lift2
/lɪft/Translation
n [c]
› UK (US elevator)
⇨ ascensor
The lift is out of order El ascensor está averiado
⇨ elevador amér.
n [no pl]
Véase tb: chair lift; ski lift; to hitch a {lift/ride}; to thumb a lift›
⇨ ánimo
The news gave me a lift La noticia me dio ánimos
to give sb a lift UK (US to give sb a ride)
⇨ llevar a alguien en coche
His parents gave him a lift to school Sus padres lo llevaron en coche al colegio
Can I give you a lift? ¿Te llevo?
(Definition of lift nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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