Usage examples of "levantar" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Puedes ayudarme a levantar esto? Can you help me lift this?
El cobarde es el primero en levantar el puño. The coward is the first to raise his fist.
Él compró la tierra con la intención de levantar su casa en ella. He bought the land for the purpose of building his house on it.
Tom puede levantar pesos pesados. Tom can lift heavy weights.
Tienes que levantar la mano si quieres hablar en la reunión. You have to raise your hand if you want to speak at the meeting.
Mi pasatiempo es levantar pesas. My hobby is weight lifting.
No puedo levantar mi brazo derecho. I can't lift my right arm.
Le resultó imposible levantar el tapón. He found it impossible to lift the lid.
No soy capaz de levantar esta piedra. I cannot lift this stone.
No puedes levantar el piano tu solo. You cannot lift the piano alone.
Tom no pudo levantar la maleta de Mary. Tom couldn't lift Mary's suitcase.
Olvidé levantar el auricular antes de marcar el número. I forgot to lift the receiver before dialing the number.
La caja era tan pesada que no la pude levantar. The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.
Ella trató de levantar la caja, pero lo vio imposible. She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible.
Una hormiga puede levantar más de 50 veces su propio peso. An ant can lift more than 50 times its weight.
Contratamos una grúa para levantar el nuevo aire acondicionado y ponerlo en el tejado. We hired a crane to lift the new air conditioner and place it on the roof.
En cuanto al ejercicio físico, aunque detesto la mayoría de los deportes (pienso que son muy aburridos) me gusta ir al gimnasio a levantar pesas. As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights.
Lo levantó con toda su fuerza. He lifted it up with all his might.
Levanté la mano para preguntar. I raised my hand to ask a question.
Tom está levantando un muro. Tom is building a wall.
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