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lift

lift

Meaning of lift

English

a machine that carries people up and down between floors

Русский

подъёмное устройство для перемещения между этажами

elevator

Pronunciation

British English
/lɪft/
American English — elevator
/ˈeləveɪtɚ/

lift with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом lift

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Ехать на лифте

Riding the elevator
press the elevator button
нажать кнопку лифта

Press the elevator button again; I don't think it worked.

Нажми кнопку лифта ещё раз, кажется, она не сработала.

wait for the elevator
ждать лифт

We waited for the elevator forever and finally took the stairs.

Мы целую вечность ждали лифт и в итоге пошли пешком.

  • take the elevatorпоехать на лифте
  • call the elevatorвызвать лифт

Неполадки

Problems
get stuck in an elevator
застрять в лифте

We got stuck in an elevator between floors for an hour.

Мы на час застряли в лифте между этажами.

the elevator broke down
лифт сломался

The elevator broke down again, so we carried the groceries upstairs.

Лифт снова сломался, поэтому мы несли продукты наверх по лестнице.

  • the elevator is out of orderлифт не работает

Виды лифтов

Kinds of elevators
a freight elevator
грузовой лифт

The movers used the freight elevator to bring up our sofa.

Грузчики подняли наш диван на грузовом лифте.

a glass elevator
панорамный лифт

From the glass elevator you can see the whole atrium.

Из панорамного лифта виден весь атриум.

  • a service elevatorслужебный лифт

lift usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Let's take the lift.

Давай поедем на лифте.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The lift is out of order.

Лифт не работает.

🇺🇸US

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Let's take the elevator.

Давай поедем на лифте.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The elevator is out of order.

Лифт не работает.

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lift meaning: what does it mean?

a machine that carries people up and down between floors

lift pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

lift is pronounced as /lɪft/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

lift definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Давай поедем на лифте. Translation: Let's take the lift.

Is lift part of At the Hotel vocabulary?

Yes, lift (elevator) can be learned in the At the Hotel topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is lift part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, lift (elevator) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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