raise
verb
1 verb lift, cause to rise TRANSITIVEardaigh verb croch verb to raise your hand do lámh a ardú, do lámh a chur in airdeto raise a glass to sb sláinte duine a ólhe raised his hat to them chuir sé lámh ina hata chucuraise it up over your head tóg in airde os do chionn é, croch suas os do chionn éthe trucks were raising a cloud of dust bhí na trucailí ag ardú scamall deannaigh, bhí na leoraithe ag cur scamall dusta in aer 2 verb put in upright position TRANSITIVEardaigh verb cuir in airde VP cuir ina sheasamh VP to raise the mast an crann a chur ina sheasamhto raise the flag an bhratach a ardúshe raised him to his feet chuir sí ina sheasamh é, chuir sí ar a chosa éShow full entry
3 verb sit up, stand up TRANSITIVEtú féin a ardúsuigh aniar seas suas I raised myself a little in the bed d'ardaigh mé mé féin aníos beagán sa leabahe raised himself to his full height sheas sé suas chomh díreach le dorú 4 verb sunken ship TRANSITIVEardaigh verb tóg aníos PhrV the wreck was raised cuireadh an bád báite ar snámh arís 5 verb build TRANSITIVEtóg verb a church was raised on the site tógadh séipéal ar an láthair 6 verb increase TRANSITIVEardaigh verb méadaigh verb cuir le PhrV the age limit was raised ardaíodh an aoisteorainnto raise productivity táirgiúlacht a mhéadútaxes were raised ardaíodh cánachawe need to raise the standard of teaching ní mór dúinn caighdeán na múinteoireachta a ardú, ní mór dúinn feabhas a chur ar chaighdeán na múinteoireachtahe has to raise his profile caithfidh sé a phróifíl a ardú, caithfidh sé a ainm a chur in airdethis event will raise public awareness about the illness cuirfidh 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 sb dóchas a thabhairt do dhuine, dóchas a mhúscailt i nduinedon't raise people's expectations ná tabhair dóchas bréige do dhaoineto raise sb's spirits misneach a thabhairt do dhuine, meanma duine a ardú 7 verb voice TRANSITIVEto raise your voice do ghlór a ardú 8 verb GAMES increase bet TRANSITIVEardaigh ar PhrV I'll raise you another 10 euro ardóidh mé 10 euro eile ort 9 verb MATH multiply number by itself TRANSITIVEiolraigh verb méadaigh verb raise the number to the power of 4 iolraigh an uimhir i gcumhacht a 4 10 verb collect TRANSITIVEbailigh verb cruinnigh verb to raise money for charities airgead a bhailiú d'eagrais charthanachta 11 verb subject, issue, etc TRANSITIVEtarraing anuas PhrV luaigh verb ardaigh verb that point has been raised by a lot of people tá an pointe sin tarraingthe anuas ag a lán daoinewe will answer any queries raised by the audience tabharfaimid freagra ar aon cheist a bheidh ag an lucht féachanathe residents raised their concerns with the Council chuir na háitritheoirí a n-imní in iúl don Chomhairle 12 verb bring to attention TRANSITIVEspreag verb tarraing verb this raises fresh questions about the government's programme tarraingíonn sé seo ceisteanna nua faoi chlár an rialtaisconcern was raised about the cuts in spending léiríodh imní faoin ngearradh siar ar chaiteachas 13 verb doubt, fear, suspicion, etc TRANSITIVEshe raised doubts in my mind chuir sí amhras ormthis raises fears about safety is cúis imní maidir le sábháilteacht é seotheir answer raised suspicions about the results tharraing a bhfreagra amhras faoi na torthaí 14 verb bring up child TRANSITIVEtóg verb they raised a family of five children thóg siad cúigear clainneshe was raised a Catholic ina Caitliceach a tógadh íhe took the child and raised him as his own thug sé leis an leanbh agus thóg sé é amhail is gur leis féin é 15 verb AGR (especially US) breed TRANSITIVEtóg verb she raises cattle for beef tógann sí beithígh feola, tógann sí stoc feola 16 verb AGR (especially US) grow (crop) TRANSITIVEsaothraigh verb fás verb he raises barley for cattle feed fásann sé eorna mar bhia eallaigh, saothraíonn sé eorna le haghaidh eallach a bheathú 17 verb contact TRANSITIVEteacht suas ledul i dteagmháil leI couldn't raise him anywhere ní fhéadfainn teacht suas leis aon áit 18 verb smile TRANSITIVEit certainly raised a smile is cinnte gur bhain sé gáire as daoine, is cinnte gur chuir sé aoibh gháire ar dhaoine 19 verb BUS-ADM generate (document) TRANSITIVEdéan amach PhrV gin verb to raise an invoice sonrasc a dhéanamh amach
noun
20 (US) (also pay raise) noun pay increaseardú pá ardú tuarastail I got a raise fuair mé ardú pá