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Alphabet: Finnish alphabet

Results for: "raising"

Translating from English to Finnish

Translations:

raise — to cause to rise
→ nostaa
→ nostattaa
raise — to bring up, to grow
→ kasvattaa
raise — increase in wages
→ palkankorotus
→ lisäys

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. the event of something being raised upward;
- Example: "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
- Example: "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
[syn: elevation, lift, raising]

2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child;
[syn: raising, rearing, nurture]

3. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community;
- Example: "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
[syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. increasing in quantity or value;
- Example: "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"