| levantar |
| 1. v. (indtr, .sometimes, .takes a reflexive pronoun, intr=1) to stand up; to get up (to rise from a lying, sitting or fallen position) | |
| Levante-se do chão! - Get up from the floor! | |
| 2. v. to raise; to get someone up (to cause someone or something to stand up) | |
| Vi um homem levantar seu filho que tropeçara. - I saw a man lift up his son who had tripped. | |
| 3. v. to get up (to get out of bed after waking up) | |
| Acordei cedo mas estava tão triste que não levantei. - I woke up early but I was so sad that I didn’t get up. | |
| 4. v. to lift; to raise (to put into a higher position) | |
| É algo que levantei do chão. - It’s something I lifted from the floor. | |
| Eu levanto o meu braço. - I raise my arm. | |
| Tu não consegues levantar o piano. - You can’t lift the piano. | |
| 5. v. to raise (to cause to have a higher value) | |
| A guerra levantará o preço das necessidades básicas. - The war will raise the price of basic necessities. | |
| 6. v. (indtr, .figurative, .takes a reflexive pronoun, intr=1) to get up (to recover from a setback) | |
| Nunca nos levantamos do fracasso da empresa. - We never recovered from the company’s failure. | |
| 7. v. to raise (to collect or levy) | |
| Vou levantar dinheiro do banco. - I'm going to withdraw money from the bank. | |
| 8. v. to build; to erect (to create a building) | |
| A fim de impedir o avanço dos inimigos, o rei levantaria uma muralha. - In order to stop the enemies’ advance, the king would erect a wall. | |
| 9. v. to raise; to put forth (to cause to arise; to create) | |
| Os novos achados levantam dúvidas acerca da teoria vigente. - The new findings raise doubts on the current theory. | |
| 10. v. (indtr, contra, .takes a reflexive pronoun, intr=1) to revolt (against); to rebel (against) (to start a rebellion) | |
| Os pobres se levantaram contra o governo. - The poor revolted against the government. | |
| 11. v. (indtr, contra, ditr=1) to incite (to provoke into rebellion) | |
| O ditador levantou seu povo contra os fascistas. - The dictator incited his people against the fascists. | |
| 12. v. to pick up; to collect (to get or collect an item from a designated place) | |
| Ele foi à loja levantar a encomenda. - He went to the store to pick up the parcel. | |
| 13. v. (volleyball, intransitive, or transitive) to set (to put the ball in the air such that it can be driven by an attack) | |
