alzarse

alzarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (levantarse) to rise up, get up

2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel

■ alzarse en rebelión to rise up in rebellion

3 (sobresalir) to stand out

4 DERECHO to lodge an appeal

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to rise

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VPR

1) (=ponerse en pie) to rise

cuando entró la novia todos se alzaron — when the bride entered everyone stood up o rose to their feet

2) [edificio, monte, monumento] (=tener una altura determinada) to rise; (=estar situado) to stand

la cordillera se alza 2.500m sobre el nivel del mar — the mountain range rises 2,500m above sea level

en la plaza se alzaba la iglesia — the church stood in the square

el rascacielos se alza por encima del parque — the skyscraper rises o towers over the park

3) (=aumentar) [precio, temperatura] to rise

4) (=rebelarse) to rise up, rise, revolt (contra against)

• alzarse en armas — to take up arms, rise up in arms

5) (=llevarse)

• alzarse con — [+ premio, votos] to win; [+ dinero] to run off with

el Barcelona se alzó con el título de Liga — Barcelona won o took the League title

se alzaron con la mayoría absoluta — they won an absolute majority

• alzarse con el poder — to take power

• alzarse con la victoria — to win

era el favorito indiscutible para alzarse con la victoria — he was the undisputed favourite to win

los primeros comicios en que los socialistas se han alzado con la victoria — the first elections in which the socialists have been victorious o have won

- alzarse con el santo y la limosna

6) (Com) to go fraudulently bankrupt

7) And (=emborracharse) to get drunk

8) Méx, Ven (=volverse engreído) to get big-headed

9) Chile, Col, Perú, Ven (=rebelarse)

le llamé la atención a la muchacha y se me alzó — I told the maid off and she answered me back

por nada se alza — he gets bolshy at the slightest thing *

10)

alzarse de hombros — Méx to shrug one's shoulders

11) LAm [animal] (=volverse arisco) to run wild; (=entrar en celo) to be on heat

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(v.) = tower above/over

Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

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(v.) = tower above/over

Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

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■alzarse verbo reflexivo
1 (auparse, levantarse) to get up, rise
2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel: los rebeldes se alzaron con la victoria, the rebels won
'alzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevarse
- alzar
English:
rise
- soar
- stick up
- shoot

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vpr

1. [levantarse] to rise;

el monumento se alza majestuoso en mitad de la plaza the monument rises up o stands majestically in the middle of the square;

las temperaturas se alzaron por encima de los 40 grados temperatures rose above 40 degrees;

se cayó y nadie le ayudó a alzarse she fell over and nobody helped her to get up o nobody helped her to her feet;

alzarse de hombros to shrug (one's shoulders);

Fig

su trabajo se alza muy por encima del resto his work really stands out above everyone else's

2. [sublevarse] to rise up, to revolt;

alzarse en armas to take up arms;

los rebeldes se alzaron contra el gobierno the rebels rose up o revolted against the government

3. [conseguir]

alzarse con la victoria to win, to be victorious;

se alzó con el premio Nobel she won the Nobel Prize;

los ladrones se alzaron con un cuantioso botín the thieves made off with a large sum;

el equipo holandés se alzó con el premio the Dutch team walked away with o carried off the prize

4. Am [animal] to run wild

5. Col [emborracharse] to get drunk

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alzarse

v/r rise; en armas rise up;

alzarse con el triunfo win;

alzarse con el dinero run off with the money

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vr

levantarse: to rise up

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alzarse vb (rebelarse) to rebel [pt. & pp. rebelled]