This is the 10473rd most frequent French word.
levés
"Levés" means "raised" or "lifted" in English.
Here, 'levés' is used as a past participle functioning as an adjective to describe the condition of the curtains being raised.
Les rideaux levés laissaient entrer la lumière.
The raised curtains let the light in.
In this context, 'levés' is used as the past participle of the reflexive verb 'se lever', indicating the action of getting up. It agrees in gender and number with the subject 'nous'.
Nous nous sommes levés tôt ce matin pour préparer le déjeuner.
We got up early this morning to prepare breakfast.
Here, 'levés' is used in a participial construction to describe the state of their hopes being raised; it's functioning as an adjective derived from the verb 'lever'.