Sentence examples of "raise up" in English
Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.
Bernard de Chartres avait l'habitude de dire que nous sommes comme des nains sur les épaules de géants, de telle manière que nous pouvons voir davantage qu'eux, et des choses à plus grande distance, non pas en vertu d'une quelconque acuité visuelle de notre part, ou une quelconque particularité physique, mais parce que nous sommes portés haut et soulevés par leur taille géante.
Ursule asked for a pay raise of 5 dollars and 65 cents an hour yesterday.
Ursule a demandé une augmentation 5 dollars et 65 cents de l'heure hier.
Raise your hand and ask for permission if you need to leave the classroom.
Levez la main et demandez la permission si vous avez besoin de sortir de la classe.
"Just go in and tell the boss you want a raise." "That's easier said than done."
«Entre seulement et dis au patron que tu veux une augmentation.» «Plus facile à dire qu'à faire.»
We will be able to raise cows and sheep, too.
Nous serons également en mesure d'élever des vaches et des moutons.
Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!
Je ne vous permets pas de me dire comment élever mes enfants !
I'll see to it that you have a raise after the first year.
Je veillerai à ce que vous ayez une augmentation après la première année.
To raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.
Élever son nom dans les générations à venir et, ce faisant, glorifier ses parents, voilà la plus grande expression de la piété filiale.
I can't believe he had the balls to ask the boss for a raise.
Je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait eu les couilles de demander une augmentation de salaire au patron.
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