1 verb lift, cause to rise TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m ucroch verb c m uto raise your handdo lámh a ardú, do lámh a chur in airdeto raise a glass to sbsláinte duine a ólhe raised his hat to themchuir sé lámh ina hata chucuraise it up over your headtóg in airde os do chionn é, croch suas os do chionn éthe trucks were raising a cloud of dustbhí na trucailí ag ardú scamall deannaigh, bhí na leoraithe ag cur scamall dusta in aer2 verb put in upright position TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m ucuir in airde VP c m ucuir ina sheasamh VP c m uto raise the mastan crann a chur ina sheasamhto raise the flagan bhratach a ardúshe raised him to his feetchuir sí ina sheasamh é, chuir sí ar a chosa é
3 verb sit up, stand up TRANSITIVEtú féin a ardúsuigh aniar c m useas suas c m uI raised myself a little in the bedd'ardaigh mé mé féin aníos beagán sa leabahe raised himself to his full heightsheas sé suas chomh díreach le dorú4 verb sunken ship TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m utóg aníos PhrV c m uthe wreck was raisedcuireadh an bád báite ar snámh arís5 verb build TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m ua church was raised on the sitetógadh séipéal ar an láthair6 verb increase TRANSITIVEardaigh verb c m uméadaigh verb c m ucuir le PhrV c m uthe age limit was raisedardaíodh an aoisteorainnto raise productivitytáirgiúlacht a mhéadútaxes were raisedardaíodh cánachawe need to raise the standard of teachingní mór dúinn caighdeán na múinteoireachta a ardú, ní mór dúinn feabhas a chur ar chaighdeán na múinteoireachtahe has to raise his profilecaithfidh sé a phróifíl a ardú, caithfidh sé a ainm a chur in airdethis event will raise public awareness about the illnesscuirfidh an ócáid seo le heolas an phobail faoin tinneas, cuirfidh an ócáid seo leis an tuiscint atá ag an bpobal ar an tinneasto raise hope in sbdóchas a thabhairt do dhuine, dóchas a mhúscailt i nduinedon't raise people's expectationsná tabhair dóchas bréige do dhaoineto raise sb's spiritsmisneach a thabhairt do dhuine, meanma duine a ardú7 verb voice TRANSITIVEto raise your voicedo ghlór a ardú8 verb GAMES increase bet TRANSITIVEardaigh ar PhrV c m uI'll raise you another 10 euroardóidh mé 10 euro eile ort9 verb MATH multiply number by itself TRANSITIVEiolraigh verb c m uméadaigh verb c m uraise the number to the power of 4iolraigh an uimhir i gcumhacht a 410 verb collect TRANSITIVEbailigh verb c m ucruinnigh verb c m uto raise money for charitiesairgead a bhailiú d'eagrais charthanachta11 verb subject, issue, etc TRANSITIVEtarraing anuas PhrV c m uluaigh verb c m uardaigh verb c m uthat point has been raised by a lot of peopletá an pointe sin tarraingthe anuas ag a lán daoinewe will answer any queries raised by the audiencetabharfaimid freagra ar aon cheist a bheidh ag an lucht féachanathe residents raised their concerns with the Councilchuir na háitritheoirí a n-imní in iúl don Chomhairle12 verb bring to attention TRANSITIVEspreag verb c m utarraing verb c m uthis raises fresh questions about the government's programmetarraingíonn sé seo ceisteanna nua faoi chlár an rialtaisconcern was raised about the cuts in spendingléiríodh imní faoin ngearradh siar ar chaiteachas13 verb doubt, fear, suspicion, etc TRANSITIVEshe raised doubts in my mindchuir sí amhras ormthis raises fears about safetyis cúis imní maidir le sábháilteacht é seotheir answer raised suspicions about the resultstharraing a bhfreagra amhras faoi na torthaí14 verb bring up child TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m uthey raised a family of five childrenthóg siad cúigear clainneshe was raised a Catholicina Caitliceach a tógadh íhe took the child and raised him as his ownthug sé leis an leanbh agus thóg sé é amhail is gur leis féin é15 verb AGR (especially US) breed TRANSITIVEtóg verb c m ushe raises cattle for beeftógann sí beithígh feola, tógann sí stoc feola16 verb AGR (especially US) grow (crop) TRANSITIVEsaothraigh verb c m ufás verb c m uhe raises barley for cattle feedfásann sé eorna mar bhia eallaigh, saothraíonn sé eorna le haghaidh eallach a bheathú17 verb contact TRANSITIVEteacht suas ledul i dteagmháil leI couldn't raise him anywherení fhéadfainn teacht suas leis aon áit18 verb smile TRANSITIVEit certainly raised a smileis cinnte gur bhain sé gáire as daoine, is cinnte gur chuir sé aoibh gháire ar dhaoine19 verb BUS-ADM generate (document) TRANSITIVEdéan amach PhrV c m ugin verb c m uto raise an invoicesonrasc a dhéanamh amach
noun
20 (US) (also pay raise) noun pay increaseardú pá c m uardú tuarastail c m uI got a raisefuair mé ardú pá
phrases
to raise the alarm
éigeandáil a fhógairtan t-aláram a thabhairt uaitan gháir a shéideadhthey saw the smoke and raised the alarmchonaic siad an deatach agus chuir siad fios ar na seirbhísí éigeandálashe raised the alarm when he went under the waterd'iarr sí cúnamh nuair a d'imigh sé faoi uisce
to raise hell
informalraic a tharraingtracán a thógáilclampar a tharraingt
to raise the roof
na fraitheacha a thógáil den áitcroitheadh a bhaint as na fraitheachagártha molta a thógáil