hausser
French → English
(physical) To lift or raise: to move something to a higher position or level.
Il a dû hausser le bras pour atteindre l'étagère du haut.
(English) He had to raise his arm to reach the top shelf.
À chaque effort, il se haussait d'un cran sur la paroi rocheuse.
(English) With each effort, he lifted himself up one notch on the rock face.
(sound) To raise the volume: to make a voice or musical sound louder.
L'orateur a dû hausser la voix pour couvrir le bruit de la foule.
(English) The speaker had to raise his voice to cover the noise of the crowd.
Il faut hausser le ton de cette guitare car elle est accordée trop bas.
(English) The pitch of this guitar needs to be raised because it is tuned too low.
(finance) To increase: to raise the price, value, or rate of something.
Le prix du blé a beaucoup haussé cette année à cause de la sécheresse.
(English) The price of wheat has risen significantly this year due to the drought.
Le gouvernement a décidé de hausser les impôts sur les produits de luxe.
(English) The government decided to raise taxes on luxury goods.
Entry ID: fr:en:hausser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary