lift

[US]/lɪft/
[UK]/lɪft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. heve; løfte; transportere med fly; inspirere
vi. spre; stige
n. løft; heis; kran
Word Forms
Plurallifts
Third Person Singularlifts
Past Participlelifted
Present Participlelifting
Past Tenselifted

Phrases & Collocations

lift up

løfte opp

gas lift

gassløft

lift force

løfte kraft

hydraulic lift

hydraulisk løft

lift from

løfte fra

ship lift

skipsløft

lift off

løfte av

fork lift

gaffel truck

artificial lift

kunstig løft

lift truck

løfte truck

lift coefficient

løftekoeffisient

valve lift

ventil løft

face lift

ansiktsløft

lift a finger

løfte en finger

lift pump

løftepumpe

vertical lift

vertikal løft

pump lift

pumpe løft

lift platform

løfteplattform

air lift

luftløft

lift valve

løfteventil

Example Sentences

the lift of a pump.

løftet til en pumpe

to lift with a pitchfork

å løfte med en høystakk

the strength to lift something

styrken til å løfte noe

our lifts are overworked.

våre løfter er overbelastet.

These windows lift easily.

Disse vinduene er lette å åpne.

the lift of his chin.

løftet i haken hans

Lift torso up erect.

Løft overkroppen oppreist.

lift a sentence out of context

å trekke en setning ut av konteksten

a lift of her eyebrows

et løft i øyenbrynene hennes

Give me a lift with this job.

Gi meg en hjelpende hånd med denne jobben.

They use the tackle to lift the machine.

De bruker taljen til å løfte maskinen.

To open the gate, lift up the latch.

For å åpne porten, løft opp klinken.

the sergeant lifted an admonitory finger.

sersjanten løftet et formanende finger.

it took four of them to lift it.

Det tok fire av dem å løfte det.

she lifted the cat free.

Hun løftet katten fri.

she lifted the plate in victory.

Hun løftet tallerkenen i seier.

the lift came to rest at the first floor.

heisen stoppet på første etasje.

Real-world Examples

Listen, do you want a lift to the city?

Lytter, vil du ha skyss til byen?

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

How quickly will other countries lift their sanctions?

Hvor raskt vil andre land oppheve sine sanksjoner?

Source: CNN Selected April 2015 Collection

It's like a weight has been lifted.

Det er som om en byrde er lettet.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Tsunami alerts and evacuation orders have been lifted.

Tsunami-varsler og evakueringsordre er opphevet.

Source: VOA Standard April 2014 Collection

Mathilde's hands trembled as she lifted it.

Mathildes hender skalv da hun løftet det.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Senior Year Volume 1

We're just getting a lift back to the Krusty Krab.

Vi får bare skyss tilbake til Krusty Krab.

Source: Anime news

The very next day, the Boycott lifted.

Dagene etter ble boikotten opphevet.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Hey, you know what gives us a lift?

Hey, vet du hva som gir oss et løft?

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

Take the part where Rafiki stands and lifts Simba.

Ta den delen der Rafiki står og løfter Simba.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

The old man got a lift into town.

Den gamle mannen fikk skyss inn til byen.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

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