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sollevare

to lift

verb sol-leh-VAH-reh Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Origin: Latin sublevare 'to raise up'.

Also means

to raise

Usage Note

Sollevare covers both physical lifting (sollevare un peso = to lift a weight) and abstract raising (sollevare una questione = to raise an issue). The reflexive sollevarsi means 'to rise, to rebel'. It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Hanno sollevato la questione in riunione."

Natural Translation

They raised the issue at the meeting.

Literal Translation

They have raised the issue in meeting.

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