levantar = to lift ascensor = lift/elevator
The "S" on an elevator in Spanish stands for "Suelo," which means "ground" or "floor." It indicates the main floor or ground level of a building.
Ascensor is often used- has a sort of Religious sound!
Elevador de tijera (Elevator of scissor)
get in an elevator
PB means Plant Baja which in English means Main Floor.
PB means Planta Baja (lower level)
It has no steps!
Not necessarily. An hydraulic elevator (as in mining), or a grain elevator would not be pulleys. Nor elevator shoes.
No. The word "elevator" can be a noun ("Get on the elevator!") or more rarely an adjective ("Check out my new elevator shoes.") *uses such as elevator shoes or elevator shaft may be considered a noun adjunct rather than an adjective
The elevator ('lift' in the UK). He did not invent the elevator(lift). He invented the elevator brake system.
Elevator shaft.