alzar
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verb
to lift, raise
to remove; to steal
to hide
to rise up, revolt
to achieve, obtain
Used in the library
- El alumno alzó la mano para hacer una pregunta.The pupil raised his hand to ask a question.B2Otra vez, por favor (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
- El costalero tiene que alzar el paso con sus compañeros.The float-bearer has to lift the float with his companions.B2Una vez más (5) — Once more (5) (B2)
- La maestra alzó la voz para que la oyeran los del fondo.The teacher raised her voice so those at the back could hear her.B2Otra vez, por favor (16) — Once more, please (16) (B2)
- A cincuenta kilómetros de Madrid, sobre un risco de la sierra de Guadarrama, se alza una cruz de ciento cincuenta metros, la más alta del mundo, visible desde treinta kilómetros a la redonda.Fifty kilometres from Madrid, on a crag of the Guadarrama range, stands a cross a hundred and fifty metres high, the tallest in the world, visible from thirty kilometres around.C1El Valle de Cuelgamuros — The Valley of Cuelgamuros
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