Compound Forms/Forme composte
lift | liftoff | lift off | lift-off |
bend an elbow,
bend your elbow,
lift your elbow v expr | figurative, informal (drink alcohol) (figurato) | alzare il gomito vtr |
chairlift,
chair lift n | (cable car for skiers) | seggiovia nf |
| dead lift n | (exercise move without assistance) (tecnica di sollevamento pesi) | stacco da terra nm |
| | | dead lift nm |
| dead lift n | (situation requiring great strength) (situazione che richiede molta energia) | impresa nf |
| | (situazione che richiede molta energia) | fatica nf |
elevator operator (US),
lift attendant (UK) n | ([sb] employed to operate a lift) (operatore) | ascensorista nm |
elevator shaft (US),
lift shaft (UK) n | (passage for a lift) | tromba dell'ascensore nf |
face lift,
facelift,
face-lift n | (surgery: tightens facial skin) (generico) | lifting nm |
| | | lifting facciale nm |
| | | lifting al viso, lifting al volto nm |
| | Mary looked fantastic after her facelift. |
| | Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. |
| | Mary era radiosa dopo il suo lifting. |
| | Parecchi VIP si fanno il lifting facciale per sembrare più giovani. |
forklift [sth],
fork-lift⇒ vtr | (move by forklift) | trasportare col muletto, spostare col muletto vtr |
| | Forklift that freight to the back of the warehouse. |
| | Quel carico va dietro al magazzino; spostalo col muletto. |
forklift truck,
fork-lift truck,
forklift,
fork truck,
lift truck n | (vehicle for lifting heavy loads) (veicolo) | carrello elevatore, elevatore nm |
| | (informale: veicolo) | muletto nm |
| | You need a forklift truck to move the pallets around. |
| | Per spostare i bancali ti serve un carrello elevatore. |
give [sb] a ride,
give a ride to [sb] (US),
give [sb] a lift,
give a lift to [sb] (UK) v expr | informal (take in car) | dare un passaggio a [qlcn] vtr |
| | (colloquiale, figurato) | dare uno strappo a [qlcn] vtr |
| | I'll give you a ride to the airport. |
hitch a ride,
hitch a lift v expr | informal (hitchhike) | farsi dare un passaggio v rif |
| | I might be able to hitch a ride to the airport. |
| | Forse riuscirò a farmi dare un passaggio per l'aeroporto. |
| hydraulic lift | (type of elevator) | sollevatore idraulico nm |
lift a finger,
lift a hand v expr | figurative (make effort) (figurato) | alzare un dito, muovere un dito vtr |
| Nota: Usually used in the negative. |
| | Jody would appreciate some help in the kitchen, but Josh never lifts a finger. |
lift a finger to do [sth],
lift a hand to do [sth] v expr | figurative (make effort to help) (figurato) | alzare un dito per fare [qlcs], muovere un dito per fare [qlcs] vtr |
| Nota: Usually used in the negative. |
| | I wish you would lift a finger to help around the house occasionally. |
lift bridge,
vertical lift bridge | (bridge that partly lifts) | ponte sollevabile nm |
| lift gate n | UK (hatchback on a vehicle) (camion) | sponda montacarichi nf |
| lift pump | (mechanics) | pompa a spostamento diretto nf |
lift [sb]'s spirits,
raise [sb]'s spirits,
lift [sb]'s mood v expr | (improve [sb]'s mood) | sollevare il morale, sollevare lo spirito vtr |
| | These party songs are guaranteed to lift your spirits. |
| lift the curtain on [sth] v expr | figurative (expose to the public) (figurato: mostrare pubblicamente) | alzare il sipario, sollevare il sipario vtr |
| | (al pubblico) | esporre⇒ vtr |
| lift truck | (for moving loads) | carrello sollevatore nm |
| lift [sth] up vtr + adv | (raise) | alzare⇒, sollevare⇒ vtr |
| | If you lift up the boxes and hand them to me, I'll put them in the attic. |
| | Tu alzi gli scatoloni e me li passi, io li metto in soffitta. |
| lift weights v expr | (exercise: do weight training) | fare sollevamento pesi vtr |
| | I go running and lift weights four times a week. |
| | Vado a correre e faccio sollevamento pesi quattro volte a settimana. |
| lift weights v expr | (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. |
| | Fa sollevamento pesi a livello agonistico. |
| lift your voice v expr | (sing louder) | alzare⇒ vtr |
| | The singers lifted their voices in the last verse. |
| | I cantanti hanno alzato le voci nell'ultimo verso. |
| lift-out n | (outsourcing of a team) | terziarizzazione, esternalizzazione nf |
| | | outsourcing nm |
| ski lift n | (carries skiers up ski slope) | skilift nm |
| | (formale) | sciovia nf |
telehandler,
telescopic handler,
boom lift n | (machinery for lifting) (macchina per sollevamenti) | sollevatore nm |
thumb a ride,
also UK: thumb a lift v expr | (hitchhike) | chiedere un passaggio, fare l'autostop vtr |
| | We had to thumb a lift to Glasgow as we had no money left for the bus. |
| | Abbiamo dovuto chiedere un passaggio per Glasgow perché avevamo finito i soldi per il biglietto dell'autobus. |