PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To lift up a wheel till it clears the ground, roth a ardú nó go mbeadh sé bainte den talamh.
To get a lift up in the world, céim f suas sa saol a fháil.
To lift s.o. up, (i) duine a thógáil, a chur ina sheasamh; (ii) (páiste) a thógáil (i do bhachlainn).
He lifted up his head, d'ardaigh sé, thóg sé, a cheann.
To lift up one's hands to heaven, do dhá láimh a ardú chun na bhflaitheas.
He lifted up his voice, d'ardaigh sé a ghlór.
I was whisked up (in a lift, etc.), scuabadh in airde mé.