Meaning of üles | Babel Free

Definitions

1. up, upwards, aloft, above
   not-comparable
2. From a lower position to an upper position.
   not-comparable
3. From a sitting or lying position to a standing position, upright.
   not-comparable
4. Indicating that an action has ended.
   not-comparable
5. Into a condition suitable for using.
   not-comparable
6. From sleeping to an awake (and vertical) state.
   not-comparable
7. Into a bigger, higher, more important state.
   not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Tormasin trepist üles.”

I stormed up the stairs.

“Kukkunu ajas end maast üles.”

The person who fell got up off the ground.

“Lumi oli üles sulanud.”

The snow had melted [up].

“Vang oli ennast üles poonud.”

The prisoner had hanged himself [up].

“Muuseumis pannakse uut näitust üles.”

They were putting up a new exhibition in the museum.

“Mind aeti kõige sügavama une pealt üles.”

I was woken up from my deepest sleep.

“Inflatsioon lõi hinnad üles.”

Inflation brought the prices up.

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