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From Latinceltis(“chisel”), very probably a ghost word originating from a copyist's error in the Vulgate Bible, but taken as genuine and subsequently used in Medieval Latin.
celt glāzi pie lūpām ― to lift a glass to (one's) lips
celt plecos nastu ― to lift a burden on (one's) shoulders
celt maisus ārā no ratiem ― to lift (= take) bags out of the cart
ko nevar celt, to nevar nest ― what you can't lift, you can't carry
celt roku ― to raise (one's) hand
celt kāju pāri slieksnim ― to raise (one's) foot above the threshold
celt galvu (augstāk) ― to raise (one's) head (higher) (= be confident)
celt degunu par augstu ― to raise (one's) nose high (= be conceited)
necelt (ne savu) kāju ― to not lift one foot (= to not go)
(with galdā “at the table” or priekšā “ahead, at the front”) to offer, to serve (food, drinks) (lit. to lift to the table, to lift forward)
tajā vakarā Anna līdz pat tumsai nebija skaidrībā, ko lai ceļ vīriešiem galdā ― that night Anna wasn't sure until dark of what (food) she should offer, serve to the men
viesiem cēla priekšā visu labāko, kas vien patlaban mājā bija ― they offered the guests the best (food, drinks) they had at home
pagastā runāja, ka Brīviņu ugunsgrēka lietu ceļot augšā ― in the parish they were saying that (someone) had apparently brought up the case of the Brīviņu fire
to take (something) across (a body of water), from one shore to the other
celt tūristus pāri upei ar plostu ― to lift (= take) tourists across the river with a raft
“Vilnis” ceļ pasažierus pāri Mazajai Daugavai ― the “Vilnis” lifts (= takes) passengers across the Little Daugava (river)
celt savu kvalifikāciju ― to raise, improve one's skills
celt darba ražīgumu ― to raise, improve (work) productivity
mācoties no Padomju Savienības brālīgo tautu literatūras bagātīgās pieredzes, mūsu rakstnieki ceļ savu meistarību ― learning from the rich experience of the Soviet Union's brotherly folk literature, our writers develop their skills
celt kādam neslavu ― to raise disrepute, infamy on someone (= to spread compromising information about someone)
(of claims, complaints, objections, protest) to raise, to allege
pratināšanas sākumā izmeklētājs jautā apsūdzētajam, vai viņš atzīst sevi par vainīgu celtajā apsūdzībā ― at the beginning of the interrogation the investigator asked the accused if he declared himself guilty of the alleged charges
amatpersonas, kurām piešķirta tiesība celt protestus, var apturēt attiecīgu spriedumu ― officers who were granted the right to raise protests, can stop the corresponding trial
labākos kumosus, glītākās drēbes dabūja Dāvis... “viņš jau tāds slimīgs”,» aizstāvēja māte, kad Jūle ar Rūdi cēla iebildumus ― Dāvis got the best bites (of food), the pretties clothes... “he is so sickly,” (his) mother defended him, when Jūle and Rūde raised objections