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A delivery truck gave him a lift for a few blocks, dropping him a short way from his apartment.Uno de los camiones del reparto se lo llevó y lo dejó cerca de su apartamento.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
The lift came to a halt and Urmila stepped out.El ascensor se detuvo y Urmila salió.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Something urged me to lift up.Algo me apremiaba a levantarme.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
He struggled to his feet and tried to lift the long bundle.-Se levantó penosamente y trató de alzar el largo bulto.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
"We need to lift the rear of the rover, or the left side of the rover, or both," said Ashley Stroupe, a rover driver at JPL."Necesitamos levantar la parte trasera del vehículo, o su parte izquierda, o ambos", comenta Ashley Stroupe, una de las personas encargadas de la conducción del vehículo de exploración, en el Laboratorio de Propulsión a Chorro.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
He felt a shadow of sadness inside, remembering a time when he thought there was nothing those arms couldn't lift and hold, now realizing there was little they could.Sintió una sombra de tristeza en su interior, recordó los tiempos en que pensaba que no había nada en el mundo que aquellos brazos no pudieran levantar.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Then set aerator G, air lift E and dosing device B in operation.Seguidamente se pondrán en funcionamiento el dispositivo de aireación G, la bomba de aire comprimido E y la bomba dosificadora B.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Manually operated liftElevador de accionamiento manualhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The moment he did, she rose from the bed as if she'd been waiting for him to lift his eyes.En el momento que lo hizo, se levantó de la cama como si estuviera esperando que alzara los ojos.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
Inadvertently, she started to lift her hand to her scarred cheek, but was stopped by the bulk of the file box she carried.Sin darse cuenta, intentó llevarse la mano a la cicatriz de la mejilla, pero el bulto de la caja la detuvo.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Maximum lift and angles of opening and closing in relation to dead centres or equivalent data:.Levantamientos máximos de las válvulas y ángulos de apertura y de cierre referidos a los puntos muertos o datos equivalentes:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
funicular, cable-car and chair-lift transport,Transporte en funicular, telecabina y telesillahttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
"If we lift all materials from Earth, we're limited by what a rocket can carry to the Moon," Chen explains."Si llevamos todos los materiales desde la Tierra, estamos limitados por lo que se pueda transportar hasta la Luna a bordo de un cohete", explica Chen.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
And then one day she found herself standing beside Sonali in the lift.Y un día se encontró con ella en el ascensor.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
It hurt to bend, to lift her arms.Le dolía inclinarse y levantar los brazos.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
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Collocations
chair lift
telesilla
ski lift
telesquí
lift off
despegar
lift up
recoger
lift shaft
hueco del ascensor
lift the ban
levantar la prohibición
lift truck
carretilla elevadora
lifting of sanctions
levantamiento de las sanciones
Word forms
lift
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lift | lifts |
Possessive case | lift's | lifts' |
lift
verb
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Past | lifted |
Imperative | lift |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lifting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lifted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lift | we lift |
you lift | you lift |
he/she/it lifts | they lift |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lifting | we are lifting |
you are lifting | you are lifting |
he/she/it is lifting | they are lifting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lifted | we have lifted |
you have lifted | you have lifted |
he/she/it has lifted | they have lifted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lifting | we have been lifting |
you have been lifting | you have been lifting |
he/she/it has been lifting | they have been lifting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lifted | we lifted |
you lifted | you lifted |
he/she/it lifted | they lifted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lifting | we were lifting |
you were lifting | you were lifting |
he/she/it was lifting | they were lifting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lifted | we had lifted |
you had lifted | you had lifted |
he/she/it had lifted | they had lifted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lifting | we had been lifting |
you had been lifting | you had been lifting |
he/she/it had been lifting | they had been lifting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lift | we shall/will lift |
you will lift | you will lift |
he/she/it will lift | they will lift |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lifting | we shall/will be lifting |
you will be lifting | you will be lifting |
he/she/it will be lifting | they will be lifting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lifted | we shall/will have lifted |
you will have lifted | you will have lifted |
he/she/it will have lifted | they will have lifted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lifting | we shall/will have been lifting |
you will have been lifting | you will have been lifting |
he/she/it will have been lifting | they will have been lifting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lift | we should/would lift |
you would lift | you would lift |
he/she/it would lift | they would lift |
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I should/would be lifting | we should/would be lifting |
you would be lifting | you would be lifting |
he/she/it would be lifting | they would be lifting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lifted | we should/would have lifted |
you would have lifted | you would have lifted |
he/she/it would have lifted | they would have lifted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lifting | we should/would have been lifting |
you would have been lifting | you would have been lifting |
he/she/it would have been lifting | they would have been lifting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lifted | we are lifted |
you are lifted | you are lifted |
he/she/it is lifted | they are lifted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lifted | we are being lifted |
you are being lifted | you are being lifted |
he/she/it is being lifted | they are being lifted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lifted | we have been lifted |
you have been lifted | you have been lifted |
he/she/it has been lifted | they have been lifted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lifted | we were lifted |
you were lifted | you were lifted |
he/she/it was lifted | they were lifted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lifted | we were being lifted |
you were being lifted | you were being lifted |
he/she/it was being lifted | they were being lifted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lifted | we had been lifted |
you had been lifted | you had been lifted |
he/she/it had been lifted | they had been lifted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lifted | we shall/will be lifted |
you will be lifted | you will be lifted |
he/she/it will be lifted | they will be lifted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lifted | we shall/will have been lifted |
you will have been lifted | you will have been lifted |
he/she/it will have been lifted | they will have been lifted |