English-Portuguese translations for hoist

içarA emoção que todos sentimos quando, ao som do Hino à Alegria, o nosso hino europeu, vimos içar dez novas bandeiras ao lado das quinze que já ondulavam nos mastros em frente ao Parlamento Europeu.We all felt this emotion when, accompanied by the Ode to Joy, our European anthem, we saw the ten new flags hoisted alongside the 15 already flying on the masts in front of Parliament.

To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight
To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory
To lift someone up to be flogged
To be lifted up
To steal, to rob
A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff
The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay

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