English-French translations for elevator

• ascenseur
  Enfin, lorsqu’il s’agit de rattrapage, certains utilisent un ascenseur à grande vitesse pour se rendre à l’étage désigné, tandis que d’autres doivent monter péniblement par l’escalier. Finally, when it comes to catching up, some are travelling in a high-speed elevator to the designated floor, while others have to struggle on the stairs.
  Lorsque j’ai appris que mon nom figurait sur la liste, j’ai imprimé mon discours, me suis précipitée vers l’ascenseur et suis venue ici, car j’ai constaté que je devais être ici avant 21 heures. As soon as I found out that my name had appeared on the list, I printed out my speech, ran to the elevators and came here, because I noticed that I needed to be here before 9 p.m.!

Definition of elevator

• Anything that raises or uplifts
• A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods
• A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine
• Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye

Related words

• elevatory
• transelevator
• bucket-elevator
• elevator shaft
• elevator music
• elevator pitch
• elevator door
• elevator operator
• elevator attendant