tonnellate.
liftn (lowest layer of a shoe heel)sopratacco nm
She had the lifts on her shoes replaced.
Si è fatta sostituire i sopratacchi delle scarpe.
liftvi (go up)sollevare vtr
As the plane took off, I felt myself lift.
Mentre l'aereo decollava mi sono sentito sollevare.
liftvi (rise)alzarsi vrif
As the sun warmed the land, the fog lifted.
Mentre il sole riscaldava la terra, la nebbia si alzava.
liftvtr (hoist)sollevare, alzare vtr
The car was lifted so the mechanic could work underneath.
L'automobile è stata sollevata così il meccanico ha potuto lavorare da sotto.
liftvtr (revoke)ritirare vtr
 abolire vtr
The judge lifted his right to drive after the third accident.
Il giudice gli ha ritirato il permesso di guida dopo il terzo incidente.
liftvtr (rescind or remove)abolire vtr
 formalerescindere vtr
The school lifted the rules on wearing a uniform.
La scuola ha abolito l'obbligo di indossare la divisa.
liftvtr (end)abolire vtr
The government lifted the boycott on foreign goods after three days.
Il governo ha abolito il boicottaggio delle merci straniere dopo tre giorni.
liftvtr (elevate in circumstances)risollevare, sollevare vtr
The success of his art lifted him from poverty.
Il successo della sua arte lo ha risollevato dalla povertà.
liftvtr (make louder)alzare vtr
The singers lifted their voices in the last verse.
I cantanti hanno alzato le voci nell'ultimo verso.
liftvtr slang (plagiarize)copiare illegalmente vtr
 plagiare vtr
The author had lifted entire paragraphs from another book.
L'autore aveva copiato illegalmente interi paragrafi da un altro libro.
liftvtr (horticulture: plants, bulbs)scavare vtr
She lifted the irises in October, before the first frost.
Ha scavato gli iris in ottobre, prima dei primi geli.
liftvtr slang (steal) colloquialefregare vtr
 rubare vtr
The thief lifted the man's wallet from his pocket.
Il ladro ha fregato il portafogli dell'uomo dalla sua tasca.
liftvtr figurative (emotions)sollevare vtr
The good news lifted their spirits.
Le buone notizie hanno sollevato i loro spiriti.
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lift: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
air liftponte aereo
chair liftn (ski lift, aerial ropeway)seggiovia nf
A chair lift carries skiers to the top of the slope.
Al rifugio si arriva con la seggiovia.
face liftlifting
face-lift, faceliftn (surgical procedure to tighten facial skin)lifting al viso, lifting al volto nm
Mary looked fantastic after her facelift.
Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. .
Con il lifting al viso Mary sembra ringiovanita di 20 anni.
 lifting facciale nm
Molte celebrità ricorrono al lifting facciale per sembrare più giovani.
fork liftn abbr (truck for lifting heavy loads)montacarichi nm
give sb a liftv (transport sb in one's car)dare un passaggio a qualcuno vtr
give you a liftdarti un passaggio
hydraulic liftmontacarichi idraulico
lift a fingermuovere un dito
lift bridgeponte levatoio
lift bridgeponte sollevabile
lift gaten UK (hatchback on a vehicle) camionsponda montacarichi nf
lift offdecollare v
lift outvtr UK (outsource: a team)terziarizzare, esternalizzare vtr
lift pumppompa elevatrice
lift pumppompa aspirante
lift the veilsollevare il velo
lift truckcarrello elevatore
lift upvtr (raise)alzare, sollevare vtr
Everyone in the crowd lifted up their hands and clapped along to the music.
I'll go up to the attic, so can you lift up the boxes and hand them to me?
lift weightsv (exercise: do weight training)fare sollevamento pesi vtr
For exercise, I go running and lift weights four times a week.
lift weightsv (sport: do weight lifting)fare sollevamento pesi vtr
He lifts weights competitively.
When they lift weights, weight-lifters wear a belt to protect their back and kidneys.
lift-offn (spacecraft: take-off) di razzidecollo nm
The scheduled Ariane 5 lift-off has been postponed.
Lift-off in ten seconds. Ten, nine, eight...
lift-outn (outsourcing of a team)terziarizzazione, esternalizzazzione nf
 outsourcing nm
not lift a fingernon alzare un dito
ski liftn (cable car for going up ski slope)skilift nm
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