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hoist 
  n  (for lifting)  palan  m  
→ It takes three nurses and a hoist to get me from bed into this chair.   
→ They lifted the engine out manually between them, without a hoist.   
→ a two-ton hoist for lifting sculptures   
  vt 
  (=lift) 
 [+object] hisser 
→ He hoisted the dog to safety.   
He hoisted her on to his back.  Il la hissa sur son dos. 
to hoist o.s. on to sth  se hisser sur qch 
→ Alec hoisted himself on to the table.   
  (=raise) 
 [+flag] hisser 
→ The American flag was hoisted.   
 [+sail] hisser 
→ Several crew members helped to hoist the sails   

▲ hoist up 
  vt sep hisser 
→ Until then, the only way of putting cows back on their feet was to hoist them up with the aid of a tractor.   
to hoist o.s. up   (to one's feet)  se hisser sur ses pieds 
to hoist o.s up onto sth  se hisser sur qch 
→ Wayne hoisted himself up onto the truck.   

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