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Verbes de Causation du Mouvement - Verbes pour Changer l'Altitude

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques verbes anglais se référant au changement d'altitude tels que "soulever", "ramasser" et "abaisser".

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Categorized English Verbs of Causing Movement
to raise
to raise
[verbe]

to put something or someone in a higher place or lift them to a higher position

lever

lever

Ex: Raise your hand if you know the right answer. 
to upraise
to upraise
[verbe]

to lift something upward

soulever, élever

soulever, élever

Ex: During the ceremony, they upraised the national flag as a symbol of unity and pride. 

Pendant la cérémonie, ils ont hissé le drapeau national comme un symbole d'unité et de fierté.

to lift
to lift
[verbe]

to move a thing from a lower position or level to a higher one

soulever

soulever

Ex: The construction worker lifts heavy bricks onto the scaffold. 
to lift up
to lift up
[verbe]

to take someone or something and move them upward

soulever, lever

soulever, lever

Ex: The construction worker lifted the heavy beam up and placed it in position. 

Le travailleur du bâtiment a soulevé la poutre lourde et l'a mise en place.

to heave
to heave
[verbe]

to lift upward, often with a significant amount of effort or force

soulever, hisser

soulever, hisser

Ex: With a collective effort, the sailors began to heave the anchor out of the water, preparing the ship to set sail. 

Avec un effort collectif, les marins commencèrent à hisser l'ancre hors de l'eau, préparant le navire à prendre la mer.

to levitate

to make something rise and float in the air, without any physical support or contact

faire léviter

faire léviter

Ex: The magician is levitating his assistant unaided on the stage as part of his closing act. 

Le magicien fait léviter son assistante sans aide sur scène dans le cadre de son dernier numéro.

to jack
to jack
[verbe]

to lift something upward using a mechanical device

soulever, lever avec un cric

soulever, lever avec un cric

Ex: During the home renovation, the workers needed to jack the sagging floorboards to level the foundation of the house. 
to winch
to winch
[verbe]

to lift a heavy object using a specific mechanical device

treuiller, hisser

treuiller, hisser

Ex: The team had to winch the equipment to the top of the building since the elevator was not functioning. 

L'équipe a dû treuiller l'équipement au sommet du bâtiment car l'ascenseur ne fonctionnait pas.

to hoist
to hoist
[verbe]

to lift or raise an object, typically heavy or bulky, using ropes and pulleys

hisser, lever

hisser, lever

Ex: The crew hoisted the banner high above the stage for everyone to see. 

L'équipage a hissé la bannière haut au-dessus de la scène pour que tout le monde puisse la voir.

to heighten

to raise something above its current position

élever, rehausser

élever, rehausser

Ex: In order to meet safety standards, the dam was heightened to better withstand potential flooding. 

Afin de répondre aux normes de sécurité, le barrage a été rehaussé pour mieux résister aux inondations potentielles.

to pick up
to pick up
[verbe]

to take and lift something or someone up

ramasser, prendre et soulever

ramasser, prendre et soulever

Ex: She picked her cat up to keep it from scratching the furniture. 

Elle a ramassé son chat pour l'empêcher de griffer les meubles.

to scoop up

to gather or lift something using a scoop or similar tool

ramasser, prélever

ramasser, prélever

Ex: The excavator was able to scoop up large amounts of soil and debris in a single pass during the construction project. 

La pelleteuse a pu ramasser de grandes quantités de terre et de débris en une seule passe pendant le projet de construction.

to lower
to lower
[verbe]

to move someone or something downward or to a position closer to the ground

abaisser,  descendre

abaisser, descendre

Ex: Emma lowered the blinds before leaving the office. 
to sink
to sink
[verbe]

to make something such as a ship submerge

couler, faire couler

couler, faire couler

Ex: The weight of the cargo sank the small boat in the middle of the lake. 
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