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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLift
/lɪft/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A free ride in another person's vehicle to a destination.
"Can you give me a lift to the train station?" - 2
A device for carrying people or goods up and down in a building; an elevator.
"We took the lift up to the fifth floor."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse lyfta, meaning to raise, originating from the Proto-Germanic luftijanan, connected to the word for sky or air (luftaz). Over centuries, it evolved from expressing physical elevation into a common term for free transportation in a vehicle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lift" is said worldwide
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en auto-stop
Transliteration: ahn oh-toh-stop
"Il m'a donné un coup de main pour le trajet."
Mitfahrgelegenheit
Transliteration: mit-fahr-ge-legen-hait
"Kannst du mir eine Mitfahrgelegenheit anbieten?"
passaggio
Transliteration: pas-saj-jo
"Mi dai un passaggio a casa?"
aventón
Transliteration: ah-ven-tohn
"¿Me puedes dar un aventón al centro?"
boleia
Transliteration: boh-lay-ah
"Podes dar-me boleia até à estação?"
लिफ़्ट
Transliteration: lifht
"क्या आप मुझे स्टेशन तक लिफ़्ट दे सकते हैं?"
搭车
Transliteration: dā chē
"你能让我搭车去市中心吗？"
태워주기
Transliteration: taewojugi
"역까지 태워주실 수 있나요?"
ヒッチハイク
Transliteration: hicchihaiku
"駅まで車に乗せてくれませんか？"
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