Raise hell
 

Hello friends :

It is now several times that I've heard this.

To me it sounds like "Crear mal" , " Liarla parda" , " buscar bronca"....

Could you please give me some examples , for me to understand the actual meaning ?

BTW : For some Spanish like me , the difference between "Rise" and "Raise" is a little confusing.

Thank you very much !

In the US we use "to raise hell" in a variety of contexts. They all relate to the idea of creating some degree of disturbance, either for good or for ill.

(a) In a factory a particular machine breaks, and it will take a long time to fix it. Until it is fixed, the factory cannot produce anything. So, the machine's not working raises hell with the delivery schedule.

(b) A teenager breaks some household rule, and his/her mother raises hell; that is, scolds and berates loudly and with great emotion.

(c) A group of buddies goes out for the evening to raise hell; that is, enjoy themselves in public with a lot of noise and high spirits, perhaps with lots of drinking and catcalling to pretty women.


The grammatical difference between "rise" and "raise" is that "rise" is intransitive (it never has a direct object), and "raise" is transitive (it must have a direct object).

Someone/something rises (comes up, lifts itself up, goes up, or increases in volume): the sun rises, I rise out of bed in the morning, baked goods rise before and/or during baking.

Someone/something raises someone/something: parents raise (or rear) their children, cranes raise (or lift) materials and objects.

Oh thank you so much friend !

These examples are perfect for me. In the case "c" , "liarla parda" would be a perfect translation.

-"Esta noche he quedado con los colegas. Vamos a liarla parda"

And now , I understand much better the difference between "rise and raise".

I guess someone/something rises ( by itself )

and someone/something raises ( another someone or something )

Am I in the right path ?

yes