lever

lever [ləve] vt [+ vitre, bras etc] → to raise (= soulever de terre, supprimer) [+ interdiction, siège] → to lift: [+ difficulté]; to remove [+ séance]; to close [+ impôts, armée]; to levy;

(Chasse) [+ lièvre]; to start: [+ perdrix]; to flush;

(fam) [+ fille]; to pick up

vi (Culin) → to rise

nm au lever → on getting up;

se lever vi → to get up; [soleil] → to rise; [jour] → to break; [brouillard] → to lift;

levez-vous!, lève-toi! → stand up!, get up!;

ça va se lever → the weather will clear;

lever du jour → daybreak;

lever du rideau (Théât) → curtain;

lever de rideau (= pièce) → curtain raiser;

lever de soleil → sunrise