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rise2

/raɪz/

Translation

n [c]
UK (US raise)
aumento
a pay rise
un aumento salarial
subida
elevación
on the rise
en aumento
sb's rise to {fame/power}
el ascenso de alguien {a la fama/al poder}
to get a rise out of sb
molestar a alguien
pinchar a alguien col.
to give rise to sth
ocasionar algo
Véase tb: high rise; pay rise
(Definition of rise n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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