levante

m.

1 east (este).

levante (geography) = the coastal provinces of Spain between Catalonia and Andalusia: Castellón, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia

2 east wind (viento).

3 Orient, East.

4 Levant.

5 pickup, casual acquaintance made in hope of having a sexual relationship.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levantar.

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levante

► nombre masculino

1 (este) East

2 (viento) east wind

3 Levante (región española) the regions of Valencia and Murcia

4 el Levante (oriente medio) the Levant

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SM

1) (=este de España) east coast

2) (=oriente) Levant

el Levante — the Levant, the (Near) East

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masculino

1)

a) (Geog) (este) east

viento de levante — easterly wind

b) (viento) east wind

2) (AmS fam) (conquista) pick up

salieron de levante — they went out trying to pick up (colloq)

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masculino

1)

a) (Geog) (este) east

viento de levante — easterly wind

b) (viento) east wind

2) (AmS fam) (conquista) pick up

salieron de levante — they went out trying to pick up (colloq)

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Levante

masculine

1

(Cercano Oriente): el Levante the Levant (dated)

2 (en Esp) the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, Murcia and Valencia

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Del verbo levantar: (conjugate levantar)

levanté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

levante es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
levantar    
levante
levantar (conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (del suelo) ‹bulto/peso› to lift, pick up

b) ‹tapadera/mantel› to lift (up);

‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹alfombra› to lift up

c) ‹persiana› to pull up, raise

d) (elevar) ‹voz› to raise;

◊ sin levante la vista del libro without looking up from her book

e) ‹polvo› to raise

f) (Jueg) ‹carta› to pick up

2

a) ‹ánimo› to boost;

‹moral› to raise, boost

b) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;

◊ le levantó el castigo he let him off;

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹polémica› to cause;

◊ levante sospechas to arouse suspicion

6 ‹campamento› to strike;

◊ levante la mesa (AmL) to clear the table

7 (en brazos) ‹persona› to pick up;
(de la cama) to get … out of bed;
(poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1

a) (de la cama) to get up

b) (ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml);

◊ ¿me puedo levante de la mesa? may I leave the table?

2 [polvareda] to rise;
[temporal] to brew;
[viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 (sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 (refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levante sustantivo masculino
1

a) (Geog) (este) east

b) (viento) east wind

2 (AmS fam) (conquista) pick up
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
levante sustantivo masculino
1 East
Levante y Poniente, East and West
2 (viento del este) east wind 3 (el) Levante español, the regions of Valencia and Murcia
'levante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
darse
- marca
- saliente
- palanca
English:
up
- jump
- such

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Levante nm

Levant, = the coastal provinces of Spain between Catalonia and Andalusia: Castellón, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia

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levante

m east