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rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] n 1. an insurrection or rebellion; revolt 2. (Cookery) the yeast or leaven used to make dough rise in baking adj (prenominal) 1. increasing in rank, status, or reputation a rising young politician 2. increasing in maturity; growing up to adulthood the rising generation adv
Informal approaching the age of; nearly she's rising 40 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] A. ADJ 1. (= increasing) [number, quantity] → creciente; [prices etc] → en aumento, en alza (Fin) [trend] → alcista the rising number of murders → el creciente número de homicidios with rising alarm → con creciente alarma 2. (= getting higher) [sun, moon] → naciente; [ground] → en pendiente; [tide] → creciente the house stood on rising ground → la casa estaba construída sobre una pendiente 3. (fig) (= promising) → prometedor rising politician → político m en alza the rising generation → las nuevas generaciones C. N 1. (= uprising) → rebelión f, sublevación f 2. [of river] → nacimiento m; [of sun etc] → salida f 3. on the rising of the House (Parl) → al suspenderse la sesión rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] adj (= increasing) [number, level, rate] → croissant(e) Rising interest rates are bad for borrowers → Les taux d'intérêt croissants sont préjudiciables pour les emprunteurs. [tide] → montant(e) [sun, moon, star] → levant(e) (= up-and-coming) → d'avenir n (= uprising) → soulèvement m, insurrection f rising damp n → humidité f (montant des fondations) rising star n rising n (of sun, star) → Aufgehen nt, → Aufgang m; (of barometer, prices, river) → (An)steigen nt; (from dead) → Auferstehung f; (of theatre curtain) → Hochgehen nt; (of ground) → Steigung f, → Anstieg m; the rising and falling of … → das Auf und Ab (+gen) → … (= adjournment: of Parliament etc) → Auseinandergehen nt adj sun, star → aufgehend; tide, barometer → steigend; (= sloping) ground → ansteigend; the rising sap → der aufsteigende Saft (= increasing) prices, inflation, stock market, currency → steigend; unemployment → steigend, zunehmend; crime → zunehmend; wind → aufkommend; hopes → steigend; anger, fury → wachsend; the rising tide of violence → die zunehmende Welle der Gewalt (fig) a rising young doctor → ein aufstrebender junger Arzt; a rising politician → ein kommender Politiker; the rising generation → die kommende Generation; (the) rising threes/fives (Brit Sch) → die knapp Drei-/Fünfjährigen adv (inf) she’s rising sixteen → sie ist fast sechzehn rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] 1. adj a. (increasing, number) → sempre crescente; (prices) → in aumento; (tide) → montante; (anger, alarm, doubt) → crescente b. (getting higher, sun, moon) → nascente, che sorge; (ground) → in salita (fig) (promising) → promettente 2. n (uprising) → sommossa rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ] 1. adj a. (increasing, number) → sempre crescente; (prices) → in aumento; (tide) → montante; (anger, alarm, doubt) → crescente b. (getting higher, sun, moon) → nascente, che sorge; (ground) → in salita (fig) (promising) → promettente 2. n (uprising) → sommossa How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Arthur said at last, rising and leading the way upstairs. In dry, level country, take up an easily accessible position with rising ground to your right and on your rear, so that the danger may be in front, and safety lie behind. She stopped short,--a word of choking feelings, rising in her heart, kept her silent. |
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